A look at BlackBerry's 2018 Security Summit

Oct. 8, 2018
Covering everything from cyber security to social engineering, the summit dedicated a portion of its discussions to the trucking and transportation industries

On Thursday, October 4, BlackBerry held its 2018 Security Summit in New York City. Covering everything from cyber security to social engineering, the summit dedicated a portion of its discussions to the trucking and transportation industries. Executive chairman and CEO of BlackBerry Jon Chen, followed by Mark Wilson, chief marketing officer at BlackBerry, shared their views, goals, and insight on how BlackBerry plans to grow in these spaces. 

The summit covered three floors of the Grand Hyatt in NYC, entertaining attendees with 30 minute breakout sessions, tech talks, and industry perspectives. With freedom to roam through the event, attendees could enter the ballroom space and learn from multiple BlackBerry sponsors on different technologies breaking into the tech arena, spanning from annotation applications to the newest tech from Samsung. 

Here's a graphic look at the summit and BlackBerry's vision for the trucking industry. 

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Catharine Conway | Digital Editor

Catharine Conway joined the FleetOwner team in August 2018 with a Master of Science in Publishing degree and more than seven years’ experience in the publishing and editorial industries. Based in Stamford, Conn., she is critical to the coordination of any and all digital content organization and distribution through various FleetOwner and American Trucker channels, including website, newsletters and social media. She is the author of the weekly blog series "Five Good Things" and covers a variety of topics such as truck driver wellness, women in transportation, hydrogen fuel cells, COVID-19, finance and insurance, and more.

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