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Distinguished Lecturer Series

2024 – 2025 Speakers

Dr. Andres Calderon

Dr. Andres Calderon

Topic:  Cybersecurity – The Elephant in the Room

Thursday, September 19th, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list

The lecture is held in the Envoc Innovation Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.

Dr. Andres Calderon has over 30 years of experience in strategic and information technology roles. He is currently the System Director in Cybersecurity at CommonSpirit, responsible for Cyber Resilience. He holds master level degrees in Computer Engineering and  Information Systems, and an MBA. Andres has co-authored publications in top-tier journals and holds professional certifications in Health Information Exchanges, COBIT, Data Privacy Solutions, HITRUST, and ITIL.

Brian Badinger

Brian Badinger

Topic:  Improving Healthcare Through Digital Health Services

Thursday, October 17th, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list

The lecture is held in the Envoc Innovation Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.

Brian Badinger currently serves as Vice President of Technical Operations – Epic Programs and has a passion for driving innovation and modernizing business services that improve the health outcomes for customers and enables the provider community to deliver patient centric care. He is a business and IT professional with over 25 years of experience in healthcare and technology services.

Brian graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a Bachelor of Science. His continued professional development throughout the years ranges from a certified Microsoft Systems Engineer, SAFe Agile, Epic Payer Platform, and others have contributed to his in-depth knowledge and continued success.

Chase Dupre

Chase Dupre

Topic:  TBA

Thursday, November 21st, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list

The lecture is held in the Envoc Innovation Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.

Chase Dupre, Senior Director of Cybersecurity at Baker Hughes, is responsible for global identity and access management and cloud security. He became interested in cybersecurity when his previous employer, General Electric merged with Baker Hughes. Chase had worked with GE after he earned his Computer Science degree from Southeastern Louisiana University: he first got a job with GE Capital in Connecticut from where he moved to London. After earning an MBA from Rice University, he pursued his Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity at the Pratt School of Engineering. 

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