Keynote Speaker: David E. Whitehead
David E. Whitehead
President, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
Professor Larry Stauffer Endowed Lecture
Sponsored by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, Ground Floor Stage
As president of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), Dave oversees global operations in research and development, sales and customer service, marketing and engineering services. With 30 years of experience at SEL, Dave has held various roles, including vice president of research and development and CEO. He led the research and development division for over a decade, earning 106 patents for his innovations.
Dave will share his personal and professional story of inspiration and teamwork working alongside SEL-founder Edmund O. Schweitzer and innovative minds at SEL to build systems that protect, automate, and control energy infrastructure around the world.
Dave is a recognized leader in cybersecurity for industrial and utility control systems. In 2019, he testified before the U.S. Senate on proactive cybersecurity measures. He is also a senior member of IEEE and has authored multiple papers on cybersecurity.
He serves on the boards of SEL, Veracity Industrial Networks and the National Association of Manufacturers.
