An Invitation Presentation to Global AppSec Apac 2014 in Tokyo, presented at AppSec USA 2013

1. An invitation to

2. OWASP Japan
■Following 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, online security risks
faced by sites supporting recovery effort brought increased focus
to
importance of web application security
■OWASP Japan local chapter activities officially started in 2012
Chapter Leaders: Riotaro OKADA, Sen UENO
Advisory Board: 12 members (industry- & education-related specialists, etc.)
■OWASP Nights held approximately once every 3 months
Total participation as of March 2013: over 1,500 participants
ranging from developers, researchers, information governance
managers, marketing specialists, etc.
■Over 10 companies involved in financial and venue sponsorship
■Approval to host 2014 OWASP Global AppSec APAC (Asia-Pacific)
received on May 1st, 2013

3. OWASP Japan Local Chapter

4. OWASP Japan Local Chapter Meetings 2012
Consistent meeting attendance since 1st year of activities…
1st
2nd
4th
3rd
Year End Party

5. OWASP Nights (Japan Local Chapter Meetings) 2013
5th
6th
7th
8th

6. OWASP Japan Speakers

7. AppSec APAC 2014 in Tokyo
@ Sola City Conference Centre in Ochanomizu, heart of downtown Tokyo!
■Experience culture of Japan during sakura cherry blossom season
■Central location near Akihabara with reasonable hotels nearby
■Excellent networking opportunities with world-class professionals

8. Keynote Speakers
Suguru Yamaguchi
Professor,
Graduate School of Information Science,
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Advisor on Information Security to the Cabinet,
Government of Japan (2004 – 2010)
Tobias Gondrom
CEO, Thames Stanley
Dave Wichers
Co-Founder and COO, Aspect Security
Member of OWASP Global Board
Member of OWASP Board since formed in 2003
Member of London chapter board,
Project Lead of CISO Survey & Report
project
Since 2004, OWASP Conference Chair
Helped launch Global Conferences Committee
In 2009
and more planned…

9. Why Tokyo?
Visit Tokyo, central location near Akihabara
Akihabara electronics town is the heart of Japan’s otaku sub-culture
Reasonable hotels minutes away from Tokyo’s most interesting area
Perfect time to visit Japan
Not only does Tokyo have countless sightseeing spots, it has the
world’s largest number of Michelin 3 star restaurants…
and March is sakura cherry blossom season!
Once in a lifetime opportunity!

10. Only in Tokyo
Experience…
Japanese pop culture first hand
while at the same time
networking with OWASP Japan
and security specialists from
Japan and around the world!

11. https://AppsecApac.org
CFP,CFT
until Dec 15th
Sponsor
until Feb 20th
Early Reg.
until Jan 31
#owaspjapan #appsecapac