John Shegerian, co-founder and executive chairman of ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, will be the featured guest presenter for The Business Journal’s Virtual Business Series event on Tuesday, March 2 at 10 a.m.

Shegerian will deliver a live presentation titled “The Insecurity of Everything: Why Hardware Data Security Must Be Priority #1” followed by a Q&A session with the Business Journal’s Publisher Gordon Webster, Jr.

In the talk, Shegerian will share the latest on cybersecurity risks that threaten businesses and individuals, including the often overlooked issue of hardware hacking. He will provide an overview of the latest trends and share what people and businesses can do to protect their private data.

Complimentary registration for the event is available here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c3P_lX3wSfayVZ8cUuAlCw?mc_cid=0c6223e3f2&mc_eid=9e7f872366

Shegerian’s Fresno-based business processes more than a billion pounds of electronic waste annually at its eight certified locations, serving every ZIP Code in the United States.

He is also a sought-after speaker, panelist and electronic recycling industry authority. Annually he speaks across the world in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. He has also written articles for several industry publications and regularly provides his expert knowledge to news media, including CNBC, BBC News, TIME, Fortune, and Forbes, among others.