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Spring Summit
— Wednesday, May 25, 2022 —

The Cyber Initiatives Group (CIG) is an organization of cyber leaders with deep public and private sector experience who work together toward a more secure cyber future. 

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Summit Agenda

10:00am

Welcome Session

Co-Moderators: Suzanne Kelly, CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief, and Matt Hayden, CIG Expert / Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy

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10:10am

Top of Mind with Paolo Dal Cin, Lead, Accenture

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10:15am

SESSION: View from the National Security Agency with Rob Joyce, Director of Cybersecurity, NSA

Moderator: Suzanne Kelly, CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief

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10:45am

How Global Events are Impacting Cybersecurity

A Conversation between General David Petraeus (Ret.), CIG Principal / Former Director of the CIA, and Dmitri Alperovitch, CIG Principal / Executive Chairman, Silverado Policy Accelerator

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11:20am

How Businesses Should be Thinking About Shields Up 

With Leslie Ireland, CIG Principal / Former Assistant Secretary for Intelligence & Analysis, U.S. Department of Treasury

Moderator: Matt Hayden, CIG Expert / Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy

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11:35am

Ukraine and the Interconnectivity of Cyber Defense

With Robert Hannigan, CIG Principal / former Director, GCHQ

Moderator: Jeanette Manfra, CIG Principal / Director of Risk and Compliance, Google Cloud

 

12:00pm

What Scares Me Most About the Future of AI Hackers

With Bruce Schneier, Security Technologist and Author of Click Here to Kill Everybody

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12:15pm

Data Breaches Are Yesterday; Tomorrow is Controlling Valves and Stoplights

Jeff Zindel, Vice President and General Manager, Honeywell

Andrew Howell, Partner, Monument Advocacy

Moderator: Glenn Gerstell, CIG Principal / Former General Counsel, NSA

 

12:55am

Top of Mind with John Harmon, RVP, Cyber Solutions, Elastic

Modern Defensive Cybersecurity Operations

 

1:00pm

Are We As Prepared for the Future As We Should Be? 

A Report Card on Implementing the Cyber Solarium Commission

Recommendations

With Mark Montgomery, CIG Principal / Former Executive Director, U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission

Moderator: Lauren Zabierek, Director, Cybersecurity Program, Harvard’s Belfer Center

 

1:30pm

How is NATO thinking about Cyber Defense Today 

Stefanie Metka, Head, Cyber Threat Analysis Branch and NCIRC Coordination Centre at NATO

Moderator: Stu Solomon, CIG Principal / President, Recorded Future

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2:00pm

Top of Mind with Phil Venables, VP- Google / Chief Information Security Officer - Google Cloud

 

2:05pm

The Growing Threat of Global Cyber Crime

With FBI Section Chief Mike Herrington

Moderator: Matt HaydenCIG Expert / Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy

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2:45pm

Big Idea: Are We Witnessing the Rise of a New Hacker Army?

With The Hon. Susan Gordon, CIG Principal / former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI)

Moderator: Suzanne Kelly, CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief

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3:15pm

Shoring Up the Weakest Link in Cybersecurity:

Third-Party Risk and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

With Jennifer Bisceglie, Founder and CEO, Interos, Inc., Kelly Bissell, CIG Principal / Global Security Services Lead, Microsoft, Kevin Mandia, CIG Principal / CEO, Mandiant

Moderator: Debora Plunkett, CIG Principal / Former Director of Information Assurance, NSA

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3:50pm

Top of Mind with Brad Medairy, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton (CIG Exclusive Knowledge Partner)

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3:55pm

Session Wrap

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Summit Speakers
Rob Joyce

Rob Joyce

Director of Cybersecurity, NSA

Stefanie Metka

Stefanie Metka

Head, Cyber Threat Analysis Branch and NCIRC Coordination Centre at NATO

Mike Herrington

Mike Herrington

Section Chief, FBI Cyber Division

Sue Gordon

The Hon. Susan Gordon

Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence

CIG Principal

David Petraeus

Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.)

Partner, KKR Global Institute

CIG Principal

Kevin Mandia
Kevin Mandia

CEO, Mandiant

CIG Principal

Kelly Bissell

Kelly Bissell

Global Security Service Lead, Microsoft

CIG Principal

Jeanette Manfra

Jeanette Manfra

Director of Risk & Compliance, Google Cloud

CIG Principal

Alperovitch

Dmitri Alperovitch

Executive Chairman, Silverado Policy Accelerator

CIG Principal

Robert Hannigan

Robert Hannigan

Former Director of GCHQ

CIG Principal

Jennifer Bisceglie

Jennifer Bisceglie

Founder & CEO, Interos Inc.

Brad Medairy

Brad Medairy

Executive Vice President,

Booz Allen Hamilton

Exclusive Knowledge Partner

Glenn Gerstell

Glenn Gerstell

Former General Counsel, NSA

CIG Principal

Phil Venables

Phil Venables

VP, Google 

Chief Information Security Officer, Google Cloud

Mark Montgomery

Mark Montgomery

Former Executive Director, U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission

CIG Principal

Bruce Schneir

Bruce Schneier

Security Technologist

Author, Click Here to Kill Everybody

Paolo

Paolo Dal Cin

Lead, Accenture Security

Debora Plunkett

Debora Plunkett

Former Director of Information Assurance, NSA

CIG Principal

Lauren Zabierek

Lauren Zabierek

Director, Cybersecurity Program, Harvard’s Belfer Center 

Stu Solomon

Stu Solomon

President, Recorded Future

CIG Principal

Andrew Howell

Andrew Howell

Partner, Monument Advocacy

Jeff Zindel

Jeff Zindel
Vice President and General Manager, Cybersecurity, Honeywell Connected Enterprise

Leslie Ireland

Leslie Ireland

Former Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, USDT

CIG Principal

John Harmon

John Harmon

RVP, Cyber Solutions, Elastic

Summit Hosts
Suzanne Kelly

Suzanne Kelly Co-Host

CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief

Matt Hayden

Matt Hayden Co-Host

Former A/S of Homeland Security for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy

CIG Expert

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Booz Allen
Accenture
Platinum Level

EXCLUSIVE KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

Recorded Future
Elastic
BlueVoyant
Premier Level
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