
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 Hayden, CIG 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
Director of Cybersecurity, NSA

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

Mike Herrington
Section Chief, FBI Cyber Division

The Hon. Susan Gordon
Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
CIG Principal

Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.)
Partner, KKR Global Institute
CIG Principal

Kevin Mandia
CEO, Mandiant
CIG Principal

Kelly Bissell
Global Security Service Lead, Microsoft
CIG Principal

Jeanette Manfra
Director of Risk & Compliance, Google Cloud
CIG Principal

Dmitri Alperovitch
Executive Chairman, Silverado Policy Accelerator
CIG Principal

Robert Hannigan
Former Director of GCHQ
CIG Principal

Jennifer Bisceglie
Founder & CEO, Interos Inc.

Brad Medairy
Executive Vice President,
Booz Allen Hamilton
Exclusive Knowledge Partner

Glenn Gerstell
Former General Counsel, NSA
CIG Principal

Phil Venables
VP, Google
Chief Information Security Officer, Google Cloud

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

Bruce Schneier
Security Technologist
Author, Click Here to Kill Everybody

Paolo Dal Cin
Lead, Accenture Security

Debora Plunkett
Former Director of Information Assurance, NSA
CIG Principal

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

Stu Solomon
President, Recorded Future
CIG Principal

Andrew Howell
Partner, Monument Advocacy

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

Leslie Ireland
Former Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, USDT
CIG Principal

John Harmon
RVP, Cyber Solutions, Elastic
Summit Hosts

Suzanne Kelly Co-Host
CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief

Matt Hayden Co-Host
Former A/S of Homeland Security for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy
CIG Expert
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