CyberNextDC 2021: Full Schedule

CyberNextDC is one of the leading cybersecurity policy conferences in DC. This year’s event will be hybrid, with limited in-person attendance and remote participation via Zoom. The event will focus on the evolution of ransomware, successful information sharing models, and global policy trends and developments in the cybersecurity ecosystem. Our participants will provide insights into long-standing cybersecurity issues along with practical recommendations for cybersecurity policy on topics such as ransomware, information sharing, public-private collaboration, and equity and inclusion in the cybersecurity workforce. Speakers include high-level government policymakers, Coalition and Alliance member representatives, and foreign government officials. We hope you can join us!

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10:35am EST

Cyber Luminaries Panel – Insights and Perspectives From The Experts

Moderators

Sam Curry

CSO, Cybereason

Sam Curry is CSO at Cybereason. Curry was also CTO and CISO for Arbor Networks (NetScout) and was CSO and SVP R&D at Microstrategy in addition to senior security roles at McAfee and CA. He spent seven years at RSA variously as CSO, CTO and SVP of Product and as Head of RSA Labs. Curry... Read More →

Speakers

Jaya Baloo

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Avast

Jaya Baloo is Avast’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and joined Avast in October 2019. Previously, Ms. Baloo held the position of CISO at KPN, the largest telecommunications carrier in the Netherlands, where she established and lead its security team whose best practices... Read More →

Wendy Nather

Head of Advisory CISOs, CISCO

Wendy Nather leads the Advisory CISO team at Cisco. She was previously the Research Director at the Retail ISAC, and Research Director of the Information Security Practice at 451 Research. Wendy led IT security for the EMEA region of the investment banking division of Swiss Bank Corporation... Read More →

Suzette Kent

Former Federal CIO

Suzette Kent is a global business transformation executive and, most recently, served as the Federal Chief Information Officer for the United States. Appointed by President Donald Trump in January 2018, Kent served until July of 2020. Kent’s career has included leadership roles... Read More →

Dr. Ian Levy

Technical Director, National Cyber Security Centre

Ian took up the post of Technical Director of the National Cyber Security Centre on 3 October 2016, prior to which he was Technical Director of Cyber Security and Resilience at GCHQ.As the UK Government's "chief cyber security geek", Ian leads on developing defences to manage cyber... Read More →

Thursday November 18, 2021 10:35am - 11:30am EST

Panel Discussion

12:05pm EST

Evolution in Ransomware Policy

Moderators

Megan Stifel

Chief Strategy Officer, Institute for Security and Technology

Megan Stifel is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Institute for Security and Technology, where she also leads the organization’s cyber-related work. Megan previously served as Global Policy Officer at the Global Cyber Alliance and as the Cybersecurity Policy Director at Public Knowledge... Read More →

Speakers

Raj Samani

Chief Scientist and McAfee Fellow, McAfee Enterprise

Raj Samani is Chief Scientist and McAfee Fellow for cybersecurity firm McAfee Enterprise. He has assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in cybercrime cases and is a special advisor to the European Cybercrime Centre in The Hague. Samani has been recognized for his contribution... Read More →

Phil Reiner

CEO, Institute for Security and Technology

Philip Reiner is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Institute for Security and Technology, a global non-profit that serves as the bridge between technologists and national security policy makers. The mission of IST is to develop solutions to the world's most challenging... Read More →

Jeff Greene

Chief, Cyber Response & Policy, National Security Council

Kemba Walden

Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit

Kemba Eneas Walden is an Assistant General Counsel in Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) responsible for launching and leading DCU’s Ransomware Program. Prior to Microsoft, Kemba spent a decade in government service at the Department of Homeland Security, most recently as a... Read More →

Thursday November 18, 2021 12:05pm - 1:00pm EST

Panel Discussion

2:10pm EST

Threat Intelligence Sharing: The Community Effect

Moderators

Neil Jenkins

Chief Analytic Officer, Cyber Threat Alliance

Neil leads the CTA’s analytic efforts, focusing on the development of threat profiles, adversary playbooks, and other analysis using the threat intelligence in the CTA Platform. Previously, he served in various roles within the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense... Read More →

Speakers

Selena Larson

Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Proofpoint

Selena Larson is a senior threat intelligence analyst at Proofpoint on the Threat Research team. She collaborates with fellow researchers to identify and investigate advanced threats and develop actionable threat intelligence. She is also a non-resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy... Read More →

Matt Watchinski

Vice President, Cisco Talos

With more than 400 researchers around the globe, Talos is the largest commercial threat intelligence group in the world. Matt oversees all the intelligence activities necessary to support Cisco’s security products and services that keep customers safe.Matt previously ran the Vulnerability... Read More →

Vikram Thakur

Technical Director, Symantec

Vikram Thakur is a Technical Director at Symantec, a Division of Broadcom. He leads a globally located team of analysts investigating, researching and compiling actionable intelligence from the multitude of cyber attacks happening every single day. In addition, Vikram liaises such... Read More →

Thursday November 18, 2021 2:10pm - 3:05pm EST

Panel Discussion

3:35pm EST

Walking the Talk to Improve Equity and Diversity In the Cybersecurity Workforce

Moderators

Simone Petrella

Founder and CEO, CyberVista

Simone Petrella is founder and CEO of CyberVista, a cybersecurity training company that focuses on developing and providing a metrics driven approach that actually develops a qualified workforce.Simone has spent over fifteen years in the cybersecurity industry. Prior to founding CyberVista... Read More →

Speakers

Marian Merritt

Deputy Director for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), NIST

Marian Merritt is the Deputy Director for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) atthe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/ U.S. Department of Commerce. Her areas offocus include workforce management, apprenticeship, and small business cybersecurity... Read More →

Claire Vishik

GMT CTO and Fellow, Intel

Claire Vishik is an Intel Fellow and CTO of Intel GGA (Global Government Affairs) . Her work focuses on Artificial Intelligence, hardware and network security, Trusted Computing, privacy enhancing technologies, some aspects of cryptography and related global policy and trade issues... Read More →

Camille Stewart

Global Head, Product Security Strategy, Google

Camille Stewart is an industry-recognized, cybersecurity leader with experience building programs & solutions to address complex technology, cyber, and national security, and foreign policy challenges across the public and private sectors. Named the Global Head of Product Security... Read More →

Thursday November 18, 2021 3:35pm - 4:25pm EST

Panel Discussion