
Founders Hall, Suite 220F
3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
| Academic Institutions | Innovation Hubs | Cyber Talent Hubs | Employer Showcase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber talent and capacity building efforts | |||
| Cyber State of States and Talent Dashboard | National Talent Strategy | ||
| Western Conference | Central Conference | Eastern Conference | National Conference |
| 18th April | 18th April | 18th April | 18th April |
| 16 States/ Provinces | 17 States/ Provinces | 21 States/ Provinces | USA & Canada |
| Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1.WC.S1.REM | 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Opening remarks for Cyber Talent Week | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
| D1.WC.S1F.MS | 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM PT | Pre-recorded/zoom | Cyber Talent Week Kick off – Learning from Examples | 1. Amy Da Salvatore 2. Martin Keck |
| D1.WC.S2P.MS | 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | The Opportunities and Challenges of Cybersecurity Entrepreneurship | 1. Alex Manea 2. Eldon Sprickerhoff 3.Ori Eisen 4.Tamer Hassan 5.Mariano Nunez |
| D1.WC.S3P.MS | 11:00 AM – 11:55 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cross training into a career in Cyber | 1. Simon Hunt 2. Greg Hanniman 3. Harley Sugarman 4. Matthew Trampski |
| D1.WC.S4P.MS | 12:00 PM – 12:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber Moonshot Program working towards Cyber Education Goals | 1. Tom Patterson |
| D1.WC.S5P.MS | 1:00 PM – 1:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Pathways to Cyber Careers – the long road | 1. David Hahn 2. Krishnan Chellakarai |
| D1.WC.S6P.MS | 2:00 PM – 2:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | The state of cyber talent and where do we go from here? | 1. Nick Shevelyov 2. Dan Vigdor |
| D1.WC.S7P.MS | 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber incident response and developing the cyber firefighter profession | 1. Bryan Hurd |
| D1.WC.S8P.MS | 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Advancing cyber legal talent workforce: Privacy, policy | 1. Bob Seeman 2. Dennis Dayman |
| Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2.CC.S1R.SS | 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Kick off Day 2 | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
| D2.CC.S1P.MS | 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber capacity building in technology and critical infrastructure sectors | 1. Gen. (Ret.) Guy Walsh |
| D2.CC.S2P.MS | 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT | CFF Events | The importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Modern Workplace | 1.Anthony Hannon 2. Shamia Lodge 3.James Stanley 4. Taleisha Ming-White |
| D2.CC.S2F.SS | 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Beyond Trust – Changing how to recognize talent | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2. Lynn Monaghan |
| D2.CC.S3P.MS | 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | CyberPatriot program showcase – building the next generation of cyber talent | 1.Joe Sanchez 2.Frederick Hall 3.Josh beck 4.Rachel Zimmerman 5.Monique LaPlante |
| D2.CC.S3R.SS | 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PT | Pre-recorded | Pre-recorded session -Paul Cummings and Chris Foulon | 1.Paul Cummings 2.Christopher Foulon |
| D2.CC.S4F.MS | 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | ISC2 Cyber capacity and workforce insights | 1.Tom Pender |
| D2.CC.S4R.SS | 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PT | Pre-recorded | Aspen Institute Cyber workforce Diversity Survey Report | 1.Maitreyi Sistla 2.Meha Ahluwalia |
| D2.CC.S5P.MS | 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber Security and National Security – Defending your Country in cyberspace | 1.Rich Murray 2.Bailey Bickley 3.Antonio Scurlock 4.Anna Vuong |
| D2.CC.S5R.SS | 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Transition from Military into cyber, a candid story | Scott Anderson |
| D2.CC.S7P.MS | 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Critical infrastructure and workforce development | 1.Alex Sekhniashvili 2.Dr. Rob Peacock 3.Cynthia Wright 4.Paul Stack 5.Brian Cute |
| D2.CC.S6F.MS | 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PT PT | Live/CFFEvents | Tales from the frontlines | 1.Robert Hembrook |
| D1.CC.S6P.MS | 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Building Workforce Capacity, the Arkansas Story | 1. J. Foster Davis 2. John Lundgren 3. Sarah Poulton |
| Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D3.EC.S1.SS | 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Kick off Day 3 | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
| D3.EC.S1.MS | 9:05 AM – 10:00 AM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Tough Conversations with students | 1.Naomi Buckwalter 2.Bryan Chew 3.Duane Gran 4.Eddie Teek 5.Jack Beck 6.Renee Small 7.Samara Williams |
| D3.EC.S2.MS | 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Culture and Team Building | 1.Dennis Gilbert 2.Jermaine Green 3.Danial Shore |
| D3.EC.S3.MS | 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Career Pathways – Consulting industry | 1.William Beer 2.Holly Liu |
| D3.EC.S4.MS | 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber security career opportunities in Healthcare | 1.David Guffrey 2.Gillian Lockwood 3.Pam Lindemoen 4.Nathaniel Orolfo 5.Jeremy Linden |
| D3.EC.S4.BRK | 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM ET | Break | ||
| D3.EC.S5.MS | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Modern Networking Strategies to Supercharge your Cyber Career | 1.Diana Kelley 2.Lynn Dohm 3.Beth-Ann Bygum 4.Ellen Xu |
| D3.EC.S6.MS | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Cybersecurity Careers – Information & Resources is the New Oil | 1.Paul Cummings 2.Leah McLean 3.Chris Foulon 4.Alex Rhodes |
| D3.EC.S6.SS | 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Cybersecurity diversity in workforce and UWF as a case study | 1.Eman El-Sheikh |
| D3.EC.S7.MS | 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Supporting academia in develop the next generation of cyber professional | 1.James Parrish 2.Colin Russell 3.Marian Meritt |
| D3.EC.S6.BRK | 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM ET | Break | ||
| D3.EC.S7.MS | 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Public to Private -Continuing to Serve-Fireside Chat with Michael South | 1.Michael South |
| D3.EC.S7.SS | :45 PM – 5:00 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Wrap up Day 3 | 1.Chris Foulon |
| Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D4.NC1.RT | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Roundtable Session | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
| D4.NC.S4.SS | 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Opening Remarks Day 3 | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
| D4.NC.S4.MS | 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Public private partnership ecosystems for advancing workforce | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Paul Tortora 3.Katherine Gronberg 4.Deborah Wasden |
| D4.NC.S5.SS1 | 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Attracting and Inspiring the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Talent | 1.Dr. Liza Wilson Durant |
| D4.NC.S4.SS2 | 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Making the best of learning and coaching during undergraduate cyber program | 1.Greg Crabb 2.Nick Crabb |
| D4.NC.S5.MS | 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Exploring new channels of workforce for cyber capacity building | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Karinda Washington |
| D4.NC.S6.MS | 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Is the skills shortage real or do we have a hiring problem? | 1.Leah McLean 2.Naomi Buckwalter 3.Chris Foulon |
| D4.NC.S7.MS | 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Talent, culture and synergies, preparing for Mergers and Acquisitions | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Brian Levine 3.Stephen Singh |
| D4.NC.S7.SS | 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Wrap Day 4 | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee |
| Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D5.NCD2.S1.SS | 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM ET | GMU Arlington | Opening Remarks | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
| D5.NCD2.S1.MS | 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM ET | GMU Arlington | Fireside Chat with Kiersten Todt | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Kiersten Todt |
| D5.NCD2.S2.MS | 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM ET | GMU Arlington | What does Diversity look like in our industry? What’s working and what isn’t? | 1.Anthony Hannon 2.Dwan Jones 3.Jenn Foy |
| D5.NCD2.S3.MS | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET | GMU Arlington | Fireside Chat with Rodney Peterson on the State of Cyber Talent and opportunities for advancing cyber workforce | 1.Diana 2.Burley 3.Rodney Peterson |
| D5.NCD2.S3.BRK | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Lunch Break | |
| D5.NCD2.S4.MS | 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Preparing for a successful career in cyber | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Norma Krayem 3.Allan Friedmann 4.Diana Kelley |
| D5.NCD2.S5.MS | 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Preparing for National Cyber workforce strategy | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Paul Tortora 3.Chris Painter |
| D5.NCD2.S6.MS | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET | Academia and industry serving a dyanamic threat environment | 1.Diana Burley 2.Liza Wilson Durant | |
| D5.NCD2.S6.SS | 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Closing Remarks Cyber Talent Week | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee |
Meet Our Speakers

Chief Security & Privacy Officer,Georgian

Director,Whole of Human Cyber Init.

Senior Digital Specialist,DAI

Senior Advisor and Strategist,CISA

Chief Strategy Officer,NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center

Incident Response Specialist,Sandia National Labs

Fellow, MassMutual,CEO Action for Racial Equity

Deputy Chief Learning Officer,CISA

Student,San Jose State Univ.

SVP, Chief Security and Compliance Officer,Acxiom

CEO,CyberCurb

Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY

President,Global Forum for Cybersecurity Expertise

VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)

Research Lead,National Security Collaboration Center

Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.

Co-Founder, LetsWeCan.com

Managing Director,Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, Univ. of Waterloo

Principal, Cyber Strategy & Policy,MITRE Corporation

CEO,ThriveDX

CRO, Maripost

CISO, CDK Global

Medical Device Cybersecurity Program Manager,Mass General Brigham

DEI Head, ISC2

Associate Dean,College of Engineering & Computing, GMU

Vice Provost, American University

Former CISO, Duke Energy

Executive Advisory Board, Cyber Future Foundation

Founder of Zipline Theory,Delta X Podcast

Cybersecurity Professional

Asst Professor,Florida International Univ.

Cybersecurity Professional

Sr. Manager, IS Program Governance,Mass General Brigham

Cyber Coach/Mentor,CyberPatriot, US Air Force

Associate Dean, University of Wester Florida

Executive leader in new media, emerging tech, and biz operations

SVP,World Relief

Co-Founder,Breachbits

Cybersecurity Sr. Consultant,Accenture

Student,Cyber security career

Executive Director, Social Impact & Campaigns,Office of Partnership and Engagement, US DHS

Founder & Executive Director,CyberTexas Foundation

Career Coach and Leader, The Principled Path

Co-Founder,Breachbits

CISO,Gilead Life Sciences

Head of Ecosystems,Cyber Future Foundation

Associate Dean for Online Learning, Cyber capacity building expert

Chief of Staff,CISA

Senior Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition,BeyondTrust

Professor and Associate Dean,Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement, CEC, GMU

VP, Alliances,Master Card

Executive Director,Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)

Project Manager,Aspen Tech Policy Hub

Managing DirectorNeedham Investment Bank

Deputy Director,Aspen Tech Policy Hub

Deputy Director, Lead for Industry Engagement,NICE, NIST, US DoC

Chief Technology Risk Officer,SVB

InfoSec Engineering Intern,Mass General Brigham

VP, CISO,IBM

Founder & Executive Director,Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation

Energy Specialist,USAID

Co-Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.

Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates

CISO Advisor,Cisco

Director,NICE, NIST, US DoC

Cyber Task Force Supervisory Special Agent,FBI

Deputy Asst. National Cyber Director for Workforce & Education, ONCD

Recruiter,Cybersecurity Industry

VP, Strategy, M&A,Zscaler

Former EVP,MasterCard

Candidate,Cyber security career

Executive Director,Forge Institute

Managing Director, Financial Services,Accenture

Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation

Co-Founder & CEO,HUMAN

Head of Global Enterprise Relations,ISC2

Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, eSentire

Chief Executive Officer ,Enigma

Special Advisor, Cybersecurity,National Cyber Directorate

Technology Officer,National Security Collaboration Center UTSA

HR Business Partner and Fellow,The Hartford

Fellow,CEO Action for Racial Equity at MassMutual

Founder and CEO,Trusona

Co-Founder & CEO ,Onapsis

Program Manager,CyberTexas Foundtation

Vice President Learning and Development,CEO Action for Racial Equity

Director of the Capacity & Resilience Program,Global Cyber Alliance

Chief Security & Privacy Officer,Georgian

Director,Whole of Human Cyber Init.

Senior Digital Specialist,DAI

Senior Advisor and Strategist,CISA

Chief Strategy Officer,NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center

Incident Response Specialist,Sandia National Labs

Fellow, MassMutual,CEO Action for Racial Equity

Deputy Chief Learning Officer,CISA

Student,San Jose State Univ.

SVP, Chief Security and Compliance Officer,Acxiom

CEO,CyberCurb

Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY

President,Global Forum for Cybersecurity Expertise

VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)

Research Lead,National Security Collaboration Center

Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.

Co-Founder, LetsWeCan.com

Managing Director,Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, Univ. of Waterloo

Principal, Cyber Strategy & Policy,MITRE Corporation

CEO,ThriveDX

CRO, Maripost

CISO, CDK Global

Medical Device Cybersecurity Program Manager,Mass General Brigham

DEI Head, ISC2

Associate Dean,College of Engineering & Computing, GMU

Vice Provost, American University

Former CISO, Duke Energy

Executive Advisory Board, Cyber Future Foundation

Founder of Zipline Theory,Delta X Podcast

Cybersecurity Professional

Asst Professor,Florida International Univ.

Cybersecurity Professional

Sr. Manager, IS Program Governance,Mass General Brigham

Cyber Coach/Mentor,CyberPatriot, US Air Force

Associate Dean, University of Wester Florida

Executive leader in new media, emerging tech, and biz operations

SVP,World Relief

Co-Founder,Breachbits

Cybersecurity Sr. Consultant,Accenture

Student,Cyber security career

Executive Director, Social Impact & Campaigns,Office of Partnership and Engagement, US DHS

Founder & Executive Director,CyberTexas Foundation

Career Coach and Leader, The Principled Path

Co-Founder,Breachbits

CISO,Gilead Life Sciences

Head of Ecosystems,Cyber Future Foundation

Associate Dean for Online Learning, Cyber capacity building expert

Chief of Staff,CISA

Senior Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition,BeyondTrust

Professor and Associate Dean,Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement, CEC, GMU

VP, Alliances,Master Card

Executive Director,Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)

Project Manager,Aspen Tech Policy Hub

Managing DirectorNeedham Investment Bank

Deputy Director,Aspen Tech Policy Hub

Deputy Director, Lead for Industry Engagement,NICE, NIST, US DoC

Chief Technology Risk Officer,SVB

InfoSec Engineering Intern,Mass General Brigham

VP, CISO,IBM

Founder & Executive Director,Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation

Energy Specialist,USAID

Co-Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.

Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates

CISO Advisor,Cisco

Director,NICE, NIST, US DoC

Cyber Task Force Supervisory Special Agent,FBI

Deputy Asst. National Cyber Director for Workforce & Education, ONCD

Recruiter,Cybersecurity Industry

VP, Strategy, M&A,Zscaler

Former EVP,MasterCard

Candidate,Cyber security career

Executive Director,Forge Institute

Managing Director, Financial Services,Accenture

Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation

Co-Founder & CEO,HUMAN

Head of Global Enterprise Relations,ISC2

Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, eSentire

Chief Executive Officer ,Enigma

Special Advisor, Cybersecurity,National Cyber Directorate

Technology Officer,National Security Collaboration Center UTSA

HR Business Partner and Fellow,The Hartford

Fellow,CEO Action for Racial Equity at MassMutual

Founder and CEO,Trusona

Co-Founder & CEO ,Onapsis

Program Manager,CyberTexas Foundtation

Vice President Learning and Development,CEO Action for Racial Equity

Director of the Capacity & Resilience Program,Global Cyber Alliance

Fellow, MassMutual,CEO Action for Racial Equity

CEO,CyberCurb

Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY

Student,San Jose State Univ.

VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)

Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.

President,Global Forum for Cybersecurity Expertise

Medical Device Cybersecurity Program Manager,Mass General Brigham

DEI Head, ISC2

CRO, Maripost

Vice Provost, American University

Executive Advisory Board, Cyber Future Foundation

SVP,World Relief

Career Coach and Leader, The Principled Path

Head of Ecosystems,Cyber Future Foundation

Chief of Staff,CISA

VP, Alliances,Master Card

VP, CISO,IBM

Founder & Executive Director,Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation

Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates

Co-Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.

Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation

VP, Strategy, M&A,Zscaler

Special Advisor, Cybersecurity,National Cyber Directorate

Chief Security & Privacy Officer,Georgian

Senior Advisor and Strategist,CISA

CEO,CyberCurb

Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY

CRO, Maripost

VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)

President,Global Forum for Cybersecurity Expertise

Medical Device Cybersecurity Program Manager,Mass General Brigham

VP, Alliances,Master Card

Vice Provost, American University

Head of Ecosystems,Cyber Future Foundation

Chief of Staff,CISA

Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates

Cyber Task Force Supervisory Special Agent,FBI

Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation

Managing Director, Financial Services,Accenture

CEO,CyberCurb

Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY

VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)

CRO, Maripost

Vice Provost, American University

Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates

Cyber Task Force Supervisory Special Agent,FBI

Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation
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