Agenda
8:00AM - 9:10AM ET
Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:15AM - 9:25AM ET
Securing America's Cyberspace
Alexandra Seymour
Principal Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director for Policy, Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House
Principal Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director for Policy, Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House
9:25AM - 9:35AM ET
The Analyst Exoskeleton: Managing the Mission in the Agentic SOC
Mike Nichols
GM, Security Solutions, Elastic
GM, Security Solutions, Elastic
9:35AM - 9:45AM ET
9:45AM - 9:55AM ET
9:55AM - 10:05AM ET
Defending in the Age of AI: The New Cybersecurity Imperative
Paul Kurtz
Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Splunk
Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Splunk
10:05AM - 10:15AM ET
The Aftermath of Salt Typhoon
Michael Machtinger
Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Intelligence, FBI
Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Intelligence, FBI
10:15AM - 10:25AM ET
10:25AM - 10:35AM ET
Analyzing the Case: Navigating Cybercrime and Intelligence
Jeffrey Hunt
Global Operations Branch Chief, DOD Cyber Crime Center, DOD
Global Operations Branch Chief, DOD Cyber Crime Center, DOD
10:35AM - 10:45AM ET
Security Starts With Seeing the System: How Observability and AI Change Threat Detection
Owen Nelis
Sr. Federal Solutions Architect, Datadog
Sr. Federal Solutions Architect, Datadog
Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
10:45AM - 10:55AM ET
Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Initiatives Underway for Healthcare
Charlee Hess
Director, Healthcare and Public Health Sector Cybersecurity, HHS ASPR
Director, Healthcare and Public Health Sector Cybersecurity, HHS ASPR
10:55AM - 11:20AM ET
Cyber Plans from the Services
Brandon Pugh
Principal Cyber Advisor, U.S. Army
Principal Cyber Advisor, U.S. Army
Anne Marie Schumann
Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of the Navy
Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of the Navy
Dr. Wanda Jones-Heath
Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of Air Force
Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of Air Force
Dave Galoppo
Sr. Director, Full Spectrum Cyber, GDIT
Sr. Director, Full Spectrum Cyber, GDIT
Moderator:
Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
11:20AM - 11:30AM ET
The Security Case for Sovereign AI in Government
Adam Clater
Chief Architect, Red Hat
Chief Architect, Red Hat
Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
11:30AM - 11:40AM ET
Advancing Quantum-Era Security: Lessons from Nation-State Cyber Defense
Gharun Lacy
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Directorate of Cyber & Technology Security, Dept. of State
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Directorate of Cyber & Technology Security, Dept. of State
11:40AM - 11:50AM ET
Make Your Organization a Hard Target for Cybercriminals
Rob Allen
Chief Product Officer, ThreatLocker
Chief Product Officer, ThreatLocker
11:50AM - 12:00PM ET
From Compliance to Continuity
Marlin McFate
Public Sector CTO & CISO, Cohesity
Public Sector CTO & CISO, Cohesity
Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
12:10PM - 12:20PM ET
The 2026 Roadmap for Federal Cybersecurity
Mike Duffy
Acting Federal CISO, Executive Office of the President
Acting Federal CISO, Executive Office of the President
12:30PM - 1:45PM ET
Lunch & CyberScoop 50 Awards