Agenda

3rd Annual Billington International Cybersecurity Summit

Securing High Value Assets in Cyberspace

March 21, 2018, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

National Press Club, Washington, DC

7:00 – 8:00 am

Registration, Networking, and Breakfast

8:00 – 8:05 am

Opening Remarks

  • Thomas K. Billington, Chairman and Founder, Billington CyberSecurity

8:05 – 8:45 am

Opening Keynote: Securing Cyberspace – Perspectives from Singapore

  • David Koh, Commissioner of Cybersecurity for Singapore, Chief Executive, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, Deputy Secretary (Special Projects) and Defence Cyber Chief, Ministry of Defence (Singapore)

8:45 – 9:15 am

Cyber Priorities of the Acting CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense

  • Essye Miller, Acting Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense

9:15 – 9:50 am

Global Cyber Threats

Moderator:

  • Dr. Dennis McCallam, Fellow, Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman

Panelists:

  • John Felker, Director, NCCIC, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
  • Taimar Peterkop, Director General, Information System Authority, Estonia
  • Richard Oehme, Director, Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection, PwC Sweden;  Former Director of the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
  • Robert Strayer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Dept. of State

9:50 – 10:20 am

Break

10: 20 – 10:40 am

Cybersecurity Partnerships with Government, Industry, and Allies

  • Harry Coker, Jr.  Executive Director, U.S. National Security Agency

10:40 – 11:10 am

Cybersecurity Priorities of Kuwait Through 2020

  • Mohammad Altura, Chief, Information Technology Sector (CITRA), Kuwait

11:10  – 11:40 am

U.S. National Security Systems Cybersecurity Challenges in a Global Ecosystem

  • Marianne Bailey, Deputy National Manager, National Security Systems, U.S. National Security Agency

11:40 am – 12:10 pm

Break

12:10 – 12:55 pm

Lunch

Sponsored by

12:55 – 1:25 pm

DHS Cybersecurity Priorities in Partnership with Global Allies

  • Jeanette Manfra, Assistant Secretary, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

1:25 – 1:35 pm

Exclusive Announcement of New NIST Draft Cyber Resiliency Guidelines

  • Dr. Charles Romine, Director, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of  Standards and Technology
  • Mark Kneidinger, Director, Federal Network Resilience, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
  • Dr. Ron Ross, Fellow, National Institute of  Standards and Technology

1:35 – 2:05 pm

Protecting High Value Assets in Federal Agencies – Implementation Strategies

Moderator:

  • Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio

Panelists:

  • Jeffrey Eisensmith, CISO, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
  • Dr. Ron Ross, Fellow, National Institute of  Standards and Technology
  • Mark Kneidinger, Director, Federal Network Resilience, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
  • Martin Stanley, Branch Chief, Cybersecurity Assurance Branch, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

2:05 – 2:35 pm

Cyber Exercises Across Allied Countries

Moderator:

  • John Foti, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Panelists:

  • Atsushi Karimata, Counselor, National Center for Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan
  • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Gregory Touhill, President, Federal Group, Cyxtera (Former CISO, U.S. Government)
  • Jennine Gilbeau, Chief, National Cyber Exercise and Planning Program (NCEPP), U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

2:35 – 3:00 pm

Dessert Break

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Facing the New, Digital Battlefield–A Perspective from NATO

  • Ambassador Sorin Ducaru, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Former Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO

3:30 – 3:45 pm

Innovative Defense Strategies

  • David Hogue, Senior Technical Director, Cybersecurity Threat Operations Center (NCTOC), U.S. National Security Agency

3:45 – 4:15 pm

Mitigating the Russian Threat to Upcoming Democratic Elections

  • Rick Ledgett, Former Deputy Director, U.S. National Security Agency

4:15 – 4:20 pm

Closing Remarks

  • Thomas K. Billington, Chairman and Founder, Billington CyberSecurity