Billington CyberSecurity

Founded in 2010, Billington CyberSecurity hosts cybersecurity education events that aim to secure cyber infrastructure. These include 9 annual Federal Leadership Council Breakfasts, 4 State and Local Leadership Council Breakfasts, frequent webinars, customized breakfasts, a major State and Local summit going into its second year, and the leading annual federal cybersecurity summit taking place each fall, now in its 16th year.

Billington CyberSecurity Federal Leadership Council

Throughout the year, Billington CyberSecurity convenes together with partners to engage in a Chatham House Rule Dialogue with a high-level government cyber leader. Billington CyberSecurity invites speakers from all across the federal government including FedCiv, DoD, Law Enforcement, and the IC. Partners have the opportunity to engage in peer networking and learn more about the priorities and challenges facing the speaker’s organization and the cyber industry as a whole. These events follow each agency’s widely attended gathering rules.

In 2026, the Federal Leadership Council will feature 9 Sessions at an Exclusive Venue in Downtown D.C.

Wednesday, January 28, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: Nick Andersen, Executive Assistant Director for CyberSecurity, CISA

Thursday, February 26, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: Anil “Neil” Chaudhry, Senior Advisor, Artificial Intelligence, U.S. Department of Transportation

Thursday, March 19, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: Brandon Pugh, Principal Cyber Advisor, U.S. Army

Wednesday, April 15, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Wednesday, May 13, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Wednesday, June 10, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Wednesday, September 30, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Wednesday, October 7, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Tuesday, November 17, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Billington CyberSecurity State and Local Leadership Council

Throughout the year, similar to our popular Federal Leadership Council, Billington CyberSecurity’s State & Local Leadership Council Members will have the opportunity to send an individual from their company to attend four special Chatham House Rule Breakfast dialogues with State & Local Cybersecurity Leaders.

In 2026, the State and Local Leadership Council will feature 6 Sessions.

Thursday, February 5, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Tuesday, March 10, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Wednesday, May 20, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Wednesday, June 24, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Wednesday, September 9, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

Wednesday, October 28, 8–10 AM
Guest Speaker: TBD

2025 Leadership Councils Included:

• Melinda Rogers, Deputy Assistant Attorney General / Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice and Vu T. Nguyen, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of Justice
• Jeff King, Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Alexei Bulazel, Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Cyber, the White House
• Nicholas Marinos, Managing Director, Information Technology & Cybersecurity Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
• David McKeown, Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity, DoD Chief Information Security Officer
• Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala, Deputy Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Laura Galante, Former Director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center and Intelligence Community Cyber Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence and David Luber, Former Director of the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Directorate
• Alexander “Alex” Fitzsimmons, Acting Under Secretary of Energy, and Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• Peter Ranks, Director, Center for Cyber Intelligence, CIA
• Michael Geraghty, CISO, State of New Jersey and Director of the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) (State & Local Leadership Council)
• Ryan Murray, CISO, State of Arizona & Vitaliy Panych, CISO, State of California (State & Local Leadership Council)
• Anthony O’Neill, Esq., CISO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (State & Local Leadership Council)
• Colin Ahern, Chief Cyber Officer, State of New York (State & Local Leadership Council)
• Bruce Coffing, CISO, City of Chicago (State & Local Leadership Council)

2024 Leadership Councils Included:

• Jennifer Ewbank, Deputy Director for Digital Innovation, CIA
• Stacy Bostjanick, Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (DCIO(CS)), Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
• Dr. David Mussington, Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, CISA
• Venice Goodwine, CIO, Department of the Air Force
• Harry Coker, Jr., National Cyber Director, The White House
• Sonny Bhagowalia, CIO and Assistant Commissioner, and Scott Davis, CISO, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Steven Hernandez, CISO and Director of Information Assurance Services, U.S. Department of Education (Co-Chair, Federal CISO Council)
• Tahira Mammen, Chief, Artificial Intelligence Security Center, NSA
• Dr. Kelly Fletcher, CIO, U.S. Department of State
• Katie Savage, Secretary of Information Technology, State of Maryland (State & Local Leadership Council)

2023 Leadership Councils included:

• Andy Boyd, Director, Center for Cyber Intelligence, CIA
• Iranga Kahangama, Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience, DHS
• Laura Galante, Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, ODNI
• Kemba Walden, Acting National Cyber Director, ONCD
• Brian Peretti, Director of Domestic and International Cyber Policy, Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, Dept. of Treasury
• Puesh Kumar, Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, Dept. of Energy
• Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development—Minister of Digital Transformation, Government of Ukraine
• Chris Cleary, Principal Cyber Advisor, U.S. Navy
• Leslie Beavers, Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer, DoD

For more information, please contact the Billington Sales Team: sales@billingtoncybersecurity.com