
2024 Cyber Summit | Potomac Officers Club
WHAT
In an era defined by the digital revolution, the impact of cyber is pervasive across the federal government, and its reach is continually expanding. As organizations strive for modernization, cyber plays a pivotal role by unlocking immense capabilities, driving efficiency and catalyzing transformation. The Potomac Officers Club’s Annual Cyber Summit features esteemed cyber experts, government leaders and industry visionaries speaking on the dynamic and ever-evolving role of cyber in the public sector.
DOD's David McKeown and the U.S. Coast Guard's Jason Tama are confirmed to keynote. Topics covered include CMMC, zero trust, supply chain security, cyber resilience, secure information sharing and more.
Speakers

Yasmine Abdillahi
Executive Director, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance
Comcast Business

Dr. Curtis Arnold
Chief Scientist, Cyber
Core4ce

Shane Barney
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

RADM Christopher Bartz
Deputy Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Joshua Black
Deputy Executive Director DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3)
DOD Cyber Crime Center

David Carroll
Associate Director for Mission Engineering
U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Christopher Cleary
Vice President, Global Cyber Practice
ManTech

CAPT Michael Cribbs
Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Derrick Davis
Director for Industrial Cyber Security, DoD Office of Small Business Programs, OUSD Acquisition & Sustainment,
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

James Donlon
Senior Director, Solution Engineering
Oracle

John Dvorak
Chief Technology Officer, North America Public Sector
Red Hat

Karen Evans
Managing Director
Cyber Readiness Institute

Amy Foy
Vice President, Contracts and Supply Chain
Nightwing

Bill Geimer
Vice President, Cyber Security Solutions
ECS

Lt Col Frank Jamerson
Chief, PEO C3BM Enterprise IT & Cyber Integration Chief
U.S. Air Force

Dan Kent
Chief Technology Officer
Red River Technology, LLC

Kelley Kiernan
CISM, Professor of Cybersecurity
Defense Acquisition University

Kathryn Knerler
IC Chief Information Security Officer and Director of the Cyber Security Group
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Mark Maglin
Vice President, Department of Defense Cybersecurity
ECS

David McKeown
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and Senior Information Security Officer
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Jeanette McMillian
Assistant Director of Supply Chain and Cyber
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Tim Miller
Global Public Sector Cyber Lead
Dataminr

Michael Molinari
Security Delivery Senior Manager
Accenture Federal Services

Vu Nguyen
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ)

Sarah Nur
Associate CIO for Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Bill Nystrom
Chief Technology Officer
Telos Corporation

Brian Peretti
Deputy Chief AI Officer & Director of Domestic and International Cyber Policy
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Roselyn Richardson
AFRL Architecture Lead and AI Technical/Cyber SME
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Edward Tuorinsky
Founder and Managing Principal
DTS

Kanitra Tyler
ICT/Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Service Element Lead, NASA
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Renee Wynn
Former CIO
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Agenda
7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
8:00am | 8:10am | Welcome and Introductions |
8:10am | 9:00am | Opening Keynote: David McKeown Keynote Introducer: Mark Maglin |
9:00am | 9:10am | Randy Resnick Wash100 Award Presentation |
9:10am | 9:40am | Networking Break |
9:40am | 10:40am | Panel A: Leadership in the age of AI and Data Analytics: the Evolution of Cyber Protection: Joshua Black, Christopher Cleary, Bill Geimer (Moderator) and Roselyn Richardson |
9:40am | 10:40am | Panel B: Improve Cyber Threat Response with Collaborative and Secure Information Sharing: James Donlon (Moderator), Jeanette McMillian, Michael Molinari, Vu Nguyen and Sarah Nur |
10:40am | 11:00am | Break |
11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel A: Third Party Cyber Risk in Public Sector Supply Chain: Amy Foy, Brian Peretti, Kanitra Tyler and Renee Wynn (Moderator) |
11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel B: Implementing and Managing AI in Government : Shane Barney, David Carroll, John Dvorak (Moderator) and Dan Kent |
12:00pm | 12:45pm | Lunch Break |
12:45pm | 1:45pm | Panel A: CMMC: Is Your Company Cybersecurity Ready?: Yasmine Abdillahi, Derrick Davis, Karen Evans, Kelley Kiernan and Edward Tuorinsky (Moderator) |
12:45pm | 1:45pm | Panel B: How Important is Network Security in a Zero Trust World?: Dr. Curtis Arnold, Lt Col Frank Jamerson, Kathryn Knerler and Bill Nystrom (Moderator) |
1:45pm | 2:15pm | Networking Break |
2:15pm | 2:50pm | Afternoon Keynote: CAPT Michael Cribbs |
2:50pm | 3:25pm | Closing Keynote: Christopher Bartz Keynote Introducer: Tim Miller |