2018 san francisco cyber summit

2018’s slate of speakers brought together leading voices in the industry to address today’s most pressing issues. International intelligence and privacy leaders also joined our lineup, including Australian Cyber Ambassador Dr. Tobias Feakin; Andrea Jelinek, the chair of the European Data Protection Board; and leaders from all of the "Five Eyes" intelligence agencies—the NSA, Canada's Communications Security Establishment, the UK's GCHQ and National Cyber Security Centre, the Australian Signals Directorate, and the New Zealand GCSB. Other speakers included U.S. Army Cyber Command’s Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, New York CISO Geoff Brown, Uber Chief Trust and Security Officer Matt Olsen, Symantec CEO Greg Clark, Verizon CISO Chandra McMahon, IBM senior vice president Dr. John E. Kelly, and Johnson & Johnson Global CISO Marene Allison, Booz Allen Hamilton Executive Vice President Brad Maiorino, as well as renowned technologist Bruce Schneier, author of Click Here to Kill Everybody.

2018 AGENDA

9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks

John Carlin, chair, The Aspen Institute Cyber & Technology Program

9:10 a.m. Confronting the Chinese Cyber Threat

Greg Clark, CEO, Symantec, and Aspen Cybersecurity Group member

Elsa Kania, Adjunct Fellow, Center for a New American Security

Rob Joyce, senior advisor for cybersecurity strategy to the director, NSA

Dmitri Alperovitch, Co-Founder and CTO, CrowdStrike

Moderator: Ellen Nakashima, reporter, The Washington Post

9:55 a.m.            Targeting Cyber’s Most Wanted

John Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice

Dr. Tobias Feakin, Australian Cyber Ambassador

Moderator: John Carlin, The Aspen Institute Cyber & Technology Program

10:20 a.m.            Break

10:35 a.m.           “Five Eyes” Threat Briefing

Paul Abbate, Associate Deputy Director, FBI

Mike Burgess, Director-General, Australian Signals Directorate

Andrew Hampton, Director-General, New Zealand GCSB

Ciaran Martin, Director, UK NCSC

Scott Jones, Head, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, CSE

Moderator: Nicole Perlroth, reporter, The New York Times

11:30 a.m.           A Cyber Agenda for 2019

Lisa Monaco, Co-Chair, Aspen Cybersecurity Group

Rep. Will Hurd, Co-Chair, Aspen Cybersecurity Group

Moderator: Scott Rosenberg, tech editor, Axios

NOON          Lunch

Breakout Roundtable Discussions.

1:15 p.m.           Afternoon Keynote: A New Era for Data Privacy

Andrea Jelinek, Chair, European Data Protection Board

Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, State of California

Moderator: John Carlin, The Aspen Institute Cyber & Technology Program

2:00 p.m.         The Next Generation of Technology

Marene Allison, Global CISO, Johnson & Johnson, and Aspen Cybersecurity Group member

Brad Maiorino, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton and Aspen Cybersecurity Group member

Bruce Schneier, Author, “Click Here to Kill Everybody”

Moderator: Garrett Graff, The Aspen Institute Cyber & Technology Program

2:45 p.m.         Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy

Rumman Chowdhury, Lead, Responsible AI, Accenture

Brendan McCord, Chief Architect, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), Department of Defense

Candace Worley, Chief Technical Strategist, McAfee

Moderator: Kevin McLaughlin, reporter, The Information

3:30 p.m.            Break

3:50 p.m.         Reimagining Resiliency

Jeanette Manfra, Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications, Department of Homeland Security

Geoff Brown, CISO, City of New York, and head of NYC Cyber Command

Chandra McMahon, CISO, Verizon, and Aspen Cybersecurity Group member

Sean Joyce, Principal, PwC, and Aspen Cybersecurity Group member

Moderator: Sheera Frankel, reporter, The New York Times

4:25 p.m.        Meeting the Cyber Talent Challenge

John Kelly, Senior Vice President, IBM, and Aspen Cybersecurity Group member

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Member, House Committees on Judiciary and Homeland Security

Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, Director of Cyber on the Army staff

Matt Olsen, Chief Trust and Security Officer, Uber

Moderator: Betsy Cooper, The Aspen Institute Cyber & Technology Program

5:10 p.m.        Election Security & Disinformation

Bob Lord, CSO, DNC

Kevin Mandia, CEO, FireEye

Kim Zetter, Author, “Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon”

Moderator: Garrett Graff, The Aspen Institute Cyber & Technology Program

5:50 p.m. Closing Remarks

John Carlin, The Aspen Institute Cyber & Technology Program

2017 Cambridge cyber summit

2017’s slate of speakers represented many of the most influential leaders in the cybersecurity industry, including a keynote address by then-White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce. Other speakers included Catherine P. Bessant, Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Bank of America; Mike Gregoire, CEO CA Technologies; Jason Matheny, Director, IARPA; and Joe Sullivan, CSO, Uber; former FCC chair Tom Wheeler; NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell; Robert Hannigan, who just stepped down as the head of GCHQ; John Carlin, Chair of the Aspen Institute’s Cyber & Technology Program and former Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Lisa Monaco, Homeland Security Advisor to President Barack Obama; and Monika Bickert from Facebook. Read more.

2017 AGENDA

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.     Registration and Breakfast

9:00 – 9:05            Welcome Remarks
Tyler Mathisen, Co-anchor, “Power Lunch” and “Nightly Business Report,” CNBC

THE STRATEGY SESSIONS

9:05 – 9:35            Global Threat Briefing
Sue Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
Andrew McCabe, Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Interviewer: Eamon Javers, Washington Correspondent, CNBC

9:35 – 10:05            The View from the White House
Rob Joyce, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator

Interviewer: John Carlin, Chairman, Cybersecurity and Technology Program, The Aspen Institute; Former Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice

10:05 – 10:35          Russia and Ukraine: The Canary in the Coalmine?
Oleh Derevianko, Chairman, Information Systems Security Partners (ISSP)
E.W. “Bill” Priestap, Assistant Director, Counterintelligence Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center; Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Moderator: Andy Greenberg, Senior Writer, WIRED

10:35 – 10:55   Break

10:55 – 11:25        North Korea: The Bank-Robbing Evilest Empire
John Carlin, Chairman, Cybersecurity and Technology Program, The Aspen Institute; Former Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice
Jeff Greene, Senior Director, Global Government Affairs and Policy,Symantec
Chris Inglis, Managing Director, Paladin Capital; Former Deputy Director, National Security Agency

Moderator: Suzanne Kelly, CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief

11:25 – 12:05       Good Offense, Better Defense: Toward a New National Cybersecurity Posture
Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO, Southern Technologies
Mike Gregoire, CEO, CA Technologies
Robert Hannigan, Former Director, GCHQ (U.K.)
Rob Joyce, Cybersecurity Coordinator, White House

Moderator: Jon Fortt, On-Air Editor and Co-Anchor, “Squawk Alley,”CNBC

12:05 – 12:20 p.m. Cyber Crime and Punishment
Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice

12:20 – 1:35         Lunch Session: Hosted Roundtables

1:35 – 2:05       Right Hand, Left Hand: Transparency, Communication and Conflict
Monika Bickert, Head of Global Policy Management, Facebook
Glenn Gerstell, General Counsel, National Security Agency
Tom Wheeler, Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission

Interviewer: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Co-anchor, “Squawk Box,” CNBC

THE TECH SESSIONS

 2:05 – 2:45            Cybersecurity Disruption: What’s Next?
Presentation:
Mark McLaughlin, Chairman and CEO, Palo Alto Networks

Discussion:
Mark McLaughlin, Chairman and CEO, Palo Alto Networks
Sarah Guo, Principal, Greylock Partners

Moderator: Eamon Javers, Washington Correspondent,CNBC

2:45 – 3:00            The Cognitive Answer & Lessons from “The Range”
Marc van Zadelhoff, GM, IBM Security

3:00 – 3:30            Rise of the Machines: AI, for Good and Evil
Dan Geer, CISO, In-Q-Tel
Jason Matheny, Director, IARPA
Mark Maybury, Vice President, Intelligence Portfolios, MITRE

Moderator: Thomas Rid, Professor of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced Studies

3:30 – 3:50            Break

3:50 – 4:20            Smart(er) Connections: Building a Safer Internet of Things
John Flynn, Chief Information Security Officer, Uber
Matt Moynahan, CEO, Forcepoint
Phyllis Schneck, Former Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications, Department of Homeland Security

Moderator: Tyler Mathisen, Co-anchor, “Power Lunch” and “Nightly Business Report,” CNBC

4:20 – 4:45            Financial Security: Defending the Global Banking System
Catherine Bessant, Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Bank of America

Interviewer: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Co-anchor, “Squawk Box,” CNBC

4:45 – 5:15            Platforms, Patches, Privacy: Balancing Business, National Security and Liberty
Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft

Moderator: Jon Fortt, On-Air Editor and Co-Anchor, “Squawk Alley,” CNBC

5:15 – 6:30            Reception

2016 cambridge cyber summit

On October 5, 2016, the Aspen Institute, CNBC and MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory hosted a groundbreaking summit, bringing together top leaders in business, government and academia to combat urgent cyber threats and secure America’s future. Speakers included then-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and then-NSA Director Admiral Michael S. Rogers. 

2016 Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 AM            Registration and Breakfast

9:10 - 9:20 AM             Welcome Remarks
Polina Golland, Professor and Associate Director, MIT CSAIL

Host: Tyler Mathisen, Co-Anchor, "Power Lunch" and "Nightly Business Report," CNBC

9:20 - 9:50 AM            National Security: Are We Already at War? 
Admiral Michael S. Rogers, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; Chief, Central Security Service

Moderator: Walter Isaacson, then-President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

9:50 - 10:15 AM            National Security: Hacking Democracy
Rajesh De, Former General Counsel, National Security Agency
Michele Reagan, Secretary of State of Arizona
Mark Testoni, President and CEO, SAP National Security Services

Moderator: Eamon Javers, Washington Reporter, CNBC

10:15 - 10:45 AM            A Conversation with the Deputy Director of the FBI

Andrew McCabe, then-Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Moderator: Walter Isaacson, then-President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

10:45 - 11:00 AM           Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:30 AM            Privacy vs. Security: Beyond the Zero-Sum Game
Stewart Baker, Former Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security
Cindy Cohn, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Glenn Gerstell, General Counsel, National Security Agency
Daniel Weitzner, Founding Director, Internet Policy Research Initiative, MIT; Principal Research Scientist, MIT CSAIL

Moderator: Ellen Nakashima, National Security Reporter, The Washington Post

11:30 - 12:00 PM            Live Demonstration: Ransomware and the Dark Web
Etay Maor, Executive Security Advisor, IBM
Srini Devadas, Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT CSAIL

Moderator: Tyler Mathisen, Co-Anchor, "Power Lunch" and "Nightly Business Report," CNBC

12:00 - 12:30 PM            Where Business and Cyberterror Collide: The View from the Justice Department
John Carlin, then-Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice

Moderator: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Co-Anchor, "Squawk Box," CNBC

12:35 - 1:55 PM             Luncheon

1:55 - 2:15 PM               Live Demonstration: The White Hat Hacker
David Kennedy, The White Hat Hacker; Founder, Principal Security Consultant, TrustedSec

2:15 - 2:45 PM              Mission Critical: Protecting What Makes our Country Run
Tom Fanning, President and CEO, The Southern Company
Dr. Tom Leighton, Founder and CEO, Akamai
Suzanne Spaulding, Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

Moderator: Jon Fortt, Co-Anchor, "Squawk Alley," CNBC

2:45 - 3:00 PM             Firestarter Presentation: Blockchain, Opal, and Enigma - The Arms Race in Cybersecurity
Alex Pentland, Director, Internet Trust Consortium; Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, MIT Media Lab

3:00 - 3:15 PM              Coffee Break

3:15 - 3:45 PM              Keynote Presentation
Sarah Bloom Raskin, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Brief Q&A following presentation with Tyler Mathisen, Co-Anchor, "Power Lunch" and "Nightly Business Report," CNBC

3:45 - 4:15 PM             Mission Critical: Securing the Global Financial System
Jeremy Allaire, Founder and CEO, Circle
Don Anderson, Senior Vice President and CIO, The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Stuart Madnick, John Norris Maguire Professor of Information Technologies, MIT Sloan School of Management; Professor of Engineering Systems, MIT School of Engineering

Moderator: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Co-Anchor, "Squawk Box," CNBC

4:15 - 4:45 PM             Solve, Share, Secure: Confronting an Evolving Threat
S. Leslie Ireland, Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Matt Olsen, Co-Founder and President, IronNet Cybersecurity; Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center
Howard Shrobe, Director, Cybersecurity@CSAIL; Principal Research Scientist, MIT CSAIL
Starnes Walker, Founding Director, University of Delaware Cybersecurity Initiative; Former CTO and Technical Director, Fleet Cyber Command and 10th Fleet, US Navy

Moderator: David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times

4:45 - 6:30 PM Reception @ Kresge Auditorium