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2022 ASPEN CYBER SUMMIT

The 8th annual event featured in-person keynotes and panels at The 92nd Street Y, New York.

9:00 A.M.

Opening Remarks

9:05 A.M.

Opening Keynote: The Reality of Today’s Digital Threat

Rob Silvers, Under Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security

with Aruna Viswanatha, Senior Reporter, Wall Street Journal

9:30 A.M.

Combating Cybercrime: Ransomware and Virtual Currency Regulation

After a steady rise in ransomware attacks, governments have started to focus on one of the lifelines of cybercrime: virtual currency. Government officials will discuss the steps they have taken to curb the illicit uses of virtual currency and enforce know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules, while not constraining innovation in the financial sector.

Eun Young Choi, Director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, Department of Justice
Megan Stifel, Chief Strategy Officer, Institute for Security and Technology
Heather Trew, Counselor to the General Counsel for Virtual Assets, Department of the Treasury

with Jeff Greene, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Programs, Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute

10:10 A.M.

Cyber Lessons Learned from the War in Ukraine

10:50 A.M.

Morning Break

11:45 A.M.

The Frontlines of Consumer Protection: Privacy, Data Security, and Civil Rights

Law enforcement officials are more important than ever in protecting the information security and privacy interests of individuals, including the sensitive data we all entrust to companies and governments. Federal, state, and civil society leaders will share what they are doing (or should be doing) to protect the public from cyber attacks and consumer fraud.

Alvaro Bedoya, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General, State of New Jersey
Alexandra Givens, President & CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology

with Kashmir Hill, Tech Reporter, New York Times

12:25 P.M.

Space & Cyber - A Conversation with Jen Easterly and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jack Weinstein

From SolarWinds to ransomware to Ukraine to intellectual property theft, criminal actors and nation states have had a busy few years. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate will discuss the Bureau’s efforts to counter this malicious activity and what he sees on the horizon for 2023.

Paul Abbate, Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

with Aruna Viswanatha, Senior Reporter, Wall Street Journal

12:45 P.M.

Lunch: Concurrent Breakout Discussions (choose one)
IN PERSON ONLY

Midday Keynote: Protecting Critical Infrastructure

2:50 P.M.

Afternoon Break

4:35 P.M.

5:00 P.M.

Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute
Jeff Greene, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Programs, Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute

Three decades after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russian troops are now engaged in a land - and digital - war in Ukraine. Leading experts will discuss how the war has unfolded, what cyber threats have and have not materialized, and how public and private sector entities should think about preparing for and responding to cyber risk in the aftermath of the invasion.

Mieke Eoyang, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, Department of Defense
Oleh Derevianko, Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Vision Officer, ISSP
Gary Steele, President and Chief Executive Officer, Splunk Inc.

with Dina Temple-Raston, Host and Executive Producer, Click Here podcast and Senior Correspondent, The Record by Recorded Future

Personnel is Security: Finding Our Future Cyber Workers

11:05 A.M.

Cyber threats loom large, but many critical cybersecurity positions remain unfilled, leaving us all less secure. Leaders from government, the private sector, and civil society come together to discuss ongoing workforce development initiatives and their respective approaches to developing the workforce we need to address cyber threats.

Emilio Escobar, Chief Information Security Officer, Datadog
Craig Newmark, Founder, craigslist and craig newmark philanthropies
Camille Stewart Gloster, Deputy National Cyber Director for Technology and Ecosystem Security, Office of the National Cyber Director
Hugh Thompson, Managing Partner, Crosspoint Capital Partners

with Nicole Tisdale, Senior Advisor for Cyber Workforce and Education, Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute

People are (Not) the Weakest Link (brought to you by Forescout)
Intelligence Collaboration in a World of Converging Threats (brought to you by The Record by Recorded Future)
The Perfect Storm: A Fragile Supply Chain, Aging Infrastructure, and Rising Cyber Threats (brought to you by Paladin Capital Group)
Shaping the New Era of Cyber Transparency: Disclosures, Public-Private Collaboration, and More (brought to you by PwC)

1:40 P.M.

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was a wake-up call to many that much of our Nation’s critical infrastructure is vulnerable to attacks from criminals, not just nation states. The head of TSA and the CEO of a major pipeline company will discuss the steps they have taken individually and together to strengthen critical infrastructure cybersecurity.

Alan Armstrong, President & CEO, The Williams Companies, Inc.
David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration

with Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute

2:10 P.M.

Information Disorder and the 2022 Midterm Elections: A Post-Mortem

In the aftermath of the 2022 midterms, we'll examine the role of mis- and disinformation on truth and trust in elections. From foreign influence operations to domestic actors, the integrity of our democratic institutions is at stake.

Rik Ferguson, Vice President of Security Intelligence, Forescout
Yasmin Green, CEO, Jigsaw
Chris Krebs, Founding Partner, Krebs Stamos Group and Former Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

with Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute

3:00 P.M.

What is the role of intelligence in addressing cyber threats, and how does the intelligence community work across government lines and with the private sector? Leaders from key cyber centers in the nation’s intelligence community will share their views.

Morgan Adamski, Director, Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, National Security Agency
Andrew Boyd, Director, Center for Cyber Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
Laura Galante, Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center & the IC Cyber Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Bryan Vorndran, Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation

with Dina Temple-Raston, Host and Executive Producer, Click Here podcast and Senior Correspondent, The Record by Recorded Future

Cyber as an Intelligence Contest: US Intelligence Agencies on Cyber Threats

4:20 P.M.

Cyber Resilience

The idea of cyber “resilience” is not new, but it has taken on a new meaning in the wake of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine. Leaders from government and the private sector will discuss how the idea has evolved, what it means to them today, and how it should impact security going forward.

Adam Bromwich, Vice President R&D, Symantec, by Broadcom Software
Valerie Cofield, Chief Strategy Officer, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Sean Joyce, Principal, Global and US Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader and US Cyber, Risk and Regulatory Leader, PwC
Iranga Kahangama, Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience, Department of Homeland Security