A dynamic setting for game-changing ideas

Next year’s two-day summit will include a vibrant series of keynote presentations, panel discussions, fireside chats and briefings by cyber security practitioners and thought leaders operating at the very cutting edge of the industry.

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THE 2021 SUMMIT AGENDA

DAY ONE

Wednesday - October 27, 2021 - The Pendry, Baltimore, MD
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Closed Door NSA Private Briefing Threat Landscape for CISOs
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Conference Registration
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
GCIS Summit Welcome

Bob Ackerman, Founder, AllegisCyber Capital

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentation - The Rules of Persistent Engagement

General Paul Nakasone
Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director
National Security Agency

12:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Spotlight Session - State of The Market Town Hall: The CISO Call To Action
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Networking Luncheon Reception

Hosted By: Deloitte

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Keynote Presentation: The DHS Perspective On Cyber

Christopher Krebs
Director of the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Spotlight Presentation: Dodging Debacles: The Future Political Climate’s Impact on Cyber
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Afternoon Break
2:45 PM – 4:10 PM
Closed Door CISO Strategy Session: NDA Format, Invitation-Only
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Securing The Software Supply Chain
Moderator:
Katie Gray, Partner, In-Q-Tel

Panelists:
Anita D’Amico, CEO, CodeX
Kamal Shah (invited), CEO, StackRox

3:30 PM – 4:10 PM
Panel Discussion: Cyber Security & Social Media

Jim Zuffoletti, CEO, Safeguard Cyber

4:10 PM – 6:15 PM
Innovator’s Showcase – TED Talks From The Disrupt 8

CodeDX
Barac
News Guard
DT Privacy Project

6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Cocktail Reception
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Gala Dinner
Hosted by: The State of Maryland

DAY TWO

Thursday - October 28, 2021 - The Pendry, Baltimore, MD
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM
GCIS Opening Keynote

Alex Stamos
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Stanford University

9:10 AM to 9:45 AM
Keynote CISO Panel: Revolutionizing The Routine: Identifying CISO Issues in 2020 & Beyond
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Panel Discussion: Data Provence and the Weaponization of Data
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Spotlight Presentation: New Frontier in Cyber Threat Pre-Cognition

Karim Hijazi, CEO, Prevailion

10:40 AM – 11:10 PM
Morning Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10 AM – 11:40 PM
Panel Discussion: The Emergence of Continuous Controls Monitoring
Moderator:
Phil Venables, Senior Advisor and Member, Board of Directors, Goldman Sachs Bank USA

Panelists:
Nik Whitefield, CEO, Panaseer
Tim Eades, CEO, vArmour
Fred Kneip, CEO, CyberGRX

11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Panel Discussion: The Challenges of Securing Communications

Gregg Smith, CEO, Attila

12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Luncheon Reception

Hosted by: AllegisCyber Capital and DataTribe

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Luncheon Keynote Presentation: Understanding The New Era of CyberWar

Andy Greenberg, Author, Sandworm

1:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Coffee Break
1:50 PM to 2:20 PM
Panel Discussion: The IOT Automobile Threat Landscape
Moderator:
Terry Dunlap, Co-Founder, ReFirm Labs

Panelists:
Allianz

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Panel Discussion: New Strategies and Data Security
2:50 PM to 3:20 PM
Panel Discussion: CISO & The Board of Directors
Moderator:
Denise Zheng, Vice President, The Business Roundtable

Panelists:
Dave DeWalt, Board Member, Delta Airlines

3:20 PM to 3:45 PM
Afternoon Networking Break
3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
Panel Discussion: CISOs speak out on working with members of the board.
4:15 PM to 4:45 PM
Spotlight Presentation: CyberSecurity: An Insurer's Perspective
4:45 PM to 5:30 PM
Closing Fireside Chat: Cyber Security: A CEO's Perspective
5:30 PM
Closing Commentary
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Cocktail Reception