Agenda
8:30AM - 9:30AM ET
Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:35AM - 9:50AM ET
U.S. Military Adoption of Zero Trust

Dr. Wanda Jones-Heath
Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of Air Force
Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of Air Force

Anne Marie Schumann
Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of the Navy
Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of the Navy

Imran Umar
VP, Zero Trust, Booz Allen
VP, Zero Trust, Booz Allen

Moderator:
Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
9:50AM - 10:00AM ET
Armor Up: Strengthening Mobile Security with Zero-Trust Strategies

Jared Shepard
President & CEO, Hypori
President & CEO, Hypori

Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
10:00AM - 10:15AM ET
CISA as a Force Multiplier

Shelly Hartsook
Acting Associate Director, Cybersecurity Division, CISA
Acting Associate Director, Cybersecurity Division, CISA

Wilson Patton
Solutions Architect, Trellix
Solutions Architect, Trellix

Moderator:
Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
10:15AM - 10:30AM ET
Never Trust, Always Verify

Tamanu Lowkie
CISO Zero Trust Assistant Lead, Office of the CIO/CISO, Dept. of the Navy
CISO Zero Trust Assistant Lead, Office of the CIO/CISO, Dept. of the Navy

Ehud Itshaki
Principal Program Manager, Identity, Microsoft
Principal Program Manager, Identity, Microsoft

Moderator:
Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
10:30AM - 10:40AM ET
Finding the Signal in the Noise: Context-Driven Cloud Security

Anthony Belfiore
Chief Strategy & Security Officer, Wiz
Chief Strategy & Security Officer, Wiz
10:40AM - 10:55AM ET
Countdown On: 2027 Zero Trust Implementation within DOD

Col. Gary Kipe
Chief of Staff, Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, DOD
Chief of Staff, Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, DOD

Dr. John Sahlin
VP for Cyber Solutions, GDIT
VP for Cyber Solutions, GDIT

Moderator:
Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
10:55AM - 11:05AM ET
Federal Zero Trust Maturity: From Backburner to Afterburner

Scottie Ray
Head of Solutions Engineering, Public Sector, Cloudflare
Head of Solutions Engineering, Public Sector, Cloudflare
11:05AM - 11:20AM ET
Networks & Zero Trust

Cherilyn Pascoe
Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, NIST
Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, NIST

Paul Selby
CISO, Dept. of Energy
CISO, Dept. of Energy

Adam Clater
Chief Architect, Civilian Agencies, Red Hat
Chief Architect, Civilian Agencies, Red Hat

Moderator:
Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
11:20AM - 11:30AM ET
Enabling a Common Operating Picture for Zero Trust

Chris Townsend
VP of Sales, Public Sector, Elastic
VP of Sales, Public Sector, Elastic
11:30AM - 11:40AM ET
Critical Infrastructure Cyber Threats

Suneel Cherukuri
CISO, District of Columbia
CISO, District of Columbia
11:40AM - 11:50AM ET
The Federal-Small Business Nexus: Catalyzing Zero Trust Through Innovation and Collaboration

Kenice Middleton
Managing Partner, TWW Enterprises
Managing Partner, TWW Enterprises

Greg Otto
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
Editor-in-Chief, CyberScoop
11:50AM - 12:00PM ET
Winning the Race Against Cyber Risk by Accelerating Zero Trust

Justin Wilkins
VP of Federal Engineering, Varonis
VP of Federal Engineering, Varonis
12:00PM - 12:10PM ET
Interoperability with Zero Trust

Mark Canter
CISO, GAO
CISO, GAO
12:10PM - 12:20PM ET
Protecting the Information Network

Cynthia Kaiser
Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI
Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI
12:20PM - 12:25PM ET
Closing Remarks & Welcome to Lunch

Goldy Kamali
Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
12:25PM - 1:30PM ET
Lunch & Networking