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Summer Summit
— Wednesday, June 28, 2023 —

The Cyber Initiatives Group (CIG) is an organization of cyber leaders with deep public and private sector experience who work together toward a more secure cyber future.

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Summit Agenda

12:00p – 12:15p              Hello and Welcome

12:15p – 12:45p              How the Good Guys and the Bad Guys are Really Using AI
 

                                                       Christopher Ahlberg, Co-Founder & CEO, Recorded Future

                                                       Chris Krebs, Partner, Krebs-Stamos Group, former CISA Director 

                                                       The Hon. Susan Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, ODNI 

                                                       Dr. Courtney Crosby, Director of AI Special Missions, Booz Allen 

 

12:45p – 1:15p                Behind-the-Scenes of the Volt Typhoon Alert & What it Means for Business
 

                                                       Kelly Bissell, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft

                                                       Moderator: Rick Ledgett, Former Deputy Director, NSA

                                                      

 

1:15p – 1:45p                 The Impact of Cyber-Propelled Disinformation / Influence
 

                                                       Glenn Gerstell, former General Counsel, National Security Agency

                                                       Paul Lekas, SVP for Global Public Policy and Government Affair, Software & Information Industry Assoc

                                                       Lee Foster, Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

 

1:45p – 2:15p                 Strategies for Cyber Partner Capacity Building
 

                                                       Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (Ret.), Former Executive Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission

                                                       Jim Langevin, Former United States Representative, Rhode Island 

 

2:15p – 2:45p                 A Check-in on CISA’s Ransomware Pilots

                                                       Matt Hayden, Former Asst Sec of Homeland Security for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy

                                                       Brandon Wales, Executive Director, CISA

 

2:45p – 3:00p                  Thank you

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Summit Speakers
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The Hon. Susan Gordon

Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence

CIG Principal

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Congressman Jim Langevin (D)

Chair, House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems (CITI)

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Christopher Krebs

Founding Partner, Krebs Stamos Group

CIG Principal

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Mark Montgomery

Former Executive Director, U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission

CIG Principal

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Kelly Bissell 

Corporate Vice President, Microsoft

CIG Principal

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Glenn Gerstell

Former General Counsel, NSA

CIG Principal

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Rick Ledgett 

Former Deputy Director, NSA

CIG Principal

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Dr. Courtney Crosby

Director of AI Special Missions, Booz Allen

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Lee Foster 

Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins 

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Christopher Ahlberg

Co-founder & CEO, Recorded Future

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Paul Lekas

SVP, Software & Information Industry Association

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Summit Hosts
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Suzanne Kelly Co-host

CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief

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Matt Hayden Co-host

Former A/S of Homeland Security for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy

CIG Principal

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