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Winter Summit

1-4P
— Wednesday, December 10, 2025 —

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.

Summit Agenda

Agenda subject to change.

1:00p - 1:10p  /  Welcome / Top of Mind with Teresa Shea
1:10p - 1:20p  /  Top of Mind with Jennifer Ewbank

Jennifer Ewbank, former Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation

1:20p - 1:30p  /  Live from Israel & Cyber Week

With Mark Montgomery, Former Executive Director, U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission

1:30p - 2:00p  /  A Candid Conversation with CISA Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala​
  • MODERATOR: Matt Hayden, Former A/S for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy, DHS

 
2:00p - 2:15p / The Convergence of Fraud and National Security
  • Kelly Bissell, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft

  • MODERATOR: Suzanne Kelly, CEO & Publisher of The Cipher Brief

2:15p - 2:30p /  Vetting Remote Workers / A Case Study from M&T Bank
  • Rick Ledgett, Independent Board Member, M&T & Former Deputy Director, NSA

  • MODERATOR: Suzanne Kelly

 

2:30p - 3:00p  /  China: A Board Primer ​
  • John Carlin, Cipher Brief Expert, Partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

  • Laura Galante, Principal, WestExec Advisors

  • Rick Ledgett, Independent Board Member, M&T & Former Deputy Director, NSA

  • MODERATOR: Matt Hayden

3:00p - 3:45p  /  CIG Principal’s Huddle ​

National Cybersecurity policy, Quantum, Data Sovereignty and Platform Security, Public-Private Sector Forecast

  • John Carlin, Cipher Brief Expert, Partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

  • Lt. Gen. Mike Groen (Ret.), Former Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center

  • Kelly Bissell, CVP, Microsoft

  • Gloria Glaubman, Senior Cyber Advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo from 2023 to 2025

  • Laura Galante, Principal, WestExec Advisors

  • Rick Ledgett, Former Deputy Director of NSA

  • Gary Corn, Director of the Technology, Law, & Security Program, American University

  • Matt Hayden

3:45p - 4:00p  /  A 2026 Cyber Investment Forecast​
  • Phil Venables, Ballistic Ventures

  • MODERATOR: Suzanne Kelly

Thank you. Find out how to get involved at 

www.cyberinitiativesgroup.com

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR

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