FSP Cyber Frontier Summit

Agenda

8:30am Registration and Check In 
9:00am Welcome and FSP Introduction
May Birch, GNSI Future Strategist Program
9:05am Conference Introduction
Lily Shores, GNSI Future Strategist Program
9:15am
Prasant Mohapatra, PhD
Welcome Remarks
Prasant Mohapatra, PhD
Provost and Chief Academic Officer, University of South Florida
9:30am

Session 1

AI in Cybersecurity Operations: Enhancing Defense and Navigating Emerging Threats
Sean Foster

Sean Foster
Limited Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalys

Josh Potter

Josh Potter
Director of Special Operations, Threats and Strategic Program, ITility, Inc.

Sansi Pokharel

Sansi Pokharel
(Student Moderator)
University of South Florida

Yoan Hermida

Yoan Hermida
(Student Policy Proposal)
Graduate Student, University of South Florida
10:30am

SESSION 2

Zero Trust Architecture for Critical Infrastructure
Ebony Pierce

Ebony Pierce
Head of Cyber, TAK Product Center

Anne Ferrando-Klemet

Anne Ferrando-Klemet
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, University of South Florida

Regan Bossie

Regan Bossie
(Student Policy Proposal)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Connor Devanney

Connor Devanney
(Student Moderator), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

 

11:30am

 

Lunch Break

 
12:30pm

SESSION 3

Quantum Ready: Protecting Data in a Post-Quantum World
Roger Grimes

Roger Grimes
Data-Driven Defense Evangalist, KnowBe4

Jean-François Biasse

Jean-François Biasse, PhD
Professor, Mathematics & Statistics, University of South Florida

Kiarash Sedghi

Kiarash Sedghi
(Student Moderator)
Graduate Student, University of South Florida

Michael Dileonardo

Michael Dileonardo
(Student Policy Proposal)
University of South Florida
1:30pm

SESSION 4

Securing the Digital Economy: The Future of Trust and Transactions
Joe Blankenship

Joe Blankenship
Co-Founder, Chief Data Officer, Certus Core

Gabe Higgins

Gabe Higgins
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, BlockSpaces

Samhi Prabakhar

Samhi Prabhakhar
(Student Moderator)
University of South Florida

Alex Vu

Alex Vu
(Student Policy Proposal)
University of South Florida
2:45pm

SESSION 5

Digital Defense: The Intersection of Cyber Policy, Strategy and Modern Warfare
A policy discussion and Q&A featuring FSP students and the former Commander of United States Central Command.
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie

Special Guest Speaker
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie
Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute and The Florida Center for Cyber Security (Cyber Florida)

 

Justin Lecker

Student Moderator
Justin Lecker
University of South Florida



Sandra Malloy

Student Policy Proposal
Sandra Malloy
University of South Florida

 

4:00pm

 

Future Stategist Program Social Hour/Mixer
Light appetizers provided

 

 

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