The Executive Cybersecurity Summit

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2019 Executive UMD Cybersecurity Summit

April 4-5, 2019
The Hotel at the University of Maryland, College Park


Opening Remarks
Wallace D. Loh, President of the University of Maryland

Keynote Speaker
Rick Ledgett, Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency

Featured Speaker
Steve Verber, Deputy Executive Director, Office of the Deputy Chief Information Officer; and Operations Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Featured Speaker
Major General Linda L. Singh, The Adjutant General of Maryland

Featured Speaker
Grant Schneider, Federal Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Director of Cybersecurity Policy, National Security Council

Featured Speaker
Jim Rosenthal, CEO Blue Voyant, and Former Chief Operating Officer at Morgan Stanley

Featured Speaker
Dutch Ruppersberger, US House of Respresentatives, Maryland's 2nd District

Featured Speaker
Debora Plunkett, Senior Fellow, Harvard Belfer Center; Former Director of NSA's Information Assurance Directorate

Featured Speaker
Curt Dukes, Executive Vice President, Center for Internet Security

The University of Maryland will be convening the first annual Executive Cybersecurity Summit at The Hotel at Maryland from April 4 and 5. The Summit will be an intensive two-day experience with keynote addresses from government officials, industry leaders, and academic experts including Rick Ledgett, Deborah Plunkett, Jim Rosenthal, Dana Priest, and Curt Dukes. The summit offers a unique, interactive learning opportunity that combines the latest industry research with practical relevance. It will be led by renowned University of Maryland faculty, senior policymakers, and cybersecurity experts. These experts will brief you on the evolving cyber threat landscape, threat detection, risk management and more so that you will be able to maneuver your organization appropriately to keep ahead of cyber threats. Here are some of the confirmed speakers and the agenda