Cyber Beacon is the annual flagship conference of the College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) at National Defense University (NDU). The event brings together leaders and experts from across public and private sectors to discuss today’s most pressing national security challenges related to the cyberspace domain.
National Leadership
Understanding Dynamics
World Class Experts
Diverse Perspectives
Networking and Collaboration
Leading in Education
Enabling Interaction
The Honorable Jim Langevin (D-RI) will receive the National Defense University Foundation President’s Award for Significant Contributions to National Security. Congressman Langevin is recognized for his steadfast support of cybersecurity education in national defense education, and for his longstanding leadership on cyber and professional military education.
Agenda
October 6th, 2022
0700 – 0800 Registration 0815 Opening Remarks
0830 – 0900 Morning Keynote
Rob Knake, Deputy National Cyber Director for Budget and Policy, Office of the National Cyber Director
0900 – 1030 Ukraine and other Recent Campaigns
- Jayce Nichols, Vice President, Threat Intelligence, Mandiant
- Michael Warner, Ph.D., Command Historian at U.S. Cyber Command
- Aaron Brantley, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Tech4Humanity Lab at Virginia Tech
- Trey Herr, Ph.D., Director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative under the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab)
1100 – 1230 Intelligence, Persistence, and Strategy
- Emily Goldman, Ph.D., U.S. Cyber Command
- Jon Lindsay, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy at the Georgia Institute
- Dave Aitel, Cordyceps System Thomas Rid, Ph.D., Professor of Strategic Studies and founding director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
1230 – 1330 Lunch
1300 – 1330 Lunch Keynote
Congressman Langevin, Recipient, National Defense University Foundation President’s Award for Significant Contributions to National Security
1330 – 1500 Capabilities and Arsenal Management
- Sophia D’Antoine, Managing Partner, Margin Research
- Alexei Bulazel (Former NSC, now industry)
1530 – 1700 Managing Challenges of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
Perri Adams, Program Manager, DARPAChristopher Cleary, Principal Cyber Advisor, Department of the Navy • Michael Klipstein (OSD)
1700 – 1800 Reception