Mission Ready in a Converged World, highlights the growing intersection of IT, OT, cyber operations, infrastructure security, and emerging technologies.

Wednesday, March 25 | IT/OT Convergence
Building the bridge between industrial systems and network infrastructure.

Thursday, March 26 | OSINT & Digital Forensics
Understanding the adversary through data.

Friday, March 27 | Cybersecurity
Operationalizing defense and readiness.

Explore the full conference agenda below. Visit the event website for additional CyberCon details.

Featured Speakers

Brad D. Smith

Marshall University President

GEN (Ret) Keith Alexander

Former Director NSA and First Commander, US Cyber Command

John Baker

Vice President, Executive Partner, Gartner Inc.

Chester “CJ” Maciag

VICEROY National Director and Director for Cyber-Spectrum Academic Engagement, OUSW (R&E)

Wednesday, March 25

IT/OT Convergence Day

Time	Topic	Name
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Keynote Address	John Baker \| Vice President, Executive Partner, Gartner Inc.
10:05 – 10:20 a.m.	OT Threat Hunting Pulse Check	Steven Long \| Co-Founder, UnRavl Technologies
10:25 – 10:55 a.m.	The Continuous State of Failure	Dr. Stephen Mancini \| Robert Morris University
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Railroad Maintenance Detection by Using Object Detection for Enhanced Safety	Dr. Husnu Narman \| Associate Professor, Marshall University Dr. Ammar Alzarrad \| Associate Professor, Marshall University
11:35 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.	AI Workforce Transformation Through Emotional Intelligence, Secure Design and Cognitive Trust Systems	Shahid Ali \| IT Systems Integration Specialist (Serving as AI Engineer), Marshall University
12:05 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.	Panel Discussion: Converged Environment, Converged Risk	Jim Ebeler \| Senior Director (Army) Technology and Mission Solution, Iron Bow Technologies LTC Randy Donathan \| Commander, 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion – Enhanced Richard J. Evanchec \| Interim Special Agent in Charge, FBI
1:55 – 2:25 p.m.	Securing the Cosmos: Protecting Space Systems with Cybersecurity Incident Response	Matt Shelton \| First Ascent Cyber Advisory
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.	Cybersecurity in Healthcare	LTC Seungho Kang \| Branch Chief, Army Protection Mission Assurance
3:20 – 3:50 p.m.	Cyberattacks and Weather	Sunny Wescott \| Chief Meteorologist – U.S. Department of Homeland Security – CISA
4:00 – 4:45 p.m.	Mission Ready in a Converged World	Harry Wingo \| SVP, Circadence Corporation / Former Deputy National Cyber Director
End of Day	Please join us for our Tech Connect Reception @ Sip Downtown Brasserie

Thursday, March 26

OSINT/Cyber Forensics Day

Time	Topic	Name
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Keynote Address	Chester “CJ” Maciag \| VICEROY National Director and Director for Cyber-Spectrum Academic Engagement within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E))
10:05 – 10:20 a.m.	Converting OSINT Into the Language of Finance & Controls	Dr. James Palazzolo \| Eastern Michigan University
10:25 – 10:40 a.m.		Josh Spence \| CTO & Co-Founder, Stitch AI
11:10 – 11:40 a.m.	Human Centered AI in Digital Forensics: Keeping the Expert in the Loop	Will Arnett \| Alias Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics
11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Data Analytics and Cybersecurity for Energy Resilience in Southeast Texas	Dr. Helen Lou \| Lamar University – Professor, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Director, Center for Data Analytics and Cybersecurity (CDAC)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 – 2:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion	Tammy Hawkins \| VP, Business Information Security Information (BISO), Intuit Erick Lee \| VP, Technical Information Security Organization, Intuit
2:10 – 2:55 p.m.	Threat Intelligence is for Everyone!	George Urling \| West Virginia Fusion Center, Intelligence Analyst
2:55 – 3:10 p.m.	Cyber-Resilience Resource Center	Michael Starling \| Teaching Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Department of Management Information Systems and Supply Chain, WVU
3:15 – 4:00 p.m.	Analyzing SQLite Write-Ahead Logs and Transaction History	Damien Attoe \| Director of Professional Services, Spyder Forensics LLC
End of Day	Please join us for our Intel Connect Reception @ Summit

Friday, March 27

Cybersecurity Day

Date	Topic	Name
9 – 10:00 a.m.	Keynote Panel	Brad Smith \| President, Marshall University GEN (Ret) Keith Alexander \| Former Director NSA and First Commander, US Cyber Command
10:05 – 10:20 a.m.	The future of penetration testing in the AI age	Daniel Knight \| CEO, Vulnetic Inc.
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.	AI: Making Us Efficient, Lazy… or Just Efficiently Lazy?	Dr. Arsh Arora \| Lead Cyber Incident Response, McKesson Cybersecurity Heather Papoulis \| Federal Solutions Representative, Reversing Labs
11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.	The Value and Growth of Experiential Learning in Cyber Security	Ann Stocks and Salwa Rafee – IBM
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion: Women in Tech	Bezawit Sumner \| CISO and Sr. Director of Security & Compliance, CRISP Shared Services Maria Thompson \| Public Sector Executive Strategist, Wiz Dr. Char Sample \| Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Marshall University Ericka Johnson \| Partner, Nelson and Mullins Tammy Hawkins \| VP, Business Information Security Information (BISO), Intuit Alexandria Donathan \| Executive Director, Institute for Cyber Security, Marshall University
2:05 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.	The Missing Link: Cognitive Condition – How Smart Esports are Changing Operations	Jessica Gulick \| Founder, PlayCyber – US Cyber Games
2:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.	Future of Cybersecurity – Imagining the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Through the Lens of Neurotechnologies	DeBrae Kennedy-Mayo \| Faculty of Law & Ethics in the Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Pentest Reporting Doesn’t Have to Suck!	Zach Tackett \| Security Consultant, Secure Ideas
End of Day	Please join us for our Closing Celebration Reception @ La Fontaine’s Rooftop Lounge