Agenda
11:05AM - 11:15AM ET
The Changing Ransomware Threat

Nathan Willigar
CISO, Maine
CISO, Maine

Charles Rote
Deputy CISO, Maine
Deputy CISO, Maine

Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
11:15AM - 11:25AM ET
How to Operationalize Cloud Security

William Patton
Solutions Engineering Manager - State and Local Government and Education, Wiz
Solutions Engineering Manager - State and Local Government and Education, Wiz
11:25AM - 11:45AM ET
How Cyber Procurement is Changing in 2025

Alberto Gonzalez
CIO, Idaho
CIO, Idaho

Moderator:
Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
11:45AM - 11:55AM ET
Moving From Reactive Threat Detection and Response to Proactive

Bianca Lankford
VP of Engineering & Security, Datadog
VP of Engineering & Security, Datadog

Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
11:55AM - 12:15PM ET
Footing the Bill for Cyber

Greg McCarthy
CISO, Boston
CISO, Boston

Michael Watson
CISO, Virginia
CISO, Virginia

Moderator:
Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
12:15PM - 12:35PM ET
The University-to-Government Training Pipeline

Tony Sauerhoff
CISO, Texas
CISO, Texas

Jason Snyder
CIO, Massachusetts
CIO, Massachusetts

Moderator:
Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
12:35PM - 12:45PM ET
The Cultural Mismatch of Higher Ed Cyber

Adam Mikeal
CISO, Texas A&M University
CISO, Texas A&M University

Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
12:45PM - 12:55PM ET
How Ransomware Defenses Are Changing

Rob Lalumondier
VP - NA Enterprise & Public Sector, Sophos
VP - NA Enterprise & Public Sector, Sophos
12:55PM - 1:05PM ET
Looking Ahead for Critical Infrastructure Cyber

RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
Senior Director - Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Senior Director - Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Jake Williams
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group
SVP - Modernization, Scoop News Group