Join two days of collaborating on cyber policy and applying solutions in airport environments. Engaging keynote sessions, expert panels, and policy writing sessions will advance airport cyber resilience.
Day 1
Registration and Light Breakfast
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Dr. Wanda T. Jones-Heath : Principal Cyber Advisor for the Department of the Air Force
Panel - Aviation Cyber – National Security: Where Policy Is Falling Behind
9:00 - 9:45AM
Panelists:
Moderator: Lucian Niemeyer: CEO, Building Cyber Security
Donald “Donnie” Bogert : Network and Data Security Manager, Maryland Dept. of Transportation (MDOT)
Mario Zuniga : Capability Area Lead for Weapon Systems and Critical Infrastructure, MITRE Cyber Physical Systems
Fred Gordy: Technical Director, Building Cyber Security
Ray Secrest: Sr. Manager, Information Security, Tampa International Airport
Christopher Bidwell: Senior Vice President, Security for Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA)
Technical Panel - “What Does ‘Resilient Airport’ Actually Mean?”
9:45 - 10:30AM
Panelists:
Moderator: Lucian Niemeyer: CEO, Building Cyber Security
Jeffrey Johnson: Acting Director, Office of Infrastructure Services Airport Technology, Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport
Dr. Jose M. Fernandez: Senior Partner, Bastionnage
Dr. Char Sample: Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Marshall University
Brian Cobb: Chief Innovation Officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
Marcia Deppen: Interim Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security
Coffee Break
10:30 - 10:45AM
Day 1 : Industry-Led Breakout Sessions
11:00 - 12:30 PM
11:00 - 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 - 1:30PM
Keynote
1:30 - 2:15
Nick Andersen: Acting Director, CISA
Break
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Town Hall
4:00 - 4:30 PM
Hosted by:
Lucian Niemeyer: CEO, Building Cyber Security
Major General George Franz : U.S. Army, (Ret.), Executive Operations Director, Global Cyber Practice, MANTECH
Defend The Airport Networking & Cocktail Reception Hosted by CMA Technology Inc.
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Day 2
Breakfast and Registration
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Opening Remarks
8:30- 8:45 AM
Chris Hollifield: CEO, Technology Advancement Center (TAC)
Panel - Military Airfield Threats and Vulnerabilities in Cyberspace (unclassified)
8:45 - 9:25 AM
Panelists:
Ms. Tanya R. Fox Ortiz: Division Chief for Mission Support at the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3) DoD-Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Collaborative Information Sharing Environment (DCISE)
David Rodski: Special Agent – FBI ALAC/Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport
Jeff Hartman: Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
Personnel: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Jay Carrigan, Transportation Senior Executive serving as the TSA Senior Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation (TSA)
Moderator: Chris Hollifield, CEO, Technology Advancement Center (TAC)
Break
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Keynote
10:00 - 10:40 AM
Mr. John J. Garstka: Director, Cyber Warfare, OUSW Acquisition & Sustainment U.S. Department of War
Day 2 : Industry-Led Breakout Session Presentations
Breakout Session Presentation 1: Airport Infrastructure: Challenges, Preparedness, and Awareness & TAC Tech Vendor Highlights with TAC CTO Yonald Chery
10:45 - 11:05 AM
Breakout Session Presentation 2: Crisis Simulation Workshop: Navigating Cyber Threats in Critical Infrastructure
11:05 - 11:25AM
Breakout Session Presentation 3: Defending the Airport with the World’s Best AI Hacker: NodeZero
11:25 - 11:45AM
Lunch
11:45 - 12:45PM
Strategic and Policy Panel - “Securing the Future Airspace: Drones, Wireless, and Emerging Threats”
12:45 - 1:30
Panelists:
Moderator :
E.J. von Schaumburg: Founding Board Member, Building Cyber Security (BCS)
David Rodski: Special Agent – FBI ALAC/Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport
Douglas P. Lindsey, Jr., FEMA COML III: Wireless Communications Manager, Maryland Aviation Administration Airport Technology & Innovation
Brian Cobb: Chief Innovation Officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
Personnel: Digital Global Systems
Breakout Session Presentation - Seeing What's There: Passive Discovery and Defense of Airport OT Networks
1:30 - 1:50 PM
Breakout Session Presentation 5 - Clear the Spectrum: RF Management for Airport Security
1:50 - 2:10 PM
Breakout Session Presentation 6 - Cyber Warfare and Intelligence in the Maryland Air National Guard
2:10 - 2:30 PM
Town Hall
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Hosted by:
Lucian Niemeyer: CEO, Building Cyber Security
Major General George Franz : U.S. Army, (Ret.), Executive Operations Director, Global Cyber Practice, MANTECH
