2025 Agenda
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
Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:30 - 9:30
Gregg Smith – CEO, Technology Advancement Center (TAC) and Sen. Katie Hester – Maryland State Senator
SESSION
Operational risk with a focus on cyber resilience
9:30 - 10:05
Luci Holemans – FAA Air Traffic Organization, Executive Cybersecurity Advisor | O.T. Gagnon III (Ollie) – Chief Homeland Security Advisor, Executive Director, INL Resilience Optimization Center
SESSION
Keynote Speaker
10:05 - 11:00
John J. Garstka – Director of Cyber Warfare Directorate, OSD Acquisition and Sustainment
BREAK
11:00 - 11:10
LIVE Airport Exploit
Disable the Defenses – What might happen if attackers can disable surveillance and open security gates at will?It Won't Shut Off? It Won't Shut OFF! – Is the airport fuel system vulnerable to attack? How might that happen?
11:10 - 11:40
SESSION
Using AI to Improve Critical Aviation Infrastructure Resiliency
11:45 - 12:15
Noel Zamot – Advisor Mass Autonomy, Mass Department of Transportation
Lunch and LIVE Airport Exploit
Put Out the Light – What dangers do planes face when attackers cut landing lights at the wrong time?
12:15 -13:15
SESSION
The CyberSecurity Federal Landscape: Paper Presentation
13:25 - 14:00
Mark Montgomery, RADM, USN (Ret.) – Senior Director and Senior Fellow, FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation | Jiwon Ma – Senior Policy Analyst, FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation
SESSION
Panel : CSC 2.0 Follow Up: Identifying Resources and Expertise for Airport Managers
14:00 - 14:45
Joshua Steinman – Co-Founder and CEO of Galvanick
Emmett Moore III – CEO and Founder of Red Trident Inc.
Alison King – VP of Government Affairs, Forescout Technologies.
Dan Van Wagenen – CTO, Minerva Cyber Technologies
Matt Hayden – Vice President, Intelligence and Homeland Security Division, GDIT
Moderated by Lucian Niemeyer -CEO of Building Cyber Security
Collaboration and LIVE Airport Exploit
Flood with the Fishes – What risks does an insecure water feature in the airport pose?
14:45 - 15:30
SESSION
State of Industrial Cybersecurity in Airports
15:30 - 16:00
Kam Chumley–Soltani – Director, OT Solutions Engineering & Strategy, U.S. Public Sector
SESSION
Airport Policy & Cyber Gap Discussion - Townhall
16:00 - 16:30
Moderated by Lucian Niemeyer -CEO of Building Cyber Security and Daryl Haegley – Technical Director, DAF Control Systems Cyber Resiliency and Cyber Resiliency Office For Control Systems (CROCS)
Defend The Airport Networking & Cocktail Reception
16:30 - 18:30
Day 2
Light Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30
Opening Remarks
8:30 - 8:45
Dr. Wanda T. Jones-Heath, Principal Cyber Advisor for the Department of the Air Force, comprised of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
SESSION
Achievement Through Partnerships
8:45 - 9:30
Anthony J. DiPietro – Technical Director, Defense Critical Infrastructure, National Security Agency
SESSION
Keynote Speaker: Defending the Forgotten Gates: Cyber Resilience for Smaller and Private Airports
9:30 – 10:15
Mary O’Brien, Lt Gen USAF (Ret.) – CEO, Mary O’Brien Strategies
LIVE Airport Exploit
Baggage is Down – What are the cascading effects of disrupting or disabling the airport baggage handling system?
10:15 - 10:45
Crisis Simulation Workshop
SESSION
Commercial Airport Panel
10:55 -11:55
Eric Bowerman – AVP Cybersecurity Information Technology Services, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Madison Strong – Information Security Analyst/Cybersecurity Coordinator, Tulsa International Airports Improvement Trust
Moderated by Lucian Niemeyer -CEO of Building Cyber Security
SESSION
Securing Ticket to Takeoff: A Fireside Chat with Elizabeth Wharton
12:00 - 12:30
Steve Luczynski, Pilot / Board Chair, Aerospace Village and Elizabeth Wharton – Founder Silver Key Strategies
SESSION
Exposing Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Lighting Control Systems
13:00 – 13:30
Fred Gordy – National Practice Lead, Building Cybersecurity & Integrated Design & Advisory, SIS Group
SESSION
Flight Path to Resilience: A Whole-of-Nation Approach to Aviation Cyber Defense
13:30 -14:30
Dr. Wanda T. Jones-Heath, Principal Cyber Advisor for the Department of the Air Force, comprised of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
Spencer R. Fisher – Chief Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Michael J. Frank -Deputy Chief Technology Officer, DON CIO
Brian Scott – Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director for Cyber Policy & Programs, Office of the National Cyber Director, Executive Office of the President
Daryl Haegley – Technical Director, DAF Control Systems Cyber Resiliency and Cyber Resiliency Office For Control Systems (CROCS)
Collaboration and LIVE Airport Exploit
Blind as a Bat? Nope It’s Worse – What is the risk of a cyber-attack targeting the RADAR approach control system?
14:30 - 15:00
SESSION
Counter UAS and Zero Trust for Airports
15:00 - 15:30
Glen Gulyas – President, Available Networks
SESSION
Airport Policy & Cyber Gap Discussion - Townhall
15:30 - 16:15
Moderated by Lucian Niemeyer -CEO of Building Cyber Security and Daryl Haegley – Technical Director, DAF Control Systems Cyber Resiliency and Cyber Resiliency Office For Control Systems (CROCS)
Thank you to our flight crew
Participating Organizations
