In-Person/Virtual Event Features More than 30 Federal, State and Local Experts
March 05, 2024 – Billington CyberSecurity:
WHAT
More than 30 cyber leaders from states and cities—including California, Dallas, Maryland, New York, Vermont, DC, Chicago, New Jersey, and North Dakota—will share key insights about how to avert cyber threats in the wake of recent attacks at the state and local level during the inaugural Billington CyberSecurity’s State and Local CyberSecurity Summit. Taking place on March 19-20 in Washington, DC as well as virtually, the two-day summit will convene senior cyber leaders to discuss protecting state and local governments from cyberattacks by exploring topics such as AI, safeguarding intellectual property from China, ransomware, cybercriminals, and more.
WHEN
March 19-20, 2024. Check agenda for times.
WHO
More than 30 cyber leaders will be sharing cyber solutions and learnings, including:
Vitaliy Panych, CISO, State of California
Nancy Rainosek, State Chief Information Security Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources
Colin Ahern, Chief Cyber Officer, State of New York
Katie Savage, Secretary, CIO, Maryland Department of IT
Bill Zielinski, CIO, City of Dallas
Dr. Brian Gardner, Chief Technology & Information Security Officer, City of Dallas
Michael Geraghty, Director, NJCCIC, State of New Jersey
Nishant Shah, Senior Advisor for Responsible AI, State of Maryland
Josiah Raiche, Director of Artificial Intelligence, State of Vermont
Bruce Coffing, CISO, City of Chicago
Montae Brockett, Deputy CIO, CISO, DC’s Department of Health Care Finance
Michael Gregg, CISO, State of North Dakota
Steven Hernandez, CISO, Department of Education
Bess Mitchell, Chief, Grant Operations, DHS
Thomas K. Billington, CEO, Billington CyberSecurity
WHERE
National Press Club
529 14th St NW, Washington, DC
The summit has limited seating and is also being offered virtually.
WHY
State and local governments and the critical infrastructure they support are facing significant cyber-attacks. In the last year, the state of Illinois, the city of Dallas, and the Los Angeles Unified School District have experienced cyber-attacks that impacted their day-to-day operations over multiple weeks. The summit brings together leaders to discuss issues and solutions for state and local government entities.
HOW
Credentialed working media are invited to cover in person or online. All sessions are open to the press except the workshops that precede the event on March 19 and the roundtables at lunch on March 20. Reporters are encouraged to register in advance to cover the event at https://whova.com/portal/registration/ssle_202403/.
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