2024 Program

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

PROGRAM

8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m

REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Sponsored byÌýHYCU, Inc. (Backed by Bain Capital Ventures)ÌýIDA Ireland, & Recorded Future

8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

INVOCATION, WELCOME, AND OPENING REMARKS

Invocation: Father Donald A. MacMillan, S.J., Chaplain, Boston College High School

Professor Kevin R. Powers, J.D., Founder & Director, M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance Programs, Boston College

Jodi Cohen
, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Boston Division

Odette Lienau,
Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean and Professor of Law, Boston College Law School

9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The Honorable Paul M. Abbate, FBI Deputy Director

9:50 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

BREAK & REFRESHMENTS

Sponsored by Sophos, Blue Mantis, iProov & Jones Day

10:05 a.m.–11:05 a.m.

SPEAKER

Lieutenant General Kevin B. Kennedy, U.S. Air Force, Commander, Sixteenth Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber, and Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

11:10 a.m.–12:10 p.m.

PANEL DISCUSSION

“Cybersecurity: Understanding & Maximizing Government & Private Industry Partnershipsâ€

Moderator:

Lisa Ropple, Partner and Practice Leader, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Group, Jones Day

Panel:

John C. Demers, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Boeing

Keri Pearlson, D.B.A., Executive Director, Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan – The Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (IC)3, MIT Sloan School of Management

David D’Addio, Trial Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – Boston; Adjunct Faculty Member, M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance Program, Boston College

Erin Joe, Senior Executive Cybersecurity Readiness, OCISO, Google Cloud

Mark Sutton, Managing Director and Chief Information Security Officer, Bain Capital

Chester Wisniewski, Director & Global Field Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Sophos

12:10 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

CLOSING REMARKS & NETWORKING SESSION

Sponsored by Google Mandiant, Goodwin, Thrive & Guidehouse

Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres

2024 Boston Cyber Security Conference

Video Recordings

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Keynote Address


ÌýBryan A. Vorndran
Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Cyber Division)Ìý

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Fireside Chat |ÌýCybersecurity - State of Affairs


Moderator:

Professor Kevin R. Powers, J.D.
ÌýFounder & Director, M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance Programs, Boston College

Guest:

Lieutenant General Kevin B. Kennedy, U.S. Air Force
Commander, Sixteenth Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber, and Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

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