OPENING DAY: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 

 

2:00p – 5:00p

REGISTRATION OPEN

The Cumberland Room

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5:00p – 5:15p

A CIPHER BRIEF WELCOME

The Cloister Ballroom

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5:15p – 6:00p

ISRAEL AT WAR

A special section with Cipher Brief Experts

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6:00p – 6:30p

UKRAINE'S FIGHT TO SURVIVE

A Virtual Event

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Oksana Markarova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plemipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States

Moderated by Paul Kolbe, Former Director, The Intelligence Project at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

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6:30p – 7:15p

COCKTAILS ON THE TERRACE 

The Black Banks Terrace

Sponsored by Accenture

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DAY TWO: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8  

All Sessions Are In The Cloister Room 

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8:00a – 12:00p

REGISTRATION ROOM OPEN

The Cumberland Room 

Sponsored by the Cyber Initiatives Group

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9:00a – 9:30p

A 'LIVE AUDIENCE' COVER STORIES PODCAST RECORDING

With Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.), Former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO

and Cover Stories podcast show and host, Bill Harlow

The Cloister Ballroom

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9:30a – 10:00a

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHO'S ONSTAGE. IT'S ABOUT WHO'S IN THE ROOM

A Cipher Brief Welcome

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10:00a – 10:30a

A SOBERING ASSESSMENT OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE & WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT 'CONFLICT'

Live from London

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General David Petraeus (Ret.), Former Director of the CIA

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly, CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

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10:30a – 11:00a

A FUTURE VIEW OF CHINA

A Morning Keynote Address

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Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.), Vice Chair Global Affairs, The Carlyle Group

Moderated by Jamie Tarabay, Reporter, Bloomberg 

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11:00a – 11:50a

A CYBER EXERCISE: AN ESCALATION IN TAIWAN

An Off-The-Record Session

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With CIG Introduction by Geoff Brown, Former CISO, City of New York

An exercise led by RADM Mark Montgomery (Ret.), former Executive Director, U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission

WITH: 

The Hon. Susan Gordon, former PDDNI, ODNI

Kelly Bissell, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft

Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty (Ret.), Sr. Executive Advisor, Booz Allen

Stu Solomon, President, Recorded Future

Lt. Gen. Michael Groen (Ret.), former director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, DoD

Glenn Gerstell, former General Counsel, NSA

Sponsored by The Cyber Initiatives Group

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11:50a – 12:15p

CYBER EXERCISE DEBRIEF: THE FALLOUT OF A TAIWAN INVASION

The Hon. Susan Gordon, former PDDNI, ODNI

Iranga Kahangama, Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Risk, Infrastructure

and Resilience, DHS

RADM Mark Montgomery (Ret.), former Executive Director, U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission

Moderated by Matt Hayden, Vice President, Cyber & Emerging Threats, Intelligence and Homeland Security Division, GDIT 

Sponsored by The Cyber Initiatives Group

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12:15p – 12:35p

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE THREATS TO U.S. INDUSTRY & THE HOMELAND

A Fireside Chat

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Mike Casey, Director, National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC)

Moderated by Greg Myre, National Security Correspondent, NPR

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12:35p – 1:30p

NETWORKING LUNCH ON THE TERRACE

Sponsored by AWS

The Cloister Ballroom

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1:30p – 1:50p

INTELLIGENCE & DIPLOMACY: A NEW MODEL FOR A NEW ERA

An Afternoon Keynote Address

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with Brett Holmgren, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence & Research

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1:50p – 2:20p

NAVIGATING SHIFTING SANDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

An 'Around the World' Fireside Chat

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with Norman Roule, Energy Expert and former National Intelligence 

Manager for Iran, ODNI

Moderated by Brad Christian, The Cipher Brief

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2:20p –2:50p

DECLASSIFYING INTELLIGENCE

An Afternoon Keynote

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Dr. Stacey Dixon, Principal Deputy Director for National

Intelligence, ODNI

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3:00p – 3:20p

NETWORKING BREAK

Sponsored by Lumen

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3:20p – 4:00p

WHAT'S REALLY AT STAKE IN UKRAINE

An 'Around the World' Brief

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Glenn Corn, former Senior Operations Officer, CIA

Nataliya Bugayova, Russia Fellow, Institute for the Study of War

A conversation moderated by Paul Kolbe, former Senior Operations 

Officer, CIA and former director of The Intelligence Project at Harvard University’s Belfer Center

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4:00p – 4:40p

RUSSIA HOUSE: MOSCOW TODAY THROUGH A CIA LENS

An 'Around the World' Brief

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Michael Sulick, former Director, National Clandestine Service, CIA

Mark Kelton, former Deputy Director for Counterintelligence, CIA

Robert Dannenberg, former Chief, Central Eurasia Division, CIA 

Moderated by David Sanger, White House Correspondent, The New York Times

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4:40p – 4:50p

A FRESH TAKE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

A 'Live Action' Op-Ed

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Sandra Joyce, VP, Mandiant Intelligence at Google Cloud

The Cloister Ballroom

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4:50p – 5:30p

THE NEXUS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Robert Boyce, Managing Director, Accenture

Kelly Bissell, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft

Mark Andress, Global Vice President, Oracle

Moderated by Lt. Gen. Michael Groen (Ret.), Former Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, DoD 

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5:30p – 6:15p

THE PENTAGON'S TOP INTELLIGENCE PRIORITIES

A Fireside Chat

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with The Hon. Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for 

Intelligence & Security, Department of Defense

Moderated by Dan DeLuce, NBC News 

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DAY THREE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 9

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9:00a – 9:10a

THE CIPHER BRIEF'S OPEN-SOURCE REPORT BRIEFING

Presented by former U.S. Presidential Briefer Beth Sanner

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9:10a – 9:40a

OUR 21ST CENTURY ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY

A Morning Keynote Address

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Jennifer Ewbank, Deputy Director for Digital Innovation, CIA

The Cloister Ballroom

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9:40a – 10:00a

HOW DOES THE NSA SEE THE CURRENT THREAT LANDSCAPE?

A Rapid Fire Keynote

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Rob Joyce, Director of Cybersecurity, NSA

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10:00a – 10:20a

WHY DOES THE DOJ NEED A DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES STRIKE FORCE?

A Rapid Fire Keynote

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Matt Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, DOJ

Moderated by Ken Dilanian, Justice Correspondent, NBC News

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10:20a –10:40a

THE FBI & FISA: WHY DOES A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NEED A FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE TOOL? 

A Rapid Fire Keynote

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Mike Herrington, Senior Operations Advisor, Office of the FBI Director

Moderated by Katie Bo Lillis, Intelligence Reporter, CNN

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10:40a –11:00a

WHY IS 'SECTION 702' SO CRITICAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY? 

A Broader Government View

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Rob Joyce, Director of Cybersecurity, NSA

Matt Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, DOJ 

Mike Herrington, Senior Operations Advisor, Office of the FBI Director

Moderated by Glenn Gerstell, CIG Principal & former General Counsel, NSA

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11:00a – 11:10a

A QUICK NETWORKING BREAK

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11:10a –11:45a

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF DATA-DRIVEN THREAT INTELLIGENCE LOOK LIKE? 

Introduction by Justin Walker, Senior Director, Lumen

Tonya Ugoretz, Assistant Director, FBI Directorate of Intelligence

Cynthia Kaiser, Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division

Stu Solomon, President, Recorded Future

Moderated by Lt. Gen. Michael Groen (Ret.), Former Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, DoD

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11:45a –12:10p

A SOBERING ASSESSMENT OF RISK IN AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN

An 'Around the World' Fireside Chat

 

Nick Fishwick, Former Senior Member, British Foreign Office

Vice Adm. Mike LeFever (Ret.), CEO, Concentric

Moderated by Brad Christian, COO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

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12:10p –12:20p

A FUTURE WITH CRYPTO, BLOCKCHAIN, AND DATA-DRIVEN OPERATIONS 

A Live Action Op-Ed

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Esteban Castano, CEO, TRM Labs

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12:20p –12:35p

BEYOND 'NO COMMENT': THE ART OF COMMUNICATING IN A WORLD FULL OF SECRETS

A Fireside Chat

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Tim Barrett, Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Strategic Communications, ODNI

Moderated by Warren Strobel, National Security Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

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12:35p – 1:30p

NETWORKING LUNCH

Sponsored by Recorded Future

The Black Banks Terrace

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1:35p –2:00p

DELIVERING DECISION ADVANTAGE

A Fireside Chat

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Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, Director, NGA

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly, CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

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2:00p –3:00p

THE INNOVATION EXERCISE: THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION ADVANTAGE: FROM WHAT WE KNOW TO HOW WE SHARE

An Off-The-Record Session

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Led by The Hon. Susan Gordon, former PDDNI, ODNI

Sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton

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3:00p –3:25p

INNOVATION TO OPTIMIZE THE MISSION FOR SCALE, AGILITY & RESILIENCE

Chris Menza, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jennifer Beatley, Vice President, Intelligence and Homeland Security, Oracle 

Moderated by The Hon. Susan Gordon, former PDDNI, ODNI

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3:25p – 3:45p

NETWORKING BREAK

Sponsored by Third Option Foundation

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3:45p –4:10p

GLOBAL THREATS IN CYBERSPACE

A Fireside Chat

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with Brandon Wales, Executive Director, CISA

Moderated by Olivia Gazis, National Security Reporter, CBS News

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4:10p –4:20p

COUNTERING ADVERSARIES: A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK

A Live Action Op-Ed

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Adam Meyers, Sr. Vice President of Counter Adversary Operations, 

Crowdstrike

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4:20p –4:35p

A PEEK AT FBI'S NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY

A Live Action Op-Ed

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Katie Noyes, Section Chief, FBI

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4:35p –5:00p

INVESTING IN FUTURE NATIONAL SECURITY

with Katie Gray, Partner, InQTel

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5:00p –5:30p

THE NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS WE CANNOT IGNORE

A Fireside Chat

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with General Michael Hayden (Ret.), former Director of CIA and NSA

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly, CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

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DAY FOUR: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10

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9:00a – 9:20a

WHAT AI TELLS US ABOUT WAGNER GROUP ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA

John Goolgasian, President, Seerist

Moderated by Madison Lockett and Ethan Masucol, The Cipher Brief

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9:20a – 9:30a

THE CIPHER BRIEF'S OPEN SOURCE REPORTING

Presented by former U.S. Presidential Briefer Beth Sanner 

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9:30a – 10:00a

A MASTERCLASS ON DISINFORMATION / MISINFORMATION

Beth Sanner, former Dep. Director for National Intelligence, ODNI

Glenn Gerstell, former General Counsel, NSA & CIG Principal

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly, CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

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10:00a – 11:15a

BRUNCH WITH THE EXPERTS: 

BUILDING STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER NATIONAL SECURITY

Sponsored by AWS

The Cloister Ballroom

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11:15a – 11:30a

WRAP UP AND THANK YOU

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*Sessions and Speakers are Subject to Change. Conference tickets are not refundable but may be transferable under certain conditions.