MD Cybersecurity Summit Will Address America's Digital Threats

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Gov. Larry Hogan will host a cybersecurity summit this Thursday in Annapolis. The public panel of politicians, civil servants, educators and entrepreneurs will address preparing for and defeating the country's online dangers.

“There is no greater threat to the safety and security of Americans right now than the cyber vulnerabilities of the systems that support our daily lives, from our drinking water and our power supply, to our railroads and air traffic controls,” Hogan said in a press release. “As the cyber capital of America, Maryland is proud to host this summit.”

Hogan will start the meeting with opening remarks. These three sessions will follow:

• A Federal Perspective: Setting a National Cybersecurity Agenda
• A State Perspective: Building a Cybersecurity Ecosystem
• A Private Sector Perspective: Championing Innovation and Collective Defense

Residents can tune into the event at this link. Attendees will include:

• Anne Neuberger: Deputy National Security Advisor, Cyber & Emerging Tech at National Security Council, The White House
• General Paul M. Nakasone: Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service
• U.S. Rep. John Katko: Ranking Member on the House Committee on Homeland Security (virtual)
• Herbert J. Stapleton: Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Cyber Operations Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Gov. Asa Hutchinson: Arkansas (virtual)
• Gov. John Bel Edwards: Louisiana (virtual)
• Admiral Dennis C. Blair: (retired), Former United States Director of National Intelligence (virtual)
• Dr. Freeman Hrabowski: President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
• General Keith Alexander: (retired), Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO, Iron Net
• Dr. Mohan Suntha: President and CEO, University of Maryland Medical System
• Dr. Keith Bowman: Dean, College of Engineering and Information Technology, UMBC
• Daniel R. Ennis: Executive Director of the University of Maryland Cyber Initiative and CEO of DRE Consulting
• Kevin Perkins: Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Exelon CISO
• Phyllis Schneck: Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Northrop Grumman (virtual)
• Tina Williams-Koroma: President and CEO, TCecure CEO (virtual)
• Robert Lee: Chief Executive Officer, Dragos
• Timothy Blute: Director, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association
• Ron Gula: Gula Tech Adventures

Hogan also held the Annapolis Infrastructure Summit in April. That conference brought together more than 25 politicians to discuss a federal infrastructure and public investment package.

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