FBI and KU Cybersecurity Conference
Bridging the knowledge of government, industry, workforce, and research
Join us as we bring together experts in the cybersecurity field from the FBI, industry, workforce, and research. Sessions will include:
- Keynotes by FBI and industry executive leadership.
- Top KU researchers discuss the latest research on cybersecurity, including topics such as resiliency, trust, and disinformation.
- Panel of industry and government stakeholders discuss best practices and potential threats/attacks.
No filming, recording, or photography, please.
Cost
Registration for this event is now open: $100 for one-day registration (Thursday, April 3, 2025 or Friday, April 4, 2025) or $175 for full conference registration (both days).
Registration is now closed.
Note:Parking, continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included with registration. If you register for the full conference or only Thursday’s sessions, a networking event will also be included.
April 3, 2025 | Conference Agenda
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. | Check-in (Jayhawk Walk – 4th floor lobby) & Continental Breakfast (Ballroom – 5th floor) |
| 10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | Welcome – Woodruff Auditorium Shelley Hooks, Vice Chancellor, KU Office of Research |
| 10:10 a.m. – 11 a.m. | A Personal History of Location Data – Keynote + Audience Q&A – Woodruff Auditorium Brian McClendon, Vice President, Niantic, Inc. |
| 11 - 12 p.m. | Securing the Nation: Harnessing Research and Entrepreneurship for Next-Gen Defense Technology – Woodruff Auditorium Pete Loscocco, Retired National Security Agency Jason Rogers, CEO, Invary Perry Alexander, AT&T Foundation Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Kansas Adam Courtney, Chief Executive Officer, KU Innovation Park, moderator |
| 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch (Ballroom) and Poster Session (Jayhawk Room) Red (International Room) & Blue Exercise (Governors Room) [12 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.] |
| 1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Current Threat Landscape, Layered Defense and Security as a Service (SECaaS) – Alderson Auditorium, 4th Floor Reducing Cyber Risk: Best Business Practices – Woodruff Auditorium FBI WMD Overview and UAS Threats to Infrastructure – Big 12 Room |
| 1:50 p.m. - 2 p.m. | Break |
| 2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Protecting the State Government Technology Ecosystem – Woodruff Auditorium Unveiling Cyber Security Resilience - Incident Response Table Top Exercise – Big 12 Room Unintended Consequences, Unmet Needs: Cyberbiosecurity and BIO-ISAC – Alderson Auditorium, 4th Floor |
| 2:50 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Break |
| 3 p.m.– 4 p.m. | Securing Major League Baseball – Woodruff Auditorium Introduction provided by Jason Rogers, CEO, Invary Neil Boland, Senior Vice President of Technology & CISO, MLB Brian Himstedt, Vice President - Technology & Business Analytics, Kansas City Royals |
| 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Networking Reception – Jayhawk Welcome Center The CyberWire - Caveat Podcast Benjamin Yelin Program Director, Public Policy & External Affairs, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security Dave Bittner, Host & Founder of CyberWire |
April 4, 2025 | Conference Agenda
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Check-in & Continental Breakfast (Ballroom – 5th floor) |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Opening Remarks – Woodruff Auditorium Perry Alexander, AT&T Foundation Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Kansas |
| 8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. | Welcome – Woodruff Auditorium Doug A. Girod, KU Chancellor |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10 a.m. | Keynote- Cyber Threats and Their Effect on Human Will: A Cyber Intelligence Perspective – Woodruff Auditorium Introduction provided by George Schultzel, legal attaché Bucharest, FBI Anton Rog, Head of National Cyberint Center, Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) |
| 10 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. | Break |
| 10:10 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Navigating International Cyber Threats: A Strategy for Protecting Critical Sectors – Woodruff Auditorium Introduction provided by Mike Denning, Assistant Vice Chancellor & Principal Investigator of the Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence, University of Kansas Vice Admiral Kelly Aeschbach - Retired Commander, US Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) Anton Rog, Head of National Cyberint Center, Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) George Schultzel, Legat Bucharest, FBI, Moderator |
| 11 a.m. – 11:50 p.m. | Nation-State Adversaries vs. Global Finance: A War in the Shadows – Woodruff Auditorium Introduction provided by Perry Alexander, AT&T Foundation Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Kansas Aaron Weissenfluh, COO, Tenfold Security |
| 11:50 p.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch (Ballroom) |
| 1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Disinformation and Cybersecurity Threats Emanating from Eastern Europe and Eurasia – Alderson Auditorium, 4th Floor
Now What? Innovating your Cybersecurity Program after a Major Incident – Woodruff Auditorium |
| 1:50 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Break |
| 2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Breakout Session Your New Applicant is a Trojan Horse: How Covert Nation-State Actors Exploit Hiring Processes to Compromise Corporate Security – Big 12 Room Operation Damaque: Combating PRC Cyber Activity by Standing on The Shoulders of Giants – Woodruff Auditorium Securing the Future: Cyber Talent, Innovation, and Economic Growth – Alderson Auditorium, 4th Floor |
| 2:50 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Break |
| 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. | The Ethics of AI in Cybersecurity: Balancing Innovation and Security – Woodruff Auditorium John Symons, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Cyber Social Dynamics, University of Kansas Mark Johnson, VP Chief Information Security Office, Hackensack Meridian Health Matt Todd, Office Managing Partner, Licensing & Transactions Co-Chair, Restrictive Covenants & Trade Secrets Litigation Co-Chair, Polsinelli PC Chad Jaffe, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, National Security Branch, FBI |
| 4 p.m. | Closing – Woodruff Auditorium |
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