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).
Click here to register for Thursday sessions (Thursday, April 3, 2025).
Click here to register for Friday sessions (Friday, April 4, 2025).
Click here to register to attend both days (Thursday, April 3, 2025 and Friday, April 4, 2025).
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 |
|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Check-in & Continental Breakfast |
| 10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | Welcome Shelley Hooks, Vice Chancellor, KU Office of Research |
| 10:10 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Keynote Brian McClendon, Vice President, Niantic, Inc. |
| 11 - 12 p.m. | Securing the Nation: Harnessing Research and Entrepreneurship for Next-Gen Defense Technology 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 |
| 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch and Poster Session Red & Blue Exercise (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) Title (TBD) Title (TBD) |
| 1:50 p.m. - 2 p.m. | Break |
| 2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Title (TBD) Title (TBD) Title (TBD) |
| 3:10 p.m.– 4 p.m. | Securing Major League Baseball 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 |
|---|---|
| 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Check-in & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. | Welcome Doug A. Girod, KU Chancellor |
| 8:40 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Remarks TBD |
| 9 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | Keynote TBD |
| 9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. | Break |
| 10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Keynote Introduction provided by George Schultzel, Legat Bucharest, FBI Anton Rog, Head of National Cyberint Center, Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. | Break |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Navigating International Cyber Threats: A Strategy for Protecting Critical Sectors 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 |
| 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Disinformation and Cybersecurity Threats Emanating from Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Now What? Innovating your Cybersecurity Program after a Major Incident |
| 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 Disrupting Cyber Threats: The Justice Department's Take Down of a State-Sponsored Botnet Securing the Future: Cyber Talent, Innovation, and Economic Growth |
| 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | The Ethics of AI in Cybersecurity: Balancing Innovation and Security 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 |
| 3:45 p.m. | Closing |