Tuesday, September 04, 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM

  • Room: Potomac Ballroom Foyer

    Tuesday, September 04, 11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

    • Room: Potomac Ballroom A/B

      Tuesday, September 04, 11:55 AM - 1:05 PM

      • Room: Potomac Ballroom A/B
      National Intelligence Director Daniel Coats will discuss the principal threats to United States security in a discussion with Letitia A. Long, Chairman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and former Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)....
      Speaker(s)
      Keynote
      Dan Coats
      Director of National Intelligence
      Tracks:
      Sponsored by: Lockheed Martin
      • Keynote

      Tuesday, September 04, 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM

      • Room: Potomac Ballroom Foyer

        Tuesday, September 04, 1:35 PM - 2:45 PM

        • Room: Potomac C
        This breakout session will address the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to hard challenges the Intelligence Community faces, as well as new intelligence solutions enabled by AI/ML. Senior leaders from government and industry will discuss artificial intelligence at the edge, the value of augmenting analysts with artificial intelligence, and Intelligence Community policy regarding artificial intelligence....
        Speaker(s)
        Moderator
        Greg Allen
        Adjunct Fellow, Technology and National Security Program
        Center for a New American Security
        Panelist
        Mike Bender
        Director, Lab for Analytic Science
        National Security Agency
        Panelist
        Amir Khosrowshahi
        Vice President/Chief Technology Officer, AI Products Group
        Intel
        Panelist
        Dawn C. Meyerriecks, Ph.D.
        Deputy Director for Science & Technology
        Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
        Speaker
        Neil Wiley
        Director for Analysis
        DIA
        Sponsored by: Noblis
        • Panel Discussion
        • Room: Potomac D
        Both nation-state and non-state adversaries have expressed a willingness and capability to undermine the nation’s critical infrastructure.  The potential for attacks on the nation’s power grid, healthcare system, financial institutions, and other critical services threatens national security and public health and safety.  Senior leaders from government and industry will discuss the nature of the threat, key vulnerabilities, and the state of collaboration across federal, state, and local governments....
        Speaker(s)
        Moderator
        Joe Nimmich
        Senior Executive Advisor
        Booz Allen Hamilton
        Panelist
        Scott DePasquale
        President and CEO
        Financial Systemic Analysis and Resilience Center
        Panelist
        Brian Harrell
        Senior Fellow, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security
        George Washington University
        Panelist
        Bob Kolasky
        Director, National Risk Management Center
        DHS
        Panelist
        Jared Maples
        Director
        New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
        Panelist
        Tonya Ugoretz
        Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center
        ODNI
        • Panel Discussion
        • Room: National Harbor 2/3
        The public and private sectors must collaborate to develop a more effective and efficient services acquisition process that generates higher-quality work, enhances mission capabilities, and reduces costs and delays. In this panel, moderated by ManTech President and CEO Kevin Phillips, senior acquisition executives from government national security agencies will discuss their priorities, their challenges, and the measures they plan to implement to procure and oversee high-end service contracts efficiently, promptly, and with agility....
        Speaker(s)
        Moderator
        Kevin Phillips
        President & CEO
        ManTech
        Panelist
        Margaret Augustine
        Procurement Executive
        CIA
        Panelist
        Nicole Pierce
        Senior Procurement Executive
        NGA
        Panelist
        Kathy Zuback
        Senior Acquisition Executive
        NSA
        • Panel Discussion

        Tuesday, September 04, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

        • Room: Potomac Ballroom Foyer
        Sponsored by: CenturyLink

          Tuesday, September 04, 3:15 PM - 4:25 PM

          • Room: Potomac Ballroom A/B
          Senior leaders in the intelligence community will discuss the traditional, non-traditional, and emerging threats that the Intelligence Community is facing in a discussion moderated by former Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre....
          Speaker(s)
          Moderator
          John Hamre
          President
          Center for Strategic and International Studies
          Panelist
          George Barnes
          Deputy Director
          NSA
          Panelist
          Justin Poole
          Deputy Director
          NGA
          Panelist
          John Rood
          Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
          DOD
          Panelist
          Suzanne White
          Chief of Staff
          Defense Intelligence Agency
          Tracks:
          • Panel Discussion

          Tuesday, September 04, 4:25 PM - 5:30 PM

          • Room: Potomac Ballroom Foyer
          • Reception

          Wednesday, September 05, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

          • Room: Potomac Ballroom Foyer
          Sponsored by: ManTech

            Wednesday, September 05, 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

            • Room: Potomac Ballroom A/B

              Wednesday, September 05, 8:40 AM - 9:50 AM

              • Room: Potomac Ballroom A/B
              High ranking military leaders will discuss defense intelligence capabilities, the partnership between the defense and intelligence communities, and how collection and analysis support to the Services and operational commanders can be improved. ...
              Speaker(s)
              Moderator
              LTG  Jeff Kimmons
              (ret.)
              Booz Allen Hamilton
              Panelist
              Lt. Gen. John Bansemer, USAF
              Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Partner Engagement
              Office of the Director of National Intelligence
              Panelist
              Kari Bingen
              Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
              Panelist
              LtGen Michael S. Groen, USMC
              Commander
              Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
              Panelist
              LTG Darsie Rogers, USA
              Deputy Director for Combat Support
              Defense Threat Reduction Agency
              • Panel Discussion

              Wednesday, September 05, 9:50 AM - 10:20 AM

              • Room: Potomac Ballroom Foyer

                Wednesday, September 05, 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM

                • Room: Potomac D
                At a time when nation-state adversaries leverage information warfare tactics to affect American politics, ordinary Americans need tools to inoculate themselves against rumors, mistruths, and other messages designed to manipulate the citizenry. A panel of career intelligence professionals, journalists, psychology researchers, and social media executives will discuss ways in which individual citizens can better interpret information of varying credibility and thereby mitigate disinformation by hostile foreign powers....
                Speaker(s)
                Moderator
                Shane Harris
                Intelligence & National Security Correspondent
                The Washington Post
                Panelist
                Fran Moore
                Chief of Intelligence
                Financial Systemic Analysis & Resilience Center
                Panelist
                Joe Morosco
                Assistant Director, Office of the National Intelligence Manager for Counterintelligence
                ODNI
                Panelist
                Rand Waltzman, Ph.D.
                Senior Information Scientist
                RAND Corporation
                • Panel Discussion
                • Room: Potomac C
                This breakout session will address the critical importance of protecting U.S. intellectual property – particularly information with national security applications – from adversaries. Panelists will identify sectors in which U.S. technology is especially vulnerable and discuss vulnerabilities of advanced research & development. They will also discuss how innovative technology can be developed and provided uncompromised, how evolving threats are communicated to pertinent parties, the effectiveness of the CFIUS process, and the impact of proposed legislative reforms. ...
                Speaker(s)
                Moderator
                Harvey Rishikof
                Visiting Professor
                Temple University
                Panelist
                James Kren
                Deputy Director
                Defense Security Service
                Panelist
                Leslie Ledda, Ph.D.
                Director of R&D, Intelligence, Information, and Services
                Raytheon Company
                Panelist
                Robert Litt
                Of Counsel
                Morrison & Foerster
                Panelist
                Allan Sonsteby
                Deputy Executive Director
                Applied Research Lab, Penn State University
                Sponsored by: Noblis
                  • Room: National Harbor 2/3
                  This breakout session will address the skills and resources that the Intelligence Community and cleared industry will need to modernize the security workforce. Senior leaders from government and industry will discuss IC and industry workforce priorities and challenges, career mobility both within government and between government and industry, the importance of diversity, the value of data analytics to plan future workforce needs, and the potential impact of retooling mid-career professionals....
                  Speaker(s)
                  Moderator
                  Richard Girven
                  Director, Cyber and Intelligence Policy Center
                  RAND Corporation
                  Panelist
                  Swetha Arbuckle
                  Senior Human Resource Leader
                  Amazon Web Services
                  Panelist
                  Harry Coker
                  Executive Director
                  NSA
                  Panelist
                  Kristine Korva
                  Principal
                  Deloitte Consulting LLP
                  Panelist
                  Sherry Van Sloun
                  Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer
                  ODNI
                  • Panel Discussion

                  Wednesday, September 05, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

                  • Room: Potomac Ballroom Foyer

                    Wednesday, September 05, 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM

                    • Room: Potomac Ballroom A/B
                    Senior leaders of domestic security agencies will discuss emerging challenges to homeland security with moderator Suzanne Spaulding, former undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security. The panelists will discuss the current cyber security threats, the partnership between intelligence and law enforcement, and the importance of local, state, and federal collaboration....
                    Speaker(s)
                    Moderator
                    Suzanne Spaulding
                    Former Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate
                    Department of Homeland Security
                    Panelist
                    Brian Murphy
                    Principal Deputy Under Secretary for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis
                    Department of Homeland Security
                    Panelist
                    Joshua Skule
                    Executive Assistant Director for the Intelligence
                    Federal Bureau of Investigation
                    Panelist
                    Russ Travers
                    Acting Director
                    National Counterterrorism Center
                    Tracks:
                    • Panel Discussion

                    Wednesday, September 05, 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM

                    • Room: Potomac Ballroom Foyer

                      Wednesday, September 05, 2:10 PM - 3:20 PM

                      • Room: Potomac C
                      This breakout session will address ways in which the Intelligence Community can improve its ability to engage technology innovators and rapidly acquire cutting-edge technology. Senior leaders from government, industry, and the financial sector will discuss the importance of incorporating innovative technology for mission impact, opportunities to adopt new and innovative technologies, steps that can increase the likelihood of innovation adoption, and ways investors calculate the potential commercial viability of technology with likely government applications....
                      Speaker(s)
                      Moderator
                      Kevin Kelly
                      CEO
                      LGS Innovations
                      Panelist
                      Stacey Dixon, Ph.D.
                      Director
                      Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
                      Panelist
                      Deb Frincke, Ph.D.
                      Director of Research
                      NSA
                      Panelist
                      Jean Stack
                      Managing Director
                      Baird
                      Panelist
                      David Tennenhouse, Ph.D.
                      Chief Research Officer
                      VMWare
                      Sponsored by: Noblis
                      • Panel Discussion
                      • Room: National Harbor 2/3
                      This breakout session will address how the Intelligence Community and cleared industry can develop a trusted workforce through the use of technology, continuous evaluation, and reforms to the existing security clearance process.  Senior leaders from the public and private sectors will discuss new ways to approach risk management and mitigation, the use of technology for investigations and for continuous monitoring and evaluation, and tradeoffs between security and privacy....
                      Speaker(s)
                      Moderator
                      Chuck Alsup
                      President
                      Intelligence and National Security Alliance
                      Panelist
                      Brian Dunbar
                      Assistant Director, Special Security Directorate
                      NCSC
                      Panelist
                      Matthew Eanes
                      Director, PAC PMO
                      U.S. Office of Management and Budget
                      Panelist
                      Jeff Jonas
                      Founder & CEO
                      Senzing
                      Panelist
                      Patricia Stokes
                      Director, Defense Vetting Directorate
                      Defense Security Service
                      Panelist
                      Carrie Wibben
                      Director, Counterintelligence & Security Directorate
                      Office of the Director for Defense Intelligence, OUSD(I)
                      • Panel Discussion
                      • Room: Potomac D
                      The military Services must modernize their intelligence cadres while simultaneously supporting strategic decision makers, operational planning, and tactical warfighters.  In this panel, military intelligence leaders will address their forces’ current readiness and ability to support mission needs identified by the National Security Strategy....
                      Speaker(s)
                      Moderator
                      VADM Jake Jacoby, USN (Ret.)
                      Chairman
                      CACI International
                      Panelist
                      LTG Scott Berrier, USA
                      Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2
                      U.S. Army
                      Panelist
                      RDML Robert Hayes, USCG
                      Assistant Commandant for Intelligence
                      U.S. Coast Guard
                      Panelist
                      BGen Dimitri Henry, USMC
                      Director of Intelligence
                      U.S. Marine Corps
                      Panelist
                      Lt. Gen. VeraLinn Jamieson, USAF
                      Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
                      U.S. Air Force
                      Panelist
                      VADM Matthew Kohler, USN
                      Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and Director of Naval Intelligence
                      • Panel Discussion