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Mason – NSF Cybersecurity Leadership & Smart City/County Conference
Founders Hall

George Mason University, Arlington Campus
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
(Registration 7:45 a.m.—8:20 a.m.)

Please join us for an innovative and dynamic conference to provide insights on current and compelling cybersecurity issues. Please RSVP here –
https://masoncybersecurityconf.eventbrite.com. Thank you!

-Vision of cybersecurity leadership and governance given the increasingly complex IT and cybersecurity environment.
-The evolution of Smart City initiatives and the related cybersecurity challenges.
-How governments and private sector are addressing cybersecurity challenges resulting from increased connectivity and network reliance.
-New and emerging technologies that might help to address the challenges.

Also, hear an update on the George Mason—NSF City and County cybersecurity partnering project.

The conference will provide a platform for cybersecurity leaders and practictioners from government, private sector and academia to discuss cybersecurity challenges and best practices and learn from the newest cyber innovation. Our speakers include CISOs from Fortune 500 companies, government leaders, entrepreneurs and cybersecurity practitioners.

The speakers include:
Rick Howard, CSO of Palo Alto Networks
Rick Tracy, Senior Vice President, CSO, Telos
Michael Aisenberg, Principal Cyber Policy Analyst/Counsel, MITRE
Adam Sills, ‎Head of Contract P&C Binding and Professional Liability, CapSpecialty
Mike Watson, CISO, Commonwealth of Virginia
Dave Jordan, CISO, Arlington County
Isaac Janak, Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, Commonwealth of Virginia
Annie Carlson, Town of Leesburg
Tomohiko Arai, Science Counselor and Chief of Science section, The Embassy of Japan
Yoshihiro Katagiri, Director, North America Center, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
David Metnick, Managing Director, Education, Health & Public Service, Accenture
Shaun Waterman, Freelance Journalist covering cybersecurity
Raghu Dev, World Wide Identity and Access Management Lead, IBM
Linton Wells II, Executive Advisor, C4I & Cyber Center
David Winks, Managing Director, AcquSight
Kevin Yin, CEO, SitScape
Ryan Leirvik, Principal, GRIMM
A.J. Nash, Intelligence Services Manager, Symantec
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We invite you to join and add your insights. Hosted by: George Mason University’s School of Business and the Center for Assurance Research and Engineering (CARE) at Volgenau’s School of Engineering
Presenting Partner: Accenture
Partners: Washington Innovation Network, Palo Alto Networks, and International Academy of CIO (IAC)

Location: George Mason University, Arlington campus, Founders Hall, 3351 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201, MPR (Multipurpose Room) 125/126.

Wifi: There is wifi. Instructions will be at the check-in table.

Directions and Parking: Please feel free to park at Founders Hall Garage Visitor parking, entrance on Founders Way North

Here is a link to a PDF map of the Arlington campus: http://www.gmu.edu/resources/welcome/ArlingtonMap2017.pdf

Here is a link to directions to the Arlington campus: http://www.gmu.edu/resources/welcome/Directions/Directions-to-Arlington.html

Parking information: http://parking.gmu.edu/arlingtoncampusparking.html

Continental breakfast and lunch will be served.

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