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Leaders from across the field gathered to explore the latest advances in cyber defense, threat intelligence, AI, and the digital future. Attendees strengthened their skills, expanded their networks, and gained invaluable insights into what’s ahead.
With over 600 million cyberattacks happening daily, how is the threat landscape evolving, and how can intelligence guide stronger national and state defense?
As cyberattacks increasingly target essential systems like energy, water, and transportation, what solutions can strengthen resilience and fortify our national and state security?
From patient records to medical devices, how does cyber impact care today, and what innovations are shaping secure, connected health?
What strategies best protect public systems, strengthen resilience in local, state, and national operations, and ensure policy keeps pace with growing cyber threats?
How are advances in AI, cyber innovation, and applied research working to outpace threats and shape the next generation of defense?
With a global talent gap, how can training, credentials, and hands-on learning prepare the workforce needed to meet escalating cyber threats?
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Meet the experts shaping the future of cybersecurity.
Additional speakers to be announced. Final lineup subject to change.
Director of Cyber Threat Research, Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks "The AI Revolution and the New Threat Landscape"
Kyle Wilhoit has over two decades of experience in cybersecurity. With expertise in cybercrime and nation-state espionage threat research, Kyle drives technical research and capability development for Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Threat Intelligence. Kyle has consulted for governmental bodies like the IAEA, US Congress, and the US Department of Commerce, and his research has been featured in major media outlets.
President of West Virginia University
DOD VICEROY Scholar, WVU Student
Chief Information Security Officer, WVU Medicine
Director of Critical Infrastructure, Palo Alto Networks
CEO of Andesite AI
Deputy Adjutant General, West Virginia National Guard
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program
Associate Professor, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Director, Lane Learning and Mentoring Center, WVU
Executive Director, Strategic Priorities, WVU
Associate Professor, Public Relations, Reed School of Media and Communications, WVU
Director, Center for Career Development, Chambers College of Business and Economics, WVU
Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services
CEO, Technology Advancement Center
Director and National Coordinator, Exercise Locked Shields
Lead Researcher, Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security
Chancellor and Executive Dean of West Virginia University Health Sciences
Director of Government Affairs and Strategy for State and local education, Palo Alto Networks
State Health Officer, West Virginia Department of Health
Chief Information Officer, Technology Advancement Center
Acting Chief Information Officer, West Virginia Department of Health
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS
Executive Director of Innovation and Commercialization, WVU
Executive Director, West Virginia Public Education Collaborative
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Chambers College of Business and Economics, WVU, Executive Director of Cyber-Resilience Resource Center
Chief Technology Officer at Rubrik
Chair of the West Virginia Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Co-Founder/CTO of Stitch AI
CEO, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology
Chief Academic Officer, Griffiss Institute
Assistant Vice President, Economic Innovation, WVU
Executive Director, WVU Cyber, National Security and Cyber Programs
Chief Technology Officer at Dragos
President and CEO, West Virginia University Health System
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