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2025 Agenda

2025 Agenda
Time Event
8:30 a.m.

Registration and Networking Breakfast

Sponsored by Rubrik

10 a.m.

Welcome

  • Bill Walker, Executive Director, WVU Cyber, National Security and Cyber Programs
  • Katie Farmer,  Executive Director, Strategic Priorities, WVU
10:20 a.m.

The AI Revolution and the New Threat Landscape

  • Kyle Wilhoit, Director of Cyber Threat Research, Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks
11:05 a.m.

Mission Ready: Where Cyber Internships Launch National Security Careers

  • Dr. Tim Thomas, Chief Academic Officer, Griffiss Institute
  • Morgan Baker, DOD VICEROY Scholar, WVU Student
11:25 a.m.

Indicators and Intent: Intelligence Insights into Critical Infrastructure Attacks

  • Sam Brown, Director of Critical Infrastructure, Palo Alto Networks
11:40 a.m.

Bracing for Breakdown: Building Cyber Resilience into Critical Infrastructure

  • Moderator: Dr. Chris Ramezan,  Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Chambers College of Business and Economics, WVU, Executive Director of CRRC
  • Chris Hollifield, CEO, Technology Advancement Center
  • Cory Simpson, CEO, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology
  • Chuck Weissenborn, Chief Technology Officer, Dragos
12:20 p.m.

When Practice Meets Panic: Why Realistic Cyber Exercises Matter

  • Moderator: Brig Gen Pat Chard, Deputy Adjutant General, West Virginia National Guard
  • Monty Mills, Chief Information Officer, Technology Advancement Center
  • Bill Keber, Director and National Coordinator, Exercise Locked Shields
12:40 p.m.

A Message from WVU President Michael T. Benson

  • Michael T. Benson, President, West Virginia University
12:55

Networking Lunch

Sponsored by Google

2 p.m.

AI + Cyber: Research. Innovation. Impact.

  • Moderator: Dr. Erienne Olesh, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and Commercialization, WVU
  • Wes Deadrick, Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program
  • Travis Rosiek, Chief Technology Officer, Rubrik
  • Josh Spence, Chair of the West Virginia Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Co-Founder/CTO of Stitch AI
  • Dr. Tom Devine, Associate Professor, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Director, Lane Learning and Mentoring Center, WVU
2:40 p.m.

The Role of Secure Tools and DATA in Law Enforcement and National Security

  • Brian Griffith, Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services
2:55 p.m.

Educate. Train. Secure: Developing a Cyber-Ready Workforce

  • Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Vitullo, Assistant Vice President, Economic Innovation, WVU
  • Thomas MacLellan, Director of Government Affairs and Strategy for State and Local Education, Palo Alto Networks
  • Dr. James Lanham, Lead Researcher, Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security
  • Donna Peduto, Executive Director, WV Public Education Collaborative
  • Sarah Glenn, Director,  Center for Career Development, Chambers College of Business and Economics, WVU
3:35 p.m.

Networking Break

Sponsored by Agile5

3:40 p.m.

Critical Condition: Cyber Threats and the Healthcare Ecosystem

  • Monty Mills, Chief Information Officer, Technology Advancement Center
3:45 p.m.

The Code of Care: Cyber Defense in a Data-Driven Health Era

  • Moderator: Clay B. Marsh, MD, Chancellor and Executive Dean, WVU Health Sciences
  • Hunter Barbour, Chief Information Security Officer, WVU Medicine
  • Julia Fraustino, Associate Professor, Public Relations, Reed School of Media and Communications, WVU
  • Dr. Mark McDaniels, State Health Officer​, West Virginia Department of Health
  • Andrew Neely, Acting Chief Information Officer, West Virginia Department of Health
4:25 p.m.

Closing Remarks

  • Bill Walker, Executive Director, WVU Cyber, National Security and Cyber Programs
4:30 p.m.

Networking Reception and Poster Session

Sponsored by Palo Alto