Congressman John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP, addressed efforts to counter adversary cyber threats in order to protect our national technological advantage and critical infrastructure.
Coordinated adversary cyber intrusions target U.S. critical infrastructure, including communications, energy, transportation, and water systems. Policymakers warned the attackers have pre-positioned within U.S. networks, enabling potential disruptive or destructive cyberattacks during a future crisis.
Industry experts spotlighted concerns around data security, privacy, and foreign control as the scale and speed of adversary data collection presents new national security and geopolitical challenges.
Cybersecurity leaders from silicon valley and across the public sector gathered to highlight best by from technology practicioners for supporting the global cybersecurity mission to enhance national security.
Coalition leaders from allied nations highlighted intelligence sharing, public-private coordination, and multilateral initiatives essential to countering cross-border cyber threats in a volatile geopolitical landscape.
Leaders discussed safeguarding AI systems against data poisoning, prompt injection, and model vulnerabilities, emphasizing lifecycle-based AI trust and risk management.
The forum convened federal cybersecurity leaders and industry executives to examine how national cyber strategy would shape procurement, oversight, vendor engagement, and technology adoption.
Sessions examined cloud migration, threat detection, and advanced analytics as foundational to securing commercial and federal systems, while reinforcing public-private collaboration as critical to national cyber resilience.
Tech leaders explored the growing importance of secure software development and mobile application protection within federal environments drawing on best practices across the private sector.
Prior Speakers
Shaping the future of cyber, defense, and tech
Congressman John Moolenaar
Nathan Simington
Nicholas Andersen
Rich Baich
Alexei Bulazel
Alex Botting
Andrew Hoog
Andrew McClure
Annie Plews
Brad Jones
Brian Scott
Chris Finan
Chris Leigh
Craig Unger
Ghislain Chaput
Jeanette Manfra
Leslie Beavers
Michael McLaughlin
Roman Jankowski
Shannon Stafford
Vincent Voci
Colin Ahern
Debora Plunkett
Dr. Ed Amoroso
Dr. John Zangardi
Dr. Kelly Fletcher
Eric Hysen
Guillermo Christensen
Gurpreet Bhatia
Hon Dr. Kevin Rudd
James Roscoe
Joseph Szczerba
Kirstjen Nielsen
Nand Mulchandani
Richard Puckett
Spencer Wilcox
Alan Snyder
Alberto Yépez
Chris Cleary
Evan Wolff
Joel Krooswyk
Mario Vuksan
Rob Efrus
Steve Faehl