Cyber Central Sponsor

Join us for our 8th annual cyber conference, where we will explore innovation, funding, and growth.  Participants can expect riveting discussions from cyber innovators and entrepreneurs, from leading venture capitalists and financiers, and from government agencies who look to our industry base for technologies and solutions.
 
There will be two separate tracks, ensuring there is something from the Start-up, to the seasoned CEO to the everyday Cyber practitioner. Regardless of whether you are growing a cyber Industry business or a company that needs to know more about how to manage cyber threats in their organizations, there will be something for you. 

Specific topics include:
  • Funding Growth & M&A
  • Role of Government and Academia in Innovation 
  • Threat Assessment, Prevention and Remediation
Keynote Speakers
Curtis Dukes
CURTIS W. DUKES | MORNING KEYNOTE
Executive Vice President & General Manager of the CIS Security Best Practices & Automation Group

Dukes is the former Deputy National Manager (DNM) for National Security Systems (NSS) where he was charged with securing systems that handle classified information or are otherwise critical to military and intelligence activities. He has served in a variety of organizations within NSA.

Ron Gula
RON GULA | LUNCH KEYNOTE
Gula Technology Adventures

As CEO and co-founder of Tenable Network Security, Ron led the company's rapid growth and product vision from 2002 through 2016. He helped them scale to more than 20,000 customers worldwide, raise $300m in venture capital and achieve revenues in excess of $100m annually. 
Lonny Anderson
LONNY ANDERSON | AFTERNOON KEYNOTE
Executive Vice President of Nobus

A recognized leader in the support of the National Intelligence mission, Mr. Anderson has expertise in counter terrorism and signal intelligence operations. He dramatically changed the way the NSA/CSS collects, delivers, shares information in direct support of the national-level decision makers and the war fighter.
Other Featured Speakers
  • Moss Amer, Analyst, Maryland Venture Fund
  • COL Daniel Bennett, Ph.D. - Professor at West Point and part of the Army Cyber Institute; currently on sabbatical assigned to the Cyber National Mission Force
  • Chris College - Managing Director, TEDCO Capital Partners 
  • April Doss - Partner - Chair, Cybersecurity and Privacy, Saul Ewing
  • Gary Merry - CEO of Deep Run Security 
  • Angela Singleton - Deal Team - Seed Investment Fund, TEDCO
  • J. Thomas Sadowski - Vice Chancellor for Economic Development, University System of Maryland
  • Jason Taule - Chief Privacy Officer / Chief Security Officer, FEI Systems
  • LTC Stoney Trent, Ph.D. - Chief of Experimentation for Applied Research and Development, United States Cyber Command
Early Bird Registration ends April 30, 3017
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