Inaugural India Cyber Week in 2024 is planned as the first of series of an annual international cybersecurity conference getting the top leaders together. This inaugural event will start with an India Tourism trip, followed by an expansive agenda of innovation, economic development, public policy, privacy, education, defence and national security.
The conference aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among professionals in the cybersecurity leadership community. It provides a platform for discussing the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in the field and connecting the stakeholders in an engaged dialogue towards action.
India Cyber Week features a wide range of activities, including keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities. Participants have the opportunity to learn from renowned experts, engage in technical discussions, explore cutting-edge technologies, and gain insights into emerging cybersecurity trends.
The event is to be organized by the Cyber Future Foundation, in collaboration with various partners, including government agencies, academic institutions, and industry leaders. It is aimed to attract attendees from academia, industry, government, and the military, making it a unique platform for interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations.
India Cyber Week aims to serve as a hub for fostering international cooperation and partnerships in the cybersecurity domain. It not only highlights India’s expertise in cybersecurity but also facilitate knowledge sharing and cooperation among global stakeholders to tackle the evolving challenges in cyberspace.
2024 HOST CITIES: Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad
Founders Hall, Suite 220F
3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
Academic Institutions | Innovation Hubs | Cyber Talent Hubs | Employer Showcase |
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Cyber talent and capacity building efforts | |||
Cyber State of States and Talent Dashboard | National Talent Strategy | ||
Western Conference | Central Conference | Eastern Conference | National Conference |
18th April | 18th April | 18th April | 18th April |
16 States/ Provinces | 17 States/ Provinces | 21 States/ Provinces | USA & Canada |
Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
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D1.WC.S1.REM | 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Opening remarks for Cyber Talent Week | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
D1.WC.S1F.MS | 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM PT | Pre-recorded/zoom | Cyber Talent Week Kick off – Learning from Examples | 1. Amy Da Salvatore 2. Martin Keck |
D1.WC.S2P.MS | 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | The Opportunities and Challenges of Cybersecurity Entrepreneurship | 1. Alex Manea 2. Eldon Sprickerhoff 3.Ori Eisen 4.Tamer Hassan 5.Mariano Nunez |
D1.WC.S3P.MS | 11:00 AM – 11:55 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cross training into a career in Cyber | 1. Simon Hunt 2. Greg Hanniman 3. Harley Sugarman 4. Matthew Trampski |
D1.WC.S4P.MS | 12:00 PM – 12:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber Moonshot Program working towards Cyber Education Goals | 1. Tom Patterson |
D1.WC.S5P.MS | 1:00 PM – 1:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Pathways to Cyber Careers – the long road | 1. David Hahn 2. Krishnan Chellakarai |
D1.WC.S6P.MS | 2:00 PM – 2:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | The state of cyber talent and where do we go from here? | 1. Nick Shevelyov 2. Dan Vigdor |
D1.WC.S7P.MS | 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber incident response and developing the cyber firefighter profession | 1. Bryan Hurd |
D1.WC.S8P.MS | 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Advancing cyber legal talent workforce: Privacy, policy | 1. Bob Seeman 2. Dennis Dayman |
Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
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D2.CC.S1R.SS | 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Kick off Day 2 | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
D2.CC.S1P.MS | 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber capacity building in technology and critical infrastructure sectors | 1. Gen. (Ret.) Guy Walsh |
D2.CC.S2P.MS | 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT | CFF Events | The importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Modern Workplace | 1.Anthony Hannon 2. Shamia Lodge 3.James Stanley 4. Taleisha Ming-White |
D2.CC.S2F.SS | 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Beyond Trust – Changing how to recognize talent | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2. Lynn Monaghan |
D2.CC.S3P.MS | 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT | Live/CFFEvents | CyberPatriot program showcase – building the next generation of cyber talent | 1.Joe Sanchez 2.Frederick Hall 3.Josh beck 4.Rachel Zimmerman 5.Monique LaPlante |
D2.CC.S3R.SS | 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PT | Pre-recorded | Pre-recorded session -Paul Cummings and Chris Foulon | 1.Paul Cummings 2.Christopher Foulon |
D2.CC.S4F.MS | 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | ISC2 Cyber capacity and workforce insights | 1.Tom Pender |
D2.CC.S4R.SS | 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PT | Pre-recorded | Aspen Institute Cyber workforce Diversity Survey Report | 1.Maitreyi Sistla 2.Meha Ahluwalia |
D2.CC.S5P.MS | 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber Security and National Security – Defending your Country in cyberspace | 1.Rich Murray 2.Bailey Bickley 3.Antonio Scurlock 4.Anna Vuong |
D2.CC.S5R.SS | 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Transition from Military into cyber, a candid story | Scott Anderson |
D2.CC.S7P.MS | 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Critical infrastructure and workforce development | 1.Alex Sekhniashvili 2.Dr. Rob Peacock 3.Cynthia Wright 4.Paul Stack 5.Brian Cute |
D2.CC.S6F.MS | 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PT PT | Live/CFFEvents | Tales from the frontlines | 1.Robert Hembrook |
D1.CC.S6P.MS | 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT | Live/CFFEvents | Building Workforce Capacity, the Arkansas Story | 1. J. Foster Davis 2. John Lundgren 3. Sarah Poulton |
Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
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D3.EC.S1.SS | 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Kick off Day 3 | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
D3.EC.S1.MS | 9:05 AM – 10:00 AM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Tough Conversations with students | 1.Naomi Buckwalter 2.Bryan Chew 3.Duane Gran 4.Eddie Teek 5.Jack Beck 6.Renee Small 7.Samara Williams |
D3.EC.S2.MS | 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Culture and Team Building | 1.Dennis Gilbert 2.Jermaine Green 3.Danial Shore |
D3.EC.S3.MS | 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Career Pathways – Consulting industry | 1.William Beer 2.Holly Liu |
D3.EC.S4.MS | 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Cyber security career opportunities in Healthcare | 1.David Guffrey 2.Gillian Lockwood 3.Pam Lindemoen 4.Nathaniel Orolfo 5.Jeremy Linden |
D3.EC.S4.BRK | 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM ET | Break | ||
D3.EC.S5.MS | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Modern Networking Strategies to Supercharge your Cyber Career | 1.Diana Kelley 2.Lynn Dohm 3.Beth-Ann Bygum 4.Ellen Xu |
D3.EC.S6.MS | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Cybersecurity Careers – Information & Resources is the New Oil | 1.Paul Cummings 2.Leah McLean 3.Chris Foulon 4.Alex Rhodes |
D3.EC.S6.SS | 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Cybersecurity diversity in workforce and UWF as a case study | 1.Eman El-Sheikh |
D3.EC.S7.MS | 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Supporting academia in develop the next generation of cyber professional | 1.James Parrish 2.Colin Russell 3.Marian Meritt |
D3.EC.S6.BRK | 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM ET | Break | ||
D3.EC.S7.MS | 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Public to Private -Continuing to Serve-Fireside Chat with Michael South | 1.Michael South |
D3.EC.S7.SS | :45 PM – 5:00 PM ET | Live/CFFEvents | Wrap up Day 3 | 1.Chris Foulon |
Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
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D4.NC1.RT | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Roundtable Session | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
D4.NC.S4.SS | 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Opening Remarks Day 3 | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
D4.NC.S4.MS | 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Public private partnership ecosystems for advancing workforce | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Paul Tortora 3.Katherine Gronberg 4.Deborah Wasden |
D4.NC.S5.SS1 | 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Attracting and Inspiring the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Talent | 1.Dr. Liza Wilson Durant |
D4.NC.S4.SS2 | 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Making the best of learning and coaching during undergraduate cyber program | 1.Greg Crabb 2.Nick Crabb |
D4.NC.S5.MS | 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Exploring new channels of workforce for cyber capacity building | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Karinda Washington |
D4.NC.S6.MS | 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Is the skills shortage real or do we have a hiring problem? | 1.Leah McLean 2.Naomi Buckwalter 3.Chris Foulon |
D4.NC.S7.MS | 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Talent, culture and synergies, preparing for Mergers and Acquisitions | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Brian Levine 3.Stephen Singh |
D4.NC.S7.SS | 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Wrap Day 4 | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee |
Session | Schedule | Location | Theme | Speakers |
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D5.NCD2.S1.SS | 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM ET | GMU Arlington | Opening Remarks | 1. Valmiki Mukherjee |
D5.NCD2.S1.MS | 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM ET | GMU Arlington | Fireside Chat with Kiersten Todt | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Kiersten Todt |
D5.NCD2.S2.MS | 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM ET | GMU Arlington | What does Diversity look like in our industry? What’s working and what isn’t? | 1.Anthony Hannon 2.Dwan Jones 3.Jenn Foy |
D5.NCD2.S3.MS | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET | GMU Arlington | Fireside Chat with Rodney Peterson on the State of Cyber Talent and opportunities for advancing cyber workforce | 1.Diana 2.Burley 3.Rodney Peterson |
D5.NCD2.S3.BRK | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Lunch Break | |
D5.NCD2.S4.MS | 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Preparing for a successful career in cyber | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Norma Krayem 3.Allan Friedmann 4.Diana Kelley |
D5.NCD2.S5.MS | 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Preparing for National Cyber workforce strategy | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee 2.Paul Tortora 3.Chris Painter |
D5.NCD2.S6.MS | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET | Academia and industry serving a dyanamic threat environment | 1.Diana Burley 2.Liza Wilson Durant | |
D5.NCD2.S6.SS | 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM ET | GMU Arlington | Closing Remarks Cyber Talent Week | 1.Valmiki Mukherjee |
Meet Our Speakers
Chief Security & Privacy Officer,Georgian
Director,Whole of Human Cyber Init.
Senior Digital Specialist,DAI
Senior Advisor and Strategist,CISA
Chief Strategy Officer,NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center
Incident Response Specialist,Sandia National Labs
Fellow, MassMutual,CEO Action for Racial Equity
Deputy Chief Learning Officer,CISA
Student,San Jose State Univ.
SVP, Chief Security and Compliance Officer,Acxiom
CEO,CyberCurb
Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY
President,Global Forum for Cybersecurity Expertise
VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)
Research Lead,National Security Collaboration Center
Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.
Co-Founder, LetsWeCan.com
Managing Director,Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, Univ. of Waterloo
Principal, Cyber Strategy & Policy,MITRE Corporation
CEO,ThriveDX
CRO, Maripost
CISO, CDK Global
Medical Device Cybersecurity Program Manager,Mass General Brigham
DEI Head, ISC2
Associate Dean,College of Engineering & Computing, GMU
Vice Provost, American University
Former CISO, Duke Energy
Executive Advisory Board, Cyber Future Foundation
Founder of Zipline Theory,Delta X Podcast
Cybersecurity Professional
Asst Professor,Florida International Univ.
Cybersecurity Professional
Sr. Manager, IS Program Governance,Mass General Brigham
Cyber Coach/Mentor,CyberPatriot, US Air Force
Associate Dean, University of Wester Florida
Executive leader in new media, emerging tech, and biz operations
SVP,World Relief
Co-Founder,Breachbits
Cybersecurity Sr. Consultant,Accenture
Student,Cyber security career
Executive Director, Social Impact & Campaigns,Office of Partnership and Engagement, US DHS
Founder & Executive Director,CyberTexas Foundation
Career Coach and Leader, The Principled Path
Co-Founder,Breachbits
CISO,Gilead Life Sciences
Head of Ecosystems,Cyber Future Foundation
Associate Dean for Online Learning, Cyber capacity building expert
Chief of Staff,CISA
Senior Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition,BeyondTrust
Professor and Associate Dean,Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement, CEC, GMU
VP, Alliances,Master Card
Executive Director,Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Project Manager,Aspen Tech Policy Hub
Managing DirectorNeedham Investment Bank
Deputy Director,Aspen Tech Policy Hub
Deputy Director, Lead for Industry Engagement,NICE, NIST, US DoC
Chief Technology Risk Officer,SVB
InfoSec Engineering Intern,Mass General Brigham
VP, CISO,IBM
Founder & Executive Director,Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation
Energy Specialist,USAID
Co-Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.
Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates
CISO Advisor,Cisco
Director,NICE, NIST, US DoC
Cyber Task Force Supervisory Special Agent,FBI
Deputy Asst. National Cyber Director for Workforce & Education, ONCD
Recruiter,Cybersecurity Industry
VP, Strategy, M&A,Zscaler
Former EVP,MasterCard
Candidate,Cyber security career
Executive Director,Forge Institute
Managing Director, Financial Services,Accenture
Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation
Co-Founder & CEO,HUMAN
Head of Global Enterprise Relations,ISC2
Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, eSentire
Chief Executive Officer ,Enigma
Special Advisor, Cybersecurity,National Cyber Directorate
Technology Officer,National Security Collaboration Center UTSA
HR Business Partner and Fellow,The Hartford
Fellow,CEO Action for Racial Equity at MassMutual
Founder and CEO,Trusona
Co-Founder & CEO ,Onapsis
Program Manager,CyberTexas Foundtation
Vice President Learning and Development,CEO Action for Racial Equity
Director of the Capacity & Resilience Program,Global Cyber Alliance
Chief Security & Privacy Officer,Georgian
Director,Whole of Human Cyber Init.
Senior Digital Specialist,DAI
Senior Advisor and Strategist,CISA
Chief Strategy Officer,NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center
Incident Response Specialist,Sandia National Labs
Fellow, MassMutual,CEO Action for Racial Equity
Deputy Chief Learning Officer,CISA
Student,San Jose State Univ.
SVP, Chief Security and Compliance Officer,Acxiom
CEO,CyberCurb
Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY
President,Global Forum for Cybersecurity Expertise
VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)
Research Lead,National Security Collaboration Center
Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.
Co-Founder, LetsWeCan.com
Managing Director,Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, Univ. of Waterloo
Principal, Cyber Strategy & Policy,MITRE Corporation
CEO,ThriveDX
CRO, Maripost
CISO, CDK Global
Medical Device Cybersecurity Program Manager,Mass General Brigham
DEI Head, ISC2
Associate Dean,College of Engineering & Computing, GMU
Vice Provost, American University
Former CISO, Duke Energy
Executive Advisory Board, Cyber Future Foundation
Founder of Zipline Theory,Delta X Podcast
Cybersecurity Professional
Asst Professor,Florida International Univ.
Cybersecurity Professional
Sr. Manager, IS Program Governance,Mass General Brigham
Cyber Coach/Mentor,CyberPatriot, US Air Force
Associate Dean, University of Wester Florida
Executive leader in new media, emerging tech, and biz operations
SVP,World Relief
Co-Founder,Breachbits
Cybersecurity Sr. Consultant,Accenture
Student,Cyber security career
Executive Director, Social Impact & Campaigns,Office of Partnership and Engagement, US DHS
Founder & Executive Director,CyberTexas Foundation
Career Coach and Leader, The Principled Path
Co-Founder,Breachbits
CISO,Gilead Life Sciences
Head of Ecosystems,Cyber Future Foundation
Associate Dean for Online Learning, Cyber capacity building expert
Chief of Staff,CISA
Senior Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition,BeyondTrust
Professor and Associate Dean,Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement, CEC, GMU
VP, Alliances,Master Card
Executive Director,Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Project Manager,Aspen Tech Policy Hub
Managing DirectorNeedham Investment Bank
Deputy Director,Aspen Tech Policy Hub
Deputy Director, Lead for Industry Engagement,NICE, NIST, US DoC
Chief Technology Risk Officer,SVB
InfoSec Engineering Intern,Mass General Brigham
VP, CISO,IBM
Founder & Executive Director,Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation
Energy Specialist,USAID
Co-Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.
Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates
CISO Advisor,Cisco
Director,NICE, NIST, US DoC
Cyber Task Force Supervisory Special Agent,FBI
Deputy Asst. National Cyber Director for Workforce & Education, ONCD
Recruiter,Cybersecurity Industry
VP, Strategy, M&A,Zscaler
Former EVP,MasterCard
Candidate,Cyber security career
Executive Director,Forge Institute
Managing Director, Financial Services,Accenture
Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation
Co-Founder & CEO,HUMAN
Head of Global Enterprise Relations,ISC2
Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, eSentire
Chief Executive Officer ,Enigma
Special Advisor, Cybersecurity,National Cyber Directorate
Technology Officer,National Security Collaboration Center UTSA
HR Business Partner and Fellow,The Hartford
Fellow,CEO Action for Racial Equity at MassMutual
Founder and CEO,Trusona
Co-Founder & CEO ,Onapsis
Program Manager,CyberTexas Foundtation
Vice President Learning and Development,CEO Action for Racial Equity
Director of the Capacity & Resilience Program,Global Cyber Alliance
Fellow, MassMutual,CEO Action for Racial Equity
CEO,CyberCurb
Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY
Student,San Jose State Univ.
VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)
Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.
President,Global Forum for Cybersecurity Expertise
Medical Device Cybersecurity Program Manager,Mass General Brigham
DEI Head, ISC2
CRO, Maripost
Vice Provost, American University
Executive Advisory Board, Cyber Future Foundation
SVP,World Relief
Career Coach and Leader, The Principled Path
Head of Ecosystems,Cyber Future Foundation
Chief of Staff,CISA
VP, Alliances,Master Card
VP, CISO,IBM
Founder & Executive Director,Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation
Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates
Co-Founder,Whole Cyber Human Init.
Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation
VP, Strategy, M&A,Zscaler
Special Advisor, Cybersecurity,National Cyber Directorate
Chief Security & Privacy Officer,Georgian
Senior Advisor and Strategist,CISA
CEO,CyberCurb
Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY
CRO, Maripost
VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)
President,Global Forum for Cybersecurity Expertise
Medical Device Cybersecurity Program Manager,Mass General Brigham
VP, Alliances,Master Card
Vice Provost, American University
Head of Ecosystems,Cyber Future Foundation
Chief of Staff,CISA
Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates
Cyber Task Force Supervisory Special Agent,FBI
Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation
Managing Director, Financial Services,Accenture
CEO,CyberCurb
Partner, Cybersecurity,Strategy & Transaction, EY
VP, Seattle Office,Stroz Friedburg (Aon Cyber)
CRO, Maripost
Vice Provost, American University
Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group,Von Scoyoc Associates
Cyber Task Force Supervisory Special Agent,FBI
Founder & Chairman,Cyber Future Foundation