Defending the Web: A Forum on Cybersecurity & the Workforce
May 18, 2017
Washington, DC
Our digital world cannot exist without security. We couldn’t send work emails, upload vacation photos, post updates, buy groceries or transfer money safely if our data and private information was not secure. When it comes to safeguarding our health records, digital infrastructure or national defense, cybersecurity is essential. But, a growing demand for cybersecurity talent has revealed a huge shortage of skilled workers and qualified students.
The Atlantic gathered public officials as well as stakeholders in business and higher education to explore the cybersecurity jobs pipeline and the future of the industry.
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Speakers
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![Vice Admiral Walter E. "Ted" Carter Jr.]()
Vice Admiral Walter E. "Ted" Carter Jr. U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent @NavalAcademy -
![Representative Suzan DelBene]()
Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA) @SuzanDelBene -
![Brian Fitzgerald*]()
Brian Fitzgerald* CEO Business-Higher Education Forum @BHEF -
![Wayne Frederick]()
Wayne Frederick President Howard University @HUPrez17 -
![Senator Cory Gardner]()
Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) @SenCoryGardner -
![Angela McKay]()
Angela McKay Senior Director, Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy Microsoft @angelamckay -
![DeRionne Pollard]()
DeRionne Pollard President Montgomery College @DrPollard_MC -
![Kathy Warden*]()
Kathy Warden* Corporate Vice President, President Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Northrop Grumman @northropgrumman -
![Gillian B. White]()
Gillian B. White Senior Associate Editor The Atlantic @GillianBWhite -
![Brett Williams]()
Brett Williams Co-Founder, CSO and President of Operations, Training and Security Division IronNet Cybersecurity @IronNetCyber
Agenda
Note: All times are ET
- Thursday, May 18
- 8:00 a.m.WelcomeEmily Akhtarzandi, Managing Director, AtlanticLIVE
- 8:25 a.m.The View from the Hill ISenator Cory Gardner (R-CO)
With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic - 8:45 a.m.The View from the Hill IIRepresentative Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic - 9:05 a.m.Teaching CybersecurityVice Admiral Walter E “Ted” Carter Jr., Superintendent, United States Naval Academy
Wayne Frederick, President, Howard University
DeRionne Pollard, President, Montgomery College
With Gillian B. White, Senior Associate Editor, The Atlantic - 9:40 a.m.Building a Diverse, Highly Skilled Cyber Workforce, produced by Business-Higher Education Forum and Northrop Grumman**Brian Fitzgerald, CEO, Business-Higher Education Forum
Kathy Warden, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
**This session is produced by our underwriter and not by The Atlantic’s editorial team - 9:50 a.m.The Cyber Jobs PipelineAngela McKay, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Policy, Microsoft
Major General (Ret) Brett Williams, Co-Founder, IronNet
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic - 10:20 a.m.Closing ThoughtsEmily Akhtarzandi, AtlanticLIVE
