The Aspen Cyber Summit is the nation's premier annual technology and cybersecurity policy gathering, bringing together top voices from government, industry, and civil society to create a safer world, online and off.
The 2024 summit, held on September 18 at the REACH at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, focused on critical cybersecurity challenges, including national security threats, tech regulation, data privacy, and the impact of artificial intelligence on elections.
The event featured a rare assembly of leaders from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, including representatives from the Australian Cyber Security Centre, New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, UK National Cyber Security Centre, and the US National Security Agency.
The summit attracted government officials, business leaders, nonprofit advocates, and future defenders, all crucial to creating a safer world, online and off.
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Speakers(11)
Brad Smith
Vice Chair and President, Microsoft Corporation at Microsoft Corporation
As Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith is responsible for spearheading the company’s work and representing it publicly on a wide variety of critical issues involving the intersection of technology and society.
Ellen Nakashima
Reporter, The Washington Post at The Washington Post
Ellen Nakashima is a national security reporter with The Washington Post. She has written about the intersection of intelligence, technology and national security.
Garrett Graff
Director, Cybersecurity Programs, Aspen Digital at Aspen Digital
Garrett M. Graff, a distinguished journalist and internationally bestselling historian, has spent nearly two decades covering politics, technology, and national security—helping to explain where we’ve been and where we’re headed.
Jaya Baloo
Chief Security Officer, Rapid7 at Rapid7
Jaya Baloo is recognized within the list of top 100 CISOs globally and ranks among the top 100 security influencers worldwide.
Katie Brooks
Director, Global Cybersecurity Policy, Aspen Digital at Aspen Digital
Katie Brooks joined Aspen Digital in January 2022 and leads projects addressing citizen-centric and global cybersecurity challenges.
Lina Khan
Chair, Federal Trade Commission at Federal Trade Commission
Lina M. Khan is Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws.
Lisa Fong
Deputy Director-General, New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre at New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre
Lisa Fong is the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau’s Deputy Director-General Cyber Security. She leads the GCSB’s National Cyber Security Centre.
Maria Spiropulu
Shang-Yi Ch'en Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology at California Institute of Technology
Maria Spiropulu's research is on high energy physics and instrumentation/technology as well as intersections with AI/ML and Quantum Science and Technology with emphasis on quantum networks and communications.
Reynold Hoover
CEO, LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games at LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games
Reynold Hoover is the CEO of LA28, the Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. He oversees the planning, delivery and execution of the Games and was appointed to the role in June of 2024.
Rishi Iyengar
Global Technology Reporter, Foreign Policy at Foreign Policy
Rishi Iyengar is a reporter at Foreign Policy, covering the intersection of geopolitics and technology.
Vivian Schiller
Aspen Institute VP & Executive Director, Aspen Digital at Aspen Institute
Vivian Schiller joined the Aspen Institute in January 2020 as Executive Director of Aspen Digital, which empowers policymakers, civic organizations, companies, and the public to be responsible stewards of technology and media in the service of an informed, just, and equitable world.
Event Details
- Date
- September 18, 2024
- Location
- 🇺🇸 Washington, DC, United States
- REACH at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Pricing
- Varies by tier
- Audience
- Government officials, business leaders, nonprofit advocates, cybersecurity professionals, and the general public interested in cybersecurity.
- CLE Credits
- CLE accreditation pending
- Attendees
- Approximately 300