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Aspen Cyber Summit 2024

by Aspen Digital

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.

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.

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

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