Cybersecurity Career Week (October 14-18)
Webcast
Cybersecurity Career Journeys: From the SANS Experts
Tuesday, October 15th @ 3:00 PM
Hear the stories from top SANS faculty of how they became the cybersecurity experts they are today and how their stories can be applied to your career journey. Learn how they build their skills to become one of the top practitioners within cybersecurity. Moderated by Karen Wetzel, from NICE, you will learn how their jobs tie into the various work roles within the framework with some of the coolest jobs in cybersecurity. These stories will provide inspiration and tips on how to enter and grow your career in the cybersecurity industry.
To learn more about the Career Week, access this link.
Gearing Up for Cybersecurity Career Week: Building a Skilled and Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce
We invite you to join the House Cybersecurity Caucus, NICE, and SANS | GIAC on Thursday, September 19th, from 4:00 - 6:30 PM, to discuss solutions for building a skilled cybersecurity workforce, as we gear up for Cybersecurity Career Week on October 14-18, 2024. The event will feature top government, corporate, and association speakers, and special commissioning of the first US Women's Cyber Team will close out this memorable event with introductions and a celebration.
Intended Audience: Congressional Staff, Government Employees, Academic and Business Leaders, Representatives from Non-Profit Organizations and Civil Society, and Media.
Schedule & Registration
Thursday, September 19th
Finger Food and Drinks Will be Offered
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Presentations/Talks
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM - Commissioning of the First US Cyber Women's Team
5:45 PM – 6:30 PM – Networking Reception
**All Guests Should Arrive 30 Minutes Beforehand to Pick Up Your Badge**
Location & Directions
Dirksen Senate Office Building
50 Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
- Room: G-50
Speakers
Tentative Agenda
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4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Opening | Rodney Petersen | Director of NICE | National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce |
| Remarks | Rep McCaul’s Office Staffer (Invite) |
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| Remarks | Seeyew Mo | Assistant National Cyber Director for Workforce, Education, and Awareness | Office of the National Cyber Director, White House |
| Remarks | Alex Moix | Senior Tech Fellow | Senator Mark Warner's Office |
| Remarks | Trent Frazier | Assistant Director of Stakeholder Engagement | Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA) |
| Remarks | Rep Glenn GT Thompson | Co-Chair | House Career & Technical Education Caucus
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| Remarks | Rep Suzanne Bonamici
| Co-Chair | House Career & Technical Education Caucus
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| Panel Discussion | Nick Schacht (Moderator) | Chief Commercial Officer | Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) |
| Panel Discussion | Paul Vixie | VP and Distinguished Engineer | Amazon |
| Panel Discussion | Helen Patton | Cybersecurity Executive Advisor | Cisco |
| Panel Discussion | Fred Humphries | Corporate Vice President, U.S. Government Affairs | Microsoft Corporation |
| Panel Discussion | Rob Lee | Director of Faculty and Research | SANS |
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| Jennifer Bachus | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary | State Department, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy |
| Closing | Davina Mentle-Pruitt Brian Corrreia | Lead for Academic Engagement Director of Business Development | National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce GIAC |
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM | First US Cyber Women’s Team | Ken Jenkins Chelsie Cooper Brad Wolfenden | Head Coach Assistant Coach Director of Cyber Sports | US Women’s Cyber Team US Women’s Cyber Team PlayCyber |
5:45 PM – 6:45 PM | Reception |
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