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                        -  Senior Strategic Insight
We facilitate discussion between senior strategic leaders, like in this keynote by Admiral Mike Rogers (Commander of US Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency).
 
                        -  Enabling Interaction
Our conferences are designed to allow our students and others the opportunity to interact directly with senior strategic leaders. Here, Special Forces Colonel Pat Duggan asks a Cyber Beacon presenter a question. Colonel Duggan was later selected to work at the National Security Council (NSC).
 
                        -  Networking and Collaboration
Our conferences allow attendees to get involved in creative collaboration sessions to design solutions to real-world probems. Here, Dr. Cj Horn (Retired Colonel) leads a table discussion during Cyber Beacon.
 
                        -  Connecting Dots
We bring together leaders and experts from across the national security community, including those within government and beyond. Here, leaders from DISA, Microsoft, Carnegie Mellon, and beyond discuss challenges in Cyber Beacon 2017.
 
                        -  National Leadership
We work closely with national leaders, experts, and commissions. Here, Dr. Lynne Parker (Assistant Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) opens a session discussing AI.
 
                        -  World Class Experts
We bring together the world's leading experts in various fields. Here, cyber law expert Thomas Wingfield, Esq. (then Acting Chancellor of CIC, who then became Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Cyber Policy) speaks at Cyber Beacon.
 
                        -  Leading in Education
Cyber Beacon forges relationships between educators, students, and administrators. Here, Dr. Cassandra C. Lewis (right, who was then Acting Dean of Academic Affairs and then became CIC Acting Chancellor) moderates a panel including educational leaders from the NSA, CIC, and Joint Staff.
 
                        -  Interagency Partnerships
We highlight perspectives from across the national security community. Here, the US Cyber Command J7, a US Coast Guard Rear Admiral, discusses the DHS role in cyber at Cyber Beacon.
 
                        -  Dynamic Interaction
We design panels of experts and leaders in a way to facilitate dynamic interaction and useful insights to emerge. Here, Retired Rear Admiral Jan Hamby (CIC Chancellor, center) leads a panel discussion of senior cyber leaders including the first CISO of the Federal Government, Retired Brig Gen Greg Touhill.
 
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We bring together leaders and experts from across the national security community who are interested in information and cyberspace. Here, the Commander of Army Cyber Command addresses the audience of Cyber Beacon 2019.
 

# **Cyber Beacon 2021*The Impacts of a Global Pandemic***

 

On 9 December 2021, the National Defense University's College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) hosted its 8th annual Cyber Beacon Conference (CB 2021).

Our College's annual flagship conference brings together experts and leaders from across the national security community, private sector, and academia to discuss the most pressing issues concerning cyberspace, information, and national security. You can find links to past conferences on our site under the "events" dropdown tab. The 2021 conference theme was *"The Impacts of a Global Pandemic"*.

CB 2021 was held on Thursday the 9th of December 2021 from 9 AM to 2 PM (US eastern time). Due to the ongoing global pandemic, this event was held online. Comments are those of the respective speaker and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the US government or any other entity.

**Watch most of CB 2021 on our YouTube channel here and read the Defense.gov article (*National Cyber Director Unveils New Approach at Cyber War College Conference*) here.**

## Agenda

#### Thursday 9 December 2021

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#### 09:00-09:05: Administrative Remarks

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#### **Master of Ceremonies**

 

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**Lieutenant Colonel Perry Alexander**

Instructor at CIC

 

#### 09:05-09:15: Welcoming Remarks

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**Lieutenant General Michael Plehn**

President of NDU

 

#### 09:15-09:30: Opening Remarks

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**Dr. Cassandra C. Lewis**

Interim Chancellor of CIC

 

#### 09:30-11:00: Cyber Implications of COVID-19 (Panel)

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#### **Panel Moderator:**

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**Michael Brody, JD**

Department of Homeland Security Visiting Chair and Department Chair at CIC

 

**Panelists: **

 

 

**Dana Hall**

Regional Administrator for the US Department of Health and Human Services

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**Tom Millar**

Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

 

**Mark Montgomery** 

Executive Director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission

 

#### 11:00-11:15: Break

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#### 11:15-11:45: Morning Keynote

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**Dr. Kelly Fletcher**

Performing the Duties of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense

 

#### **Moderator:**

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**Harry Wingo, JD**

Assistant Professor at CIC and CIO LDP Lead

 

#### 11:45-12:30: Afternoon Keynote

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**Chris Inglis**

National Cyber Director

 

**Moderator:**

 

**Dr. Cassandra C. Lewis**

Interim Chancellor of CIC

 

#### 12:30-14:00: The Pandemic and the Information Environment (Panel)

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#### **Panel Moderator**

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**Dr. Gwyneth Sutherlin**

Assistant Professor at CIC

 

**Panelists:**

 

**Amy Sitze**

Senior Plans Analyst at the Joint Military Information Support Ops. Web Ops. Center

 

**Dr. David Perlman**

Data Scientist at Leviathan Security Group

 

**Andrea Brennen**

VP for Design and Visualization at In-Q-Tel

 

 

#### 14:00: Closing Remarks

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