NICE | SANS Capitol Hill 2024

Capitol Hill Cybersecurity Lunch & Learn Series Thursday, September 19th
NICE Career Week

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.

NIST/NICE

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**

Capital Map

Location & Directions

Dirksen Senate Office Building

50 Constitution Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20002

  • Room: G-50

Event Hosts

Tentative Agenda

Time

Topic

Speaker

Title

Organization

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)

 

 

 

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 

 

 

 Remarks

Rep Suzanne Bonamici

 

Co-Chair

House Career & Technical Education Caucus 

 

 

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

 

 

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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