Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Name Session Type
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Enhancing SOC Operations with Attack SimulationsSplunk University
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BOTS (Boss of the SOC)BOTS

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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Name Speakers Session Type
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration and networking breakfast  
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Building Government Resilience in the AI EraKamal Hathi - Cisco
Bill Rowan - Cisco
Gary DePreta - Cisco
David Dalling - CISCO
Grace Hermoso - Cisco
Solomon Wilson - Indian Health Service (IHS)
Benjamin Koshy - Indian Health Service (IHS)
Keynote
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning break Break
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
The Hub  
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Unified Perspectives: Securing and Governing AI for the Public GoodMick Baccio - Cisco
Tina Carkhuff - Cisco
Manny Medrano - US Department of State
Chad Smith - Simplex Solutions
Lauren Stemler - Cisco
Bryan Seely
Keynote
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking lunch Break
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Securing Distributed Networks with Cisco Secure Access for Government Ryan Shaffer - CiscoBreakout Session
Achieving End-to-End Visibility: ThousandEyes Solutions for Government NetworksJason Warfield - CiscoBreakout Session
Modernizing Security Operations: Structuring Cyber Data for Better Threat Detection and ResponseBart Larango - Cisco
Mark Cantor - GAO
Breakout Session
Leveraging Cloud and Data Fabric Architectures to Secure at ScaleLuis Rivas - Department of War
Melissa Andrews - Cisco
Breakout Session
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Networking break Break
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Smarter Service Delivery: AI-Powered Automation for Federal SuccessJesse Reed - CiscoBreakout Session
Modernizing Government Networks: Simple, Secure, and Scalable Solutions with MerakiCorey Wright - CiscoBreakout Session
Maintaining Data Resilience and Proactive OperationsJohn Quinn - Splunk
Brad Welsh - State of Indiana
Mike Dehaan - MS Dept of Revenue
Breakout Session
AI-Driven Public Sector Defense and Fraud PreventionChris Perkins - Cisco
Chad Smith - Simplex Solutions
Breakout Session
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Reception Break