Just Confirmed! Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats will speak at the Summit on the afternoon of Thursday, September 7th. Details forthcoming soon!
Hear from Key Leadership at the 2017 Intelligence & National Security Summit
Robert Cardillo
Director
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Melissa Drisko
Deputy Director
Defense Intelligence Agency
Mike Pompeo
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
ADM Michael Rogers, USN
Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
and
Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service
Betty Sapp
Director
National Reconnaissance Office
THE STATE OF US INTELLIGENCE: A TIME OF TRANSITION, CHALLENGE AND INNOVATION
As a new Administration assumes the responsibilities of governing and protecting the American people, the U.S. Intelligence Community and its allied partners are faced with the imperative of ensuring that intelligence capabilities can anticipate and respond to new and existing threats to national security today and in the future. At a time of unprecedented and varied threats, and with the intriguing cyber domain evolving at an explosive pace, we are at an appropriate juncture for a public examination of what is working well and how the IC needs to adapt to meet the challenges ahead.
AFCEA International and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) are pleased to host the fourth annual Intelligence and National Security Summit to provide the platform for this public discussion of US Intelligence’s challenges and opportunities in this year of transition, challenge, and innovation. The two-day Summit features five plenary sessions during which leaders of U.S. Intelligence and allied partners will offer their assessments of these issues. In addition, in nine breakout sessions thought leaders from the public and private sectors will explore enduring and emerging issues that will influence the IC in the future.
Agenda
Wednesday, September 06, 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
- Room: Ballroom Foyer
Wednesday, September 06, 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
- Room: Ballroom A
Speaker(s)
Wednesday, September 06, 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Wednesday, September 06, 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM
- Room: Ballroom B/C
Wednesday, September 06, 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Market forces outside the Federal Government (consumer, financial services, healthcare, etc.) often drive technology development that is also critical to intelligence operations. The Intelligence Community (IC) would benefit by accessing and, in some cases, influencing the development of that technology. The venture capital and entrepreneurial communities are incentivized to bring their products to the markets that drive investment and early adoption. This panel will address how the IC, the venture capital community, and start-up entrepreneurs…read more…
Speaker(s)
- Session
Protecting the United States and elements essential to its national security – from critical infrastructure to classified and unclassified data and networks – requires closely coordinated approaches to cybersecurity and information sharing between the public and private sectors. In this session, experts from industry and government will share their views on where public-private partnerships to enhance national cybersecurity have succeeded, and where they have fallen short. The panel will address the technical and policy considerations…read more…
Speaker(s)
Session
As the nascent National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) approaches its one-year anniversary, as well as DOD-mandated insider threat programs at many cleared government contractors, this panel will assess the status of security reform, highlighting where progress has been made as well as remaining challenges. In particular, the panel will discuss how the adoption of technologies can make the security clearance system more efficient for government and contractors while enabling improvements in the ability to detect…read more…
Speaker(s)
Panelist
William “Bill” Evanina
National Counterintelligence Executive
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Session
Wednesday, September 06, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
This session brings together leaders from government and industry who have a hands-on role in developing policy and maintaining cybersecurity. The panel will focus on the state of readiness by public and private sector partners in providing cybersecurity and resiliency to the .Gov, .Mil, and .Com domains. Topics will include the Cyber Security Framework 1.1, the recruiting, training and technology resources needed to advance the cybersecurity effort and how policies and practices guiding public-private collaboration…read more…
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Ron Bushar
Vice President for Professional Services, Global Services, and Intelligence Group
FireEye
- Session
National and domestic intelligence have become closely intertwined given the nature of physical and virtual transnational threats and the vast array of federal, state, and local entities contributing to the security of the homeland. The threat environment is rapidly evolving and testing our ability to build capacity, share information with partners in real time, and maintain a proactive approach to addressing threats. This session will discuss homeland‐related priorities, how those priorities translate into key intelligence…read more…
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Gen. Norton Schwartz, USAF (Ret.)
President and CEO
Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
Panelist
Patricia Cogswell
Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence & Analysis
Department of Homeland Security
- Session
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are in the midst of a technology renaissance. Much of this is happening under the “deep learning” banner and being fueled by inexpensive graphics processing unit (GPU) resources. Meanwhile, DOD’s Third Offset Strategy is pushing for increased use of autonomy to counter sophisticated threats in real time. This panel will investigate the intersection of new technology and evolving mission requirements and explore opportunities for improving the performance of data acquisition…read more…
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Brian Sadler, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist for Intelligence Systems
U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
- Session
Wednesday, September 06, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
- Room: Ballroom B/C
Wednesday, September 06, 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
- Room: Ballroom A
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Lt. Gen. VeraLinn “Dash” Jamieson
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
U.S. Air Force
Panelist
RDML Robert Hayes, USCG
Assistant Commandant for Coast Guard, Intelligence
U.S. Coast Guard
Panelist
VADM Jan Tighe, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operation for Information Warfare, Director of Naval Intelligence
U.S. Navy
- Keynote
Wednesday, September 06, 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, September 07, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
- Room: Ballroom B/C
Thursday, September 07, 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
- Room: Ballroom A
Speaker(s)
- Keynote
Thursday, September 07, 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
- Room: Ballroom A
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Congressman Adam Schiff (D, CA)
Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
U.S. House of Representatives
Panelist
Congressman Devin Nunes (R, CA) (invited)
Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
U.S. House of Representatives
- Keynote
Thursday, September 07, 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
- Room: Ballroom B/C
Thursday, September 07, 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Hardening U.S. critical infrastructure sectors against network attacks and vulnerabilities is a national security priority, but a comprehensive plan of action remains elusive. Key to meeting this challenge is forging a national consensus on roles and missions within government and between government and the private sector, wherein most critical infrastructure resides. This session will assess risk formulas for countering network threats to critical infrastructure, the significance of cyber vulnerabilities to national security, importance of national…read more…
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Suzanne Spaulding
Former Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
- Session
Acquisition reform has been a hot topic for years, yet initiatives that can deliver sustained, positive changes to the acquisition process and produce a more efficient workforce remain elusive. The acquisition system is frequently characterized as time‐consuming, resource‐intensive, bureaucratic and non‐responsive to the mission. The purpose of this panel is not to “curse the darkness” but to identify concrete proposals and actions that can be implemented without changes to legislation or regulations, within the authorities…read more…
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Jennifer Walsmith
Vice President Advance Missions and Programs, Space ISR Systems Division
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
Keynote
Kevin Meiners
Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Acquisition, Technology, and Facilities
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Session
Today’s “legacy” Intelligence Community (IC) is responsible for understanding a world that is rapidly – and in many ways radically – changing. To master its subject the IC itself must change to keep pace. In this session, attendees will become active participants in assessing alternative futures for effective intelligence and a transformed community over the next two decades. Audience members will vote in real time on the plausibility and value of specific hypotheses and propositions…read more…
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Kathleen Hicks
Senior Vice President; Henry A. Kissinger Chair; Director, International Security Program
Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Session
Thursday, September 07, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
- Room: Ballroom A
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Nick Rasmussen
Director, National Counterterrorism Center
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Keynote
Thursday, September 07, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
- Room: Ballroom B/C
Thursday, September 07, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
- Room: Ballroom A
Overview Six organizations are at the core of the 17-member Intelligence Community (IC). Their responsibilities revolve around the types of information they collect, the expertise they provide and the decision-makers they support. All face evolving threats and challenges, changing circumstances and demands, and rapid advances in digital and commercial capabilities. All are called upon to produce efficiencies, while increasing effectiveness. In this session, IC directors will address their top priorities, the issues and challenges they face, and…read more…
Speaker(s)
Panelist
ADM Michael Rogers, USN
Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Director
National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service
- Keynote
Thursday, September 07, 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
- Room: Ballroom A
Speaker(s)
- Keynote
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