Sunday :: October 19

6:00 pm

8:00 pm

Registration opens

Registration closes

Monday :: October 20

8:00 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Welcome
Mark F. Grady
Dean, George Mason University School of Law

9:05 am

Opening Remarks
Dr. Alan Merten
President, George Mason University

The Honorable Frank Wolf
Member, U.S. Congress

9:15 am

Co-Chair Remarks
The Honorable Tom Davis
Chairman, House Committee on Government Reform 

The Honorable Don Evans
U.S. Secretary of Commerce  

10:00 am

A LOOK TO THE FUTURE: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A SECURE NETWORK
Stratton Sclavos, Chairman & CEO, VeriSign

Mr. Sclavos will provide an overview on the current state of network security and explore the potential economic impacts – global, national and regional – of strengthening security.

10:30 am

SESSION 1.1 :: IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE GLOBAL SECURITY

A number of challenges exist that make it difficult to increase network security in the immediate future. This session will briefly examine the current limitations in our existing infrastructure before focusing on identifying potential solutions.

• Overview speaker & moderator: 

  • Gregor Freund, CEO & Co-Founder
    Zone Labs, Inc.

• Panelists:

  • Rhett Dawson, President and CEO
    Information Technology Industry Council

  • Dan Burton, Vice President, Government Affairs
    Entrust

  • Guy Copeland, VP Information Infrastructure Advisory Programs
    Computer Sciences Corporation

  • Ed Black, President & CEO, Computer & Communications Industry Association

11:30 am

SESSION 1.2 :: CYBER-TERRORISM & CYBER-WARFARE: COMBATING THE COMMERCIAL & NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT

Today’s state of heightened security alerts has highlighted the need to address the challenges of cyber-terrorism and cyber-warfare. This session will briefly examine the current threat posed by cyber-terrorists and the potential impact of cyber-warfare before focusing on identifying potential solutions.

• Overview speaker:

  • Robert Holleyman, President & CEO
    Business Software Alliance

• Speakers:

  • Phil Lacombe, Director, Security Solutions LOB
    General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

  • Brett Schklar, Vice President of Marketing
    Vericept

  • Bill Boni, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
    Motorola

  • Howard Hantman, Director of Corporate Information Security
    RSA Security, Inc.

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Keynote Address :: Leadership, Management...and the Difference
General Tommy Franks
U.S. Army, Retired

2:30 pm

SESSION 1.3 :: EDUCATING AND ENGAGING THE CONSUMER

The average consumer in today’s marketplace has little understanding of the security issues surrounding the internet and many don’t feel that it directly impacts them. And many of those who are aware of the ramifications don’t know what steps to take to secure their own connections.  This session will briefly examine the challenges to educating and engaging consumers before focusing on identifying potential solutions.

• Moderator: 

  • John Hager, Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness
    Commonwealth of Virginia

• Panelists:

  • Bill Harrod, Director, Investigative Response 
    TruSecure

  • Greg Garcia, Vice President of Information Policy
    ITAA

  • Douglas Conorich, Global Solutions Manager, 
    IBM Global Services Managed Security Services

  • Commissioner Orson Swindle
    Federal Trade Commission

  • Paul Patrick, Technical Director and Chief Security Architect
    BEA Systems

3:30 pm

SESSION 1.4 :: IMPROVING PUBLIC/PRIVATE ORGANIZATION

Private industry has developed and owns most of the IT infrastructure of the United States, yet the government is responsible for national security. A number of organizations have already been established to address this issue; however, some argue that these groups don’t go far enough to open the lines of communication between the public and private sectors – sharing information, technologies and contingency plans. This session will briefly examine the current challenges to establishing resilient public/private partnerships, before focusing on identifying potential solutions.

• Overview speaker & moderator: 

  • Margaret (Peg) Grayson, President & CEO
    V-ONE Corporation

• Panelists: 

  • John Copenhaver, Senior Vice President for Business Continuity
    Marsh Risk Consulting

  • Greg Baroni, President
    Unisys Global Public Sector

  • Ralph Loretta, Managing Director, Information Risk Management Practice
    KPMG

4:45 pm

Session Recess

5:00 pm

Depart for Capitol Hill Reception

6:00 pm

Cocktail Hour and Reception
Cannon Caucus Room

6:30 pm

Introductory Remarks
The Honorable Tom Davis
Chairman, House Committee on Government Reform   

6:35 pm

Speaker Remarks

• Dr. Charles McQueary, Under Secretary for Science and Technology
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Karen Evans, Administrator
  Office of E-Government and Information Technology

7:05 pm

Q&A Session

7:20 pm

Transition to House Floor

7:50 pm

Tour of the House Floor

8:30 pm

Q&A for Members

8:55 pm

Return to Buses

9:15 pm

Depart for Hotel

Tuesday :: October 21

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Presenting the Challenge: A Plan for Action

The Honorable Phil Bond
U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology

Frank Sesno, Professor of Public Policy
George Mason University

9:30 am

SESSION 2.1 :: LEADERSHIP: ESTABLISHING FAITH IN THE NETWORK

A panel of leaders from the public and private sectors will respond to results from Day One and issue a series of challenges to build faith in the network.

• Moderator: 

  • Frank Sesno, Professor of Public Policy
    George Mason University

• Presenters: 

  • Governor Mark Warner, Commonwealth of Virginia

  • Vic Bernson, Director, Office of Legislative Counsel
    U.S. Department of Defense

  • Sudhakar Shenoy, CEO, IMC, Inc. and Chairman
    Northern Virginia Technology Council

  • Torie Clarke, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

  • Tim Muris, Chairman
    Federal Trade Commission

  • Steven Cooper, CIO
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security

12:30 pm

Adjournment