On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Forgepoint, Carahsoft, Google Cloud, Forescout & Snowflake hosted the Global Cyber Innovation Forum for government leaders, industry executives, venture capital investors, systems integrators, and resellers focused on supporting the global cybersecurity mission.
This year’s program provided perspectives on securing critical infrastructure, data privacy, regulatory harmonization, international cooperation, and a wider look at the state of the current global cyber threat environment.
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1:30pm Welcome Remarks
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Speakers
Andrea Clements
Minister-Counsellor (Commercial), Senior Trade Commissioner
Embassy of Canada to the United States
Alberto Yépez
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital
Michael Schrader
Vice President, Carahsoft
1:40pm Keynote: Cybersecurity in an Era of Strategic Competition
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Speakers
Congressman John Moolenaar (MI-2)
Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP
2:00pm Panel: Securing Critical Infrastructure Against a ‘Typhoon’ of Attacks
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Speakers
Rich Baich
CISO, AT&T
Chris Leigh
CISO, Eversource
Brian Scott
Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director for Cyber Policy and Programs, ONCD
Shannon Stafford
Director of Security Operations and Engineering, Entergy
Jeanette Manfra
Director, Risk and Compliance, Google Cloud
2:35pm Panel: Securing Data and Privacy in the Era of AI and at the Edge Frontier
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Speakers
Andrew Hoog
Co-Founder, Board Member, and CTO, NowSecure
Roman Jankowski
Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer, Department of Homeland Security
Brad Jones
CISO, Snowflake
Michael G. McLaughlin
Head of Security & Privacy, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
3:10pm Networking Break
3:40pm Panel: Regulatory Harmonization to Simplify Compliance and Cut Red Tape
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Speakers
Leslie A. Beavers
Principal Deputy CIO, Department of Defense
Nathan Simington
Commissioner, FCC
Craig Unger
Founder & CEO, Hyperproof
Vincent Voci
Director, Global Government Relationships & Partnerships, Cloudflare
Chris Finan
CEO, Anitian
4:15pm Panel: International Collaboration Amid Mounting Transnational Cyber Threats
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Speakers
Nicholas Andersen
President & COO, Invictus International Consulting
Ghislain Chaput
First Secretary (Cyber), Embassy of Canada
Chris Gower
Minister Counsellor, The Department of Home Affairs, Embassy of Australia
Annie Plews
Head of Cyber Policy, British Embassy Washington
Alex Botting
Sr. Director, Global Security & Technology Strategy, Venable LLP
4:50pm Fireside. Securing the Future: A Conversation with the White House Cyber Coordinator
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Speakers
Alexei Bulazel
Special Assistant to the President, National Security Council, The White House
Andrew McClure
Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital
5:10pm Program Closing Remarks
5:15pm Reception
5:30pm Special Remarks
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Speakers
Sara Cohen
Deputy Head of Mission (Foreign Policy and National Security), Embassy of Canada