January 23-24, 2018 | Washington, DC
Agenda
Presentations
January 23, 2018
Welcome Remarks and Introductions
Speakers:
- Jeff McLeod, director, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, National Governors Association, NGA Center
- Sue Gander, director, Energy, Environment and Transportation, National Governors Association, NGA Center
- Puesh Kumar, director of preparedness and exercises, U.S. Department of Energy
After-Action Discussions of GridEx IV
Moderator:
- Alisha Powell, program director, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
Speakers:
- Bill Lawrence, director, electricity information sharing & analysis center, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
- Puesh Kumar, director of preparedness and exercises, U.S. Department of Energy
State Perspectives on GridEx IV
Moderator:
- Maggie Brunner, senior policy analyst, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
State Presentations:
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Topical Brownback Lunch Discussions
Session 1: Legal Challenges
Moderators:
- Dan Lauf, program director, Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, NGA Center
- David Forscey, policy analyst, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
Speakers:
- Will Polk, legal counsel, North Carolina Department of Public Safety
- Sam Rozenberg, engineering services security manager, American Public Power Association
Session 2: Emergency and Internal Communications
Moderators:
- Tom Simchak, senior policy analyst, Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, NGA Center
- Michael Garcia, policy analyst, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
Speakers:
- Kathryn Condello, senior director, national security/emergency response, Century Link
- Mark Grubb, Office of Emergency Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Session 3: Information Sharing
Moderators:
- Alisha Powell, program director, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
- Maggie Brunner, senior policy analyst, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
Speaker:
- Roisin Suver, senior LNO, National cybersecurity Communication Integration Center
Prioritizing Top Tier Requests and Resource-Sharing Between Public and Private Entities
Moderator:
- Dan Lauf, program director, Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, NGA Center
Speakers:
- Major General Richard Hayes, adjutant general, Illinois National Guard
- Josh Dozor, regional branch planning chief, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Barry Lawson, senior director, regulatory affairs, government relations, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Cybersecurity and the grid
Moderator:
- Michael Garcia, policy analyst, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
Speakers:
- Art House, chief cyber security risk officer, Connecticut
- Richard Ward, director, national security policy, Edison Electric Institute
January 24, 2018
Cybersecurity and the Grid
Moderator:
- Michael Garcia, policy analyst, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
Speaker:
- Robert Lee, ceo and founder, Dragos
Public Messaging
Moderator:
- Dan Lauf, program director, Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, NGA Center
Speaker:
- Karima Holmes, director, DC Office of Unified Communications
State Team Time
State Round Robin, Recap and Parting Thoughts
Moderators:
- Jeff McLeod, division director, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, NGA Center
- Sue Gander, division director, Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, NGA Center
Participants Adjourn
