The ICIT 2023 SPRING BRIEFING

This Briefing is Co-Chaired by ICIT and MFGS, Inc. an ICIT Fellow Program Member

MODERNIZATION

Bigger. Stronger. Faster. Safer. More.

THINK TANK DRIVEN CURRICULUM

Modernizing Critical Infrastructures
Developing a Collaborative Environment for Security, Compliance, & Credentialing Advancement
Ensuring a Continued Competitive Advantage
Using Strategic Insights to Prioritize Initiatives
Technology & Process Transformation to Delivery Resiliency
Interagency Partnerships
Leveraging Devsecops to Create Opportunities for Efficiency
Proficiency In Automation & Data Analytics
Executing Stable, High-Quality, & Dependable Software
Building Scalable Systems

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ABOUT THE BRIEFING

Shift Your Organization's Strategy into an Actionable Initiative Roadmap

“…competitive advantage is reliant on strategic insight, proactive innovation, and effective technology integration….”

-Interim National Security Strategic Guidance

Our Nation’s leaders recognize the need for robust cybersecurity programs to protect our National assets and continue to invest in leveraging technologies to mitigate the ongoing and ever-changing threats to our infrastructure. To support these goals, agency leaders are tasked with advancing their agency’s mission by creating a roadmap of initiatives that will ultimately result in their cybersecurity programs functioning on a larger scale, with decreased time to implementation and modernizing legacy infrastructure. ICIT and MFGS are excited to bring to our 2023 Spring Briefing, where our expert speakers and panelists will outline how to kickstart your initiatives roadmap.

What you can expect:

Together, ICIT and MFGS, Inc. are committed to creating an experience that supports organization and agency mission objectives by creating a holistic experience which includes:

Executive - level insights on how to identify and prioritize opportunties to create an initiative roadmap.

Insights on effectively scaling your cybersecurity programs using zero trust and interoperability tactics.

Tips on how to decrease the time from need identification to solution deployment.

Detailed experiences on implementing modernization initiatives and lessons learned.

Expert Speakers

Government, critical infrastructure sector, and industry speakers, who’ll share their tips and experiences.

Deep, Cutting Edge Technology Insights

SMEs who’ll answer questions, and share the latest vision for the future of government technology.

Networking

Gov. peers, ICIT Fellows, academia, tech experts, and executives in sessions and at networking events to develop strong relationships and share best practices.

Continuing Education

Attendees of the 2023 ICIT Spring Briefing will earn up to 4+ hours of continuing education credits.

Speakers

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Speakers

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First Female White House CIO, Leading Cybersecurity Expert and CISO's 2020 Cybersecurity Crusader of the Year
She identifies emerging trends and techniques to help audiences combat cyber threats, from the impact of the Internet of Things to securing Big Data. Payton is the cybersecurity expert that organizations turn to for discreet help during data breaches and to improve IT systems and strategies. She made history as the first female to serve as White House Chief Information Officer and currently helps organizations in both the public and private sectors protect their most valuable resources.
Managing cybersecurity risk is what Payton knows and does best. Before overseeing IT operations as CIO for President George W. Bush and his administration, she held executive roles in banking technology for two of the country’s top financial institutions. After serving in the White House, she went on to co-found Dark3, a cybersecurity product company, and Fortalice Solutions, a world-class cybersecurity consulting firm ranked a “Top 5 Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company” in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC.
Named one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People in Security” by Security Magazine, Payton was also featured in the book 100 Fascinating Women Fighting Cybercrime and honored as the 2019 Woman Cybersecurity Leader of the Year. Business Insider named her one of the top 50 Cybersecurity Leaders of 2020 and CISO Magazine named her Cybersecurity Crusader of the Year (2020). She is the author of several publications on IT strategy and cybersecurity, including Manipulated: Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth, released in April of 2020.
Payton is sought out by media news outlets to explain complex security issues and help viewers understand how to protect their privacy. She has been a frequent guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox Business, and Fox News and has been featured on CBS News, CNN, NBC News, and MSNBC, as well as Canadian and Irish news outlets. She also starred on the reality TV series Hunted, where real people attempted to drop off the grid while highly trained investigators (including Payton) “hunted” to catch them.

Theresa Payton

First Female White House CIO, Author, CEO Fortalice® Solutions LLC

Barry West

Former Acting CIO
DHS

Daryl Heagley

DAF Technical Director
DAF Control Systems Cyber Resiliency

Don Davidson

Frmr. Deputy Director Cybersecurity Risk Management & SCRM
DoD

Nikki Robinson

ICIT Fellow, Professor
Capital Technology University

Michael Lowry

Executive Practice Engineer
QBE

Parham Eftekhari

Founder & CEO
ICIT

Joyce Hunter

Executive Director
ICIT

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About
ICIT & MFGS, Inc.

ICIT a 501c3 non-profit, is America's Cybersecurity Think Tank providing objective advisory to the legislative community, federal agencies, and critical infrastructure leaders. Through original cutting-edge research, publications, and educational events, ICIT and its members are improving the resiliency of our nation's critical infrastructure sectors.

www.icitech.org

CONTACT ICIT

MFGS, Inc. is Master Supplier to the U.S. Government for Micro Focus enterprise-grade, scalable software solutions. We help agencies run and transform their business, providing critical tools to build, operate, secure, and analyze. Learn how we can support your agency’s journey to smart digital transformation, help strengthen your cyber resilience and protect what matters most: data, applications and identities.

www.mfgsinc.com

CONTACT MFGS, INC.

The
Venue

RITZ-CARLTON, PENTAGON CITY

Located in one of Northern Virginia's most desirable neighborhoods in Arlington's Pentagon City, a local influence is weaved throughout this luxury hotel which offers elegance near the Pentagon, from the artwork of Virginia artists that adorns the walls to the regionally sourced ingredients on our restaurant menus. The experience is unique to the Washington D.C. area.

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250 S Hayes St, Arlington, VA 22202
Located in: Fashion Centre at Pentagon City

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