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Conference

National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Building Dedication Event

On Feb. 8, 2016, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) celebrated its move to expanded new facilities with a building dedication and expert panel discussions featuring senior elected and government officials and the CEOs and presidents of several large companies.

NCCoE staff and partners demonstrated several of the center’s current projects that address challenges faced by many organizations, such as access control, mobile device security, online identity authentication, data integrity, situational awareness, and IT asset management. The 5,574 square-meter (60,000 square-foot) facility has 22 labs, including two large enough to hold vehicles for cybersecurity testing.

Please see the NCCoE's recap of the event and NIST Director Willie May's article, Strengthening Public-Private Cooperation on Cybersecurity's Toughest Issues.

AGENDA

11:30 AM - Ribbon Cutting and Remarks, hosted by NIST Director Willie May. Participants: U. S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Senator Ben Cardin, Rep. John Delaney, Rep. John Sarbanes, MD Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett

12:15 PM - Remarks by NIST/NCCoE officials

12:30 PM - Panel: How to Keep America Open for Business and Increase Consumers' Cybersecurity Confidence, moderated by Dean Garfield, ITI. Participants: Secretary Pritzker, Symantec CEO Michael Brown, and RSA President Amit Yoran 

1:10 PM - Lunch

1:35 PM - Remarks by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas

1:45 PM - Panel: Importance of Collaborating to Build Trust in the Digital Infrastructure: Successes to Date and New Efforts, moderated by Michael Daniel, Special Assistant to the President and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. Participants: New York Power Authority CEO Gil Quiniones; Intel Associate General Counsel and Global Privacy Officer David Hoffman; HIMSS Vice President of Technology Solutions Lisa Gallagher; NIST Chief Cybersecurity Advisor and NCCoE Director Donna Dodson

2:45 PM - Demos, posters, and limited tours of NCCoE labs (Exhibition Hall)

3:30 PM - Event concludes