Zscaler Public Sector Summit 2024 On Demand
Keynotes
Event Keynotes
Revolution to Evolution: Securing, Simplifying, and Transforming Your Mission with Zero Trust AI
Zscaler Founder and CEO Jay Chaudhry discusses the state of zero trust transformation for agencies and public sector organizations, and addresses the threat and power of AI and other innovations as zero trust continues to evolve. Joining Jay, agency leaders share how they are using zero trust architecture to enable a modern workforce, secure mobile command centers, collaborate with coalition partners, and protect our nation’s critical infrastructure.
CEO, Chairman, and Founder
Jay Chaudhry
CIO, State Consular Affairs
Luis Coronado
CIO, Dept. of State
Dr. Kelly Fletcher
CIO/Chief AI Officer, DHS
Eric Hysen
The State of Zero Trust: A Fireside Chat with Chris DeRusha
Our speakers sit down to explore the state of zero trust from the OMB’s perspective, offer insight into how the OMB is implementing the zero trust executive order, and discuss the transformative changes occurring in technology, agency culture, and mindset. Don't miss this enlightening conversation on the continuing evolution of zero trust in the public sector.
EVP Customer Experience and Transformation, Zscaler
Kavitha Mariappan
Federal CISO and Deputy National Cyber Director, OMB
Chris DeRusha
Revolutionizing Zero Trust with AI
Revolutionizing Zero Trust with Advancements in AI
Redefining the Future of Cybersecurity
The adoption of zero trust architecture has accelerated government modernization efforts, improved security, and enabled agencies to achieve compliance with mandates. Together, our speakers discuss the future of Zscaler GovCloud offerings, including innovations like Risk360, and how agencies can leverage these new tools in their cyber resilience plans.
SVP & GM, Product Management, Zscaler
Dhawal Sharma
CISO, DC Government
Suneel Cherukuri
How AI/ML Is Impacting Cyber Protection and IT Operations in the Public Sector
AI/ML is being harnessed to shore up cyber defenses by better informing organizations about threat detection. Our speakers dive into recent advancements in generative AI to help organizations understand when and where they may be at risk of an imminent breach. Then, they discuss why agencies need to shift focus toward rapidly catching and addressing attacks rather than solely relying on prevention.
CISO, Zscaler
Deepen Desai
Sr. Mgr. for Cyber Operations/Dep. CISO, Sandia National Laboratories
Zach Benz
Safeguarding Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure
In this session, industry and government experts discuss why it’s so crucial to safeguard our nation's critical infrastructure against potential vulnerabilities, and the collaborative efforts being undertaken at federal, state, and local levels to do so. Focusing on the security of operational technology (OT) and internet of things (IoT) systems, they delve into the proactive measures being taken to ensure the resilience of critical systems such as power, water, transportation, and upcoming election processes.
Sr. Dir., OT/IoT Security
Deepak Patel
Field CTO, Public Sector, Zscaler
Adam Ford
Sr. Advisor, Information Security, District of Columbia Water & Sewage Authority
Nelson Sims
Dep. Chief of Cyber Operation, Louisiana National Guard
Lt. Colonel Stephen Durel
Zero Trust Strategies, Best Practices, and More
Zero Trust Strategies, Best Practices, Successes, and Forward Progress from Leaders Across Public Sector
Transformation to Innovation: Unlocking the Resources to Secure Transformation
Agencies are leveraging multiple resources to further their IT modernization goals and meet compliance. In this session, hear directly from the program office on how agencies can utilize the TMF as a funding source to implement zero trust solutions, meet cyber EO requirements, and securely accelerate digital transformation.
Chief Compliance Officer, Zscaler
Stephen Kovac
Customer Experience Portfolio Director for Technology Modernization Fund, GSA
Jessie Posilkin
CEO, MA Roat Consulting, LLC
Maria Roat
Executive Director for Cloud Strategy, GSA
Eric Mill
The DoD's Zero Trust Strategy: Impacts on Industry, Adoption, and Future Pathway
Hear from the office of the DoD CIO on how the DoD is defining, implementing, and planning the foundation for zero trust across US military services and defense agencies.
CTO Public Sector, Zscaler
Hansang Bae
Director, Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, Department of Defense
Les Call
Advancing on the Zero Trust Journey: Strategies, Progress, and Results
A panel of leaders from across the public sector discuss how they initiated their zero trust journeys and successfully progressed in their implementations, the strategies they employed, their current progress, and the benefits they are now able to realize.
Chief Transformation Officer, Public Sector, Zscaler
Jose Padin
CIO, ITA/Commerce
Gerald Caron
CISO, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dan Han
CISO, CISA
Bob Costello
CISO, FEMA
Dr. Gregory Edwards
Securing the Enterprise: Insights from Systems Integrators, Government, and Industry Leaders
Cyber leaders share how they successfully deployed enterprise-wide zero trust and lessons learned along the way. They also discuss how systems integrators can leverage Zscaler to adopt and implement cutting-edge technologies like 5G and AI initiatives—and the benefits of using the same technology they are delivering to government customers and constituents.
VP, Channel & Alliances, Zscaler
Laura Fritzlen
VP & CISO, General Dynamics Information Technology
Justin DePalmo
SVP & CTO, Science Applications International Corp.
Bob Ritchie
Sr. Mgr., Solutions Architecture, Amazon Web Services
Mike Pitcher
Hands-On Labs
Test-drive Zscaler in a guided, virtual hands-on lab
Ready to dive into zero trust cybersecurity solutions? Register for an instructor-led hands-on lab and transform your zero trust and cloud security skills.
Sign up for these upcoming workshops and labs:
Zscaler for Users
Get an overview of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform and FedRAMP, StateRAMP, and DoD IL5 authorized solutions
Data Protection
Find out how to best leverage Zscaler Data Loss Prevention to protect sensitive data.
Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
Learn how to effectively use ZDX to monitor end user experiences in a series of hands-on exercises.
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