Featured Speakers
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Dr. Ryan Donaghy
Dr. Ryan Donaghy is Acting Executive Assistant Director for CISA’s Infrastructure Security Division and Acting Assistant Director of the Stakeholder Engagement Division. She leads national efforts to secure critical infrastructure and serves as National Coordinator for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. Since joining CISA in 2016, she has held senior leadership roles in infrastructure protection, risk management, and chemical security, and was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2023. A two-time Fulbright Scholar and former professor, she holds degrees from Muskingum, Arizona State, Harvard, and UCLA, and was named one of Homeland Security Today’s “Homeland’s 50 Trailblazers of 2024.”
Scott Johnson
Scott Johnson is the Vice President of Operations at Salesforce with over 20 years of leadership experience in the technology and defense sectors. A graduate of Virginia Military Institute, he has developed expertise in cybersecurity, software development, and program management. His strategic and results-driven approach has earned him recognition for building high-performing, employee-focused teams. Outside of work, he is passionate about mentoring emerging leaders in the tech industry.
John Mangum
Jon Mangum is the Chief Security Officer and Corporate Director of Security and Emergency Management at HII, based in Arlington, Virginia. He previously spent over six years at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, where he led emergency management and security operations. Before joining HII, he served 23 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, specializing in maritime operations, port security, and disaster recovery. His Coast Guard career included roles as an international liaison, operational planner, and leader in hurricane preparedness and port assessments across the Caribbean.
Bryan Vorndran
Bryan Vorndran is the former Assistant Director of the Cyber Division at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS. He spent over 20 years leading national cybersecurity efforts after earlier leadership roles in New Orleans and the Criminal Investigative Division. A former engineer with Procter & Gamble and Merck, he holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College and an MBA from the University of Michigan, as well as GIAC certifications in information security.
Edward You
Edward You is a Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI’s National Counterintelligence Task Force, leading efforts to safeguard emerging technologies, including synthetic biology, AI, and biotechnology. He has advised the White House, NIH, and National Academies, represented the U.S. at the UN and WHO on biosecurity, and serves as a Senior Fellow at Texas A&M’s Scowcroft Institute and lecturer at MIT and George Mason. Before the FBI, he worked in biomedical research and holds a master’s in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from USC.