Virtual Edition

Billington State & Local CyberSecurity Summit: Virtual Edition

March 18, 2026

Cyber is a team effort. The Billington State & Local CyberSecurity Summit brings that team together. 

With seemingly unlimited threats and decidedly limited resources, state and local governments face unique cybersecurity challenges that can imperil essential services and sensitive citizen data. Those challenges can’t be managed alone. 

The Billington State & Local CyberSecurity Summit brings together an unparalleled group of state and local government cyber leaders to share how they connect and collaborate—with their peers, with federal cyber officials, and with industry experts—to better protect their systems.   

The Summit takes place in person in Washington, D.C., but state, local, tribal and territorial government cyber leaders who are unable to travel can participate virtually.

More than 20 different panels and presentations, featuring 50+ government cyber leaders, will be available for online viewing starting on Wednesday, March 18. (See below for the session topics and government speakers.)  

 

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Summit Sessions Include

  • America First Cyber Strategy: Engaging State & Local Partners
  • Understanding Today’s Cybersecurity Adversaries
  • What Should We Learn from the Salt and Volt Typhoon Attacks?
  • CISA's Perspective
  • A New Paradigm For Enhancing Cybersecurity...Can Texas Be a Role Model for States Across the U.S.?
  • An Inside Look at Arizona’s Cyber Command: How the CIO and CISO Are Aligning Strategy, Risk, and Resilience
  • What is Working to Protect Against Ransomware
  • Protecting Our Software Supply Chains 
  • Baking Trust Into Your Supply Chain
  • How AI is Changing the Cyber Threat Universe
  • Best Practices in Leveraging AI in Cybersecurity
  • Getting Your Data Ready for AI
  • Creative Cybersecurity Resource Planning During Uncertain Financial Times
  • Addressing Technical Debt
  • Addressing Cloud Security Threats
  • Closing the Talent Gap
  • Taking the Pulse of Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
  • Enhancing Our Energy Grid's Cyber Security
  • Effective Policies to Better Protect Critical Infrastructure in the New Smart City
  • Understanding Security in Linking Infrastructure to Governing
  • Navigating Cybersecurity for Healthcare
  • State of Cyber in Our Public School Systems


Featured Speakers Include

  • Andrew Alipanah, CISO, Orange County, California
  • Nick Andersen, Acting Director, CISA
  • Erin Barker, Senior Research Scientist, PNNL
  • Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Berkshire Hathaway Energy
  • Jason Bilnoski, Deputy Assistant Director of Cyber Operations, FBI
  • Andy Boyd, Operating Partner, AE Industrial Partners (Billington Advisory Board Member)
  • Bryce Carter, CISO, City of Arlington, Arlington Cyber Command
  • Chris Boyer, Vice President—Global Security and Technology Policy, AT&T
  • Sean Cairncross, White House National Cyber Director
  • Anil "Neil" Chaudhry, Senior Advisor, Artificial Intelligence, Department of Transportation
  • Suneel Cherukuri, CISO, District of Columbia
  • Bruce Coffing, CISO, City of Chicago, Illinois
  • Jim Corns, Director of Innovation and Digital Safely, Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland
  • Brandon Dues, Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director—Cyber Workforce, ONCD
  • Colleen Ferranti, Unit Chief, Cyber Division, FBI
  • Jen Fix, Deputy State CISO, North Carolina
  • Ben Flatgard, Executive Director for Cybersecurity, JPMorganChase
  • Dr. Brian Gardner, CISO, City of Austin, Texas
  • Timothy Galluzi, CIO, State of Nevada
  • Michael Geraghty, (CISO) and Director, NJCCIC, New Jersey
  • Christine Serrano Glassner, Chief of External Affairs, CISA
  • John Godfrey, CISO, Kansas Information Security Office (KISO), State of Kansas
  • Donnie Green, CISO, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
  • Jake Hammock, CISO and Assistant Chief Technology Officer, Security & Infrastructure Director, Seattle, Washington
  • Charlee Hess, Director Cybersecurity, HHS ASPR 
  • Collin Hill, CIO, City of Indianapolis & Marion County, Indiana
  • John Israel, Assistant Commissioner and CISO, State of Minnesota
  • Hemant Jain, CISO, State of Indiana 
  • Tim Kocher, Deputy Director, CESER, DOE
  • Daniel Langley, CISO, State of Oklahoma
  • Michaela Lee, Acting Chief Cyber Officer, State of New York
  • Terry Loftus, Assistant Superintendent & CIO, San Diego County Office of Education, State of California
  • Aaron Luttman, Senior Technical Advisor, PNNL
  • Michael Machtinger, Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI
  • Jeff Maxon, Chief Information Technology Officer, State of Kansas
  • Greg McCarthy, CISO, City of Boston, Massachusetts
  • Erin McGinnis, Director of Cyber Collaboration & Preparedness, State of Kansas
  • Seth McKinnis, Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director—Critical Infrastructure, ONCD
  • Monroe Molesky, Director for State Affairs, ONCD
  • Ryan Murray, Deputy Director/State CISO, Arizona Department of Homeland Security
  • Merlin Namuth, CISO, City and County of Denver, Colorado
  • Anthony J. O'Neill, Esq, CISO & Chief Risk Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Brian Peretti, Former Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Chief AI Officer, Department of Treasury (Billington Advisory Board Member)
  • Robert Reynolds, CIO, Orange County, North Carolina
  • Charles Rote, CISO (Acting), State of Maine
  • Tony Sauerhoff, Chief AI and Innovation Officer, State of Texas
  • James Saunders, CISO, State of Maryland
  • J.R. Sloan, State CIO, State of Arizona
  • Netta Squires, President, Cybersecurity Strategy & Resilience, Open District Solutions (Billington Advisory Board Member)
  • Bob Taylor, CISO, City of Baltimore, Maryland
  • Zach Tudor, Associate Lab Director, Idaho National Laboratory
  • Michael Watson, CISO, Commonwealth of Virginia
  • (Ret.) Admiral TJ White, Chief, Texas Cyber Command
  • Alyssa Zeutzius, Deputy CISO, New York State