Cyber Experts Gather in DC for 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit

The 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit is set to take place in Washington D.C. from September 8-10, bringing together top cyber experts from federal agencies, companies, and allied nations.

The summit will feature over 50 panel discussions, breakout sessions, and fireside chats that explore topics such as Living Off the Land (LOTL) attacks, nation-state threat campaigns, quantum computing, space systems security, Zero Trust, and more. Thirty-three sessions will focus on artificial intelligence, with dedicated programming in cloud security and cyber threat intelligence.

The event's theme is 'Reducing Risk in an Age of AI-Enabled Threats,' and it will draw over 3,000 attendees, including more than 250 high-level government officials and industry speakers. The summit is supported by Amazon Web Services, Cisco, and Leidos as lead underwriters.

The event's speaker lineup includes top U.S. government officials such as National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross and CIO Kirsten Davies. Allied-nation cyber leaders will also be speaking, including Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC from Australia and Richard Horne from the UK National Cyber Security Centre.