Cybersecurity in an Age of Uncertainty: US-Israel Perspectives March 20-21, 2017
View event keynote video (lecture begins 5:45 into the video):
The Internet of Things: The New Frontier of Cyber Conflict
National security, human rights, and the global digital economy are now dependent on cybersecurity. Through a series of four expert panels, the conference will explore cutting-edge US-Israeli cyberpolicy issues involving national security, crime, human rights, and the digital economy. Topics to be discussed include active cyber military operations, internet freedom, cybertheft, and technological capabilities. Each panel will explore the responsibilities of various governmental agencies as well as the roles of the private sector and the public in each country.
Conference Schedule
Monday, March 20
7:30 PM at Abramson Family Founder's Room
AU School of International Service
Greetings
Michael Brenner, Director, American University Center for Israel Studies
Laura Cutler, Managing Director, American University Center for Israel Studies
Keynote Address
"The Internet of Things: The New Frontier of Cyber Conflict" by Yuval Elovici, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Moderator: Amir Rapaport, Founder, CyberTech
Tuesday, March 21
Location: Claudio Grossman Hall, Washington College of Law
Networking Breakfast and Registration
8:00-9:00 AMSponsored by MIDC
Welcome and Greetings
9:00-9:15 AM
Michael Brenner, American University Center for Israel Studies
Cornelius Kerwin, American University President
Cybersecurity and Human Rights
9:15-10:45 AM
Jennifer Daskal, Associate Professor, WCL, American University and former Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice
Eldar Haber, University of Haifa
Benjamin Dean, Ford/Media Democracy Fund Technology Exchange Fellow, Center for Democracy and Technology
Michael Nelson, Cloudfare, Inc.
Moderator: Laura DeNardis, American University
Coffee Break
10:45-11:00 AM
The Cybersecurity Industry
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Eli Ben-Meir, Cygov
Yuval Elovici, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Stephen Thomas, Vice President, Sales & Operations, Cyberbit
Moderator: Erran Carmel, American University
Networking Lunch
12:30-1:30 PM
Cybertheft Prevention and Response
1:30-3:00 PM
Rebekah Lewis, Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center
Jonathan Meyer, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, formerly Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Ran Nahmias, Head of Threat Prevention & Data Center Security in the Americas, Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.
Eric Wenger, Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy Policy, Global Government Affairs at CISCO
Moderator: Melanie Teplinsky, American University Washington College of Law
Coffee Break
3:00-3:15 PM
Cybersecurity and National Security Policies – The US and Israel
3:15-4:45 PM
Amir Becker, Cyber Attaché, Israel National Cyber Directorate, Embassy of Israel
Camille Stewart, Former Senior Policy Advisor, International Cyber & Critical Infrastructure, US Department of Homeland Security
Lior Tabansky, Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Centre, University of Tel Aviv
Moderator: Eric Novotny, American University and US Department of State
Sponsors
American University Sponsors
Center for Israel Studies
Department of Computer Science
Internet Governance Lab
Kogod Business in the Capital Initiative
Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center
Kogod School of Business
School of International Service
TAMID Group at AU
Washington College of Law
Non-AU Sponsors
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Christian Science Monitor Passcode
Future of Privacy Forum
Internet Society Washington DC Chapter
Israel Cybertech 2017
Maryland/Israel Development Center
Wharton Club of DC
We are grateful to the Bender Foundation for their support of this conference in memory of Howard Bender and Sondra D. Bender.
Locations
Monday, March 20:
Abramson Family Founder's Room
School of International Service
Tuesday, March 21:
Claudio Grossman Hall
Washington College of Law
