Join us on February 10 at 10:30 am ET for a discussion on public-private partnerships in cybersecurity and the roles of governments, the private sector, and industry.
About this event
SIS professor and Internet Governance Lab Faculty Fellow Eric Novotny will moderate a virtual panel discussion on public-private partnerships in cybersecurity. The roles and responsibilities of governments, the private sector, and the cybersecurity industry are still being defined, and in some cases are not well-defined at all. There are many new ventures to foster such cooperation, but also some setbacks, such as in cyber incident reporting. The panelists will cover these topics and more during this important conversation.
Biographies
Elizaveta Dyatko, SIS/MA ’19, is a trust and safety analyst with Google. Prior to that, she was a research associate with ACG Analytics, where she provided research and policy analysis to investment firms helping to anticipate the impact of pending policymaking actions on their portfolios. Previously she was a consultant with the World Bank, and she has held internships with companies such as Mylan and Kroll. While attending American University’s School of International Service, she received her master’s degree in international and global studies as part of the Global Governance, Politics, and Security Program. She received her bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University, studying political science and government.
Jason Healey is a pioneer of cyber threat intelligence and has unique experience working on issues of cyber conflict and security for more than 15 years across the public and private sectors. Currently he is a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University’s School for International and Public Affairs specializing in cyber conflict, competition, and cooperation. Prior to this, he was the founding director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Atlantic Council where he remains a Senior Fellow. He is president of the Cyber Conflict Studies Association and previously was adjunct faculty at National Cryptologic School, Georgetown University, and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is an affiliate at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Arms Control as well. He was the director for cyber infrastructure protection at the White House from 2003 to 2005, and he has experience working at Goldman Sachs and the United States Air Force.
As Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Kurt John is responsible for overseeing strategy and operations in the enterprise’s largest market globally, consisting of over $23B in revenue. He oversees the coordination of cybersecurity for Siemens’ products, solutions, services, and infrastructure utilized to deliver value to Siemens USA’s customers. Kurt also serves as a member of the Siemens Cybersecurity Board and a member of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Innovation & Technology executive committee. He was recently appointed to Governor Northam’s Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority as a member of the Board of Directors, too.
Megan Stifel is the chief strategy officer of the Institute for Security and Technology. She is an attorney and the founder of Silicon Harbor Consultants, a firm that provides strategic cybersecurity operations and policy counsel. She currently serves as Senior Policy Counsel at the Global Cyber Alliance and previously was a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Prior to that, she served as a director for international cyber policy at the National Security Council (NSC), where she was responsible for expanding the US government’s information and communications technology policy abroad, including in connection with cybersecurity, internet governance, bilateral and multilateral engagement, and capacity building. Previously she served in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) as director for cyber policy in the National Security Division and as counsel in the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.
Eric Novotny (moderator) is a professor at American University's School of International Service and a faculty fellow of AU's Internet Governance Laboratory. Prior to becoming the Program Director for US Foreign Policy and National Security, he was appointed Senior Advisor, Digital Media and Cyber Security at the US Department of State. He was also Senior Advisor, Democracy and Technology, at the US Agency for International Development. From 2006-2011, he was Senior Vice President at the Civilian Research and Development Foundation. Novotny held senior executive positions at Lockheed Martin and at Hughes Electronics and is a former US Air Force officer.
This event is co-sponsored with the School of International Service and the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology (CSINT).