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U.S.- Estonia Symposium On Cybersecurity And Defense Cooperation

U.S.- Estonia Symposium On Cybersecurity And Defense Cooperation

Mar
22
Tuesday
 from 12:30 pm to 5:15 pm
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St NW, Washington, DC 20052, City View Room | 7th Floor (map)

Please join us for a half-day seminar on the future of the U.S. and Estonian cybersecurity and defense industries.  The event will feature a keynote address by the Prime Minister of Estonia, Mr. Taavi Rõivas.

The event will take place on Tuesday, March 22nd from 8:30 AM to 1:15 PM on the campus of the George Washington University. 

The Prime Minister's remarks will be followed by a panel discussion and two Business to Business sessions. The panel will focus on the challenges of scale related to building cybersecurity and defense sectors of the future.

8:30am - 9:00am Registration

9:00am- 10:00am Keynote Speakers:  

Taavi Rõivas, Prime Minister of Estonia

John D. Harris II, CEO, Raytheon International Inc.

Keynote Session moderated by Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, GW Center for Cyber & Homeland Security

10:00am - 10:30am Business to Business session I

  • Jaanus Tamm, CEO, Defendec - World-class remote premises surveillance technology
  • Sten Reimann, CEO, Threod Systems - Leading edge in UAS manufacturing and operations
  • Andrus Kivisaar, CEO, BHC Laboratory - International cyber capabilities development company
  • David Hamilton, CEO, Guardtime Federal - A block chain approach to cyber security that ensures the integrity of systems, networks and data at industrial scale

10:30am - 11:00am  Coffee Break
11:00am - 11:45am Panel Discussion:
 Competing in the global cybersecurity and defense industries

  • Michael Papay, CISO, Northrop Grumman
  • Jaak Aaviksoo, Rector, Tallinn University of Technology
  • Martin Ruubel, Senior Vice President, Guardtime
  • Joe Fluet, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Momentum Aerospace Group
  • Ryan Gillis, Vice President, Palo Alto Networks

11:45am - 12:15pm Business to Business session II

  • Taavi Madiberk, CEO, Skeleton Technologies - Global technology leader in ultracapacitor based energy storage solutions for aerospace and defence industry
  • Janek Gridin, CEO, Bytelife - Cyber battlefield simulation platform that revolutionizes the conduct of cyber security exercises
  • Asko Seeba, CEO, Mooncascade - Your mobile and web development partner
  • Kuldar Väärsi, CEO, MILREM - Transforming future trends in unmanned ground vehicle systems

12:15pm - 1:15pm Networking Lunch

Speakers

Taavi Rõivas

Taavi Rõivas

Prime Minister
Estonia
John D. Harris II

John D. Harris II

CEO
Raytheon International Inc.
Jaanus Tamm

Jaanus Tamm

CEO
Defendec
Sten Reimann

Sten Reimann

CEO
Threod Systems

Coordinator

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