Day 2

Focusing on Cybersecurity for Operational Technology networks, Jeff Foley specializes in safeguarding Industrial Control Systems (ICS) networks, bridging the gap between Informational Technology security and best practices, into the Operational Technology environment for Critical Infrastructure, amongst other industrial networks. With extensive experience spanning Utilities, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Rail, and other industrial networks, Jeff has been instrumental in developing and implementing cybersecurity solutions globally utilizing industrial standards (such as NERC CIP, NIST, ISO 27001, IEC 62443, and IEC 61850 and the NIS 2 Directive). Jeff's visionary approach and commitment to excellence have significantly elevated cybersecurity standards within critical infrastructure sectors, ensuring robust protection and resilience against emerging threats.

Amy Hogan-Burney is the General Manager and Associate General Counsel for Cybersecurity Policy & Protection (CPP). CPP includes Microsoft’s Digital Security Unit, Cybersecurity Policy and Digital Diplomacy teams, and the Digital Crimes Unit and is a global team of attorneys, security strategists, investigators, engineers, and analysts. CPP is responsible for managing compliance with cybersecurity regulations while shaping evolving requirements, advocating for digital peace and rules of nation state conduct in cyberspace, developing productive partnerships with the public and private sector to address cybersecurity and crime, and seeking to disrupt nation state actors and cybercriminals through legal and technical methods.

Prior to leading CPP, Ms. Hogan-Burney led the Digital Crimes Unit and the Privacy Compliance team during the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. She started her career at Microsoft managing the Law Enforcement and National Security team ensuring Microsoft’s compliance with law enforcement and national security legal obligations.

Before entering the private sector Ms. Hogan-Burney was an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. She received her Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering from the Catholic University School of Engineering and her Juris Doctor from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University.

Robert Wortmann is an experienced expert in analyzing and planning complex Cyber Defense architectures and technologies. At Trend Micro DACH he is responsible for Cyber Defense architectures with a special focus on advanced Detection and Response as well as analyzing the current threat landscape.

Erick is responsible for analyzing emerging threats facing public and private sectors. Assisting organisations along their security journey to a point where they feel secure in knowing they are doing their best. Initiating and assisting public and private sector collaborations.
Erick started his career within the US military and then moved into the burgeoning field of cyber investigations. He has led multiple military / governmental security and computer forensic teams. Additionally, he has collaborated across multiple governmental and non-governmental entities mentoring, collaborating, and building security teams. Some of the projects he lead and contributed include identifying insider threats based on digital artefacts; countering smuggling efforts in Africa; countering human trafficking in Africa; bringing effective discussions surrounding the impact of digital intrusions into military decision making processes.

Lieutenant General Michael Vetter is the Director General for Cyber/IT and Chief Information Officer in the German Ministry of Defence in Berlin since April 2019. Lieutenant General Vetter joined the Luftwaffe as an officer cadet in 1982 and served as a Supply Officer and Squadron Commander in a Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. At staff level he served in various functions such as Assistant Chief of Staff Support in the Luftwaffe Air Transport Command and Branch Chief in the Luftwaffe Support Command. At MoD level he served as Assistant Branch Chief in the Air Staff, as Branch Chief Logistics Plans and Policy at the Joint Staff and as Assistant Chief of Staff for Support at the Joint Staff. From 2003 until 2005 he was the Military Assistant to the Chief of the Air Staff. Lieutenant General Vetter commanded Luftwaffe Maintenance Regiment 2 in Diepholz from 2005 until 2007 and became the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Bundeswehr Logistics Centre in 2009. From May 2013 until December 2013 he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Support in ISAF Regional Command North, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. From 2012 until 2017 he commanded the Bundeswehr Logistics Centre located in Wilhelmshaven. In 2017 he became the first Vice Chief Bundeswehr Cyber and Information Domain Service (CIDS) and the Chief of Staff CIDS Headquarters. Lieutenant General Vetter holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the Bundeswehr University Munich. He attended the German General Staff Officers Course at the Federal Armed Forces Command and General Staff Academy in Hamburg. He is a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies in London and a graduate from the Defence Resources Management Institute/United States Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey/California. Lieutenant General Vetter is married to Yasmin. They have six children.

Dr. Chris Fall is the Vice President for Applied Sciences at the MITRE Corporation, where his team spans emerging technologies; life, physical, and health sciences; transportation; energy, climate, and the environment; economics; acquisition; and enterprise strategy. Fall most recently served as the Director of the Department of Energy Office of Science, where he was responsible for 10 of the 17 DOE national laboratories, and as Acting Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Previously, Fall served at the Office of Naval Research and in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Giacomo is the Head of the Security and Technology Programme at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). His expertise spans the science and technology domain with emphasis on the implications of emerging technologies for security and defence. His recent work focused on artificial intelligence and cyber security. Before joining UNIDIR, Giacomo was Associate Director at RAND Europe where he led the defence and security science, technology and innovation portfolio as well as RAND’s Centre for Futures and Foresight Studies. He also served for 14 years as warfare officer in the Italian Navy. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Rome, a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Pisa, and a master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from the University of Trieste. He speaks English, French and Italian.

Herbert Lin is senior research scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation and Hank J. Holland Fellow at the Hoover Institution, both at Stanford University.  He is also a member of the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. In 2016, he served on President Obama’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.  In 2019, he was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  In 2020, he was a commissioner on the Aspen Commission on Information Disorder.  From 1986 to1990 he was a professional staff member and staff scientist for the House Armed Services Committee. He received his doctorate in physics from MIT.

Ingrid Winther is a former special envoy for Norway at CCDCOE and a CyCon veteran. Her field is cyber defence strategy  and threats in the cyber domain. She's a King's College London Alumni and currently serves in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Dr Chris O’Meara is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter. Chris' research interests lie in the field of public international law, with a particular focus on the legal regulation of armed conflict. Chris has a PhD in International Law from University College London and is the author of Necessity and Proportionality and the Right of Self-Defence in International Law (OUP, 2021). His latest book, The Right of Self-Defence in International Law, will be published by OUP as part of their Elements of International Law series. Chris has also published in leading international law journals, including the International & Comparative Law Quarterly and Journal on the Use of Force and International Law.