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SUMMARY:The Impact of Cyber Policy on Business and Government
DESCRIPTION:Ahead of new and pending Federal guidelines on cyber preparedness\, industry experts discuss the state of policy and the preventative measures Federal contractors and business leaders can take to comply with coming legislation and protect themselves from being the victim of increasing cyber threats. As the methods of attack have become more diverse and adaptive\, all portions of industry have stepped up to address the issue of dealing with cybersecurity and the outcome of an attack. From human capital and knowledge sharing all the way through the aftermath of an attack and remediation\, keeping your organization secure no longer ends in the IT department. \n  \nDate: October 10\, 2018\nLocation: American Security Project\n1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\nLower Level Conference Room\nTime: 12:00pm – 2:30pm \nRegister \n  \nCo-hosted by: \n  \n \n  \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \n  \nLes Williams – Risk Cooperative\, Partner and Chief Revenue Officer \nLes Williams\, a Certified Risk Manager (CRM)\, is Partner and Chief Revenue Officer of Risk Cooperative\, an innovative strategy and risk advisory firm based in Washington D.C. Risk Cooperative specializes in creating solutions for emerging risks such as cyber liability insurance\, political risk insurance\, and other complex domestic and global challenges. The firm is also actively involved in assisting clients with common risk needs\, such as employee benefits and business insurance. \n  \nJohn Rooney – F-Secure Corporation\, Solutions Engineer \nJohn Rooney has spent over three decades helping some of the world’s top technology companies explain\, demonstrate\, and deploy their solutions at scale. Before joining F-Secure in March of 2018 as Solution Sales Engineer for the company’s Cloud Protection and RDS solutions\, John was PreSales Director and Senior Principal Consultant for automation solutions at CA Technologies. With backgrounds in pre- and post-sales\, systems programming\, security administration\, and technical support\, John works closely with clients and partners to help them understand both the technical functions and business value of their technology decisions. When not hopping on a demo\, John enjoys spending time with his wife and grandkids just outside of Philadelphia. \n  \nAndrew Bromfield – Formative\, President and Chief Technology Officer \nAndrew’s goal is to help organizations and people grow and he achieves this by aligning Information Technology with business strategy. It is through this commitment that he founded Formative Innovations Inc. in 2005 – a Toronto based creative+ technology firm that specializes in the design\, development\, and management of technology solutions that power business and workforce competitiveness. \nAs Formative’s President\, Andrew’s primary responsibilities include the creation and management of strategic initiatives and the realization of the company’s long-term vision. In addition\, Andrew plays a key role in the design and development of all product and service offerings as the Chief Technology Officer. Over the past 11 years\, Andrew and his team has developed and deployed several highly effective custom software solutions that span multiple industries\, including healthcare and financial services. \nPrior to founding Formative Innovations Inc.\, Andrew acquired his diverse skillset by earning a Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management from Ryerson University\, where he majored in systems development and implementation. He immediately applied that knowledge with meaningful tenures at DoubleClick and PricewaterhouseCoopers. \nMatthew Wallin – American Security Project\, Fellow for Public Diplomacy \nA Los Angeles native\, Matthew completed his Masters in Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California in 2010. While at USC\, his studies focused on the public diplomacy implications of military conflict\, and viral communication by non-state actors. Prior to that\, he received his B.A. in Political Science with a focus in international relations from California State University\, Long Beach. \nIn 2009\, Matthew interned in the Office of Press Relations at the U.S. Department of State as a Press Officer\, assisting with the daily State Department press briefings as well as answering media inquiries on official U.S. foreign policy. Afterwards\, he joined the USC Center on Public Diplomacy\, where he shaped “Science Diplomacy and the Prevention of Conflict\,” an internationally-attended day-long conference on the premise of science diplomacy. \nMatthew originally joined ASP in the fall of 2011 as a research intern for ASP’s Nuclear Security Initiative\, assisting with various ASP publications including the Nuclear Security Index. He now leads ASP’s research in public diplomacy and strategic communication\, and U.S.-Russia Relations. \nHe is also a member of the Public Diplomacy Council.
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SUMMARY:Guyana: Building Sustainable Security
DESCRIPTION:This event has passed. For more information\, please see video and a summary at the Event Recap: Guyana Building Sustainable Security \nIn 2015\, oil was found off the coast of the small South American country of Guyana. Since then\, successive test wells have confirmed that these reserves are some of the richest oil discoveries in decades. \nOil production\, and the revenues it will generate\, will transform the country and the region. As chaos continues to grow in its neighbor Venezuela\, a growing and more prosperous Guyana could become a linchpin of stability for the greater Caribbean Basin. If properly managed\, these new resources could help Guyana become a model for how to build sustainable security and prosperity. For too long\, US policy has ignored the interests of the Caribbean and Latin America- seeing it only as a source of problems. During his career\, VAdm. Kevin Green\, USN (Ret)\, commanded the naval forces of U.S. Southern Command\, responsible for this region. Join ASP for a discussion with Admiral Green about the geopolitical challenges and opportunities presented by the coming oil boom\, why American policymakers should be interested\, and policy options for both the U.S. and Guyana to ensure sustainable\, long-term security. \n1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC \nLower Lobby Conference Facility \nOctober 18\, 2018 \n12:30-1:30PM \nLunch will be served from 12:00-12:30 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSpeakers: \nKevin Green \nVice Admiral Kevin Green\, USN (Ret) served more than thirty years as a naval officer\, completing his Navy career as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations\, Plans\, and Policy at the grade of vice admiral. As DCNO\, he coordinated global naval operations\, strategic planning\, information operations and policy development; and managed service relationships with the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, the Joint Staff\, the National Security Council staff\, the US military services\, other federal agencies\, and allied navies. As a flag officer he commanded Naval Forces U.S. Southern Command\, the ABRAHAM LINCOLN Carrier Group\, and Naval Training Center Great Lakes\, Illinois. Kevin consults with the Defense Science Board\, the National Academy of Sciences\,  the Council on Foreign Relations\, and on behalf of Defense Industry clients as General Manager of Robertson Blodgett Consulting\, LLC. He is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union\, the U.S Naval Institute\, the Surface Navy Association and the American College of National Security Leaders. He serves on the Tuskegee University Board of Trustees and as a director of the Air Force Retired Officers Community. \nSonya Boodoo  \nSonya Boodoo is a Senior Analyst at Rystad Energy focusing on upstream activity. Her experience in the oil and gas sector includes fiscal regime modelling\, petroleum economics and exploration geology for E&P companies and consulting companies based in the United Kingdom\, Norway and Trinidad. She holds a BSc. In Petroleum Geoscience from the University of the West Indies and an MSc. In Energy Economics from the University of Dundee. \n  \nLisa Viscidi \nLisa Viscidi is the director of the Energy\, Climate Change\, and Extractive Industries Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. A specialist in Latin American energy issues\, Viscidi has written numerous reports and articles on energy policy and regulations\, oil and gas markets\, climate change\, sustainable transport\, social and environmental impacts of natural resources development\, and the geopolitics of energy in the region. Viscidi conducted her undergraduate work in History at the George Washington University and the University of Barcelona and completed a master’s degree in Latin American Studies with a focus on economic development and public policy from New York University. \nAndrew Holland \nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Chief Operating Officer. His area of research is on on energy\, climate change\, trade\, and infrastructure policy and how they intersect with national security. For more than 15 years\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change. He served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. He holds an MSc. in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews and a BA in History and Economics from Wake Forest University. \n  \n 
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