Agenda 2026

TimeEvent DescriptionSpeakers
8:00am – 9:00amRegistration, Breakfast, and Networking
9:00am – 9:35amOpening Ceremonies and Welcome Sarah Powazek – Program Director of Public Interest Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley CLTC
Ryan Murray – Deputy Director & State CISO, Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS)
Dr. Kim O’Connor – Director, AZDOHS
9:35am – 10:20amMainstage Panel: Whole of State Cyber in the WestModerator– Keely Quinlan, Reporter, StateScoop
Dr. Kim O’Connor – Director, AZDOHS
Brent Nelson – CISO, Navajo Nation Department of Information Technology
Doug Novak – Deputy CISO, State of California
Bill Kehoe – CIO, State of Washington
10:20am – 10:35amCoffee & Networking Break
10:35am – 11:15amMainstage Panel: Food Security: Navigating Supply Chain and Consumer RisksModerator: Morgan Reed, SLED Field CTO and Distinguished Strategic Advisor, Okta 
Jonathan Braley –Director, of Threat Intelligence, IT-ISAC and Food and Ag-ISAC
Molly Rubenstein – Senior Chapter Liaison for the Americas, Global Anti-Scam Alliance
Alexis Stevens – Director of Farming Operations, Momentis Family Office
Albert Ruiz – Texas Department of Agriculture
11:30am – 12:30pmBreakout Sessions (A)Room 1: The Giant West: Overcoming Obstacles in Last-Mile Rural ServicesModerator:Amira Dhalla – Director, Cyber Civil Defense, Aspen Digital
Alicia Hughes-Skandijs – Director of Programs, Alaska Municipal League 
Robin Villareal – Board Member, Tribal ISAC
Matthew Sage – Commander, California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC)
Nicki Perisho – Director of the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC)
Room 2: Cyber Volunteering in the WestModerator: Stephanie Ross, Managing Program Director for Public Safety and Resilience,  Institute for Security and Technology (IST)
Michael Razeeq – State Civilian Cyber Corps Initiative Lead, Center for Critical Infrastructure Security
Charlotte Hooper – Head of Operations, The Cyber Helpline
Lance Larson – Co-Director & Co-Principal Investigator, San Diego State University & San Diego Cyber Clinic
Room 3:Building Information Sharing Amongst State PartnersModerator:Tod Eberle – Alliance Director, The Shadowserver Foundation
Timothy Galluzi – CIO, The State of Nevada
Terrence Loftus – Assistant Superintendent & Chief Information Officer, San Diego County Office of Education
Mari Galloway – CEO, Women’s Society of CyberJutsu and ISC2 Board Member
12:30pm-1:30pmLunch and Remarks on Pause Take9Amira Dhalla – Director, Cyber Civil Defense, Aspen Digital
1:45pm-2:45pmBreakout Sessions (B)Room 1: Regional Student-led SOCSModerator: Sean Murray – Project Manager, AZDOHS Cyber Command
Josh Kipers – Regional Security Operations Manager, AZDOHS
Chad Stroot – Central Regional SOC Site Lead, AZDOHS
Eduardo Vareaa – South Regional SOC Site Lead, AZDOHS
Kenzie Johnson – RSOC Intern Analyst, Arizona Department of Homeland Security
Room 2: Roundtable: Connecting State leaders with local lawmakers Moderator: Grace Menna – Senior Fellow of Public Interest Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley CLTC 
Co-ModeratorRyan Boyd – Legislative Liaison, AZDOHS 
Ryan Murray, Deputy Director & State CISO, AZDOHS
Jon Redulic – CISO, Municipality of Anchorage
Bill Kehoe – CIO, State of Washington
Room 3:Incident Response in the Real World: What Breaks First?Moderator: Safa Shahwan-Edwards, Director of Cyber Statecraft Initiative,  Atlantic Council
Michael Moore, CISO, Arizona Secretary of State
Jeff Tully, Co-Director & Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, UC San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity
Manny Cho – Western Region Lead, Coalition
3:00pm-3:45pmMainstage Panel: State Cyber Policy in the WestModerator: Shannon Pierson, Senior Fellow of Public Interest Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley CLTC
Rep Frank Carroll, (AZ-R), District 28
Rep. Brandy Donaghy (WA-D), District 1  
Rep. Michael Keaton, (WA-R), District 25
Rep. Shelley Kloba (WA-D), District 44
Dr. Casey Mahoney, Deputy Director, Arizona Capacity and Efficiency Initiative, Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting
3:45pm-4:15pmAction Workshop
4:15pm-4:30pmWorkshop Share-Out & Closing RemarksSarah Powazek – Program Director of Public Interest Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley CLTC
Ryan Murray – Deputy Director & State CISO, Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS)
4:30pm-6:30pmNetworking Reception