Registration & Breakfast: Fuel up with breakfast, check in for the day, and connect with our security partners in the Vendor Showcase.

Welcome & Opening Remarks: Join Brian Frederick, SVP of Federal at GuidePoint Security, as he kicks off GPSEC Public Sector.

Opening Keynote: Join Mr. Jacy Little, CISO at the CIA, as he kicks off our morning with a captivating keynote address.

Break & Vendor Showcase: Connect with 50+ cybersecurity solution providers in our Vendor Showcase who can help move your security strategy forward. Be sure to participate in our Vendor Showcase Bingo for a chance to win a GPSEC Public Sector giveaway!

Breakout Sessions - Round 1: F5 and ExtraHop 

• F5: "Securing the AI Era: Extending Zero Trust with Guardrails, Gateways, and API Protections"
• Presented by: Steve Wallace, Federal CTO, F5
• ExtraHop: "The Specification is Not the Mission: Authoring Trust in Agentic AI"
• Presented by: Raja Mukerji, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, ExtraHop

*Visit our Breakout Sessions page to view detailed session abstracts.

Breakout Sessions – Round 2: Qualys and Zscaler

• Qualys: "Governing Cyber Risk in the Frontier AI Era"
• Presented by: Vivek Bhandari, Vice President of Product GTM Strategy, Qualys
• Zscaler: "Governing the Intelligence: Implementing CISA-Style Zero Trust for Secure Federal AI"
• Presented by: Sean Connelly, Executive Director of Global Zero Trust Strategy and Policy, Zscaler

*Visit our Breakout Sessions page to view detailed session abstracts.

Break & Vendor Showcase: Connect with 50+ cybersecurity solution providers in our Vendor Showcase who can help move your security strategy forward. Be sure to participate in our Vendor Showcase Bingo for a chance to win a GPSEC Public Sector giveaway!

Lunch: Fuel up over lunch, connect with fellow attendees, and recharge for an afternoon of engaging sessions.

Women in Cyber Luncheon: Join GuidePoint Security and Palo Alto Networks for an engaging, private Women in Cyber Luncheon featuring meaningful conversation, connection, and discussion. Pre-registration for this session is required to attend.

Government Executive Panel: Join federal technology and cybersecurity leaders for a discussion on the evolving cyber landscape. Moderated by Gary Brickhouse, CISO, GuidePoint Security, the panel will share perspectives on priorities and challenges shaping the federal cyber mission.

• Chris Butera | Acting Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity (CSD), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Haj Ramos | Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Office of Enterprise Data and Technology Solutions, Ginnie Mae
• Jason Tant | Assistant Director of Cybersecurity Operations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Break & Vendor Showcase: Connect with 50+ cybersecurity solution providers in our Vendor Showcase who can help move your security strategy forward. Be sure to participate in our Vendor Showcase Bingo for a chance to win a GPSEC Public Sector giveaway!
 

Breakout Sessions – Round 3: CrowdStrike and Wiz

• CrowdStrike: "Stopping the AI-powered Adversary - Introducing the Agentic SOC"
• Presented by: JP Flores, Sr. Director, Falcon NG-SIEM, CrowdStrike
• Wiz: "Leveraging Continuous Risk Management with Code-to-Cloud Defense to Support cATO"
• Presented by: Neil Gainey, Senior Partner Solutions Architect Public Sector, Wiz & Bryan Rosensteel, Head of Public Sector Product Marketing, Wiz

*Visit our Breakout Sessions page to view detailed session abstracts.

 


Breakout Sessions – Round 4: GuidePoint Security Breakout Sessions

• Application Security Practice: "AI in the Hands of Adversaries: How Threat Actors Are Using AI"
• Presented by: David Bressler, Practice Director, Application Security, GuidePoint Security
• DFIR Practice: AI Incident Response Effort (Interactive Session) 
• Presented by: Mark Lance, SVP, DFIR & Threat Intelligence, GuidePoint Security 
• SLED Session: Mid-Atlantic SLED Session — Details Coming Soon

Closing Keynote: Join Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg as he closes out GPSEC Public Sector with an inspiring keynote.

Networking Reception: Wrap up the day with the GuidePoint Security team, sponsors, and fellow attendees for an evening of networking and conversation as we close out GPSEC Public Sector 2026.