Cyber Risk Governance NYC | December 2025

8:00-8:40 | Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:40-8:45 | Welcome Remarks

8:45-9:30 | Fireside Chat
The New Globalization: Friends Versus Foes
Interviewer:
Chuck Brooks, Professor, Georgetown University, CEO, Brooks Consulting International, Skytop Contributing Author and SkytopTV Host
Interviewee:
Mark Kelton, Chair, Five Eyes, and National Security Executive (retired)

9:30-9:55 | Armchair Chat
Boards & Cyber Security: The Importance of Cyber Audits in Readiness and Preparedness
Moderator:
Marcy Cohen, General Counsel and Managing Director, ING Financial Holdings Corp.
Panelists:
Neil Frieser, Chief Audit Executive, Frontier Communications
Gene Fredriksen, Executive Director and CEO, National Credit Union ISAO
James Goepel, Adjunct Professor, Drexel University
Maryann Waryjas, Corporate Board Director with ESG Focus, C-Suite Executive, SEC ACFE, ERM Leader, NACD Board Leadership Fellow

9:55-10:25 | Panel Discussion
Assembling a Team: Best Practices in Identifying Anomalies and in Preventing Cyber Losses
Moderator:
Panelists:
Mark Eggleston, Chief Information Security Officer, Health Partners Plan
Ben Rothke, Senior Information Security Manager, Tapad

10:25-10:50 | Fireside Chat
Understanding Cyber Insecurity: A Case Story on the Complexities of Readiness and Preparedness
Interviewer:
Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies
Interviewee:
Eric Staffin, Partner and Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IHS Markit

10:50-11:05 | Networking Break

11:05-11:30 | Interview
Regulators, Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Understanding Risks and the Cost/Benefits of Reporting Cyber Crime
Interviewer:
Jill Abitbol, Senior Editor, Cybersecurity Law Report, part of ION Group
Interviewee:

11:30-11:55 | Keynote Presentation
The Economics of Cyber Security: A Reframe of Cyber Risk Options
Presenter:
Larry Clinton, President, Internet Security Alliance, Skytop Contributing Author and SkytopTV Host

11:55-12:30  | Panel Discussion
Assessing the Impact of Losses: The Need for Preplanned Response Options
Moderator:
Panelists:
Sam Singer, Senior Counsel, Cyber, Boeing
Dimitrios Tzimas, Executive Director, Cyber Security Architecture, UBS

12:30-1:30 | Networking Luncheon

1:30- 2:05 | Panel Discussion
Special Ops: Transparent, Open and Honest Communications with Affected Stakeholders
Moderator:
Lyndsey Estin, Co-Chair Cyber Security, Kekst CNC
Panelists:
Mark A. Houpt, Chief Information Security Officer, DataBank

2:05-3:00 | Exclusive Interview
Geopolitical Uncertainty: Leading Change Through Unprecedented Ambiguity 
Interviewer:
Interviewee: Dr. Lani Kass, Strategic Advisor, Former Senior Policy Advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

3:00-3:15 | Networking Break

3:15-3:50 | Panel Discussion

Locking Them Out or Keeping Them In: Best Practices in Containing Hackers
Moderator:
Panelists:
Lewis Brodnax, Chief Security Officer, GreenSky LLC
Louis Evans, Product Marketing Manager, Arctic Wolf Networks

3:50-4:15 | Interview
Public Companies and Federal Law: Policy Developments for Bringing Cyber Criminals to Justice
Interviewer:
Christopher P. Skroupa, Editor-in Chief, Skytop Strategies
Interviewee: 
Chuck Brooks, Professor, Georgetown University, CEO, Brooks Consulting International, Skytop Contributing Author and SkytopTV Host

4:15-4:40 | Interactive Audience Discussion
Outlook: How Cyber Crime is Unfolding and What it Means for Cyber Defense Plans
Moderator:
Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies
Panelists:
Anthony J Ferrante, Global Head of Cybersecurity, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

4:40-5:05 | Panel Discussion
Nascent Technologies: An Arsenal of Tools to Defend Against Criminals, Terrorists or Hostile Nation States
Moderator:
Panelists:
N. MacDonnell Ulsch, Founder & Chief Analyst, Gray Zone Research & Intelligence, Skytop Contributing Author and SkytopTV Host

5:05-5:10 | Closing Remarks

5:10- 6:10 | Networking Reception Begins