Silicon Curtain 27 | May 20, 2027

8:00-9:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00-9:25 AM | Exclusive Interview
The New Front Line: Corporations as Strategic Targets in a Fragmented World
Opening Discussants:
TBA

9:25-9:50 AM | Fireside Chat
The Intelligence Economy: How Corporations Become Targets in the New Geopolitical Order
Discussants:

9:50-10:25 AM | Panel Discussion
The Insider Threat in the Age of Frontier AI: Lessons from the OpenAI Recording‑Device Case
Moderator:
John Grommers, Founder & Principal, POSEIDON SIGMA - Security Consulting & Services
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10:25-11:00 AM | Panel Discussion
Digital Infrastructure Fragmentation: Competing Tech Ecosystems & the Battle for Alignment
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11:00-11:15 AM | Networking Break

11:15-11:50 AM | Panel Discussion
Boardroom Preparedness in the Silicon Curtain Era: Fiduciary Duty Under Geopolitical Pressure
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11:50 AM-12:25 PM | ‍ ‍Panel Discussion
Regulatory Weaponization: Export Controls, Sanctions & State-Directed Corporate Constraint
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12:25-12:50 PM | Fireside Chat
Multipolar Tensions & Corporate Exposure: Operating in a World Without a Single Standard
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12:50-1:25 PM | Panel Discussion
Cyber-Physical Convergence: When Digital Attacks Trigger Real-World Disruption
Moderator:
Panelists:
Dewayne Hart, Chief Executive Officer, Author and Advisor, Secure Managed Instructional Systems (SEMAIS), LLC
Larry Clinton, President, Internet Security Alliance; Skytop Contributor & Host of “Fixing Cybersecurity”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series

1:25-2:15 PM | ‍ ‍Networking Luncheon

2:15-2:50 PM | Panel Discussion
The Weaponization of Capital: How Financing, Investment Flows & State-Backed Capital Shape Dependency
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2:50-3:25 PM | Panel Discussion
Eye on China: Summary of American Professional Sentiment on China and Its Role in the Global Economy
Host:
N. MacDonnell Ulsch, Founder & Chief Analyst, Gray Zone Research & Intelligence, Skytop Contributor and Host of “Gray Zone Report: China”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series
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3:25-4:00 PM | ‍ Panel Discussion
Supply Chain Sovereignty: Securing Critical Inputs in a Fragmented, Politicized Global Market
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4:00-4:15 PM | Networking Break

4:15-4:50 PM | Fireside Chat
The Human Factor: Insider Threats, Recruitment Targeting & Workforce Security
Discussants:
Luke Bencie, Managing Director, Security Management International, LLC, Corporate Security Expert, Skytop Contributor and Host of “Strategic Intelligence”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series

4:50-5:15 PM |‍ ‍Fireside Chat
The New Corporate Counterintelligence Playbook: Protecting Value, People & Digital Assets
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5:15-5:50 PM | Panel Discussion
The Silicon Curtain Forecast: What Corporations Must Prepare for in the Next 18 Months
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5:50 PM | Networking Reception