BRC Virtual Summit on Resilience & Security

Wednesday, May 22 from 11am-4pm ET

Join GRF’s Business Resilience Council for our 1st Annual Summit on Resilience & Security. The online, multi-sector event will feature speakers discussing topics relevant to all-hazards threats.

Fireside Chat with Former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

GRF Chairman Bill Nelson will host a fireside chat with former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen. The discussion will include the evolution of threats in recent years, the current geopolitical climate, and how government and the private sector are working together and what more could be done.

Bill Nelson

Chairman at Global Resilience Federation
Kirstjen Nielsen

former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Strategic Defense: How Senior Leaders Plan for Operational Resilience

Cybersecurity and operational resilience leaders from banking and professional services discuss risk, security, and resilience and how understanding of business and customer needs reduces the potential for cascading impacts.

Dan Devroye

Managing Director, Head of Control, Strategy & Innovation for Global Security at JPMorgan Chase
Brian Geffert

former Global CISO, current Principal - Cybersecurity Services at KPMG
David LaFalce

Managing Director - Strategy, Planning & Transformation at Wells Fargo
Trey Maust

Chairman at Lewis & Clark Bancorp

Fortifying Our Critical Infrastructure for a Digital World

Phil Venables will discuss the shift from security to resilience, the recommendations on cyber-physical resilience from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and organizational responsibilities to help fortify resilience of critical infrastructure and services.

Phil Venables

VP at Google and Chief Information Security Officer at Google Cloud

Wiperware and Operational Resilience: What Have We Learned

This spring GRF held two table top exercises to assess organizations’ resilience after a simulated wiperware incident. In addition to IT operations and risk, exercise components included media management, law enforcement and regulatory engagement, and an examination of operational prioritizations. With hundreds of participating organizations, the event helped inform on the state of incident management and operational resilience today. Join the GRF Business Resilience Council team for an examination of exercise findings and learn the glaring red takeaways that surprised GRF analysts.