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Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis Center Announces 2025 Cyberbiosecurity Summit Speakers


WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, January 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, the Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis Center (BIO-ISAC), makes its first speakers announcement for the 2025 Cyberbiosecurity Summit.


Hosted by BIO-ISAC and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, the Cyberbiosecurity Summit convenes February 25-26, 2025 at the Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Maryland. Details on the event can be found at cyberbiosecuritysummit.org.


The threat from cyber incidents in the bioeconomy can, and has, impacted the public’s ability to access everything from apples to vaccines. The Cyberbiosecurity Summit is dedicated to advancing innovation in the bioeconomy to create a safe, secure future.


2025 Cyberbiosecurity Summit Featured Guests include:

  • Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senate

  • Senator Todd Young, United States Senate


Additional speakers, panelists, and workshop leaders include:

  • Ben Rice, Rice Fruit Company

  • Ben Sheppherd, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

  • Bill Reid, Google Cloud, Office of the CISO

  • Charles Frick, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

  • Colin Timm, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

  • Conor Seyle, PAX sapiens

  • Curtis Hoffman, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

  • David Kovar, URSA Secure

  • Edward Chung, Black Mesa

  • Eric Pooser, Georgia Tech Research Institute

  • Frans Meuwissen, Amplify Now Global LLC

  • Garrett Schumacher, GeneInfoSec

  • Gautham Venugopalan, Deloitte Consulting LLP

  • Isabelle Brown-Cantrell, University of Alabama in Huntsville

  • Jake Beal, Raytheon BBN Technologies

  • Jared Sheldon, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

  • Jess Smith, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

  • Julianne Baron, Science and Safety Consulting

  • Karen Meidenbauer, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

  • Kevin Flyangolts, Aclid

  • Kristina Zudock, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

  • Kristopher Willis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

  • Lauren Davis, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

  • Nazish Jeffery, Federation of American Scientists

  • Patrick Pape, The University of Alabama at Huntsville

  • Parv Mahajan, Georgia Tech Research Institute

  • Rebecca Moritz, Colorado State University

  • Roman Aranda, Georgia Tech Research Institute

  • Scott Ross, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

  • Tessa Alexanian, The International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science

  • William Cromarty, Kirkwall


Additional speakers and panelists will join the event from the United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Commerce, United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Department of Justice as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.


To join the Cyberbiosecurity Summit community, register at cyberbiosecuritysummit.org.


About the Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis Center

The Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis Center (BIO-ISAC) addresses threats unique to the bioeconomy and enables coordination among stakeholders to facilitate a robust and secure industry. A 501(c)3 nonprofit, BIO-ISAC provides two-way sharing of information among public and private organizations, including biomaterials-interfacing AI/ML, biotechnology and biomanufacturing, serving as the global resource on cyberbiosecurity. Visit isac.bio/ for more information.






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