Speakers

CyberSat features a lineup of carefully curated, highly impactful speakers who bring expertise and insights to the stage. These distinguished individuals are selected to deliver engaging, valuable, and actionable content, ensuring a dynamic and enriching experience for all attendees.

View the CyberSat ’25 speakers below.

Katie Arrington

Performing the Duties of Chief Information Officer (CIO)U.S. Department of War

Dan Austin

Space Staff SETASigmatech

Frank Backes

CEOCapella Space

Brandon Bailey

Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity and Advanced Platforms SubdivisionThe Aerospace Corporation

Marouane Balmakhtar

Lt Col, Dr.HQ, Space Force, Division Chief Cyber Operations

Eli Bass

L3Harris Technologies

Theresa Beech

Principal Investigator, CAPSTONE ExperimentationNASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Michael Bernat

Cyber CTORafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd

James "Aaron" Bishop

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Department of the Air Force (DAF)

Alexis Bonnell

Head of AI Adoption and DeploymentOpenAI for Government

BG Terri Borras

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2U.S. Army

Cristiana Brafman Kittner

Senior ManagerProofpoint

Ross Coffman

PresidentForward Edge-AI, Inc.

Valerie Cofield

(retired) Chief Strategy OfficerU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Dr. Lisa Costa

CEO and co-FounderAllegheny Group

Chuck Cynamon (USAF Ret.)

PresidentTelesat Government Solutions

Paul de Naray

Principal EngineerThe Aerospace Corporation

Chris DeMay

COO and FounderTrustPoint

Vinit Duggal

VP Network Engineering & CISOSES

Dr. Gregory Falco

Asst. ProfessorCornell University

William Ferguson

Researcher and Content CreatorethicallyHackingspace (eHs)

Felipe Fernandez

Chief Technology OfficerFortinet Federal Inc

Daniel Gizinski

President of Satellite & Space Communications SegmentComtech

Lori Gordon

Systems DirectorThe Aerospace Corporation

Meyonka Gray

VP of OperationsSatlyt

Zanir Habib

CEO & FounderFerociter

Jacob Hafey

Policy ManagerAccess Partnership

Mauri Hampton

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

Mark Holmes

Senior Editorial DirectorVia Satellite

Dr. Alefiya Hussain

Deputy Director, USC Center for Research in Space TechnologiesUSC Information Sciences Institute

Peter Kaloroumakis

Applied Ontologist & MITRE D3FEND LeadMITRE

Robert Lai

Sr. Engineer Specialist—Cyber Security Architecture and Information Systems SecurityThe Aerospace Corporation

Norm Laudermilch

Chief Information Security OfficerVantor

Suzanne Lightman

Senior Information Security AdvisorNational Institute of Standards and Technology

Phil Mar

Chief Technology Officer, Global Space NetworksViasat

Johnathon Martin

Deputy Director (Acting), Office of the Chief ArchitectNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

Rob Mathieson

Sales Engineering DirectorExtraHop Networks Inc

Scott McCormick

Chief Security OfficerThe Planet

Erin Miller

Executive DirectorSpace ISAC

Sarah Mineiro

Founder and CEOTanagra Enterprises

Victor Murray

Assistant DirectorSouthwest Research Institute

Dr. Allyson O'Brien

Program ManagerDARPA Information Innovation Office

Jacob Oakley

Director of Cyber & Space, Technical PrincipalSIXGEN

Sean Papso

Chief Operating OfficerInvictus Consulting

Mark Peller

Senior Vice President, Vulcan Development and Advanced ProgramsUnited Launch Alliance

Dianne Poster

Senior AdvisorNOAA Office of Space Commerce

Dr. Tewauna Raymundo

Chief, Cyber Security Branch, Information Technology Security Officer (ITSO)NOAA Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS)

Carl Rodio

Chief Engineer, Defensive Space Cyber OperationsMITRE

Caleb Royer

Program Manager, Adaptive Capabilities Office/Information Innovation OfficeDARPA

Victoria Samson

Chief Director, Space Security and StabilitySecure World Foundation

Kyle Shepard

Chief EngineerSNC

Karan Singh

Advanced Systems and Technology Directorate and a Cyber Security SMENational Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

Thorsten Stremlau

Systems Principal Architect, CISSPTrusted Computing Group (NVIDIA)

John Trionfo

President, Defense SolutionsAntaris Space

Dan Trujillo

AFRL - Air Force Research Laboratory

Capt. David Vermillion

Commercial Consolidated Satellite Systems Expert Deputy Division ChiefU.S. Space Force

Dan Wallach