2023 Protecting New York Summit

9:00 AM	Registration & Networking Breakfast
10:00 AM	Introduction to Keynote Speaker by Sylvana Bunag-Krasner, Senior Manager, NY Metro Public Sector, T-Mobile for Government
10:05 AM	Opening Keynote Remarks by Colin Ahern, Chief Cyber Officer, New York State
10:30 AM	Reimagining New York Safety Initiatives New York City is on edge about rising gun violence, lawlessness, hate crimes and an increasing population of mentally ill people who are experiencing homelessness. We are all on a unified mission to reduce crime and fight the rising toll of violence on the streets. What can be done to protect New Yorkers on their streets, their homes, their subways, and places of businesses? What are the mental health and homeless initiatives that are currently in place and what are new ideas? What are the newest laws, technology, and programs that can make New York safer? Aubrey Fox, Executive Director , New York City Criminal Justice Agency (Moderator) Deanna Logan, Director, New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice Nick E. Smith, First Deputy Public Advocate, New York City Justin Meyers, Chief of Operations Public Safety, NYC Mayor's Office
11:30 AM	Protecting and Supporting New York’s Infrastructure From disaster response to emergency preparedness and management, protecting a city and state as large as New York requires many resources. Paying for these resources and other services can be challenging for governments to handle on their own. What is being done to protect our transportation infrastructure, real estate and construction industries, computer networks, utilities, financial institutions, and public spaces? How are local, state, and federal security entities working together to stop future incidents? Jeffrey C. Friedman, CEO, Building Intelligence Inc. (Moderator) Gregory Ehrie, Chief Security Officer, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Michael Kemper, Chief of Transit, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Robert Sokota, President of Link Solutions, Boldyn Networks Jim Richberg, CISO of Public Sector, Fortinet
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	Keeping New York's Information Safe From politically motivated hacks to data breaches in every kind of NY institution, digital information is increasingly vulnerable to those seeking to do harm. Governments and businesses must keep up with technological developments to keep data secure. But in an ever-changing technological environment, including crisis management, emergency preparedness, the development of 5G, artificial intelligence, and more, what is being done to ensure NY’s information is kept safe? Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Reporter (Moderator) Benjamin Voce-Gardner, Director, Office of Counterterrorism, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Nathan A. Lee, Cyber Security Expert, U.S. Secret Service, New York Field Office Mike Mestrovich, VP & Chief Information Security Officer, Rubrik Eric Simon, Americas SLED Leader, Pure Storage, Inc.
2:30 PM	Tools: What is Working? When Mayor Adams came into power, he had many great plans which would help the FDNY, NYPD and other agencies help to protect New Yorkers. How, and what is working to track crime, reduce hate crimes, conduct assessments and take control over different kinds of everyday situations? What kinds of technologies and programs can be relied on to act fast when a disaster happens and hopefully to prevent them? We discuss what is working, what is in place, and what is still needed. Tandy Lau, Public Safety Reporter, New York Amsterdam News (Moderator) Laura Kavanagh, Commissioner, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Hassan Syed Naveed, Executive Director, New York City Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes Molly Slothower, Executive Director of Research Innovation, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice
3:30 PM	Sessions Conclude

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