EVENT OVERVIEW
CrowdStrike is hosting a summit focused on Cybersecurity, National Security, AI.
This event offers direct access to high-level federal cybersecurity leadership from CISA and the White House, providing critical insights into national security priorities. For contractors, it is a premier venue to demonstrate alignment with government AI and Zero Trust mandates while networking with key decision-makers in a private CxO forum.
CORE DETAILS
- Date: 2026-03-17 - 2026-03-18
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Format: In-Person
- Audience: Federal IT leaders, government security peers, CISOs, CIOs, and CDOs
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Keynote Speakers:
- Sean Cairncross, National Cyber Director, The White House — "Keynote"
- Kirsten Davies, Chief Information Officer, Department of War — "Keynote"
- Nick Andersen, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity (CSD), CISA — "Keynote"
- Mike Sentonas, President, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
- Adam Meyers, SVP, Counter Adversary Operations, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
- Drew Bagley, VP & Counsel, Privacy and Cyber Policy, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
- Alex Ionescu, Chief Technology Innovation Officer, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
- Justin Acquaro, Chief Information Officer, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
- Oliver Friedrichs, General Manager, AIDR, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
- Tracey Mills, VP, Public Sector & Healthcare Sales, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
- Karan Sondhi, CTO, Global Public Sector, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
- Adam Zoller, Chief Information Security Officer, CrowdStrike — "Keynote"
Additional Speakers:
- Vlad Barytskyy, Senior Product Manager, CrowdStrike
- Jim Bergen, VP, SLED, CrowdStrike
- Debbi Blyth, Executive Strategist, CrowdStrike
- Sanjay Chaudhary, VP, Product Management - NG-SIEM, CrowdStrike
- Justin DePalmo, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)
- Michael Duffy, CISO, OMB | Pending Agency Approval
- Jay Flora, Sr. Technical Marketing Manager - Cloud Security, CrowdStrike — "Workshop I: Contain LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA by Preventing Cloud Breaches with Falcon Cloud Security"
- Jason Geeo, Sr, Manager, Falcon Complete Gov, CrowdStrike
- Dylan Hancock, Sr. Technical Marketing Manager - NG-SIEM & XDR, CrowdStrike — "Workshop I: Hunt CHATTY SPIDER with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM"
- Katrina Herweg, Cyber Security Engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
- Eben Kaplan, Sr. Director, Strategic Advisory Services, CrowdStrike
- Kendra Kendall, Sr. Technical Marketing Manager – ITDR, CrowdStrike — "Workshop I: Disrupt SCATTERED SPIDER by Securing Identity with Falcon Identity Protection"
- Nico Lozano, Principal Product Manager, CrowdStrike
- Michael Overstreet, Director, Federal Sales Engineering, CrowdStrike
- Ted Pan, Senior Director, Product and Technical Marketing, CrowdStrike — "Survivor Games: Block the Breach with Endpoint Security"
- Cristian Rodriguez, Field CTO, Americas, CrowdStrike
- Ben Snowdon, Sr. Product Manager, CrowdStrike
- Milan Tomaska, Director of Enterprise Security Operations, Minnesota IT Services
- Vanessa Villa, Product Marketing Manager, CrowdStrike — "Workshop I: Secure the AI Attack Surface & Stop Prompt Injection Attacks with Falcon AI Detection & Response"
- Jeff Worthington, Executive Strategist, CrowdStrike
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
- CrowdStrike University | FALCON 200: Falcon Platform for Administrators (9:00 AM - 5:30 PM) [CrowdStrike University]
- CrowdStrike University | SIEM 211: Incident Response and Investigation with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM (9:00 AM - 5:30 PM) [CrowdStrike University]
- Workshop I: Contain LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA by Preventing Cloud Breaches with Falcon Cloud Security (1:00 PM - 2:15 PM) [Workshops]
- Workshop I: Disrupt SCATTERED SPIDER by Securing Identity with Falcon Identity Protection (1:00 PM - 2:15 PM) [Workshops]
- Workshop I: Hunt CHATTY SPIDER with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM (1:00 PM - 2:15 PM) [Workshops]
- Workshop I: Secure the AI Attack Surface & Stop Prompt Injection Attacks with Falcon AI Detection & Response (1:00 PM - 2:15 PM) [Workshops]
- Survivor Games: Block the Breach with Endpoint Security (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) [Survivor Games]
- Tech Tuesday & CSU Reception (5:30 PM - 7:00 PM) [Meals & Receptions]
REGISTRATION
- Tech Tuesday (Industry): $195 (Pre-conference tech program on March 17)
- Tech Tuesday (Government): $0 (Free for government attendees)
- CrowdStrike University Course: $1,000 (Full-day intensive training on March 17)
- Government/military discount available
Registration: https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/events/fal-con/gov/register/
BD INTELLIGENCE
Agencies Represented: The White House, Department of War, CISA, OMB, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Minnesota IT Services
Key Themes: AI-driven Cybersecurity, National Security, Zero Trust, Cloud Security, Identity Protection, Adversary Tradecraft
Networking Opportunities:
- Tech Tuesday & CSU Reception
- CxO Track (Private forum for government CISOs, CIOs, and CDOs)
- Survivor Games
SPONSORS
- AWS (Premier)
- Carahsoft (Premier)
- Dell Technologies (Platinum)
- Kroll (Platinum)
- TD SYNNEX Public Sector & DLT (Platinum)
- Abnormal AI (Gold)
- Airlock Digital (Gold)
- AppGate (Gold)
- CDW (Gold)
- ColorTokens Federal Solutions (Gold)
- Corelight (Gold)
- Druva (Gold)
- ExtraHop (Gold)
- GuidePoint Security (Gold)
- KPMG (Gold)
- NETbuilder (Gold)
- NinjaOne (Gold)
- Okta (Gold)
- Rubrik (Gold)
- SHI International Corp. (Gold)
- ThunderCat Technology (Gold)
- Zscaler Government Solutions (Gold)
