NICE

The NICE Conference is the annual convening of community members and thought leaders from education, government, industry, and non-profits to explore ways of developing a skilled cybersecurity workforce ready to meet the challenges of the future. This event provides an opportunity to share best practices from around the world and across sectors in order to build the workforce we need to confront cybersecurity risks today and in years to come.

This event is hosted by Florida International University and New America, supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce. 

The 2023 NICE Conference and Expo will take place on June 5-7 in Seattle Washington. The conference will offer a half-day of targeted workshops followed by two full days of insights from experiences thought leaders from education, government, industry, and non-profits who are addressing cybersecurity's education, training, and workforce needs. 

Previous Years
  • 2022
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    Agenda
    Conference Welcome - Watch on YouTube
    • Brian Fonseca, Florida International University
    • Kenneth Jessell, Florida International University
    Working Together to Create an Integrated Ecosystem - Watch on YouTube
    • Jon Brickey, Mastercard
    • Bridgett Paradise, Tenable
    Sector-Based Approaches to Cybersecurity Education & Workforce Development - Watch on YouTube
    • Robert Grillo, Florida International University
    • Jennifer Kutz, Victoria Secret's & Co
    • Lonnie Harris, Equifax
    • Moderator: Marian Merritt, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education
    Conference Overview - Watch on YouTube 
    • Raquel Hill, Spelman College
    • Austin Cusak, CISA
    • Brian Correia, SANS
    ThriveDX Lunch Presentation - Watch on YouTube
    • Roy Zur, ThriveDX SaaS
    Western Governors University Lunch Presentation - Watch on YouTube
    • Paul Bingham, Western Governors University
    Information Operations are a Cybersecurity Problem: Toward a New Strategic Paradigm to Combat Disinformation - Watch on YouTube
    • Renee DiResta, Stanford University
    Innovative Approaches to Cybersecurity Education & Workforce Development - Watch on YouTube
    • Safa Shahwan Edwards, Atlantic Council
    • Willie Henderson, CYBER.ORG
    • Lien Diaz, Georgia Tech
    • Michael Prebil, New America
    CAE Designation Ceremony - Watch on YouTube
    • Lynne Clark, National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program Office
    Addressing the Cybersecurity Workforce Needs of Small & Medium-Sized Businesses - Watch on YouTube
    • Deborah McLeod, McLeod Information Systems
    • Zachary Hodges, Cyber Security Solutions Inc.
    • Mark Lupo, University of Georgia SBDC
    • Roy Hadley Jr., Adams and Reese LLP
    Sethuraman Panchanathan - Accelerating the Future of Computing & Cybersecurity - Watch on YouTube
    • Sethuraman Panchanathan, U.S. National Science Foundation

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