Supporting & Participating Organizations

Scheduled Speakers

Stacy Bostjanick

Stacy Bostjanick
CMMC Program Head, U.S. Department of Defense

Robert Metzger
-Partner @ RJO
-Leading commentator on cybersecurity and supply chain.
-Co-author of MITRE “Deliver Uncompromised” Report.

Stacy High Brinkley

Stacy High Brinkley
CISO
@ Cask, Authorized C3PAO

William Spence
Group Chief for the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC)

Jennifer Henderson
Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC)

Ryan Bonner

Ryan Bonner
Founder & CEO @ DEFCERT
Leading CMMC commentator and speaker

Marci Womack

Marci Womack
CMMC Provisional Assessor & CMMC Lead @ Schellman, Authorized C3PAO

JC Dodson

JC Dodson
VP & Chief Security Officer @ BAE Systems

Ted Steffan
Lead Compliance Acceleration, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Jill Lawson
DoD Acquisition Policy Specialist

Robert Teague

Robert Teague
Manager CMMC Services @ Redspin, Authorized C3PAO

Stuart Itkin

Stuart Itkin
VP CMMC & FedRAMP Assurance @ Coalfire Federal, Authorized C3PAO

John Verry

John Verry
CISO & Managing Partner, Pivot Point Security

Tony Bai
Director – Federal Practice Lead, A-Lign

Scott Singer
President, CyberNINES, Authorized C3PAO

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Conference Agenda

Keynote: State of the Union for CMMC

Start: 1 pm ET. Session length: 50 minutes

 
Speakers:
Stacy Bostjanick CMMC Program Head, U.S. Department of Defense
William Spence Team Chief @ Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC)
Jennifer Henderson Cybersecurity Specialist/ Future Operations @ DIBCAC
 
Overview:
Stacy will provide participants with an update on the CMMC program’s timeline as well as information on the steps defense contractors need to take to be ready for CMMC’s rollout in 2023.
 
William and Jennifer will provide an overview of what DIBCAC will expect from defense contractors need to pass voluntary assessments today and CMMC assessments in 2023.

Legal Requirements for Meeting the NIST and CMMC Compliance Standards

Start: 2:00 pm ET. Session length: 30 minutes

 
Speakers:
Robert Metzger Partner @ RJO,
Co-author of MITRE “Deliver Uncompromised” Report
 
Overview:
Robert will provide participants with an understanding of their legal obligations to meet the NIST and CMMC compliance standards today and the implications of failing to meet them.

Lessons from C3PAOs on Voluntary Assessments

Start: 2:30pm pm ET. Session length: 45 minutes

 
Speakers:
Stacy High-Brinkley– CISO @ Cask (Authorized C3PAO)
Stuart Itkin– VP CMMC and FedRAMP Assurance @ Coalfire Federal (Authorized C3PAO)
Marci Womack– CMMC Provisional Assessor & CMMC Lead @ Schellman (Authorized C3PAO)
Robert Teague – Manager CMMC Services @ Redspin (Authorized C3PAO)
 
Overview:
 
This important session will share lessons learned from these C3PAOs’ Voluntary Assessments as well as important take aways for upcoming CMMC assessments.

Starting at 3:15 pm, the CMMC Summit will break into Track A and Track B sessions.
 
Sessions in Track A are designed to help educate defense contractors that are new to compliance about what their organization needs to do to achieve CMMC.
 
Sessions in Track B are designed to provide practitioners with advanced topics in CMMC.
 
Track A participants can remain on the Zoom platform used at the beginning of the conference. 
All Track B sessions can be accessed here:

(Track A) Achieving CMMC Compliance – Primes’ Expectations for their Subcontractors
Start @ 3:15 pm EDT. Session length: 30 minutes
 
Speakers:
JC Dodson – VP & Chief Security Officer, BAE Systems
 
Overview:
 
This session will provide attendees with an understanding of the compliance expectations Prime contractors have of their subcontractors.
(Track B) Master Class in Compliance
Start @ 3:15 pm EDT. Session length: 30 minutes
 
Speakers:
Jill Lawson – DoD Acquisition Policy Specialist
 
Overview:
 
Jill was instrumental in providing important feedback on the initial drafts of the CMMC standard. In addition, Jill has over 30 years of contracting experience in the DoD. She will bring this wealth of experience to her Master Class where she will help participants understand key compliance drivers and how they can facilitate meeting their CMMC compliance requirements.

(Track A) An Accelerated Path to CMMC Compliance

Start @ 3:45 pm EDT. Session length: 30 minutes
Speakers:
Ted Steffan – Lead Compliance Acceleration @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Matt Majot – Director @ ComplyUp
Jose Neto – Founder, PC Warriors
 
Ted and Steve will deliver a tactical session that will help defense contractors understand how their organizations can meet their compliance obligations and prepare for DoD assessments. Their session will bring together many of the themes of our CMMC Day, focusing on how contractors can get started on their DFARS 7012 and NIST 800-171 compliance and ensuring proper submission of their SPRS score.
(Track B) Master Class in Compliance
Start @ 3:45 pm EDT. Session length: 30 minutes
 
Speakers:
Ryan Bonner – Founder & CEO @ DEFCERT
 
Ryan Bonner is a sought after speaker on NIST 800-171, CMMC and DFARS 7012 compliance. He has spoken about the CMMC ecosystem at dozens of conferences on issues ranging from compliance governance to policy making to strategies. Join Ryan’s Master Class to get a greater understanding of compliance issues and requirements.

(Track A) Compliance Overview: What you need to know about CMMC & NIST 800-171
Start @ 4:15 pm EDT. Session length: 30 minutes
 
Speakers:
John Verry – CISO & Managing Partner, Pivot Point Security
Tony Bai – Director – Federal Practice Lead, A-Lign
Joe Chavarria – CEO Total Cyber Solutions
 
John, Tony and Joe have deep experience in advising contractors on how to meet their NIST 800-171 and CMMC compliance standards. In this session they’ll provide attendees with an explanation of the two standards, how they overlap and how they are different.
(Track B) Achieving ITAR Compliance with End-to-End Encryption


Start @ 4:15 pm EDT. Session length: 30 minutes
 
Speakers:
Matt Henson Global Trade Solutions Orchestrator @ TC Engine
Alex Major Partner & Co-Leader, Government Contracts and Global Trade Group @ McCarter & English, LLP
 
Matt and Alex will discuss the updates to ITAR compliance regulations that permit the use of end-to-end encryption and how these updates facilitate compliance.

(Track B) A Master Class in Secure Enclave

Start @ 4:45 pm EDT. Session length: 30 minutes
 
Speakers:
Scott Singer President @ CyberNINES, Authorized C3PAO
 
One of the most important ways in which defense contractors can facilitate their compliance is by limiting the scope of who has access to their Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). This is referred to as a secure enclave. Scott Singer, President of CyberNINES, an authorized C3PAO, as well as a CMMC Registered Practitioner, will explain how a secure enclave works and how creating one saves time and money as well as minimizing complexity.