Critical Pathway to Insider Risk Conference Agenda

All sessions take place on both days at the Fordham Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023
12th Floor Lounge, E. Gerald Corrigan Conference Center. Lowenstein Building

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CPIR^® Conference Day 1 - Wednesday, November 4

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Coffee / Water / Snacks General Information - Fordham University, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, 12th Floor Lounge, E. Gerald Corrigan Conference Center, Lowenstein Building

2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
Conference Introduction & Welcome Remarks
Barbara M. Porco, PhD, Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business

2:10 pm - 2:20 pm
Conference Overview
Darron Smith, Insider Threat Program Manager, Bloomberg

2:20 pm - 3:10 pm
Filling the CPIR® Gaps – Additions, Modifications, Improvements
Eric Shaw, Ph.D. Founder, CEO, Insider Risk Group®, William Beiersdorfer, former head of Canada RCMP Insider Risk, Rob(in) Morgan, PsyD, MSCP, Insider Threat Program Management Specialist, DHS

3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
FBI Financial Case Study: Investigative Steps, CPIR Profile, Chinese Recruitment Lessons Learned
Ronald Wang, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI, Alexander Ayris, Special Agent, FBI, Alan Hershkowitz, Senior Special Agent, Federal Reserve OIG / CFPB

4:05 pm - 4:55 pm
Keynote: Agentic AI Approaches to Support Detection & Analysis of Insider Risk
Keynote Speaker: Jason Rowe, Senior Director, Mission Analysis Programs, GDIT

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cocktail Reception

CPIR^® Conference Day 2 - Thursday, November 5

9:00 am - 9:15 am
Overview of the Day
Darron Smith, Insider Threat Program Manager, Bloomberg, LP

9:15 am - 10:05 am
The Boardroom—Perspective on Insider Risk Governance
Moderator: Ed Stroz, Founder, Consilience 360, Co-Founder Stroz Friedberg, former FBI Special Agent
Panelists: Anthony Ferrante, Global Head of Cybersecurity, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Judith Germano, Founder, GermanoLaw, LLC, Alexander H. Southwell, Partner, Jones Day

10:05 am - 10:55 am
Aligning Organizational Resources to Meet Insider Risks
Moderator: Darron Smith, Insider Threat Program Manager, Bloomberg LP
Panelists: Christopher Farr, Senior Vice President, Client Success, Strider Technologies, Jordan Rae Kelly, Senior Managing Director, Head of Americas Cybersecurity, FTI Consulting, and Christopher Wild, Employee Relations Partner, Bloomberg, LP

11:10 am - 12:00 pm
Keynote: How to Manage Heighten Analyst Vulnerability to Vicarious Trauma
Karen Eberwein, PsyD, Consulting Insider Risk Psychologist, Insider Risk Group®, LLC

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Keynote: The Critical Pathway Insider Risk® Index©: Measuring & Scoring Insider Risk
Mark Lenzenweger, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, SUNY Binghamton, Insider Risk Group, LLC

1:50 pm - 2:40 pm
Emerging Insider Threats and Drivers.
Cameron Malin, JD, Behavioral Profiler, Modus Cyberandi; Eric Shaw, PhD, Founder, CEO, Insider Risk Group®

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
From Tools to Outcomes: Building an Effective Insider Risk Program
Moderator: Darron Smith, Insider Threat Manager, Bloomberg, LP
Panelists: Jonathan Besko, Insider Threat Program Manager, GDIT, Dan Collins, Director, Government Security Programs, SpaceX, Scott Robb, Certified Insider Threat Program Manager, Bloomberg, LP

3:50 pm - 4:40 pm
The Insider Threat to National Security
Moderator: Michael Driscoll, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Panelists: Jim Dennehy, Managing Director of Global Security at JPMorgan Chase, George Turner, Partner, Jones Day, Sara Murray, Managing Director, National Security, FTI Consulting

4:40 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks and Adjournment

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Reception Follows

Pre-Conference Event - Tuesday, November 3 (Optional)

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