2024 FORGE ARKANSAS CYBER & SECURITY SUMMIT

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October 7-8, 2024 in Central Arkansas

Checkout the list of epic speakers, topics and more from our previous summits.

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Forge Summit 2022

PRIOR KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

“Arkansas is building a strategically aligned ecosystem, with purposeful collaborations that develop the workforce, accelerate innovation and support community resiliency and national defense.”

Dawn Meyerriecks, Former Deputy Director of Science & Technology, Central Intelligence Agency

PRIVATE-PUBLIC COLLABORATIONS

This event is in collaboration with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and Congressman Rick Crawford. 

 2022 SUMMIT PRIOR SPEAKERS

2019 Summit Prior Speakers

  • Alison Williams, Chief of Staff, Governor Hutchinson

  • Shane Young, Rapid7

  • Bill Yoder, Exec. Dir, ACDS

  • Bradford Wilkie, Stakeholder Engagement, CISA

  • Chad Johnston, PSA, CISA

  • Charisse Childers, Director, ADWS

  • Chris Wright, CEO, Citadel Systemst Item

  • Bridget Walsh, CISA

  • Diane Upchurch, SAC (Ret.), FBI LR Field Office

  • Duane Highley, CEO, AECC

  • Dwight Southerland, Deputy Secretary of State

  • Hon. Asa Hutchinson, Governor, State of Arkansas

  • Jason Ingalls, CEO, Ingalls Information Security

  • Jason Cathey

  • Jerry Adams, CEO, Arkansas Research Alliance

  • Leslie Bellamy, Secretary of State, Elections Director

  • Mark Berry, Adjutant General, Arkansas National Guard

  • Col. (Ret.) Rob Ator, Director, Military Affairs, Arkansas

  • Robert Johnston, CEO, Adlumin

  • Robert McClanahan, CTO, AR Electric Cooperatives

  • Maj. Scott Anderson, Commander, 223rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron

  • Lee Watson, Chairman & CEO, Forge Institute

  • Senator John Boozman