Agenda 2025
CMMC Day is Part of DIB Certification Week 2025:
DIB Certification Week Events Include:
Monday, May 5: Common Criteria Day, CMMC Day
Tuesday, May 6: CSfC Conference
Wednesday, May 7: DoDIN APL Day.
One-Day, Two-Day and Three-Day Discount Registration is available.
Achieve Certification!
These Optional Educational Tools Are Available to DIB Certification Week Participants:
CSfC Trusted Integrator Training Workshop A 3-Day Workshop presented by SecureXperts, Thu-Sat, May 8-10
Automated CMMC Gap Assessment and Online Platform Workshop Series Presented by SMPL-C® 3 Month subscription Presented by SMPL-C®. [Click here for more information from SMPL-C]
Monday, May 5
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00–10:10 Plenary Keynote Session
09:00 Welcome and Introduction (P00a) David Nathans, Board Member, SOCSoter
9:10 Government Keynote (P00b) David McKeown, Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense (DoD) Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (DCIO(CS)) DoD Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
09:40 Industry Keynote (P00c) Mr. Robert Daugherty, Vice President of Enterprise and Industrial Security & Safety, Chief Security Officer (CSO), Sierra Nevada Corporation
10:10-10:50 Networking Break in Exhibits
Join your colleagues for a networking break. Thanks to the generous support of Break Sponsor Fortinet Federal.
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10:50-12:50 Track Sessions
Salon E
| Data Protection (M01) |
| Moderator: Greg Manson, Vice President, Tego Advisory |
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10:50 How to Identify and Designate Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) (M01a) Leslie Weinstein, The Cyber Advisor
11:20 Finding Your Flow with CUI (M01b) Hayden Freese, CMMC Program Manager, Sentar
11:50 Understanding the Realities of Safeguarding Hardcopy Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) (M01c) George Perezdiaz, Director of Advisory Services, Cuick Trac by Beryllium InfoSec; Jeff Baldwin, CISO, Cuick Trac by Beryllium InfoSec
12:20 Zero Trust and CMMC: Selecting a Service Provider (M01d) David Bedard, CISA, CCA, CCP Manager of Information Security and Compliance, KTL Solutions
10:50 View from the Application Owner (D01a) James Novakoff, MSTM, CCP / Director and Senior Solution Architect for Public Sector, Salesforce
11:20 ICT = Specialized Assets = Pain in Your Assets (D01b) Carter Schoenberg, Vice President – Cybersecurity Solutions, SoundWay Consulting
11:50 Too Much, Too Little, and Just Right (D01c) Chris Silvers, Founder, CG Silvers Consulting; Kat Adams, Senior Cybersecurity Consultant and Trainer, Edwards Performance Solutions
12:20 Commonly Misunderstood CMMC Access Control Requirement Assumptions and Strategies to Address Them (D01d) Ozzie Saeed, Founder & CEO, IntelliGRC
Wayne K Curry Meeting Room
| CMMC Policy & Standards (L01) |
| Moderator: Srikant Rachakonda, Founder & CEO, SMPL-C |
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10:50 Update on NIST SP 800-171 Series (L01a) Joy Beland, Vice President of Cybersecurity, Summit 7
11:20 CMMC 2.0 and the False Claims Act: Keeping Your Company Out of Hot Water (L01b) Adam Bartolanzo, Principal, Miles & Stockbridge
11:50 From Plan to Action: Implementing Successful POA&Ms (L01c) John Nolan, VP of IT operations, ISI
12:20 Artifacts + Assessment Objectives = Secrets for a CMMC Assessment (L01d) Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP (ISSAP, ISSMP), CMMC (Lead CCA, CCP, RP, RPA), HITRUST CCSFP, ecfirst
12:50–13:50 Lunch in Exhibit Area
Join your colleagues for a networking lunch. Thanks to the generous support of Lunch Sponsor Diligent.
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13:50-15:20 Track Sessions
Salon E
| CMMC Policy & Standards (L02) |
| Moderator: Amy Williams, Vice President of CMMC, Coalfire Federal |
13:50 Decoding CMMC Assessment Readiness (L02a) Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP (ISSAP, ISSMP), CMMC (Lead CCA, CCP, RP, RPA), HITRUST CCSFP, ecfirst
14:20 From Chaos to Compliance: Aligning CMMC and Zero Trust Architecture (L02b) Jeffrey Adorno, Director, Field Compliance, Zscaler; Sean Frazier, CSO, Okta
14:50 Microsoft Cloud for CMMC Compliance (L02c) Prabhat Nigam, Global CTO, Golden Five
Salon F
| CMMC Outlook (K02) |
| Moderator: Todd Birckner, Director, Process Improvement, Business Transformation Institute (BTI) |
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13:50 Case Study: Conducting a CMMC Level 2 Certification Assessment (K02a) Kyle Lai, President / Lead Assessor, KLC Consulting
14:20 Panel Discussion: Meet the Experts—Forecasting CMMC for 2025 and Beyond (K02b) Leader: Eric Crusius, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Panelists: Tom Tollerton, Principal, FORVIS; Bill Wootton, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer, C3 Integrated Solutions [60MIN]
Wayne K Curry Meeting Room
| CMMC in Practice (E02) |
| Moderator: Scott Whitehouse, Vice President of Compliance, C3 Integrated Solutions |
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13:50 External Service Providers Can Take Time, Cost, and Risk Out of CMMC Conformance, but Choosing the Right Ones Is Critical (E02a) Stuart Itkin, CEO and Principal Consultant, Cycurity Advisors
14:20 Certification and Beyond: Managing Compliance Between Recertification (E02b) Thomas Graham, VP and CISO, Redspin; Robert Hill, CEO, Cyturus
14:50 From Insider Threats to Insider Advocates: Building a Culture of CMMC Compliance (E02c) James Harper, CEO, Quatronics
15:20-15:50 Networking Break in Exhibits
Join your colleagues for a networking break. Thanks to the generous support of Break Sponsor Fortinet Federal.
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Exhibits Close at 15:50
15:50-17:20 Track Sessions
Salon E
| CMMC Policy & Standards (L03) |
| Moderator: Michael Greenman, Sr Manager Cloud Solutions, Deltek |
15:50 Mastering the Art of Influencing Standards, Regulations, and Policy (L03a) Andrew Freund, Founder & CEO, Kraken Compliance
16:20 Configuring Intune for 800-171 Compliance (L03b) David Fraley, Chief Technology Officer, Secure IT Service Management
16:50 Leveraging RMF for CMMC Success: Strategy, Structure, and Solutions for Defense Vendors (L03c) Mike Brooks, Managing Director, SDVOSB Founder, CCA
15:50 CMMC: Past, Present, and Future (K03a) Fernando Machado, Managing Principal/CISO, Cybersec Investments
16:20 Documentation Best Practices for CMMC Level 2: Hard-Earned Lessons from Over a Dozen Assessments (K03b) Noel Vestal, Chief Compliance Officer, PreVeil [60MIN]
Wayne K Curry Meeting Room
| CMMC in Practice (E03) |
| Moderator: Robert Ashcroft, Partner, CMMC Solutions |
15:50 How to Make Your Assessor’s Job Easier and Your Assessment Go More Smoothly by Helping Them See the Forest for the Trees (E03a) Stuart Itkin, CEO and Principal Consultant, Cycurity Advisors [60MIN]
16:50 Lessons from the Field: A Roadmap to Successful CMMC Certification (E03c) Rob Teague, Director of CMMC Services, Redspin
17:20 Adjourn
17:20 Welcome Reception
By Invitation: Stop by booth 110 or the registration desk for a ticket. Catch up with your colleagues and enjoy a refreshing beverage at the end of the day’s events. Thanks to the generous support of Reception Host Aprio, LLP.
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18:45 Dine-Out College Park
Separate registration required. Enjoy an informal prix-fixe group dinner at GrillMarx Steakhouse & Raw Bar with your colleagues. Thanks to the generous support of Dine-Out Host C3 Integrated Solutions.
If you have already registered for the conference and would like to attend the Dine-Out, please click here to purchase your ticket.
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