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WSBR February Luncheon: New Year, New Look at Space Cyber Security Issues

February 4 @ 12:00 pm 1:30 pm

WSBR February Luncheon Featuring Dr. Dianne Poster, NIST, and Ryan Roberts, Deloitte

Happy New Year! Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) warmly invites you to join us for 2025’s first in-person program: New Year, New Look at Space Cyber Security Issues. This month, our discussion is led by Mr. Ryan Roberts of Deloitte’s Cyber Risk practice, with panelists Erin Miller of Space ISAC, Lauryn Williams with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, and Dr. Dianne Poster of the DOC’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). We hope you will join us for this in-depth look at emerging issues at the intersection of Space and Cybersecurity, along with the good food, networking, and audience participation Q&A you’ve come to know and love at WSBR.

Panelists

Erin Miller

Ms. Erin M. Miller is the Executive Director of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). Space ISAC serves as the primary focal point for the global space industry for “all threats and all hazards.” Stood up at the direction of the White House in 2019, Erin led the Space ISAC to open its operational Watch Center, alongside its Cyber Malware and Analysis Vulnerability Laboratory in Colorado Springs, CO, USA. Under Erin’s leadership, Space ISAC’s headquarters facility is already serving several countries to achieve its mission of security and resilience for the global space industry. Each year Space ISAC puts on the Value of Space Summit (VOSS), co-hosted with The Aerospace Corporation at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

Erin has over a decade of experience building meaningful tech collaborations and has formed hundreds of formal partnerships between government, industry and academia to solve problems for warfighters and national security. 

As a serial entrepreneur in the non-profit space, she thrives in launching new programs and new organizations from stand up through building and scaling operations.

Erin was the Managing Director of the Center for Technology, Research and Commercialization (C-TRAC) and brought three USAF-funded programs to bear at the Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation (www.catalystcampus.org). Her expertise in brokering unique partnerships using non-FAR type agreements led to the standup of the Air Force’s first cyber focused (#securebydesign) design studio, AFCyberWorx at the USAF Academy, and the first space accelerator, Catalyst Accelerator, at Catalyst Campus in Colorado Springs – in partnership with Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX.

In 2020 Erin was a recipient of the Woman of Influence award. In 2018 Erin was recognized by the Mayor of Colorado Springs as Mayor’s Young Leader (MYL) of the Year Award for Technology. She is also the recipient of the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Award for Young Female Leader in 2018.

In her previous roles she developed and managed intellectual property portfolios, technology transfer strategies, export control/ITAR, secure facilities, and rapid prototyping collaborations.  Erin serves on the advisory board of CyberSatGov, CyberLEO and is a board member for the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC. She has guest lectured at Georgetown University, United States Air Force Academy, University of Colorado at Boulder, and Johns Hopkins University. She is frequently found public speaking at notable events like, Defense Security Institute’s Summits, CyberSatGov, State of the Space Industrial Base, and other forums focused on security and space resiliency and critical infrastructure.

Dr. Dianne Poster

Dr. Poster provides more than two decades of technical experience in research and development for measurements, standards, technology, and data at the United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Her current work supports the U.S. DOC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Space Commerce promoting U.S. space commerce through international technical standards development and innovation in space systems, data, and cybersecurity technologies. She leads DOC representation for the U.S. interagency supporting space activities, including developing principles for national strategies in cislunar science and technology, planetary defense, low Earth orbit research and development, and in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing.

Lauryn Williams

Lauryn Williams most recently served as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy in the U.S. Department of Defense, where she spearheaded release of the first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy Implementation Plan. Immediately prior, Lauryn was Director for Strategy in the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) and drove the White House strategic initiative on space system cybersecurity. This work – which leveraged extensive interagency, industry and international collaboration – resulted in the first-ever minimum cybersecurity requirements for federal space systems included in President Biden’s January 2025 cybersecurity executive order. The White House simultaneously released a report capturing findings from a series of regional technical workshops that brought together over 125 U.S. and multinational space companies to discuss cyber challenges and opportunities.

Lauryn joined ONCD from the Department of Defense, where she led efforts to better leverage commercial space capabilities and to develop the first-ever U.S. norms of responsible behavior in space. She has also served in the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Lauryn received her bachelors degree from Stanford University and masters degree from Princeton University.

Moderator

Ryan Roberts

Mr. Roberts is a leader in Deloitte’s Cyber Risk practice where he focuses on providing cyber operations capability and services to clients in the Defense sector. He is widely recognized as an expert in cyber risk issues in space, and is frequently called upon as a subject matter expert in this area. Ryan served in the Marine Corps and has over 25 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity.

Registration closes on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00/Noon ET.

Registration Rates

Individual Seat$85.00
Half Table$320.00
Full Table$640.00
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