Cipher Summit 2025 Agenda

Time	Session	Speakers
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Breakfast & Registration
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Welcome	Lloyd Mitchell, President, Thales TCT
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	May You Live in Interesting Times: Navigating Security in an Age of Digital Upheaval	Julian Fay, CTO & Co-Founder, Senetas
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Break & Exhibits
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Word on the Street- 2025's Top Tech Trends	Gina Scinta, Deputy CTO, Thales TCT
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Luncheon Keynote: Fireside Chat: Best Practices for Implementing Quantum-Resistant Security	Murugiah Souppaya, Computer Scientist, NIST Bill Becker, CTO, Thales TCT
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Break & Exhibits
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Breakout Sessions	Innovation Showcase & Thales TCT Study Hall Tracks
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Happy Hour

Time	Session	Speakers
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Browser Security: The Missing Layer in our Security Strategy	Justin Valdes, Cybersecurity Consultant, Menlo Security
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM	Cryptographic Blind Spots: AI’s Fastest Way In	Kathryn Wang, Technology and Cyber Security Executive, SandboxAQ Michael Toney, Sr Solutions Architect, SandboxAQ
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Beyond Theory: Real-World Encryption for Modern Networks	John Weston, Chief Architect, Senetas Nish Kawale, VP Engineering, Americas, Senetas
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM	Zero Trust: Top 5 Best Practices	Gina Scinta, Deputy CTO, Thales TCT

Time	Session	Speakers
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Study Hall: A Guide to BYOK, HYOK and BYOE with CipherTrust Data Security Platform	Evan Pelecky, Product Manager, Thales TCT
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM	Study Hall: Data Risk Intelligence to Redefine Data Risk Visibility and Proactive Risk Mitigation	Nir Harif, Director, GTM, Data Security, Thales
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Study Hall: Building a Root of Trust to Secure the Most Sensitive Data with Hardware Security Modules	Evan Pelecky, Product Manager, Thales TCT
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM	Study Hall: FIDO Applicability to US Federal - Improved Security through Improved Management Capabilities	Jim Dickens, Senior Product Manager, Thales TCT

Cipher Summit Agenda