Aug 6-7, 2026 in Las Vegas, NV
Speakers
Keynote Speakers
ASHLEY ROSE
The Pioneer of Human Risk Management
BRIG. GEN. TERRI BORRAS (Ret)
Defending the Moment Before Decision
DAVE PITTS
The CIA Veteran Fighting for Your Decision Autonomy
DR. RAND WALTZMAN
The Godfather of Cognitive Security
Defending Humans
BRUCE SCHNEIER
"Amateurs hack systems; professionals hack people"
DR. SANNY LIAO
The Behavioral Exonomist Moving Security Beyond the Weakest Link
PERRY CARPENTER
The Deceptionologist
CLIFFORD STOLL
Cybersecurity Legend, Longtime Skeptic of Computers in Class
FC (FREAKY CLOWN)
The Ethical Hacker Who Robs Banks for a Living
TOMM LARSON
Protecting the Nation's Most Sensitive Research from Cognitive Attacks
DR. FRED HEIDING
Hacked The King of Sweden
JEFF JOCKISCH
The Privacy Strategist
WINN SCHWARTAU
The Grandfather Of Security Awareness
DR. JESSICA BARKER
The Human Side of Cyber Security
PEGGY YIN
The Next Generation of Cognitive Security
Critical Cognitive Infrastructure
BEN VOCE-GARDNER
New York's Point Man for Cyber, Terror, and Critical Infrastructure
DAVE ACOSTA
The Colonel Who Wrote the Book on Deception
DR. SEAN GUILLORY
"Betting is The Atomic Unit of Cognitive Warfare"
SMSGT BONNIE RUSHING
The CogWar Trailblazer
DR. GREGORY CARPENTER
Cognitive Warfare's Epidemiologist
DR. STEPHEN DAMIANOS
From Oxford to the White House: Defending your Right to Think Freely
DR. BRIAN L. STEED
The Cavalry Officer Turned Narrative Warrior
LEN NOE
The Human Cyborg
DR. TAMARA SCHWARTZ
Conquering Mount VUCA
CONSTANTINE
The Forrest Gump of Grand Strategy
MARIAH MAURY
Securing Humanity's Next Frontier: Outer Space
WEB BEGOLE
From Brecht to Basis Points
Applied Training
BRIAN BRUSHWOOD
First He Scams You, Then He Shows You How He Did It
CHLOE TUCKER
Storytelling for Human-Centered Defense
DR. SARA RABINOVITCH
Stress Neurobiology Researcher & Intervention Developer
Master of Ceremonies
JAMES MCQUIGGAN
The Groan-Up in the Room
SUMONA BANERJI
“Know Your Mind”
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