Cyber Innovators Connect
Cyber Innovators Connect during CMU Startup Week and StartUP PGH brings together high-impact cybersecurity corporate leaders, startups, and investors in Pittsburgh - the birthplace of cyber defense and a current hotbed for elite talent - to spark breakthroughs, collaboration, and investment opportunities.
Hosted by Carnegie Mellon CyLab, the event will feature conversations on AI and cybersecurity, startup showcases, and a “Cyber Shark Tank” connecting emerging companies with CISOs, along with opportunities for networking and collaboration.
Agenda:
9:00-9:30am Startup Showcase & Morning Coffee
9:30-10am Opening Keynotes: The Future of Cyber in an AI World
Opening Remarks/Moderator: Michael Lisanti, CMU CyLab
Eli Fisher, Amazon, The shift toward autonomous security with AWS Continuum
Lujo Bauer, CMU CyLab, Creating the scientific foundations for Cyber Autonomy
10:00am-10:30am AI in Cybersecurity: Opportunities & Threats
Panel:
Lujo Bauer, CMU CyLab
Eli Fisher, Amazon
Pat Moynahan, Airbnb
10:30am-11:00am Startup Showcase & Coffee Break
11:00am-12:15pm Cyber Shark Tank: Startup Pitch & Security Leaders Panel
Startups: Abstract Security, GoSentrix, Karambit, lyfe.ninja, North Star Labs, Oblivious Labs, Phosra, Realm Labs, Rockfish Data, ThreatVisor
CISO and Investor Panel:
Mary Ann Blair, CMU, CISO
Sam Merrell, Kennametal, CISO
Pat Moynahan, Airbnb, CISO
Sara Ittelson, Accel, Partner
12:15pm-1:00pm Networking Lunch & CISO Roundtable Sessions
Closing Remarks: Chelsea Cavlovic, CMU CyLab
CISO Lunch Roundtables (limited availability)
Book Sale & Signing: Privacy, Please! by Lorrie Cranor, CMU CyLab Director
1:00pm-2:00pm Startup Showcase & Open Networking
Hosts: Carnegie Mellon CyLab Venture Network and Carnegie Mellon Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Community Partners: Pittsburgh Technology Council, CyberHubPGH, Pitt Cyber, CMU Heinz College, CMU Information Networking Institute
CMU Startup Week, an anchor partner of StartUp PGH, is a multiday celebration of entrepreneurship, innovation, and frontier tech. The diverse line up of events will highlight founders from all stages, researchers, and community partners across our entire ecosystem including AI, Cybersecurity, Energy, Life Sciences, Robotics and more.