MSSP Alert Live

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Change in the Channel: Where Partners Should Focus for the Future	Sharon Florentine , Editorial Director, Channel Brands , CyberRisk Alliance
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Expo Hall Open
Registration
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome Remarks
8:25 AM - 9:05 AM
Guest Keynote: Caroline Wong	Caroline Wong , Director of Cybersecurity , Teradata
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
The Democratization of Cybersecurity
9:30 AM - 4:15 PM
When Tier 1 Is Gone: Filling the SOC Talent Pipeline in the Age of AI	Andrew Jerry , SOC Automation Lead , Dropzone AI
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Session Presented by SOCradar: From Shortage to Strength: Leveraging Intelligence to Empower the Workforce	Harun Seker , Technical Account Manager , SOCRadar
You are the Biggest Risk: Insuring MSSPs and Your Clients	Dustin Bolander , Founder , Beltex Insurance
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
FedRAMP & CMMC Mastery for MSSPs in the Age of AI	Ajay Chandhok , CEO , Stratus Cyber Reed Rising , Director of Cloud and Security Engineering , Stratus Cyber
Techniques to Move the Cybersecurity Needle in 2025	Kevin A. 'KAM' McGrail , Cloud Fellow & Principal Evangelist , DitoWeb.com
11:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Chaos to Control: Building a Resilient, AI-Augmented SOC Without Breaking the Bank	Trevor Smith , Executive Vice President , Brite
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Presented by Todyl: The Strategic Risk Advantage: Turning Complex Risk Management Into Clear Business Value	Andrew Scott , Field CISO , Todyl
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Unified Security Posture: Illuminating the Blind Spots Where Adversaries Thrive	MacKenzie Brown , VP of APG , Blackpoint Cyber
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Afternoon Break
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Why PCI DSS 4.0.1 Is a Business Opportunity MSSPs Can’t Afford to Miss	Mike Kutlu , GTM Operations , c/side
The Building Blocks of CMMC	Fernando Machado , Managing Principal and Chief Information Security Officer , Cybersec Investments Brian Hubbard , President , Evolved Cyber Solutions Tobias Musser , CEO , MNS Group
Compliance as a Catalyst: Turning Frameworks into Fuel for Growth in MSP/MSSP Sales	Raffaele Mautone , CEO , Judy Security Inc
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
The Art of Defense: Strategic Thinking for Cyber Threats	Nick DeMeo , Chief Information Officer , Vista Clinical Laboratory
Behind the Scenes in Making Generative AI Work for SOC	Dina Kamal , Field CTO , DataBahn
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Session Presented by AirMDR: The Business Benefits of AI in the SOC	Stephen Morrow , Chief Solution Officer , AirMDR
Developing a Scalable and Sustainable Staffing Model for MSSPs	Michael Saylor , CEO , Blackswan Cybersecurity
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Reception
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
MSSP 250 Celebration Party

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Expo Hall Open
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome Remarks
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Session Presented by Check Point: Working Smarter, Not Harder: Building and Strengthening Your MSSP Business Strategies	Jessica Reece , Head of MSSP Americas , Check Point
Escaping the Scale Trap: How MSSPs Can Grow Without Breaking Their SOC	Edward Wu , Founder and CEO , Dropzone AI
Session Presented by Apptega: DeepSeek or DeepS***: Evaluating Usage of Emerging AI in Highly Regulated Industries	Rahul Bakshi , Chief Product Officer , Apptega
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Continuous Threat Exposure Management As a Growth Opportunity for MSSPs	Ben Jones , Co-Founder and CEO , Searchlight Cyber
Session Presented by Infoblox: Unlocking DNS: A Foundational but Underused Tool for MSSP Cyber Defense and Response	Chris Usserman , Global Public Sector Chief Technology Officer , Infoblox
The AI Evolution: Reshaping SecOps Across People, Process, and Technology	Tony Pietrocola , Co-Founder & President , AgileBlue
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Left of Boom: The New Cyber Battleground	Joe Morin , Founder & CEO , CyFlare
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Using AI to Augment the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Security Operations Centers	Jonathan Krasner , VP Security Services , Blue Team Alpha
Session Presented by Absolute Software: From Risk to Resilience: How MSPs Can Master Security and Compliance	Gene Kim , Vice President, Managed Service Providers , Absolute Security
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Women in Tech Panel: Leading with Vision and Impact	Vanessa Toves , Microsoft 365 Solutions Architect , Druva