NOV. 17-18: Experts Explore Threats to Nation’s Major Lifeline Sectors at Inaugural Billington Critical Infrastructure CyberSecurity Summit

San Antonio Conference Examines Escalating Cyberattacks on Infrastructure

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Billington CyberSecurity:

WHAT
The Inaugural Billington Critical Infrastructure CyberSecurity Summit is the first national event to unite all four lifeline sectors — energy, communications, transportation, and water — with every stakeholder in their defense: owner-operators, operational technology practitioners, state and local leaders, and federal partners. Cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure continue to grow increasingly sophisticated and disruptive, and this Summit will bring together leaders on November 17-18 in San Antonio to examine the threats facing the systems that power, connect, transport, and sustain the nation.

WHEN
November 17-18, 2026. See agenda for hours.

SELECT SPEAKERS: The Summit features nearly 100 speakers from federal agencies, the military, state governments, utilities, laboratories, information-sharing organizations, and the private sector. These experts will discuss nation-state attacks, AI-powered cyber threats, cascading infrastructure failures, critical infrastructure supply-chain security, water-sector cybersecurity, quantum readiness, and more. Among these speakers are:

• Nick Andersen, Acting Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Brett Leatherman, Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Tony Sauerhoff, Executive Director, Texas Department of Information Resources; CIO, State of Texas
• Vice Adm. (Ret.) TJ White, Chief, Texas Cyber Command
• Mike George, Assistant Chief, Homeland Security Operations, Homeland Security Division, Texas Department of Public Safety
• John Godfrey, Chief Information Security Officer, Kansas Information Security Office, State of Kansas
• David Ketchen, Assistant General Manager, Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments
• Erin McGinnis, Director of Statewide Cyber Collaboration & Preparedness, State of Kansas
• Zach Tudor, Associate Laboratory Director, National and Homeland Security, Idaho National Laboratory, Department of Energy
• Chris Wolski, Founder, Applied Security Convergence

WHERE
Henry B. González Convention Center
900 E. Market St.
San Antonio, TX 78205

HOW
Credentialed working media may attend at no charge and are encouraged to register in advance to cover the event, subject to approval, at https://criticalinfrastructure.billingtoncybersummit.com/register/. For questions, contact Shawn Flaherty at 703-554-3609.

WHY
Founded in 2010, Billington CyberSecurity is a leading cyber education company for executives, hosting high-caliber summits and workshops that explore key cyber issues that advance the cybersecurity of the U.S. government, its allied partners, and critical infrastructure. The Summit comes amid attacks attributed to Chinese state-sponsored groups, as well as cyber operations by Russian and Iranian actors on U.S. infrastructure. More than 80% of U.S. critical infrastructure is owned or operated by the private sector, making public-private collaboration essential to protecting the systems that deliver essential services. The Summit is supported by a variety of sponsors, including Lead Underwriters Armis and GDIT.