NCCoE Cybersecurity Connections: Celebrating National Small Business Week

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Cherilyn Pascoe, Director, NCCoE (NIST)
• Judy Costello, Director, Economic Development Special Projects Office of the County Executive Montgomery County, Maryland
• Kimberly Mentzell, Director of Cybersecurity and Aerospace, Maryland Department of Commerce

Panel Discussion: Resources and Approaches for Strengthening Small Business Cybersecurity

Moderator: Daniel Eliot, Lead for Small Business Engagement, NIST

Panelists:

• Jake Blacksten, Cybersecurity Consultant, Delaware Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
• Marjie Cota, Director of Entrepreneurial Services, bwtech@UMBC
• Mike Kelleher, Executive Director, Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
• Lessie Skiba, Deputy Managing Director, Cyber Readiness Institute

5-Minute Lightning Talks

Speakers will share various ways small businesses can engage with NIST:

• Daniel Eliot, Lead for Small Business Engagement, NIST
• Alexandra B.Garcia, NIST Bureau Procurement Official, Director, Acquisition Management Division 141, Office of Acquisition & Agreements Management
• Jacqueline Gray, Small Business Innovation and Research Program Manager, NIST
• Savann Thorn, Emerging Technology Program Manager, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

Speaker: Laurie Babb, Director of Economic Development, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC)

Networking Lunch, provided by MCEDC