Speakers

Bailey Bickley is the Chief of DIB Defense at the NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (CCC). In this role, she’s responsible for scaling intel-driven cybersecurity solutions across the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB).

Her former positions include CCC’s Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of NSA Cybersecurity Communications. In both roles, she drove culture change and revitalized the way the NSA engages with the cybersecurity community at the unclassified level.

Bailey has worked across two Intelligence Community Agencies, as well as in the private sector. She earned her undergraduate in Communications and her masters degree in Management. She is an eternal optimist and dog person. In her spare time, you’ll find her outside.
 

Cherilyn Pascoe is the Director of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), U.S. Department of Commerce. As Director, she provides the strategic direction and technical leadership for the NCCoE, which brings experts from industry, government, and academia together to solve cybersecurity challenges. 

Pascoe previously served as Senior Technology Policy Advisor, advising NIST leadership on technology policy and strategy, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and privacy. She has served as the lead of the Cybersecurity Framework program (Journey to NIST CSF 2.0) and supported the NIST AI Risk Management Framework development.

Prior to joining NIST, she served more than a decade in staff leadership roles on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation working for former Senator Hutchison (R-TX), Senator Thune (R-SD), and Senator Wicker (R-MS). She served as Deputy Policy Director managing the Committee’s Space and Science Subcommittee, which has legislative and oversight jurisdiction over science, technology, standards, and civil space policy. During her time on the Hill, she led efforts to develop and advance several notable pieces of legislation, including the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, the AV Start Act, as well as three surface transportation reauthorization laws and ten cybersecurity laws. 

Pascoe received her M.A. in International Science and Technology Policy from the George Washington University and her B.S. Chem. with Highest Honors in Chemistry from the University of Michigan.

Dirk Wiker is the Cyber Security Solutions Architect within Federal Strategic Programs at Dell Technologies. He recently joined Dell Technologies after 20 years of federal government service. Over the last several years in the government, Dirk managed the Cybersecurity Operations and Engineering divisions at two federal civilian agencies. His focus since coming to Dell has been assisting federal customers with their zero trust journeys.