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2026 5th Annual.
North Carolina Cybersecurity Symposium
SESSIONS
Check-in: 8:00 – 8:50
Welcome: 8:50 – 9:15
Keynote: 9:15 – 10:00
1:00 – 1:45
4:15 – 5:00
MORNING SESSIONS
10:30 – 11:15
11:30 – 12:15
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
2:15 – 3:00
3:15 - 4:00
NETWORKING EVENT
5:00 - 7:00
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Check-in: 8:00 - 8:45
MORNING WORKSHOP / SESSIONS
9:00 to Noon
AFTERNOON WORKSHOP / SESSIONS
1:00 to 4:00
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
MORNING
Bernice Russell-Bond, CISO for the state of North Carolina
AFTER LUNCH
Dr. Jeff Crume, Distinguished Engineer, IBM
AFTERNOON
Dr. Joe Perez, Chief Technology Officer, CogniMind