Auditorium
Keynote (Speaker TBA)

Speaker

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  Gharun Lacy Deputy Assistant Secretary U.S. Department of State (invited)
  

  Gharun Lacy

  Deputy Assistant Secretary
  U.S. Department of State (invited)

  Gharun Lacy serves as the deputy assistant secretary and assistant director for cyber and technology security at the Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security. A Senior Foreign Service security engineering officer, he leads the department’s global cybersecurity and technology security initiatives, safeguarding over 270 diplomatic posts worldwide. With a career spanning more than two decades, Lacy has held key roles in Iraq, Colombia, Belgium, Brazil, and Nigeria.