Over the last decade, cybersecurity challenges have steadily grown worse – more diverse, more frequent, and more disruptive. Supply chains are more complex, and the policy landscape is tougher to navigate as governments generate new laws, regulations, and policies. So how does a company deal with these issues effectively?
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Widely recognized as one of the world’s top security experts, Michael Daniel draws on his role as former White House cybersecurity coordinator to provide a global outlook on security and risk management in the 21st century. Join the Wall Street Journal Custom Events team and NETSCOUT on April 4th as Michael breaks down the short and long-term challenges we face as a society and what companies need to do to prepare.
Cybersecurity is no longer a problem that can be solved, but rather a risk to be managed. Join us for a conversation on how to change the metrics we use to measure cybersecurity risk.
Michael Daniel, President and CEO, Cyber Threat AllianceÂ
In Conversation with:
Phillipa Leighton-Jones, Global Editor at Large & Anchor, The Trust*, WSJ | Barron’s Group
Tom Mihaljevic, MD, is CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic. He leads a $10.6 billion healthcare system, with facilities in Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Toronto, Abu Dhabi and London. He previously served as CEO of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD), and as CCAD Chief of Staff and chair of its Heart & Vascular Institute. A renowned cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Mihaljevic has performed almost 3,000 operations and published more than 140 scientific papers. He earned his medical degree at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and trained at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Boston Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic in 2004, he was a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Mihaljevic is a member of American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
K. Kelly Hancock is Chief Caregiver Officer for Cleveland Clinic health system. She is responsible for leading the development and implementation of all aspects of caregiver engagement for Cleveland Clinic’s 70,000 caregivers. With a focus on enhancing the health system’s unique team-based culture, Dr. Hancock provides strategic direction and expertise for the organization’s human resources function, domestically and internationally. She consistently works to build and retain exceptional caregiver teams through the optimization of human resources policies and programs.
Beri Ridgeway, MD, is Chief of Staff of Cleveland Clinic. In this role, she leads more than 4,000 physicians, scientists and doctors. Previously, she served as Associate Chief of Staff, Institute Chair of the Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health Institute and was the inaugural academic chair for the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology. In her leadership roles, Dr. Ridgeway was involved in the first responses to the pandemic and developed teams to wind down surgical services in preparation for the surge of patients with COVID-19. She continues to practice alongside her colleagues in obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health.
Bill Peacock serves as Chief of Operations at Cleveland Clinic. In this role, he oversees enterprise operations for Buildings and Design, Supply Chain and Support Services, Clinical Engineering, Protective Services, Hotels, International Operations and Global Patient Services, Information Technology, Marketing and Philanthropy. He has been at the forefront of Cleveland Clinic’s international growth strategy in the Middle East, Asian, European, and Central and South American.
Brian Donley, MD is Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Clinic London. Since joining Cleveland Clinic as an orthopedic surgeon in 1996, he has held numerous leadership positions within the health system. Most recently, Dr. Donley was Chief of Staff of the Clinical Enterprise. Previously, he served as President of Regional Operations, President of the Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals and Family Health Centers and Chief, Regional Hospitals Medical Affairs and Quality for the Cleveland Clinic Health System.Â
Serpil Erzurum, MD, is Chief Research and Academic Officer of Cleveland Clinic. In her role, Dr. Erzurum focuses on strategic growth of enterprise-wide medical and scientific education programs; clinical, basic and translational research; and technology development to deliver the most innovative care to patients. A practicing pulmonologist and active scientist, Dr. Erzurum’s scientific contributions and leadership in pulmonary research have led to diagnostic and therapeutic advances in lung diseases and helped to identify human physiologic adaptive responses to high-altitude hypoxia.
James Merlino, MD, is Chief Clinical Transformation Officer of Cleveland Clinic. In this role, he is responsible for helping to advance the success of Cleveland Clinic’s performance and supporting its vision to become the best place to receive care anywhere. Dr. Merlino rejoined Cleveland Clinic in 2019 following nearly five years at Press Ganey, where he led the development of an integrated organizational strategy to broaden the definition of patient experience to include safe, high quality, patient centered care situated on a foundation of an aligned and engaged healthcare culture. Dr. Merlino has led C-suite strategic sessions with more than 70 of the largest and most successful healthcare organizations in the United States, and regularly coached CEOs, C-suite leaders and healthcare boards on healthcare strategy.
Phillipa Leighton-Jones is Editor at Large of The Trust at The Wall Street Journal/Barron's Group. The Trust is an intelligence led brand studio and creative consultancy. She advises the world's best-known brands on storytelling and positioning, and she anchors live custom journalism, including news-making events and podcasts. She is an award winning journalist and editor with over 25 years in the media industry, and was launch editor of platforms including WSJ MoneyBeat and WSJ City before leaving the newsroom to advise clients.
Michael Daniel draws from his post at the highest echelon of government to sound the alarm on the global security threats of the 21st century, revealing the necessary steps for managing your organization’s cyber risk.
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From the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment to the intrusion into the Office of Personnel Management and the Russian efforts to meddle in the U.S. electoral process, Michael Daniel has maintained a pivotal role leading the government’s response to the most prominent cyber incidents of our time. As cybersecurity coordinator to President Barack Obama, Michael led the nation’s cybersecurity strategy and policy efforts from 2012 to 2016.
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Widely recognized as one of the world’s top cybersecurity experts, Michael specializes in managing cyber risk to critical infrastructure systems, such as financial services assets, electronic medical records and industrial control systems. As president and CEO of the nonprofit Cyber Threat Alliance, Michael leads a team of cybersecurity giants, such as Cisco, Checkpoint, Fortinet, McAfee, Palo Alto Networks, and Symantec, to improve information sharing about cybercrime and other threats.
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With proven strategies for identifying and alleviating threats, and responding to cyber incidents, Michael unveils key insights for safeguarding assets in an era of precarious digital disruption and connectivity. As attacks increase in sophistication and hackers prove more brazen each day, Michael’s authoritative outlook on the global security landscape and applicable action plans help business leaders avoid becoming the next breaking cyber news story.
Gary is a Director of Security Technologists at NETSCOUT and has over 20 years of technology and security experience. His understanding of the constantly evolving threat landscape, as well as the techniques and solutions that address the challenges they present, helps drive the creation of NETSCOUT’s security solutions. Prior to joining Netscout in 2012, he spent 12 years at Cisco Systems and held previous positions with Avaya and Cable & Wireless.
Paul Barrett is CTO for NETSCOUT’s Enterprise and Federal businesses. Paul joined NetScout with the acquisition of Psytechnics Ltd in 2011. Paul was Head of Engineering for most of his 10-year tenure at Psytechnics and was CTO when the company was acquired. Prior to that Paul worked at BT Laboratories on voice transmission systems for GSM and 3G. Paul has 25 years of experience in the IT industry and has been actively involved in international standardization for much of that time. Paul holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of York in the United Kingdom and is a member of the IEEE, the IET and is a Chartered Engineer.
Phillipa Leighton-Jones is Editor at Large of The Trust at The Wall Street Journal/Barron's Group. The Trust is an intelligence led brand studio and creative consultancy. She advises the world's best-known brands on storytelling and positioning, and she anchors live custom journalism, including news-making events and podcasts. She is an award winning journalist and editor with over 25 years in the media industry, and was launch editor of platforms including WSJ MoneyBeat and WSJ City before leaving the newsroom to advise clients.
