Detroit Cybersecurity Conference
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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Join Us in Detroit for the Futurecon Cybersecurity Event!
Hear from our esteemed speakers while gaining up to 10 CPE credits. Immerse yourself in the latest cybersecurity developments to gain valuable insights in today’s dynamic threat landscape. Learn how to effectively manage risk, demo the newest technologies from an array of different sponsors, and network with your local community.
Don’t miss our special ceremony recognizing our honorary attendees receiving an Award of Excellence!
Join us live for breakfast, lunch, and a wrap up cocktail happy hour!
Keynote Speaker
“Innovating for resilience: Securing critical infrastructure and inspiring the future of cyber security”
Hemanth Tadepalli
Cybersecurity & Compliance Subject Matter Expert May Mobility
Hemanth Tadepalli serves as the Cybersecurity & Compliance Subject Matter Expert (SME) at May Mobility, a company revolutionizing mobility through advanced autonomous vehicle technology. His career spans notable roles at prestigious organizations, including management consulting firm AlixPartners, cybersecurity leader Mandiant, tech giant Google, and Michigan-based cybersecurity startup SensCy.
Hemanth’s research focuses on advancing cybersecurity in critical areas such as autonomous vehicle security, Internet of Things (IoT) security, threat intelligence, risk management, API security, and election security. He was appointed by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to the Advisory Task Force overseeing statewide election security and integrity. Throughout his career, Hemanth has consistently demonstrated expertise in implementing and maintaining security measures to safeguard systems, networks, and data from cyber threats.
In addition to his technical contributions, Hemanth has published numerous articles on cybersecurity and emerging technologies, showcasing his thought leadership. He is a sought-after speaker, invited to present at prominent cybersecurity conferences, serve as a distinguished panelist, and share insights on technology-focused podcasts. His impactful work has earned him accolades, including the 40 Under 40 recognition from Oakland County, Michigan, and the Governor’s Service Award for his philanthropic efforts and community service in cybersecurity.
Hemanth earned his bachelor’s degree from Kettering University in Computer Science with a concentration in cybersecurity and minors in Pre-Law, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. He also pursued his Master’s degree in Cybersecurity and Information from the University of California, Berkeley, further advancing his research and expertise in the field. Hemanth currently serves in office for the City of Troy and is a Board of Director for Kettering University.
CISO/Industry Leader Panel
"Securing the Future: CISO Insights and Industry Leaders Discussing Current Cyber Threats and Strategic Defense Practices"
Darren Webb
Vice President, IT Security (CISO) McLaren Health Care
Brian Boulanger
Vice President of Information Technology Hart Medical Equipment
Mo Wehbi
Vice President, Information Security & PMO Penske Automotive Group
Maria Haight
Chief Operations & Technology Officer | CIO | CISO Advisory Board Member, Quintrix
Art Thompson
Chief Information Officer City of Detroit


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“Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT problem”

FutureCon Events brings high-level Cyber Security Training to C-suite executives and CISOs (chief information security officers).
Join us for a day with multiple illuminating presentations and a panel discussion featuring C-level executives who have effectively mitigated the risk of Cyber Attacks, demo the newest technology, and discover the cutting-edge security approaches to prepare you for the future of the Cyber World.
You will gain the latest knowledge you need to enable applications while keeping your computing environment secure from even the most advanced Cyber Threats. Interact with the world’s security leaders and your peers to gather details on other pressing topics of interest to the information security community.

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Agenda
Times are subject to change
Opening Introductions | Check In | Networking
Current Risk Management
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Presentation
Securing the Future: Cyber Risk Essentials in an AI-Driven Digital Landscape
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Sponsor Networking Time
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Presentation
Exposing Risk Exposure Gaps
In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, organizations face a broad spectrum of threats and risk exposures that are increasingly sophisticated and pervasive. With the constant emergence of new technologies and strategies, it is easy to become distracted by the latest trends and innovations, often overlooking security risks that hide in plain sight. However, the very areas we fail to recognize can provide valuable insights that threat actors can exploit to refine their attacks.
This session will focus on the often overlooked or hidden risk exposure gaps that adversaries leverage to gather intelligence on your organization. Through real-world examples, we will explore how threat actors identify and target these gaps to tailor their social engineering, phishing, and malware campaigns, ultimately working to breach your defenses. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to identify and mitigate these overlooked areas to help strengthen their organization’s security posture.
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The Current Threat Landscape Requires a Unique Approach
Specialized threats targeting OT environments have been around since at least 2010, with the reports of Stuxnet. Recognizing the criticality of these devices, Threat Actors have continued evolving, continuing to target OT devices, many of which are inherently insecure-by-design. Research, such as Vedere Labs’ OT:ICEFALL research project and Project Basecamp by Digital Bond from 10 years ago showed how significant the scope of vulnerable devices are that are pervasive in critical infrastructure systems. Today’s SOC needs to not only see those devices and the risks they pose while also ensuring accurate detection of the threats uniquely targeting those OT environments they’re deployed in. This session will explore this unique threat landscape and the capabilities required to combat the threats and automatically mitigate the risks specially targeting Operational Technology environments.
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Lunch
Keynote
Innovating for resilience: Securing critical infrastructure and inspiring the future of cyber security
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Presentation
Building a Risk Aware Organization in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
In this session, Dwayne will provide guidance about building a Cyber resilient organization and an AI risk management profile. After attending this session, you will have tools that you can use within your organization to align risk management processes with organizational goals, aligning your AI profile for responsible use and risk awareness, and building and using a framework for AI risk management and cyber resilience.
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Presentation
Nation State & Nation-Sponsored ICS attacks
Just a few years ago, Nation State and Nation-sponsored cyberattacks went largely unaccredited. Recently however, Nation State and Sponsored attacks are becoming more brazen as if this was a game of Grand Theft Auto. We’ll explore who’s behind these attacks, the motivations, what industries are being selected, the common denominator within these attacks, and the surprisingly simple way to prevent most of these attacks.
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Utilizing Behavior Analytics to help detect Insider Threat
In this session we will show how behavior analytics can help organizations to mitigate the associated risks. Recent insider threat report data will be used to illustrate the main characteristics of insider threats, what they are looking for and what are the current challenges organizations are facing to detect them. We will show how behavior analytics can help detecting insider threats, and what are the best practices for deploying it.
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