2026 Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference

2026 Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference

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7:30am EDT

Registration Check-in & Breakfast First Floor Lobby

8:30am EDT

Day One Welcome Boeing Auditorium

9:00am EDT

No Wi-fly Zone: Taking Security to the Skies Room 3100Sam Williams Building Cyber Literacy Pipelines Engaging K–12 Schools Through Real-World Experiences Room 4100Kishanna Harley • Dr. Alisha Jordan Considering Using CTFs as Quizzes? The Cyber Basics CTFs Hands-On Workshop Room 4130Thomas Weeks

9:45am EDT

Deep Dive into the New PTSA Room 4100Constance Boahn Cybersecurity Should Be Mandatory K–12. Virginia, Love You. Fix the Syllabus. Room 3100Romeo Gardner

10:30am EDT

Networking & Sponsor Break Boeing Auditorium

11:00am EDT

CyberSafe AI: A Game-Based Approach to AI Literacy and Cybersecurity Education Room 4130Shannon Beck Building our Future by Looking to the Past: What Phone Phreaks, Hacker Zines, and the Legion of Doom Can Still Teach Us about Cybersecurity Room 3100Andrew Kulak Teach It. Prove It. Hire It. Room 4100Sam Benke • Andrea Twedt

11:45am EDT

Lunch Learning Loft - First Floor

12:45pm EDT

Launch Your Cyber Course: Integrating the Virginia Cyber Range in Canvas Room 4100Sam Benke • Andrea Twedt Rural Cyber Rising: Building Pathways, Expanding Access, and Driving Impact Through Gamified Targeted Interventions Room 3100Johanna Jacob Swipe Right for Threat Modeling: Cybersecurity as a Life Skill Room 4130Christopher Cruz • Regan McNulty

1:30pm EDT

Vibe Coding (AI Assisted Coding) and its Hidden Cybersecurity Concerns Room 3100Thom Garrett Building the Blueprint: Aligning CTE 6302 to NICE Room 4100Angela Smith

2:15pm EDT

Networking & Sponsor Break Boeing Auditorium

2:30pm EDT

Keynote: Hart Rossman, AWS Boeing Auditorium

3:30pm EDT

Mobilizing Academia: The Department of War’s Blueprint for a Secure Tomorrow Boeing Auditorium

4:15pm EDT

Conference Check-in & Day 2 preview Boeing Auditorium

5:00pm EDT

Networking Reception & Awards Recognition Tree House & Rooftop Terrace