Dr. Nnake Nweke PhD,JD

Chief Risk Officer
United States Agency for Global Media

Dr. Nnake Nweke is the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an independent federal government agency that oversees all U.S. civilian international media. In this role, Dr. Nweke leads the Office of Risk Management responsible for the Agency’s various risk programs, including Enterprise Risk Management, Information Security Risk Management, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations. He previously served as the Director of the Office of Internet Freedom also at the USAGM where he was the principal technical advisor to the USAGM Board, the CEO, and USAGM’s five networks—the Voice of America, Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks—on technological and innovative efforts to circumvent Internet censorship and promote effective cybersecurity practices around the world, and also regularly briefed Members of the U.S. Congress on these activities.

Prior to joining USAGM, he served as a branch chief in the Office of Engineering and Technology at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He also worked as a senior engineer in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the FCC’s Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, as well as a senior staff member of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, a research engineer at the National Security Agency, and a Technical Specialist for a Washington, D.C. law firm.

Dr. Nweke is the founder of the Science and Technology Policy Center for Development, an organization whose mission is to advance knowledge and assist in the development and implementation of robust, comprehensive science and technology policies that achieve sustained economic growth in developing nations, particularly in Africa.

Dr. Nweke has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.

He has earned a series of professional honors, including the Meritorious Award from the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau in recognition of his outstanding contributions to enhance the security of the United States’ communications network infrastructure.

Day One: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019

1:30 PM Overcoming Security Challenges Created by the Internet of Things

The sheer number of connected devices continues to grow and with it so do the security challenges. Powered by the convenience and benefits the Internet of Things (IoT) can deliver; the devices continue to permeate all aspects of enterprise and personal existence without necessarily concerns over potential consequences and related security and privacy concerns. Hackers continue to deploy sophisticated attack methodologies to bypass existing security measures. Common attacks include: ransomware, which prevents the legitimate user from accessing a device or network and malware which infects known device vulnerabilities.

In this session explore:

Gaining visibility and classifying all connected devices
Detecting real-time alerts about cyber attacks
Instilling proactive prevention including micro-segmentation of the enterprise network

Day Two: Thursday, August 22, 2019

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

9:40 AM Embracing the Privacy Imperative- Navigating Regulations and Requirements

Companies must navigate complex and rapidly evolving data privacy regulations and compliance requirements. Various state, national and global regulations along with high profile breaches have made consumers look deeper at which data they share and with whom. The panel will explore the evolving patchwork of privacy and security regulations and how they affect big data, Artificial Intelligence, advertising and litigation. In this discussion, explore the emerging world of privacy with data as a currency. Look at who owns and controls the flow and use of data. This session will discuss planning, preparedness and response to evolving compliance requirements including operational, strategic and proactive communications.

In this session:

· Integrating privacy by design

· Empowering privacy in enterprise risk management

Determining which state regulations to apply