Cyber threats cross organizational boundaries. Our defenses must do the same.
From left to right: Dr. Sohan Dasgupta (BRG), Nicholas Leiserson (IST), Joseph Alm (DHS), Dr. Sumit Chanda (Atos Group), Emily Burdick (DOE), Taushiana Bright (FBI), Sam Curry (Zscaler) and Shawn Griffin (Siemens)
On October 27, the Charter of Trust, together with Siemens, hosted its first event in the United States, bringing together senior government representatives, industry leaders and cybersecurity experts in Washington, D.C., to explore how public-private cooperation can deliver stronger cyber resilience.
Under the theme “Strengthening Cyber Resilience through Public-Private Cooperation,” the program featured keynote speeches by Nicholas Leiserson (Institute for Security and Technology) and Joseph Alm (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), a fireside chat with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Skinner, and a high-level panel with Taushiana Bright (FBI Cyber Division), Emily Burdick (U.S. Department of Energy), Sam Curry (Zscaler) and Sohan Dasgupta, Ph.D., J.D. (BRG).
Three priorities emerged from the exchange:
🔹 Build trust before a crisis hits: Collective defense depends on strong relationships, reliable channels for sharing threat intelligence and clear points of contact. Building these connections today enables faster, coordinated action when it matters most.
🔹 Cyber resilience goes beyond preventing attacks: As threats become more targeted and sophisticated, organizations must focus on reducing exposure and preparing to respond and recover. Shared intelligence must translate into practical measures, backed by clear accountability, to reduce vulnerabilities and keep essential services running.
🔹 Respond to emerging threats with concrete action: Advances in AI are reshaping the cyber threat landscape. Keeping pace requires government and industry to move beyond awareness, strengthen preparedness and translate shared insights into coordinated action.
For the Charter of Trust and its expert working groups, the next step is clear: we will channel our cross-industry cybersecurity expertise into practical cooperation across sectors and borders.
A warm thank you to our speakers, our moderators Dr Sumit Chanda (Atos) and Shawn Griffin (Siemens), and all participants and partners for their engagement. Special thanks to Kyle McMillan, Kaylun Draughn, María del Pino González-Junco and Siemens for hosting this valuable exchange in Washington, D.C.!
We look forward to building on this momentum together.
Impressions from the Charter of Trust event in Washington, D.C.
María del Pino González-Junco
Dr. Sumit Chanda, Atos Group
Nicholas Leiserson, Institute for Security and Technology
Joseph Alm, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Skinner
Shawn Griffin, Siemens
Taushiana Bright, FBI Cyber Division
Emily Burdick, U.S. Department of Energy
Sam Curry, Zscaler
Sohan Dasgupta, Ph.D., J.D., BRG
María del Pino González-Junco
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