Registration and Breakfast
7:30 am – 7:50 am
- Check-in for registered attendees
- On-site registration available
Conference Agenda
Friday, October 30th, 2026
7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Welcome and Logistics
8:00 am – 8:30 am
- Opening remarks from government
- Welcome from Kentucky State University President
- Logistics for the day
Keynote Speaker
8:45 am – 9:30 am
- CISA topic — Speaker: Mr. Rick Nord from Commonwealth of Kentucky Office of the Attorney General - Counter Exploitation Division (PT)
Cybersecurity in AI
9:45 am – 10:30 am
- Cybersecurity in AI — Speaker: Dr. Adel S. Elmaghraby from University of Louisville
Industry Panel
10:45 am – 11:45 am
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Speaker 1 Dr. Machica McClain from University of Cumberlands
Speaker 2 Dr. Tyson Brooks from National Security Agency
Speaker 3 Mr. Cody Bennett from the Kentucky and Southern Indiana Cyber Fraud Task Force
Poster Sessions and Lunch
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Networking opportunity
- Poster sessions and informal discussion
Hands-On
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
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Speaker 1 Dr. Adrian Lauf from University of Louisville
Speaker 2 Dr. Cheryl Purdy from University of Cumberlands
Speaker 3 Mr. Michael Williams from Cyber Security at Computer Services, Inc.
Speaker
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
- FBI/ DHS — Cybersecurity and Ransomware
Speaker
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
- Forensics topic — Speaker Dr. Jeremy Straub from University of West Florida
Awards and Closing
15 mins
- Poster awards
- Closing comments from KY-CAE President
- Thanks to all participants