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 Address
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 the 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
Speaker 4: Mr. Jeff Jareki, Chief Information Security Officer from Volta, Inc.
Speaker 5: Mr. Colton Tate, Sr. Account Executive from CanIPhish
Poster Sessions and Lunch
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Student Poster Presentations and Judging
Hands-On Session
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 the Cumberlands
Speaker 3: Mr. Michael Williams from Cyber Security at Computer Services, Inc.
Cyber Law, Privacy, and Policy
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
- AI in Digital Crime, Cyber Law, Privacy, and Policy — Speaker: Dr. Jeff Sallee from University of the Cumberlands, Co-chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s AI Committee
Digital Forensics
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