Mr. Rogers was appointed chairman of the intelligence committee in 2011. Regarded as a leader on national security policy, Mr. Rogers is author of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which was passed by the House.

Dr. Boyson, research professor and co-director, Supply Chain Management Center for the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, and author of the recently released "In Real Time: Managing the New Supply Chain" as well as other highly relevant titles, presenting with Ms. Mann, chief information officer for the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business.

risks. For example, last year President Barack Obama signed an executive order

to strengthen the cyber security of the nation's critical infrastructure and called

for the National Institute of Standards and Technology to help develop a cyber

security framework for public and private entities to use. That framework was introduced

this month. This panel will discuss what does the framework recommend

and how practical is it for organizations to adopt.

Tom Finan, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Andrew J. Grotto, Senior Adviser for Technology Policy, Department of Commerce

Kirstjen Nielsen, Sunesis Consulting LLC

Moderator: Mark A. Hofmann, senior editor, Business Insurance

creating a patchwork of local legislation and regulations of which businesses have

to be aware. The different requirements complicate breach response programs as

organizations operating across several states have to comply with several different

laws. This panel will discuss the current legislative and regulatory landscape

for cyber risks, coming developments and what they mean for organizations.

Gene Fishel, Virginia Attorney General's Office

Aaron Lancaster, Dickstein Shapiro

Thomas McLellan, National Governors Association

Moderator: Gavin Souter, editor, Business Insurance

Mr. Waterman,

editor of POLITICOPro's just-launched cyber security report for the Politico news organization. He is an award-winning journalist who has worked for the BBC and United Press International; and he's an expert on counterterrorism and cyber security who has presented at leading conferences such as Hacker Halted and the Aspen Security Forum. Waterman, who is British, has a master's degree in social and political sciences from King's College, Cambridge.

against government agencies, but there is now a rising concern that the U.S.

commercial sector will be targeted by cyber terrorism or cyber espionage attacks.

The energy and utilities sector and financial institutions have been viewed as

prime targets for cyber-attacks. In addition, various -insurance groups are proposing

that cyber terrorism be explicitly covered in a revamped TRIA program if it is

renewed this year. This panel will discuss how real is the threat of cyber terrorism

and espionage, what industries will likely be targeted and what can they do about

to protect themselves, including insurance coverage.

Larry Clinton, Internet Security Alliance

Jon Iadonisi, White Canvas Group

Jake Kouns, Risk Based Security

Moderator: Paul Bomberger, managing editor, Business Insurance

against a breach, assess threats, protect organizations in the event of a breach and

respond to a breach. How do managers across organizations become involved with

cyber protection and how do they work with government and law enforcement entities

address the risks. This panel will review strategies for organizations to follow

to ensure that they have cyber risk management strategies grounded in 21st century

cyber risk management techniques.

Jim Halpert, DLA Piper

Ethan Harrington, H&R Block Inc.

Thomas Kellerman, Trend Micro

Moderator: Rodd Zolkos, senior editor, Business Insurance

Ben Beeson, Lockton

Ron Beiderman, Verisk Insurance Solutions

Mark Camillo, AIG

Moderator: Judy Greenwald, senior editor, Business Insurance