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The Closing Event/Music Jam is intended to be casual, so feel free to come and go as your schedule permits. The Glass Cactus features four bar/lounge areas, an immense dance floor and two stories of outdoor deck space overlooking Lake Grapevine. Trolleys provided from the Tour Lobby but the venue is walkable from the hotel. Unwind in style at the Closing Event/Music Jam on Thursday Night.Ĭome celebrate the musical talents of the Exchange community at the annual Exchange Music Jam. When the Technology Exhibits close and the sun starts to set the Glass Cactus Nightclub will come alive with live entertainment & a celebration for the end of a great week. Robert’s work has been featured in the book Sandworm and on 60 Minutes. In 2022, his team at Dragos uncovered PIPEDREAM, a highly flexible framework to attack industrial infrastructure globally. With his team at Dragos he has been involved in the most significant cyberattacks on industrial infrastructure, including the investigation and analysis of the 2016 attack on Ukraine’s electric system, the 2017 TRISIS attack on a Saudi Arabian petrochemical facility in the first attempt to try to kill people through malicious software, and the 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. A business leader but also technical practitioner, he helped lead the investigation into the 2015 attack on Ukraine's power grid, the first time an electric system was taken down due to a cyberattack. He went on to build the industrial community's first dedicated monitoring and incident response class at the SANS Institute (ICS515) and the industry recognized cyber threat intelligence course (FOR578).įorbes named Robert to its 30 under 30 (2016) list as one of the "brightest entrepreneurs, breakout talents, and change agents" in enterprise technology. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations Officer tasked to the National Security Agency, where he built a first-of-its-kind mission identifying and analyzing national threats to industrial infrastructure. Robert began his pioneering work in ICS/OT cybersecurity as a U.S.

He serves on the board of the National Cryptologic Foundation. He has also presented at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, and industry leading conferences such as RSA, SANS, BlackHat, and DefCon on the topic of industrial cybersecurity and threats. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to advise on policy issues related to critical infrastructure cyber threats. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce-Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and to the U.S.

Robert is routinely sought after for advice and input on cybersecurity for industrial infrastructure and is regularly asked to brief national leaders. In addition, Robert serves on the Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee as the Vice Chair of the Department of Energy's Grid Resilience for National Security Subcommittee, and is a member of the World Economic Forum's subcommittees on Cyber Resilience for the Oil & Gas and Electricity communities. He is CEO and co-founder of Dragos, a global technology leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments. Robert is a recognized authority in the industrial cybersecurity community. From playing basketball with President Obama to having a beer with Prince Harry, from reuniting a father and son after seventeen years to surprising a young girl with a much-needed bionic arm-Ben’s bucket list quest has inspired millions to thrive personally and professionally. And most importantly, every time they accomplished a dream, they helped a complete stranger cross something off their bucket list. They borrowed a rickety old RV and crisscrossed North America, achieving the unthinkable. In an attempt to feel more alive, he created the world’s greatest bucket list with his three best friends.

In his first year of university, Ben was unexpectedly hit with a depression that forced him to drop out. Ben is recognized as one of the World’s Top Organizational Culture Thought Leaders and was ranked 3rd Best Motivational Speaker in the world by Global Gurus in 2022. President Obama called Ben and The Buried Life “inspiration for a new generation” and Oprah declared their mission “truly inspiring.” An acclaimed keynote speaker, Ben has headlined business conferences and Fortune 100 leadership teams around the world, garnering standing ovations from AIG, Anthem, Amazon, FedEx, Harvard, Microsoft, Verizon, and more. As the co-founder of The Buried Life movement, Ben’s message of radical possibility has been featured on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, FOX, and NBC News. Ben Nemtin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? and a star of MTV’s highest rated show on iTunes and Amazon called The Buried Life.
