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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Communications, Cyber Resilience, and the Future of the U.S. Electric Power System: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25782.
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Workshop Agenda

COMMUNICATIONS, CYBER RESILIENCE, AND THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM

November 1, 2019
Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, D.C.

Computing, communications, and information technologies have become essential in the planning and operation of the nation’s electricity system, a trend that is expected to increase in the future. How can we take advantage of new technologies while mitigating cyber security and resilience risks? This meeting will synthesize current efforts to increase the cyber resilience of the electric power system. We will explore fundamental tensions that underlie different computing and communication technologies and strategies—for example, between simple and complex technologies and systems and between compliance versus security cultures. Join the National Academies’ Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the United States for a discussion of these tensions and how they could shape electric power systems over the next 30 years.

8:45 a.m. Welcome and thanks from the committee
Granger Morgan,* Carnegie Mellon University
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Communications, Cyber Resilience, and the Future of the U.S. Electric Power System: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25782.
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8:50 Setting the Stage—The Past and the Future of Computing in the Grid
William Sanders,* Carnegie Mellon University
9:10 Panel 1a—Electric System Cyber Security: Perspectives on Current Status and Future Concerns
Moderator: Bill Sanders,* Discovery Partners Institute
  • Brian Harrell, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Michael Hyland, American Public Power Association (APPA)
  • Robert M. Lee, Dragos
10:10 Panel 1b—EMP and GMD: Perspectives on Current Status and Future Concerns
Moderator: Michael Howard,* Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
  • John Kappenman, Storm Analysis Consultants
  • Mark Lauby, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
  • Randy Horton, Electric Power Research Institute
11:10 Break
11:25 Panel 2—Where and How Should Digital Technologies Be Used to Improve Security and Resiliency?
Moderator: Jeffery Dagle,* Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
  • Joy Ditto, Utilities Technologies Council (UTC)
  • Mark Adamiak, Adamiak Consulting and Former General Electric (GE)
  • Samara Moore, Amazon Web Services
  • Tim Roxey, Former Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC)
12:35 p.m. Lunch
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Communications, Cyber Resilience, and the Future of the U.S. Electric Power System: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25782.
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1:15 Panel 3—Strategies for Moving from a Culture of Compliance to a Culture of Security
Moderator: Cynthia Hsu,* National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
  • Marc Child, Great River Energy
  • Joe McClelland, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Scott Aaronson, Edison Electric Institute
2:15 Panel 4—How to Reconcile the Time Scales of Innovation with Standards and Regulation?
Moderator: Anjan Bose,* Washington State University
  • Kevin Stine, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • Yair Amir, Johns Hopkins University
  • Carol Hawk, Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems, Department of Energy (DOE)
3:15 Break
3:30 Panel 5—Boundaries and Interactions Between Utilities and National Security Efforts
Moderator: Granger Morgan,* Carnegie Mellon University
  • Caitlin Durkovich, Toffler Associates
  • Paul Stockton, Sonecon, LLC
  • David Batz, Edison Electric Institute
4:45 Workshop Adjourns

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* Denotes member of National Academies Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the U.S.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Communications, Cyber Resilience, and the Future of the U.S. Electric Power System: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25782.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Communications, Cyber Resilience, and the Future of the U.S. Electric Power System: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25782.
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Electric power is a critical infrastructure that is vital to the U.S. economy and national security. Today, the nation’s electric power infrastructure is threatened by malicious attacks, accidents, and failures, as well as disruptive natural events. As the electric grid evolves and becomes increasingly interdependent with other critical infrastructures, the nation is challenged to defend against these threats and to advance grid capabilities with reliable defenses. On November 1, 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to gather diverse perspectives on current and future threats to the electric power system, activities that the subsector is pursuing to defend itself, and how this work may evolve over the coming decades. This publications summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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