Keynotes & Speakers

Looking for some inspiration? Look no further than our RSAC 2020 keynotes.

Every year, our keynote speakers bring their unique insights and alternative perspectives to RSA Conference. And 2020 is no different. Take a look at our keynote speakers below, then download the RSAC 2020 Trend Report to find out what thousands of speaker submissions tell us about upcoming trends in cybersecurity and what you’ll find on the RSAC 2020 agenda. If Applied Crypto & Blockchain is what you’re interested in, then check out Diana Kelley’s blog about specific trends for this track.

This year, open captioning will be available for all keynotes viewed in-person at the West and South stages. Closed captioning will be available for all live-streamed keynotes as well as for recorded keynotes that will be posted online shortly after Conference.

Reality Check: The Story of Cybersecurity
Tuesday, February 25 | 8:10 AM - 8:30 AM

Rohit Ghai

President, RSA
5 Presentations

Time to Tell
Tuesday, February 25 | 8:35 AM - 8:55 AM | West Stage

Steve Grobman

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, McAfee
1 Presentation

We the People: Democratizing Security
Tuesday, February 25 | 8:55 AM - 9:15 AM | West Stage

Advisory Board Member

Wendy Nather

Head of Advisory CISOs, Cisco
8 Blogs, 4 Presentations

The Cryptographers' Panel
Tuesday, February 25 | 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM | West Stage

Whitfield Diffie

Cryptographer and Security Expert, Cryptomathic
3 Presentations
Arvind Narayanan

Associate Professor of Comupter Science, Princeton University
Tal Rabin

Head of Research, Algorand Foundation
1 Presentation
Zulfikar Ramzan

Chief Technology Officer, RSA
8 Presentations
Ronald Rivest

Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3 Presentations, 1 Video
Adi Shamir

Borman Professor of Computer Science, The Weizmann Institute, Israel
5 Presentations

Cybersecurity Has a Posse
Tuesday, February 25 | 10:05 AM - 10:30 AM | West Stage

Heather Dahl

Executive Director and CEO, Sovrin Foundation
Chris Krebs

Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Fear and Loathing in Cybersecurity: An Analysis of the Psychology of Fear
Tuesday, February 25 | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | South Stage

Dr. Jessica Barker

Co-Chief Executive Officer, Cygenta

A Forward Look at the Cyberspace Solarium Commission
Tuesday, February 25 | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | South Stage

Frank Cilluffo

Director, Auburn University McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security
3 Presentations
John C. (Chris) Inglis

Looker Distinguished Visiting Professor of Cyber Studies, United States Naval Academy
Suzanne Spaulding

Senior Advisor, CSIS
1 Presentation

Rocked to the Core
Tuesday, February 25 | 2:20 PM - 3:10 PM | South Stage

Marene Allison

Chief Information Security Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Donna Dodson

Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
2 Presentations
Paul Kocher

Security Entrepreneur and Researcher,
7 Presentations
Phil Venables

Board Director and Senior Advisor Cyber, Goldman Sachs
1 Presentation

Effective Leadership and Motivation: What It Took To Race Around The World
Tuesday, February 25 | 3:40 PM - 4:30 PM | South Stage

Tracy Edwards MBE

Round the World Sailor, Author and Social Activist,

Hacking Exposed: Global Threat Brief
Wednesday, February 26 | 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | South Stage

Advisory Board Member

Dmitri Alperovitch

Co-Founder, CrowdStrike
6 Presentations

Genomics: A New Frontier for Privacy and Security
Wednesday, February 26 | 9:20 AM - 10:10 AM | South Stage

Rajeev Chand

Partner and Head of Research, Wing Venture Capital
Dr. Patrick Courneya

Chief Medical Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Kathy Hibbs JD

Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer, 23andMe
Sharon Terry

President and CEO, Genetic Alliance
Michael Wilson

SVP and Chief Security Officer, Molina Healthcare

Rethink the Way You Secure Your Organization with Intrinsic Security
Wednesday, February 26 | 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | West Stage

Carrie Mills

Senior Manager, Cybersecurity, Southwest Airlines
Patrick Morley

SVP/GM, Security Business Unit, VMware
Sanjay Poonen

Chief Operating Officer, Customer Operations, VMware

Record-Breaking: My Life and Career with NASA
Wednesday, February 26 | 10:55 AM - 11:40 AM | West Stage

Mike Massimino

Former NASA Astronaut,
Peggy Whitson

Record-Breaking Astronaut,

Navigating Privacy in a Data-Driven World: Treating Privacy as a Human Right
Wednesday, February 26 | 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | South Stage

Jules Polonetsky

Chief Executive Officer, Future of Privacy Forum

How to Reduce Supply Chain Risk: Lessons from Efforts to Block Huawei
Wednesday, February 26 | 2:50 PM - 3:40 PM | South Stage

Craig Spiezle

Founder, Agelight Advisory and Research Group
1 Blog, 4 Presentations
Katie Arrington

Cyber Information Security Officer of Acquisitions, US Dept of Defense / OUSD for Acquisitions
Donald (Andy) Purdy

Chief Security Officer, Huawei Technologies USA
Bruce Schneier

Security Technologist, Researcher and Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
1 Blog, 7 Presentations
Kathryn Waldron

Fellow, R Street Institute

Why Your People Are Still Your Best Cyber-Defense
Wednesday, February 26 | 4:00 PM - 4:25 PM | West Stage

Ann Johnson

Corporate Vice President, Cybersecurity Solutions Group, Microsoft Corp.
1 Presentation

Insights from Kara Swisher
Wednesday, February 26 | 4:25 PM - 5:00 PM | West Stage

Kara Swisher

Co-Founder and Editor-at-Large, Recode

The Industrial Cyberthreat Landscape: 2019 Year in Review
Thursday, February 27 | 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | South Stage

Robert Lee

CEO, Dragos, Inc.
6 Presentations, 1 Video

Hacking Society
Thursday, February 27 | 9:20 AM - 10:10 AM | South Stage

Bruce Schneier

Security Technologist, Researcher and Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
1 Blog, 7 Presentations

20 Years In: Security’s Grand Challenges, Then and Now
Thursday, February 27 | 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | West Stage

Andy Ellis

Chief Security Officer, Akamai Technologies, Inc.
2 Presentations

The Future of Transportation Relies on Strong Cybersecurity
Thursday, February 27 | 10:55 AM - 11:25 AM | West Stage

Mary T. Barra

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Company

Geopolitical Risks, Elections and Cybersecurity
Thursday, February 27 | 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | South Stage

Juliette Kayyem

Professor, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
1 Blog
Admiral James Stavridis

Retired Four-Star Officer, US Navy
1 Blog

Hacking Stress in Cybersecurity Operations
Thursday, February 27 | 2:50 PM - 3:40 PM | South Stage

Dr. Celeste Paul

Researcher, National Security Agency

On The Edge Of Something Big: Security’s Next Frontier
Thursday, February 27 | 4:00 PM - 4:25 PM | West Stage

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Fortinet

The 5 Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques and How to Counter Them
Thursday, February 27 | 4:25 PM - 5:10 PM | West Stage

Heather Mahalik

Senior Instructor and Director of Digital Intelligence, SANS Institute and Cellebrite
Alan Paller

Research Director and Founder, SANS Institute
5 Presentations, 1 Video
Advisory Board Member

Ed Skoudis

Instructor, SANS Institute
2 Blogs, 2 Presentations, 1 Video
Johannes Ullrich

Dean of Research, SANS Technology Institute
3 Presentations

Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Friday, February 28 | 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM | South Stage

Katie Moussouris

Chief Executive Officer, Luta Security
1 Presentation
Chris Wysopal

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Veracode
4 Presentations