Schlein Center for Cybersecurity Launch Event | Cybersecurity at the Crossroads: Technology, Security, and Society in the Age of AI

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Venue: Amy Gutmann Hall, Penn Engineering

Please join:

• J. Larry Jameson: President, University of Pennsylvania; Trustees University Professor
• Ted Schlein: Chairman and General Partner, Ballistic Ventures; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania
• Vijay Kumar: Nemirovsky Family Dean and Professor, Penn Engineering
• Michael Hicks: Cecilia Fitler Moore Professor, Computer and Information Science; Director, Schlein Center for Cybersecurity at Penn Engineering

With keynotes and closing remarks by:

• General Timothy D. Haugh: Senior Fellow, Schlein Center for Cybersecurity at Penn Engineering; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Perry World House; Former Director, NSA; Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
• Jennifer Easterly: CEO, RSA Conference; Visiting Fellow, Blavatnik School of Government; Former Director, CISA
• Philip Yannella: Partner and Co-Chair of Privacy, Security and Data Protection Practice at Blank Rome LLP