Speakers
2026 SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
SPEAKER NAME
Sr. Security Advisory Consultant at SentinelOne
Dakota Cary is a China-focused consultant at SentinelOne and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Dakota previously was a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology on the CyberAI Project. He focuses on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examine artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, China's vulnerability collection system, and policies to improve the country’s cybersecurity-talent pipeline. He has been featured and quoted on his expertise in a variety of outlets, including The Economist, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Financial Times, and Wired. Cary has also testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

