Tribeca Cybersecurity Summit 2026

DATE
Friday, April 17, 2026

TIME
9:40 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Doors open at 9:00 a.m.

LOCATION
New York Law School
Second Floor, Events Center
185 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013
(In person only. Streaming not available.)

RSVP TO THIS EVENT.
Registration is mandatory. Walk-ins are not allowed.

SECURITY
After checking in at the host table and receiving your nametags, you must present government-issued ID to Security.

The James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel at New York Law School established the annual Tribeca Cybersecurity Summit to bring together in-house counsel and attorneys in private practice to learn about and engage on the pressing issues of defending organizations’ machines, systems, and networks from cyber harm. The summit also seeks to expose New York Law School students to these critical issues.

AGENDA

9:00 a.m.: Doors Open
Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

9:40 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Michael Pastor, Dean for Technology Law Programs; Professor of Law from Practice; Director, James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel; Co-Director, Innovation Center for Law and Technology, New York Law School

9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Keynote Address: When Systems Fail, People Pay: Security Protects Assets. Resilience Protects People
Quiessence Phillips, Head of Security Architecture and Engineering, Kroll

10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.: Panel 1: The Current State of Cyber Risks
Moderator: Lawrence Montle ’13, Chief Information Security Officer, NYS Insurance Fund; Adjunct Professor of Law, NYLS
Panelists:
Sarwar Azad, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Threat Management Division, New York City Cyber Command
Daniel Nuñez, Chief Information Security Officer, New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS)

BREAK (10 minutes)

11:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.: Panel 2: The Legal and Regulatory Landscape
Moderator: Grace Romeu ’26, New York Law School 
Panelists:
Katelyn Katsuki ’20, Associate, Technology Transactions group, Paul Hastings LLP
Anna Mercardo Clark, CISO, Partner, Leader of Technology Industry Team, Phillips Lytle LLP
Elizabeth Roper, Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP; Adjunct Professor, NYLS

BREAK (40 minutes)

12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Lunchtime Conversation
The Honorable Esther Salas, United States District Judge, District of New Jersey
A light lunch will served.

BREAK (30 minutes)

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Panel 3: Incident Response
Moderator:Doron Goldstein, Partner, US head of the Data Innovation, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, Withers; Adjunct Professor, NYLS
Panelists:
Lainee Beigel ’05, Associate Managing Director, Cyber and Data Resilience, Kroll
Victoria F. Volpe ’19, Associate, Goodwin Procter LLP

BREAK (15 minutes)

3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Panel 4: Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
Moderator: Lydia Payne-Johnson ’96, Adjunct Professor, NYLS 
Panelists: Patrick Turner ’06, Senior Counsel, The New York Times

4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.: Reception
NYLS Fifth Floor Rooftop and Terrace