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title: "Webinar-Securing Supply Chains: Critical Infrastructure Priorities for 2026"
description: "As 2025 comes to a close, the pressure on critical infrastructure supply chains has never been higher. Cyber threats, third-party dependencies, and new regulatory expectations will shape the year ahead.\nThis session will help leaders prepare for 2026 by exploring:\n\nKey lessons from 2025’s evolving threat landscape\nHow to strengthen resilience against cyber and vendor risks\nPolicy and regulatory priorities shaping supply chain security in the new year\nPractical steps to future-proof operations and minimize disruption\n\nWhether in government, industry, or technology, participants will walk away with actionable strategies to protect critical infrastructure and supply chains as the new year begins."
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# Securing Software Supply Chains: Critical Infrastructure Priorities for 2026
From Leadership Connect
December 4, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET | Zoom
1 CPE Credit Available for this Event\*\*\*
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## Abstract:
As 2025 comes to a close, the pressure on critical infrastructure supply chains has never been higher. Cyber threats, third-party dependencies, and new regulatory expectations will shape the year ahead.
This session will help leaders prepare for 2026 by exploring:
- \- Key lessons from 2025’s evolving threat landscape
- \- How to strengthen resilience against cyber and vendor risks
- \- Policy and regulatory priorities shaping supply chain security in the new year
- \- Practical steps to future-proof operations and minimize disruption
Whether in government, industry, or technology, participants will walk away with actionable strategies to protect critical infrastructure and supply chains as the new year begins.
## Speakers:
Kevin Walsh
*Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity*
U.S. Government Accountability Office \[GAO\]
Stefanie Horvath
*Chief Information Security Officer*
Department of Technology and Communications, City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
*Deputy Commanding General*
U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Army National Guard
Donald Coulter
*Senior Science Advisor, Cybersecurity*
Science and Technology Directorate \[S&T\], U.S. Department of Homeland Security \[DHS\]
Antoine Harden
*Regional Vice President, Federal Sales*
Sonatype
Moderator: Hugh Murphy
*Senior Vice President*
Leadership Connect
[Recording](https://youtu.be/pmOMVT2Kqfc)
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