Keynote Speaker:

Natalie Laing, NSA

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Ms. Laing earned a Bachelor of Science degree in German and Political Science from Central College in 1991 and a Master's of Science degree in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College in 2004. 

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Prior to joining NSA, Ms. Laing managed technical and engineering exchange programs at Carl Duisberg Society International in New York City and was an Associate Manager for the international trade processing software unit at Deutsche Bank in New York City. 

 

Ms. Laing joined NSA in 1997 as an Intelligence Analyst and since that time has served in a variety of analytic and managerial positions in NSA's Deputy Directorate for Analysis and Production, the Information Warfare Support Center, and a joint NSA/CIA organization. She supported NSA, EUCOM, and CENTCOM missions through deployments and served as the NSA Liaison to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She served as the Analysis and Production Directorate's Chief of Operations and the Deputy Global Capabilities Manager for the Office of China and Korea. She was NSA's Senior Representative to the Presidential Working Group for media leaks and served as Director of RAF Menwith Hill. From there, she served as NSA Chief of Staff and is not the Deputy Director of Operations, one of the NSA's major Directorates. 

 

Ms. Laing lives in Colombia, MD and enjoys running, hiking, traveling, flying, music, and art. She is a 21-year member of the Junior League, a volunteer organization that trains women to be community leaders. She served as Vice President and President of the Junior League of Washington, a 2,200-member chapter focused on improving literacy in the metropolitan Washington DC area. ​