Chris Anderson
- Principal Advisor, National Security and Emergency Preparedness
- Lumen Technologies
Chris Anderson is an incident management and infrastructure protection expert with three decades of government, military, and private sector experience. Currently the Principal Advisor for National Security & Emergency Preparedness at Lumen Technologies, he also holds a leadership role in the Communications Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center. He previously held senior emergency management and national security leadership positions in the U.S. government at the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Anderson began his career as a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, completing 24 years of combined active and reserve service before retiring in 2016.
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Breaking the Silos: The Imperative for Cross-Sector and Public-Private Coordination
Breaking the Silos: The Imperative for Cross-Sector and Public-Private Coordination
As geopolitical, cyber and physical threats grow, critical infrastructure interdependencies can turn individual disruptions into cascading impacts across sectors. This panel examines how energy, communications, IT and chemical sectors can strengthen resilience through trusted relationships, information sharing and public-private partnerships. Drawing on real-world experience, it will explore improving situational awareness, identifying systemic vulnerabilities, coordinating responses, managing supply-chain risks and addressing emerging technologies. Gain an insight to practical approaches to institutionalising cross-sector collaboration and strengthening collective security.