Atalanta Assembly
Held on the margins of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly
Cornell Tech
SEPTEMBER 23
New York, NY
Featured speakers
Anjana Rajan
Co-Founder and CEO, Atalanta
John Kirby
Former White House National Security Spokesman
Forrest Shull
Principal Director, Department of War
Kymie Tan
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer, NASA JPL
Jamie Smith
Former Deputy White House Press Secretary
Nick Leiserson
Former Assistant National Cyber Director, The White House
Katie Gray
Senior Partner, In-Q-Tel
Dustin Summy
Connected Warfare, Anduril
Gopal Sarma
Former Assistant Director for AI and Biosecurity, The White House
Greg Morrisett
Dean and Vice Provost, Cornell Tech
Christopher Harrison
Senior Scientist Cybersecurity, Sandia
Greg Shannon
Chief Cybersecurity Scientist, INL
Nick Saunders
Chief of Cyber Strategy, Viasat
Douglas Ghormley
Senior Cybersecurity Scientist, Sandia
Greg Falco
Assistant Professor, Cornell Aerospace Engineering
Nate Stone
Vice President, Triastron
Anjana Rajan
Co-Founder and CEO, Atalanta
Agenda
1:00 PM
Atalanta Expo
The unveiling of a new exhibit. Light refreshments will be served.
Welcome to Atalanta Assembly
Opening remarks
Keynote Address
The Age of Software Understanding
The Genesis Mission
The future of energy, AI, and discovery sciences.
The Final Frontier
How space is transforming human exploration and modern conflict.
The Future of Defense Innovation
Deploying exquisite systems for the battlefield.
5:00 PM
End of Assembly