2026 Agenda

In Las Vegas, “routine” can mean a packed arena, a major incident, and a headline story all in the same night. Join Administrator Brett Compston, Nevada’s Emergency Manager and Homeland Security Advisor, on the keynote stage as he pulls back the curtain on what keeps Nevada up after midnight.

Compston will examine what it takes to make a large-scale event look routine in the city that never sleeps. He will explore an evolving threat environment where nation-state conflict is no longer theoretical, and where resilience may mean dusting off “old” communication capabilities when modern systems are disrupted.

Drawing on Nevada’s cyber incident from August of last year, Compston shares real-world lessons on how quickly a digital disruption can become a cascading consequence management challenge. He’ll also explore the double-edged nature of rapid technology integration how it can leapfrog capability overnight, or backfire at the worst possible moment and spotlight Las Vegas operations that reveal something critical: when investments are aligned, interoperability stops being a buzzword and becomes a force multiplier. This keynote includes a homeland defense and security perspective on staying connected, staying protected, and staying ahead because in Nevada, big events aren’t the exception… they’re another Friday night on the Strip.