• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

General Steven L. Kwast

Kwast Enterprise

Chief Executive Officer

Steve L. Kwast is the Chief Executive Officer of Kwast Enterprise, a company dedicated to the moral leadership of America into the space economy of the 21st Century. He is a retired US Air Force General who has spent his life understanding space and the art of peaceful international affairs and national security strategies. He has a background in astronautical engineering, history, strategy, technology, culture, and economics. He has extensive experience in recruiting, educating, training, and developing the work force for the US Air Force. He was the University President for the Air Force’s University (Air University) in Montgomery, Alabama. He is a combat-seasoned fighter pilot with extensive command experience at every level in the US Air Force. He authored the "Fast Space" study that puts forward a plan for America to develop the economic and national security power of space. General Kwast holds a degree in astronautical engineering from the United States Air Force Academy. He holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Sessions With General Steven L. Kwast

Monday, 9 March

  • 04:00pm - 04:50pm (CST) / -

    Cybersecurity: Protecting energy & industrial IoT
    Innovation & Technology Digitalization

    The energy industry is used to managing security and integrity in remote operations. However, the increased digital connectivity between operational facilities and equipment leads to an imbalance of cybersecurity threats from a small set of bad actors or hacktivists. These aren’t just threats to physical security and operational integrity: sensitive proprietary data is also at risk. How are cybersecurity risks growing as the industry digitalizes? How are integrity and compliance assured through the supply chain? What are the current best practices in cybersecurity solutions? How will cybersecurity evolve to stay ahead of threats?