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5th Annual

C5 Cyber & IT Forum (CFH)

Wednesday 15 APR & Thursday 16 APR 2026

@ Hale Ikena Community Center - Fort Shafter

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

Steve Brennan

Managing Director

Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub: Hawai‘i

Leigh G. Cotterell

Maritime Transportation System Specialist- Cyber

Coast Guard (USCG) District 14

Michael Martinez DSc.

Director, Cybersecurity Division

United States Army Pacific

(USARPAC)

Edward Sun

Founder & CEO

Sun Global Broadband LLC

Dr. Willarvis “Dee” Smith

Chief, Hawaii Field Office

DISA Pacific Regional Field Command

(DISA PAC)

Senior Technical Advisor

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

(USINDOPACOM)

Ellis I. Varela

Senior Knowledge & Data Strategist

Command Knowledge Management Officer

Deputy Director, Knowledge Management

U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)