09/23/2026
NMU's Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute is pleased to partner with the Michigan Healthcare Cybersecurity Council (MiHCC), the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA), and CyberForceQ to offer a free, in-person UP Fall Healthcare Cybersecurity Summit from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Oct. 27, 2026. The event will be held at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. This summit is designed specifically for rural hospital executive leaders and their teams and will provide a day of learning, collaboration, and exploration of real-world solutions to strengthen cybersecurity across Michigan.
The summit will include:
Healthcare cybersecurity threat briefing: Current threats, trends, and what’s next for Michigan.
Incident tabletop exercise: Practice. Discuss. Strengthen preparedness.
Panel discussion: Challenges and successes in healthcare cybersecurity.
Practical solutions: Insights from industry leaders and healthcare peers.
Networking and partnership: Build connections to strengthen Michigan’s healthcare community.
In addition to representation from our partners at CyberForce|Q, presenters will include Andy Brush from the University of Michigan-Michigan Medicine and Tarek Sasy from the Michigan State Police Cyber Command Center (MC3), along with leading cybersecurity experts.
The summit will feature a tabletop exercise where participants will:
Explore how rural hospital leadership teams make decisions during a realistic cybersecurity incident—focusing not on IT details, but on hospital operations, patient care, and organizational stability.
Walk through real-world challenges related to operational continuity, risk management, and internal and external communication.
Gain insight into how leadership actions shape outcomes during stressful situations.
Members and guests are encouraged to register as soon as possible, as seating is limited for this in-person event. Registrations will be accepted up to one week before the event date if space is available. Breakfast and lunch will be provided, with a reception available after the event.
Register here: https://member.mha.org/events/event-details/?id=3c1ae8dc-29b1-f111-aad1-7c1e52b4b95e
* If you are not a member of the MHA, you will need to register as a new user on the MHA website. Registration does not require MHA membership; it is just a formality to register for the event.