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September 14
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Generative AI will profoundly disrupt cybersecurity — for the better and worse. Solutions will become more intelligent and more automated. Threats will be more personalized and deceptive. Career paths for cybersecurity professionals will be rerouted. AI is transforming our world, and its implications will be far-reaching.
That’s why Government Technology is bringing together current government officials, industry experts, and Center for Digital Government executives to break down how generative AI will impact cybersecurity in state and local governments.
Join us on September 14, 2023, at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET for a virtual session packed with job-critical AI information for cybersecurity leaders and their teams and vital AI insights for IT leaders and agency management.
The session will feature:
- A rundown of the best practices for keeping generative AI safe and effective
- An overview of the biggest AI trends and a forecast for the future
- Live Q&A with government and industry leaders
<h2><span style="color: #63bd45;"><strong>Summit Agenda</strong></span></h2>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong> Start Time</strong></h3>
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<h3><strong> Session</strong></h3>
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<h3><strong>Speakers</strong></h3>
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<h4><strong>11:00 am </strong></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #63bd45;"><strong>Generative AI: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly </strong></span></h4>
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<div class="ewa-rteLine">How will it alter the threat landscape?</div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Chris DeRusha<span class="ng-scope">,</span></strong> Federal Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy National Cyber Director, Executive Office of the President</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Brandon Wales,</strong> Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Moderator: </strong><strong class="ng-binding">Deborah A. Snyder</strong><span class="ng-scope">,</span> <span class="ng-binding">Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government</span></p>
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<h4><strong>11:20 am</strong></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #63bd45;"><strong>Cutting Through the Hype: Straight talk on the Real Value of Generative AI - Roundtable</strong></span></h4>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span class="ng-scope">Sybil Gurney,</span> </strong>Assistant CIO, Alameda County, California</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span class="ng-scope">Archie Satchell,</span> </strong>CIO, Palm Beach County</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Maria Thompson</strong>, Exec. Govt Advisor - SLG, AWS</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Moderator: Dan Lohrmann</strong><span class="ng-scope">,</span> <span class="ng-binding">Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government</span></p>
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<h4><strong>11:40 am</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><span style="color: #63bd45;">Getting It Right: Safe and Effective Use of Generative AI</span></strong></h4>
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<li class="ewa-rteLine">What’s the current regulatory environment?</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="ng-scope"><strong>Reva Schwartz</strong>,</span> Research Scientist/Principal Investigator for AI Bias at National Institute of Standards and Technology</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Ryan Witt,</strong> VP, Industry Solutions, Proofpoint</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Moderator: </strong><strong class="ng-binding">Deborah A. Snyder</strong><span class="ng-scope">,</span> <span class="ng-binding">Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government</span></p>
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<h4><strong>12:00 pm</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><span style="color: #63bd45;">Seeing Around the Corner: Tracking the Biggest Trends</span></strong></h4>
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<li class="ewa-rteLine">Which use cases will be transformative?</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span class="ng-scope">TJ Fields, </span></strong><span class="ng-scope">Oakland County, CISO</span></p>
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<p class="ng-scope"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span class="ng-scope">Dave Fletcher, </span></strong><span class="ng-scope">CTO, State of Utah</span></span></p>
<p class="ng-scope"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span class="ng-scope">Mark Sangster, </span></strong><span class="ng-scope">Chief of Strategy, Adlumin</span></span></p>
<p class="ng-scope"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="ng-scope"><strong>Moderator: Lydia Payne-Johnson</strong>, <span class="ng-binding">Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government</span></span></span></p>
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<h4><strong>12:20 pm</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><span style="color: #63bd45;">Ask Us Anything: Our Experts Answer Your Toughest Questions</span></strong></h4>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong class="ng-binding">Dan Lohrmann</strong><span class="ng-scope">,</span> <span class="ng-binding">Senior Fellow, Center for Digital</span><span class="ng-binding"> Government</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span class="ng-binding">Stacy O'Mara,</span></strong><span class="ng-binding"> Head of Government Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships, Mandiant, now part of Google Cloud</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="ng-binding"><strong class="ng-binding">Mark Weatherford</strong><span class="ng-scope">,</span> Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="ng-binding"><strong>Moderator: </strong><strong class="ng-binding">Deborah A. Snyder</strong><span class="ng-scope">,</span> Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government</span></p>
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<h4><strong>12:40 pm</strong></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #63bd45;"><strong>End of Summit - Summit times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change</strong></span></h4>
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