More than 200 government, industry, and academic leaders gathered on Wednesday, March 4 for INSA’s Spring Symposium, Building an AI Powered Intelligence Community. Topics discussed include AI funding priorities, applications across the IC, workforce training, and use of AI for cybersecurity.
Morning Keynote: The Honorable Katharina McFarland, commissioner, National Security Commission on AI
Afternoon Keynote: Dean Souleles, Chief Technology Advisor and Director, Augmenting Intelligence-Using Machines (AIM) Innovation Hub, ODNI
Special Presentation on Ethics of AI : Ben Huebner, Chief, ODNI Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency Office
Panel 1: A View From Capitol Hill (AI funding priorities)
- § Sam Mulopulos, Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Portman
- § Dahlia Sokolov, Democratic Staff Director, Subcommittee on Research & Technology, U.S. House of Representatives
- § Moira Bergin, Subcommittee Staff Director, House Homeland Committee
- § Gopal Ratnam, Technology Reporter, CQ/Roll Call (moderator)
Panel 2: AI Applications in the IC
- § Dr. John Beieler, Director for Science & Technology, ODNI
- § Nand Mulchandani, CTO, DoD Joint AI Center (JAIC)
- § Dr. Adam Cardinal-Stakenas, Chief, Data Science Research Division, NSA
- § David Scavo, Solutions Engineering Manager, Orbital Insight
- § Afzal Upal, Chair, Dept. of Computing and Information Science, Mercyhurst University
- § Erin Hawley, Vice President, Public Sector, DataRobot (moderator)
Panel 3: Ensuring the National Security Workforce Has Requisite AI Skills
- § Zach Arnold, Research Fellow, Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University
- § Kenneth Ball, Dean, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University
- § Dr. Reginald Brothers, CTO, Peraton
- § Patrick Tucker, Technology Reporter, Defense One (moderator)
Panel 4: Use of AI for Cybersecurity
- § Martin Stanley, Senior Technical Advisor, Office of the CTO, Department of Homeland Security, CISA
- § Raffael Marty, Vice President of Research and Intelligence, Forcepoint
- § Angela McKay, Senior Director, Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy, Microsoft
- § Dr. Daniel Tauritz, Associate Professor and Chief Cyber AI Strategist, Auburn University Cyber Research Center (moderator)