2024 AI and Cyber Summit for Cities and Counties
This Summit will explore the intersection of AI and cyber in local government. The Public Technology Institute - a division of Fusion Learning Partners is presenting the Summit to examine questions on how AI will impact government services and the ongoing need to focus on building a strong and resilient cyber infrastructure.
During this Summit, we will bring together local government officials, the private sector, and academia to focus on AI and Cyber governance and policy issues. We will look at strategies and highlight success stories with the goal of providing attendees with the tools that will guide their organization in this fast-moving space!
Local government officials will share their perspectives on the policy approaches, data management and preparation, use cases, training for staff, and election security from an AI perspective.
The AI and Cyber Summit is designed to be discussion-based and engage the audience as much as possible. It will be presented in-person as well as virtually.
The 2024 Cyber and AI Summit for Cities and Counties will take place 9:30 AM to 5PM (ET) Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the IBM Innovation Studio, 600 14th Street, NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20005.
Attend the AI and Cyber Summit to explore the intersection where AI and security meet.
PROGRAM (all times are Eastern Daylight Time)
8:45 to 9:15 am: Registration, Coffee, Pastries
9:15 to 9:45 am: Welcome and Summit Overview
- Alan Shark, Executive Director, PTI
- Daniel Chenok, Executive Director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government
9:45 to 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: AI and Cybersecurity: The Intersect
- James Globe, Vice President, Strategic Advisor Cybersecurity Capabilities , Multi-State and Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)
- William Mann, CISO, Borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania, CGCIO
- Robert Reynolds, CIO, Orange County, North Carolina
- Gregory Scott, Chief Technology Officer & Director, Department of Information Technology, Fairfax County, Virginia
- Allen Scott Varner, Director of Information Technology and MIS, Frederick County, Virginia
10:30 to 11:00 am: Zero-trust Meets AI
- Alice Fakir, Partner, Federal Security Services, IBM
- James Globe, Vice President, Strategic Advisor Cybersecurity Capabilities , Multi-State and Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)
11:00 to 11:30 am: Case in Point: Practical Approaches to AI and Cybersecurity for State & Local Government - Fairfax County, Virginia
- Charles Gore, IT Security Program Director, Department of Information Technology, Fairfax County, Virginia
- Maura M. Power, Director, Business Applications, Data & AI, Department of Information Technology, Fairfax County, Virginia
11:30 to 12 noon: Case in Point: Augmenting AI for Citizen Engagement and Communications - Montgomery County, Maryland
- Shayna Taqi, Chief Change Officer, Office of Change Management, Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions, Montgomery County, Maryland
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Cyber May Day and the Day After
- Dan Lohrmann, Field CISO, Public Sector, Presidio
1:00 to 1:30 pm: AI Policies, Guidelines and Approaches: Where to Begin?
- Christopher Jordan, Senior Specialist, Municipal Practice, National League of Cities
- Chris Neves, Director of IT and Innovation, City of Brighton, Colorado, CGCIO
- Chris Teale, Staff Reporter, Route 50
1:30 to 2:00 pm: Understanding Open and Closed AI
- Bridget Deary, Associate Partner, Automation & Data Platforms, IBM
- Jordan Fischer, Cognitive & Analytics Managing Consultant, IBM
2:00 to 2:30 pm: The Critical Role of Data Governance and Management as Part of Your AI Strategy
- Jaime Lees, Chief Data Officer, Department of Technology Services, Arlington County, Virginia
- Greg Useem, Director, Office of Performance Analytics, City of Alexandria, Virginia
2:30 to 2:45 pm: Networking Break
2:45 to 3:15 pm: Election Security from a Technology and an AI Perspective
- Marci Adino, Senior Director, Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- John Cohen, Executive Director, Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- Adam Frumkin, CIO, Franklin County, Ohio Data Center, Chair, PTI Leadership Council, CGCIO
3:15 to 4:15 pm: AI Training and Development for Staff, Citizens and Elected Leaders and Tour of the IBM X-ForceCyber Range
This session will include a discussion around AI training needs for IT executives, elected leaders, and staff. We will then take a tour of the the IBM X-Force Cyber Range. This solution creates immersive simulations to guide your team through realistic breach scenarios, helping ensure you can respond and recover from enterprise-level cyber security incidents, manage vulnerabilities, and build a stronger security culture in your organization.
4:15 to 5:00 pm: Open Discussion
5:00 pm: Summit Adjourns