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Part 4: Genius Machines: Winning the AI Innovation Game

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Tune in November 19 at 2 pm ET!

Interest in artificial intelligence has exploded in the last two years, fueled by the arrival of new publicly available tools with surprising capabilities. That’s opened up some important questions about artificial intelligence means for cybersecurity: What are the potential risks of deploying AI at scale? How can organizations make sure that their AI tools are resilient against attacks from criminals and adversarial states like China and Russia? And how is the U.S. government looking to use AI to better protect U.S. citizens and infrastructure?

This session offers a comprehensive reveal of tech competition at the heart of the National Defense Strategy and offers a window into how the nation’s top cybersecurity operators are thinking about the challenge and opportunity space in AI.

Speakers

Tahira Mammen

Director, AI Security Center

National Security Agency

Tahira Mammen

Director, AI Security Center

National Security Agency

Kristina Walter

Director, NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center

NSA Cybersecurity Directorate

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Kristina Walter

Director, NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center

NSA Cybersecurity Directorate

Ms. Kristina Walter is the Director of NSA’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, in this role she is responsible for leading NSA’s open private sector relationships, in collaboration with our government partners to protect our critical government supply chain. Ms. Walter integrates NSA’s unique intelligence insights and technical expertise to defend the Defense Industrial Base and our National Security Systems from cyber threats.

With over 15 years of experience at NSA, Ms. Walter has continuously prioritized the strategic overview of NSA’s missions. Prior to rejoining the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, she led NSA’s Future-Ready Workforce Initiative highlighting the criticality of NSA’s “people-first” mission. As well as serving as the Senior Strategist for NSA, to showcase and implement the Director’s visions through meaningful mission outcomes.

Ms. Walter earned her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, as well as a Bachelor’s in Marketing and Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Although she is a Pennsylvania native, Ms. Walter is currently a Maryland resident, alongside her husband and two children.

Moderator

Patrick Tucker

Science & Technology Editor

Defense One

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Moderator

Patrick Tucker

Science & Technology Editor

Defense One

Patrick Tucker is science and technology editor for Defense One. He’s also the author of The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? (Current, 2014).

Previously, Tucker was deputy editor for The Futurist for nine years. Tucker has written about emerging technology in Slate, The Sun, MIT Technology Review, Wilson Quarterly, The American Legion Magazine, BBC News Magazine, Utne Reader, and elsewhere.

Underwriter Speaker

Katherine Martin

Chief AI Solutions Architect

Booz Allen

Underwriter Speaker

Katherine Martin

Chief AI Solutions Architect

Booz Allen

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