Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the New CIO Leadership Conference

From Generative AI Innovation to Policy and Economic Competitiveness with Industry Focus on Government, Medicine, Financial Services and Education

Monday, May 15th and Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (both days)
(Registration opens at 9:00 a.m.)

George Mason Arlington Campus, 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia

Join us for the George Mason University AI and CIO Leadership Conference, where industry leaders and experts will come together to explore the latest developments and opportunities in the rapidly evolving fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computational Intelligence (CI).

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn from industry leaders and experts, network with peeps and gain valuable insights into the worlds of AI and CI. (Credit: ChatGPT)

In partnership with: George Mason Center for Assurance Research & Engineering and School of Business, International Academy of CIO, MS Program in Biomedical Science Policy and Advocacy and MS Program in Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases, Georgetown School of Medicine and the Emerging Technology Working Group.

Topics

• Next Generation Technology – Generative AI and the Quantum Algorithms for AI
• AI and Education
• The Cybersecurity Challenge of AI
• AI and Policy and Regulation
• AI and Medicine
• AI and Financial Services
• Current Legal Cases, Intellectual Property, Ethics and AI
• AI Governance
• AI and Economic Competitiveness

Speakers

• Shaukat Ali Khan, Global CIO, Aga Khan University and Hospitals in Asia, Africa and United Kingdom
• Tom Anderson, Managing Partner, DataStrategi
• Chayakrit Asvathitanont, Ph.D., Dean, College of Innovation, Thammasat University, Bangkok, THAILAND
• J.P. Auffret, Ph.D., Director, Center for Assurance Research & Engineering, George Mason University
• Andrew Beklemishev, Vice President, Commonwealth of Independent States Region, IDC, KAZAKHSTAN
• Asif Kaba, Global Director Risk & Cyber Security Practice, TATA Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Bob Ledig, Managing Director, Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center
• Ryan Leirvik, CEO, Neuvik Solutions
• Eric Luellen, Ph.D. Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Stealth Mode Startup
  
• Jeff Matsuura, Of Counsel, Author, Alliance Law Group
• Larry Medsker, Ph.D., Research Professor, Human – Technology Collaboration, George Washington University
• Bob Osgood, Director, Digital Forensics, George Mason University
• Eric Osterweil, Ph.D., Associate Director, Center for Assurance Research & Engineering, George Mason University
• Oleg Petrov, Senior Digital Development Specialist, World Bank
• Mark Rasch, Of Counsel, Kohrman, Jackson and Krantz
• Abhishek Ray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management, School of Business, George Mason University
• Anthony Rhem, Ph.D., CEO / Principal Consultant, A.J. Rehm and Associates
• Gary Rinkerman, Partner, FisherBroyles LLP
• Alexander Ryzhov, Ph.D., Professor, Head of Chair, Russia Presidential Academy of Public Administration (RANEPA)
• Geoffrey Siwo, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School
  
• Angelos Stavrou, Ph.D., Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech
• Tomoko Steen, Ph.D., Director, Biomedical Science Policy and Advocacy Program, Georgetown University
• Frank Strickland, Partner, aiLeaders
• Jim Sullivan, Partner, Healthcare – Consulting & Services Integration, TATA Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Jirapon Sunkpho, Ph.D., Vice Rector, Information Technology, Thammasat University, Bangkok, THAILAND
• Kennedy Ukelegharanya, M.S., J.D. 2023, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  
• Tom Vartanian, Executive Director, Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center
• Lin Wells II, Executive Advisor, C4I and Cyber Center, George Mason University;  fmr. CIO, U.S. Department of Defense
• Kevin Yin, Founder and CEO, Sitscape

Agenda

Day 1 – May 15th

• 9:30 a.m.​ Welcome and Introductions and Agenda Overview
  
• 9:40 a.m.​ Conference Opening
  – Mark Rasch, Of Counsel, Kohrman, Jackson and Krantz
• 10:10 a.m.​ AI and the New CIO
  – Frank Strickland, Partner, aiLeaders
• 10:40 a.m.​ BREAK
• 11:00 a.m. AI and Leadership Panel Discussion
  – Frank Strickland, Partner, aiLeaders,
  – Anthony Rhem, Ph.D., CEO, Rhem & Associates  
• 11:30 a.m. Andrew Beklemishev, Vice, President, CIS, IDC
• 12:00 noon LUNCH
• 1:00 p.m. ​Current Legal Cases in AI
  – Jeff Matsuura, Of Counsel, Alliance Law
• 1:30 p.m.​ AI and Data Analytics
  – Kevin Yin, Founder and CEO, SitScape
• 1:55 p.m. ​BREAK   
• 2:15 p.m. AI and Medicine
  – Chair, Tomoko Steen, Ph.D., Director, Biomedical Science Policy and Advocacy program;  professor Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center​
  – Eric Luellen, Ph.D. Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Stealth Mode Startup
  – Geoffrey Siwo, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School
  – Kennedy Ukelegharanya, M.S., J.D. 2023, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  – J.P. Auffret, Ph.D., Director, Center for Assurance Research & Engineering, George Mason University
• 4:00 p.m. AI and Cybersecurity
  – Eric Osterweil, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science, George Mason,
  – Ryan Leirvik, Neuvik Solutions, Ph.D., George Mason
• 4:55 p.m.​ CLOSING

Day 2 – May 16th

• 9:30 a.m.​ WELCOME
• 9:30 a.m.​ Day 2 Opening Talk
  – Shaukat Ali Khan, Global CIO, Aga Khan University and Hospitals in Asia, Africa and United Kingdom
• 9:55 a.m.​ AI and Medical Devices and Cybersecurity
  – James Sullivan, Partner, Life Sciences / Healthcare – Consulting Services Integration, Tata Consultancy Services and Asif Kaba, Director, Risk & Cyber Strategy Consulting, Tata Consultancy Services
• 10:50 a.m. ​BREAK  
• 11:00 a.m.​ AI and Law Enforcement
  – Bob Osgood, Director, Digital Forensics, George Mason University
• 11:25 a.m. ​Oleg Petrov, Senior Digital Development Specialist, World Bank
• 11:50 a.m. ​AI and Financial Services
  – Tom Vartanian, Executive Director, Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center and Bob Ledig, Managing Director, Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center
• 12:50 p.m. LUNCH  
• 1:45 p.m. ​AI and Education
  – Jirapon Sunkpho, Vice Rector for Information Technology, Thammasat University, THAILAND
  – Alexander Ryzhov, Professor, Department Head, School of IT Management, RANEPA, RUSSIA
• 2:40 p.m.​ AI and Criminal Networks
  – Abhishek Ray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management, George Mason University
• 3:05 p.m.​ BREAK
• 3:10 p.m. AI and Ethics
  – Larry Medsker, Ph.D., Research Professor, Human – Technology Collaboration Lab, George Washington University;  Founding Co-editor AI and Ethics Journal (Springer); and Anthony Rhem, Ph.D., CEO, Rhem& Associates  
• 4:00 p.m. ​AI and Intellectual Property
  – Gary Rinkerman, Partner, FisherBroyles
• 4:25 p.m.​ AI and Quantum Computing
  – J.P. Auffet, Ph.D., George Mason
• 4:45 p.m.​ CLOSING

For questions regarding the Conference, please contact Dr. J.P. Auffret

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About the Center for Assurance Research & Engineering (CARE) at College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University

Mason’s College of Engineering and Computing hosts the Center for Assurance Research & Engineering Center (CARE). CARE’s multidisciplinary approach to cybersecurity encompasses the fields of technology, policy, business and leadership. Through partnerships with government and private industry, innovative research is translated into practices and policies used in real-world settings. Research includes security for distributed systems, mobile apps/devices, industrial control systems, and new technologies such as networked medical devices, as well as policies development for securing critical infrastructure and guidance for cybersecurity leadership/governance. For more information, please visit care.gmu.edu.

About the International Academy of CIO (IAC)

The IAC or International Academy of CIO was founded in 2006 in Japan by co-founders including Japan, USA, Indonesia, Philippines, Switzerland and Thailand. The IAC members, partnerships and alliances now span all regions with economies such as China, Cambodia, Netherlands, India, Korea, Laos, Hong Kong, Macao, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Nigeria, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Italy, Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The IAC has active participation from more than 50 countries and partners with NGOs and multilateral organizations including APEC, OECD and ITU. For more information, please go to: www.iacio.org.