Genius Machines 2022 - Agenda
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1:00 PM EDT

Thursday, April 21

Editorial

Opening Remarks

Description

Welcome to Genius Machines 2022! 

1:03 PM EDT

Thursday, April 21

Custom

Opening Keynote

Editorial Speaker: Maynard Holliday, Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Modernization, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Department of Defense

Editorial Moderator: Patrick Tucker, Technology Editor, Defense One

Description

Join us for a spotlight keynote interview with the Department of Defense to set the stage on advancements in artificial intelligence and its adoption across the federal and defense space.

On Demand

1:23 PM EDT

Thursday, April 21

Editorial

Agency Spotlight

Editorial Speaker: Dr. Matt Turek, Information Innovation Office Program Manager, DARPA

Editorial Moderator: Frank Konkel, Executive Editor, Nextgov

Description

Threats to national security are rapidly evolving. What steps are leaders taking to ensure the latest technologies are up to the task of defending critical infrastructure and government resources? In this session, Defense One and Nextgov spotlight the agencies leading the way emerging technologies and highlight advancements in research and innovation.

On Demand

1:58 PM EDT

Thursday, April 21

Underwritten

A Session Presented by Our Elite Underwriter, Z by HP | Intel

Underwriter Speaker: Kristin Hempstead, North America Business Development Manager of Data Science and AI Solutions, HP

Underwriter Moderator: Alex Treadway, Associate Publisher, Route Fifty

Underwritten by: Z by HP | Intel

Description

Federal, state, and local governments alike are faced with new challenges of managing big data. As the quantity of data increases, so does the need to manage, process, analyse the data sets in a timely manner. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can tackle these obstacles and is a key to effectively managing data in today's evolving data realm. Join HPs Kristin Hempstead as she discusses how AI/ML technology continues to evolve and why agencies need to adopt these capabilities or fall behind.

On Demand

2:13 PM EDT

Thursday, April 21

Exclusive Interview

AI for an Accelerated Navy

Editorial Speaker: Brett Vaughan, Chief AI Officer, Navy

Editorial Moderator: Patrick Tucker, Technology Editor, Defense One

Description

Striving to meet new standards of readiness, resilience, and mobility, this session will explore the ways in which the Navy is working to harness artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and what they see is the future of the modernization strategy.

On Demand

2:50 PM EDT

Thursday, April 21

Editorial

AI Pursuits Abroad

Editorial Speaker: Gregory C. Allen, Director, AI Governance Project and Senior Fellow, Strategic Technologies Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Editorial Speaker: Samuel Bendett, Advisor, CNA Strategy, Policy, Plans and Programs Center

Editorial Panelist: Elsa B. Kania, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security

Editorial Speaker: Chris Meserole, Director of Research for the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Initiative, Brookings Institute

Editorial Moderator: Patrick Tucker, Technology Editor, Defense One

Description

Our adversaries abroad are making rapid progress in artificial intelligence and machine learning. But what role does AI play in these countries' overall pursuit of power and influence? As the war in Ukraine escalates, it is important to examine harmful uses of AI abroad. This session will explore the United State’s strategy to defend against foreign AI threats and how the U.S. is preparing to utilize these crucial emerging technologies.

On Demand

3:10 PM EDT

Thursday, April 21

Editorial

Closing Remarks