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.

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.

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.

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.

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.