Convening to Act

Convening to Act
Managing High Impact Artificial Intelligence National Security Applications
March 27-28, 2025

March 27-28, 2025 Draft Agenda

Day One - 27 March 2025

Industry Keynote by Phil Venables.
VP and Chief Information Security Officer, Google

Panel on the current state of Responsible AI with a focus on EO, OMB guidance, and NSM expectations. (USG participation)

Fireside Chat Vinh Nguyen and Alex Givens 
(CEO of Center for Democracy and Technology)

Panel on USIC Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Legal Challenges, moderated by TD Stuck.

Lightning round discussions with USG SMEs on AI challenges and practical experiences.

Governance panel covering AI risks, lifecycle, and oversight. (USG/CS/IN participation)

Future of AI acquisition, featuring representatives from USD A+S, NSC, NSA, and OMB.

Dinner Agenda:  subject to change
5:00-6:00 pm:  Cocktail Reception
6:00pm:  Guests proceed to ballroom for dinner
6:10pm:  Welcome Remarks
6:20pm:  Prepared remarks by General Haugh
6:35pm:  Seated Dinner
7:20 - 8:00pm: Q&A with General Haugh


Day Two -  28 March 2025

Panel on DoD/USIC Responsible AI Officers.

  • Lakshmi Raman
    CIA
  • Ramesh Menon
    DIA
  • Emma Hague
    DOE

AI security chat AISI (AI Safety Institute (Commerce/NIST) and NSA AISC.  

  • Lisa Einstein
    New CISA Chief AI officer (invited)
  • Tahira Mammen 
    AISC director will serve as moderator
  • Elizabeth Kelly 
    (AISI)

Academic presentations on Responsible AI, including demos from CMU, Princeton, and others.

Panel on privacy technological concerns, possibly combined with the academic round.

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