Convening to Act

Accelerating National Security AI Adoption (draft agenda)

Subtitle: Leadership and Organizational Practices Toward Successful AI Outcomes 

Day One - 27 March   

• 8:00-9:00 - Continental breakfast 
• 9:00 – 9:20 – Opening Keynote NSA 
• 9:20 – 9:40 – Keynote – Phil Venables 
• 9:40 – 10:30 – Current state on AI panel 
• 10:30 – 10:50 – Break 
• 10:50 – 11:15 – NSA’s Lessons Learned from a Decade of AI Adoption 
• 11:15-11:45 – Promoting Trustworthy National Security AI 
• 11:45 – 1:00 – Lunch (Flexible) 7 Topics to be discussed at multiple tables  
  • TOPIC – Transparency and accountability in national security applications  
  • TOPIC – AI Talent Development 
  • TOPIC: AI Acquisition  
  • TOPIC: AI Governance System Standards and Technologies 
  • TOPIC Cybersecurity Issues Impacting AI Adoption 
  • TOPIC Building Trust in AI Systems 
  • TOPIC AI Benchmarking, Testing & Evaluation  
• 1:00 – 1:50 – Lightning round with Q&A  
• 1:50 – 2:15 – Break 
• 2:15 – 3:10 – AI Risk Management panel [USG / CS / IN /AC] 
• 3:10 – 3:30 – Break 
• 3:20 – 4:15  – Future of AI acquisition  

4:15 – 4:45 – Future of AI  

• 4:45 – 5:00 – NCF to provide closing comments  
• 1700 – 1800 Happy Hour, Networking  
• 1800 - Guests proceed to ballroom for dinner 
• 1810 - Welcome Remarks 
• 1820 – Keynote - Gen Haugh Commander USCC and Director NSA 
• 1835 - Seated Dinner  
• 1920  - 2000 Q&A With Gen Haugh and ManTech 

Day Two – 28 March  

• 8:00-9:00 - Continental breakfast 
• 9:00 – 9:20 – Keynote opening  
• 9:20 - 9:50 - Discussion with Gen (ret) Nakasone and Michelle Flournoy  
• 9:50 – 10:20 – DoD/USIC AI Officer panel 
• 10:50 – 11:10 – Break 
• 11:10 – 12:30 – Academic work on AI practices [CS/USG/IN/AC]–  
• 12:30 – 12:45 Closing [USG - NSA]