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About the AI Symposium
You are invited to attend an upcoming symposium titled Acquisition Next: Artificial Intelligence on May 5th, 2022, to be held at the Arlington Campus of George Mason University. The symposium is cohosted by the Center for Government Contracting and the Institute for Digital InnovAtion. The symposium theme is the challenges and current practices for government acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. This symposium will be of interest to professionals seeking to increase their knowledge of AI-related issues in government acquisition, including members of government, business, and academia.
The event features two panels composed of industry and government experts, Buying AI: Industry Challenges and Buying AI: Current Government Practices, as well as lunch, a keynote speaker, opportunities to network, and tours of the Institute for Digital InnovAtion facilities. The two discussion panels will be led by knowledgeable moderators to create a rich, interactive environment for speakers and registrants.
The first panel, Buying AI: Industry Challenges, will discuss the challenges of AI procurement from an industry perspective. This panel consists of representatives from both small and traditional firms who will speak about their challenges as developers and suppliers of AI tools purchased by the U.S. government. The second panel, Buying AI: Current Government Practices, will focus on current practices used by U.S. government agencies to purchase AI tools. This panel is composed of government representatives who can offer first-hand accounts of the evolving state of AI acquisition and adoption in the federal government. Both panels will touch on topics central to the symposium theme, including intellectual property issues, ethics, and cyber-security concerns.
The symposium will be a hybrid format with up to 150 in-person attendees and unlimited virtual attendance. The panelists and moderators will be in-person. When you register, please select how you would like to attend the event. It is $100 to attend in-person and $50 to attend virtually.
We hope to see you at Acquisition Next: Artificial Intelligence.
Event Schedule
- May 5, 2022
- Arlington, VA
8:30 am – 9:30 am EDT
Registration and coffee
9:30 am – 9:45 am EDT
Welcome
- Victor Hoskins – President and CEO at Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
- Dr. John Hillen – Chief Executive Officer & Member of Board of Directors at EverWatch
- Dr. Maury Peiperl – Dean at George Mason University (GMU) School of Business
Victor Hoskins – President and CEO at Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Dr. John Hillen – Chief Executive Officer & Member of Board of Directors at EverWatch Dr. Maury Peiperl – Dean at George Mason University (GMU) School of Business
9:45 am – 10:50 am EDT
Panel 1
Buying AI: Industry Challenges
Panel Members:
- Dr. Shree Taylor – Vice President of Government Analytics & Innovation at Elder Research Inc.
- Josh Wilson – Senior Vice President of Services and Technology at LMI
- Alexis Bonnell – Senior Business Executive: Emerging Technology Evangelist at Google
- Kristen Summers – Business Unit CTO at Microsoft Federal
Moderator: Benjamin McMartin, Esq. – Senior Fellow at GMU Center for Government Contracting
10:50 am – 11:05 am EDT
Break
11:05 am – 12:10 pm EDT
Panel 2
Buying AI: Current Government Practices
Panel Members:
- Major Andrew Bowne – Chief Legal Counsel at DAF-MIT AI Accelerator
- Azza Jayaprakash – Counsel at Intellectual Property Cadre at the Office of the USD (Acquisition & Sustainment), U.S. Department of Defense
- Colonel Matthew Benigni, PhD – Chief Data Officer and Director, Data and Decision Sciences Directorate (DDSD) at U.S. Army Futures Command
- Deniece Peterson – Sr. Director of Federal Market Analysis at Deltek
Moderator: Dr. Jerry McGinn – Executive Director at GMU Center for Government Contracting
12:10pm – 12:40 pm EDT
Lunch
12:40 pm – 1:15 pm EDT
Keynote
- Dr. Kamaljeet Sanghera – Executive Director at GMU Institute for Digital InnovAtion
- Mr. William (Will) Roberts – Acquisitions Chief, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Defense
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Tours of Institute for Digital InnovAtion facilities
*You will be redirected to a separate, secure payment page to complete your registration
Our Speakers
Colonel Matthew Benigni, PhD
Chief Data Officer and Director, Data and Decision Sciences Directorate (DDSD) at U.S. Army Futures Command
Colonel Matthew Benigni currently serves as Army Futures Command’s Chief Data Officer and Directs the Data and Decision Sciences Directorate (DDSD). Colonel Benigni spent the last… Read More
Alexis Bonnell
Senior Business Executive: Emerging Technology Evangelist at Google
Alexis Bonnell is the Emerging Technology Evangelist for Public Sector and Strategic Business Executive at Google. She also serves as a Senior Visiting Fellow for the… Read More
Major Andrew Bowne
Chief Legal Counsel at DAF-MIT AI Accelerator
Major Andrew Bowne is the Chief Legal Counsel of the Department of the Air Force/MIT Artificial Intelligence Accelerator (AI Accelerator). In this position, Maj Bowne… Read More
Dr. John Hillen
Chief Executive Officer & Member of Board of Directors at EverWatch
The Honorable Dr. John Hillen is a highly accomplished CEO in the government contracting space and a former high-ranking U.S. government official. A decorated combat veteran… Read More
Victor Hoskins
President and CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA)
Victor Hoskins is President and CEO of the Fairfax County (Va.) Economic Development Authority (FCEDA). The FCEDA oversees growth of the largest economy in Virginia, which… Read More
Azza Jayaprakash
Counsel, Intellectual Property Cadre at the Office of the USD (Acquisition & Sustainment), U.S. Department of Defense
Azza M. Jayaprakash serves as Counsel and Lead for Law, Regulations, and Policy for the Department of Defense (DoD) Intellectual Property (IP) Cadre, in the Office… Read More
Dr. Jerry McGinn
Executive Director at Center for Government Contracting, George Mason University
Dr. Jerry McGinn is the Executive Director of the Center for Government Contracting in the School of Business at George Mason University (GMU). In this role… Read More
Benjamin McMartin, Esq.
Senior Fellow at Center for Government Contracting, George Mason University
Benjamin McMartin is a Senior Fellow in the School of Business at George Mason University. His appointment is with the Center for Government Contracting. McMartin is… Read More
Dr. Maury Peiperl
Dean at School of Business, George Mason University
Maury Peiperl is co-author of the leading textbook on change management, Managing Change (McGraw Hill), as well as two books on careers and work, Career Frontiers… Read More
Deniece Peterson
Senior Director of Federal Market Analysis at Deltek
Deniece Peterson is Sr. Director of Federal Market Analysis at Deltek, leading an analyst team responsible for GovWin’s strategic research and analysis of federal budgets and… Read More
Mr. William (Will) Roberts
Acquisitions Chief, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. William (Will) Roe Roberts is currently head of Acquisitions for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)/Chief Digital and AI Officer (CDAO), Office of the… Read More
Dr. Kamaljeet Sanghera
Executive Director at Institute for Digital InnovAtion, George Mason University
Dr. Kamaljeet Sanghera is the Executive Director of the Institute for Digital InnovAtion (IDIA) at George Mason University where her team supports the research community in… Read More
Dr. Shree Taylor
Vice President of Government Analytics & Innovation at Elder Research Inc.
Dr. Shree W. Taylor leads the Government Analytics & Innovation team at Elder Research. Formally trained as a computational mathematician, she has been delighted… Read More
Josh Wilson
Senior Vice President of Services and Technology at LMI
Josh leads LMI’s concept development and customer delivery of capabilities for advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), data and enterprise operations, and digital solutions. He previously… Read More
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