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16TH ANNUAL MEMBER CONFERENCE
Agents of Chaos?
November 18, 2026
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Collaborate with 120+ senior leaders to shape trusted strategies as we explore AI risk and security through keynotes, panels, and breakouts.

Registration Coming Soon

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
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Dell Technologies

Lavonne Burke

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Lockheed Martin

Mark Maybury

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Tony Faria

Blue Cross Blue
Shield Massachusetts

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Lockton Companies

Kevin Hewgley

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Harvard University

Sonya Ross

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Munich Re

John Schramm

ADDITIONAL LEADERS INCLUDE
CISOs & CIOs

Abacus Insights

Bill Brown

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Terry Carpenter

ElevateBio

Christian Hamer

EBSCO

Scott Macdonald

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Curt Heintz

Munich Re

Greg Brinkman

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

James DeFilippi

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Scott Mancini

UConn

Don Babcock

Jackson Laboratory

Brendan Arbuckle

Point32Health

John Mandracchia

Manulife/ John Hancock

Bobby Singh

Harvard University

Michael Tran Duff

MITRE

Roman Brozyna

Veracode

Sohail Iqbal

Comm of Mass

Tony O’Neill

Risk & Legal

Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

Vishal Thakkar

Manulife / John Hancock

Jalon Fowler

Manulife / John Hancock

Ben Sapiro

Munich Re

Bob Parisi

Comm of Mass

Christine Horan

L.E.K. Consulting

Shuba Satyaprasad

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Mark Zissman

Blue Sky Research

Steve MacLellan

MITRE

Eric Clopper

All Leaders

Conference Schedule

8:30 am

Coffee and Networking

9:00am

ACSC Welcome & Program Updates

9:15am

AI Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Responses: Opening Presentations 

10:15pm

AI Visibility, Controls and Vendors: Mapping and Assessing the Risks

11:00am

AI Vendor Assessment Toolkit Use Case Applications

12:00pm

Lunch

12:45pm

Presentation/Panel

1:45pm

Speed Networking

2:15pm

PM Tech and Risk Breakout Sessions

3:15pm

Fireside Chat

4:00pm

Recognition

4:30pm

Closing Remarks

5:00pm

Networking Reception 

What you will learn
  • How leading CISOs are thinking about securing broad AI deployments

  • Where they see opportunities for AI to play an active role in cyber defenses

  • How they are working to comply with the regulatory landscape

  • What they would see as the greatest AI threat

  • How attackers are expected to use AI: more advanced malware, quicker lateral movement, and novel IOCs

  • How defenders are planning to counter AI-driven threats

  • Real-world use cases where AI is already strengthening SOC operations

What you will get
  • Meaningful and structured engagements with your peers and industry leaders.

  • Actionable ACSC Toolkits to guide your AI security, governance, and compliance development - including the new AI/LLM Security Assessment Toolkit.

  • Thought provoking presentations to advance AI security principles.

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SPONSORS

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS

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RESEARCH PARTNERS

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ACSC is where relationships drive change and create opportunities.

HIGHLY INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE
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Working sessions, facilitated table discussions

Collaborate and share with peers to develop key takeaways

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120+ Senior Executives Collaborating

Join CISOs, CIOs, Risk Officers, and Legal Counsel of major companies.

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Toolkits and Practice-Changing Publications: Products to brief senior executives and corporate boards

Conference topics culminate in board-level publications, covering key takeaways and guidance. Publications are available for sponsor distribution.

The Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC)

at Northeastern University Innovation Campus

info@acscenter.org  |  (617) 485-1112

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