Winning the Competition for Trusted AI: What Members Will Learn at the ACSC 15th Annual Member Conference

This Thursday, November 6, the Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC) will host its 15th Annual Member Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, a full day of keynotes, panels, and interactive working sessions designed to help members tackle one of the most urgent challenges of our time: building trusted AI systems.

A Focus on Action and Application on AI and Security 

This year’s conference theme - Winning the Competition for Trusted AI: A Risk and Security Agenda - centers on how organizations can responsibly innovate while managing the profound new risks AI introduces. Members will engage directly with peers and experts through interactive table discussions, breakout groups, and live toolkit development sessions that transform insights into practical action plans.

Some of the highlights on this year’s agenda include:

CISO Action Agenda: LLM Security, Governance, and AI in Security

The day’s first interactive session brings together top security leaders to discuss how large language models (LLMs) and generative AI are reshaping enterprise risk.

Janine Comstock (MFS Investment Management), Justin Peavey (Wellington), Stephen Scharf (BlackRock), and Mark Morrison (ACSC) will lead a frank discussion on how CISOs are defining governance frameworks for AI tools, managing exposure from employee experimentation, and incorporating AI into the broader security stack.

Participants will collaborate on practical approaches and identify common challenges to bring back to their organizations.

AI-Driven Attacks and Responses

In this dynamic panel, Mike Sikorski (Palo Alto Networks), Mark Maybury (Lockheed Martin), and Marc Zissman (MIT Lincoln Laboratory) will examine how adversaries are already using AI to scale attacks - from code generation to deception tactics - and how defenders can respond.Expect a lively, data-driven exchange on emerging threat intelligence, AI-powered detection, and the next generation of automated defense capabilities.

Fireside: Global Competition and AI - Where Do We Go From Here?

To close the day, Chris Demchak (U.S. Naval War College) and Melissa Hathaway (Hathaway Global; former White House advisor) will explore the geopolitical race to lead in AI.This candid discussion will connect national strategy with enterprise risk - examining how global developments, supply-chain dependencies, and regulatory approaches may shape how U.S. organizations innovate securely.

A Day of Learning and Collaboration

The ACSC Member Conference isn’t a passive event — it’s an opportunity for 120+ senior executives to engage directly, share lessons, and co-create best practices that define the next phase of trusted AI adoption. Through these interactive sessions, members will leave with peer-tested strategies and actionable insights to brief their leadership teams and boards.

Stay tuned for the lessons on how to win the competition for trusted AI to follow!