GCF_Operationalizing_AI_with_platinum_sponsor_2000x500_tpg

GEOINT Community Forum:

Operationalizing Artificial Intelligence

November 29-30, 2022

Nov. 29 Unclassified Program
Nov. 30 Classified Program

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Allder Auditorium
7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, VA 22150-7500

One Day / Both Days 

$250 / $499 USGIF Member
$300 / $599 Non-Member/Industry

$75 / $150 USGIF Member Academia/Student
$99 / $199  USGIF Non-Member Academia/Student

$99 / $199USGIF Member Non-Profit
$125 / $249
Non-Member Non-profit
Free  Government Attendees

Sponsorship Opportunities

Two-day event

Join USGIF for a two-day program that takes a critical look at what is required to implement GEOINT AI capabilities for widespread use. The tech world has been abuzz for several years about the promise of artificial intelligence—and the GEOINT community has not been immune to the excitement. After all, AI has been considered a defining technology of the decade. Yet, deployment of AI solutions at scale remains challenging. From data governance and engineering to modeling to software management to security and trust, the operationalization of artificial intelligence is tremendously complex.

CONFIRMED GUEST SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS

Suzanne Alessi - Headshot

Suzanne Alessi, Computer Vision Orchestrator, Analysis Directorate, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
READ BIO

Ylli Bajraktari - Headshot

Ylli Bajraktari, Chief Executive Officer, Special Competitive Studies Project, and former Executive Director, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
READ BIO

Scott Beliveau - Headshot

Scott Beliveau, Co-lead Product Owner of the USPTO’s Enterprise Data and Analytics product, Director of Enterprise Data Architecture and Chief of Enterprise Advanced Analytics in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
READ BIO

Pat Biltgen

Pat Biltgen, Ph.D., Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
READ BIO

Tara_Bradburn

Tara Bradburn, Former Lead for Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Augmentation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Molly Cain-portrait

Molly Cain, Associate Director, Enterprise Digitalization, Internal Revenue Service

Shannon Clark - Headshot

Shannon Clark, Senior Vice President for Federal R&D, Palantir
READ BIO

Eric Demirjian - Headshot

Eric Demirjian, Director of the Test and Evaluation Threat Resource Activity (TETRA), Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC), Defense Intelligence Agency
READ BIO

Brian Drake - Headshot

Brian Drake, Federal Chief Technology Officer, Accrete AI Government
READ BIO

Col Gary Floyd 360x360

Col Garry “Pink” Floyd, USAF, Director, U.S. Air Force AI Accelerator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
READ BIO

Headshot_Placeholder

Ryan Ford, Ph.D., Applied Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University

Lt. Gen. Mike Groen - Headshot

LtGen Michael Groen, USMC (Ret.), Former Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Department of Defense
READ BIO

23753C6B-1BB3-4E50-9631-C65D8BB1BBDB_4_5005_c

Eric Hughes, Ph.D., Chief Engineer, Integrated Processing and Mission Solutions, MITRE
READ BIO

Kyle_Kilian_145x175

Kyle Kilian, Emerging Data and Modeling Lead, Office of Analytical Tradecraft, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
READ BIO

Cara LaPointe - Headshot

Cara LaPointe, Ph.D., Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy
READ BIO

F58ABA88-1F15-4444-A7F4-53BF4D69A026_4_5005_c

Lori Magruder, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and Associate Director of Center for Space Research, The University of Texas at Austin
READ BIO

Heather Martin - Headshot

Heather Martin, Ph.D., Acting Director, Office of Plans, Programs, and Strategy, Directorate for Data and Digital Innovation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
READ BIO

JimMcCool

Jim McCool, Director of Data and Digital Innovation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
READ BIO

Kyle_McCullough

Kyle McCullough, Director of Modeling & Simulation, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
READ BIO

AB734C26-0917-4043-BE4E-9AA2C2CF683B_4_5005_c

Alex Miller, Science and Technology Advisor, U.S. Army G2
READ BIO

Nand_Mulchandani_360

Nand Mulchandani, Chief Technology Officer, Central Intelligence Agency (pending agency approval)

Headshot_Placeholder

Olivia Peters, Ph.D., Director of GEOINT Mission Integration, National Reconnaissance Office

Cordula (2)

Cordula Robinson, Ph.D., Head of Geospatial Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, Northeastern University
READ BIO

Sandhoo Headshot

Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, D.Sc., Deputy Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
READ BIO

Jeff spungnardi headshot

Jeff Spugnardi, GEOINT Programs Lead, Google Public Sector 
READ BIO

Diane_Staheli_360

Diane Staheli, Chief of Responsible AI, Office of the Chief Digital and AI Officer, Department of Defense  
READ BIO

Stewart_Vince_Digital_360

LtGen Vincent Stewart, USMC (Ret.), and former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
READ BIO

1045F0B4-3018-4B44-B4F2-077FC9316BB5_1_201_a

Wynn ThaneCo-Chair, USGIF Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Working Group Director

Abe Usher

Abe Usher, Co-CEO, Black Cape
READ BIO

Lori Wade - Headshot

Lori Wade, Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
READ BIO

Headshot_Placeholder

Megan Werth, DoD/IC Integration Team Lead and Program Manager, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Department of Defense 

DD3959EE-DBD4-43CD-9C7B-735DCC27FF71_1_201_a

VADM Frank "Trey" Whitworth, USN, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
READ BIO

Eric Willis - Headshot

Eric Willis, Ph.D., Senior Data Scientist, RGi
READ BIO

E04361AD-256C-4C55-8F96-0DF4D5E6BD5D_1_201_a

Lisa Witzig, Ph.D., Director, Center for Security Research and Education, Pennsylvania State University
READ BIO

AGENDA 

*ALL TIMES ARE IN ET; AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE

29 November: Classification: Unclassified

8:00-9:00 Arrival, Breakfast, and Exhibits

9:00-9:15 Welcome Remarks: Christy Monaco, Vice President of Programs, USGIF 

9:15-10:00 Keynote: Ylli Bajraktari, Chief Executive Officer, Special Competitive Studies Project, and former Executive Director, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence

Q&A moderated by Robert Cardillo, USGIF Board Chair

10:00-11:00 Panel:Hic Sunt Dracones” – Stories of Success in Scaling Federal AI  

Ancient cartographers included the phrase “Here be dragons” to denote uncharted areas of maps where dangers were thought to exist. Implementation of AI for GEOINT does cross into unchartered and complex territory.  However, the GEOINT community can learn much from other federal organizations that have successfully navigated the paths from AI pilots to implementation. This panel of leaders will share some of their own stories about implementation of non-GEOINT AI capabilities, from which the GEOINT community can learn 

Moderator: Wynn Thane, Co-Chair, USGIF Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Working Group

  • Scott Beliveau, Co-lead Product Owner of the USPTO’s Enterprise Data and Analytics product, Director of Enterprise Data Architecture and Chief of Enterprise Advanced Analytics in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Molly Cain, Associate Director, Enterprise Digitalization, Internal Revenue Service
  • Alex Miller, Science and Technology Advisor, U.S. Army G2
  • Diane Staheli, Chief of Responsible AI, Office of the Chief Digital and AI Officer, Department of Defense 

11:00-11:30 Networking Break  

11:30-12:15 Keynote:  LtGen Michael Groen, USMC (Ret.), Former Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Department of Defense

Q&A moderated by Christy Monaco, Vice President of Programs, USGIF 

12:15-1:30 Lunch Break

1:30-2:15 Keynote: Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, D.Sc., Deputy Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

Q&A moderated by Will Rorrer, USGIF Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Working Group Co-Chair

2:15-2:30 Networking Break 

2:30-3:30 Panel: "Verify, But Trust?" – Quality Assurance and Control for Machine Learning 

There are both behavioral and technical hurdles that present potential barriers to adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities in the GEOINT Community. For example, how do we verify models when the events and activities we’re trying to predict don’t happen very often? How do we encourage users to “trust the machines” vs relying as we have traditionally on fallible human judgment? Join this exploration of how organizations are pursuing quality assurance, quality control, and trust in machine learning, examining current practices and looking at emerging approaches. 

Moderator: Pat Biltgen, Ph.D., Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton 

Panelists:

  • Cara LaPointe, Ph.D., Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy
  • Jeff Spugnardi, GEOINT Programs Lead, Google Public Sector 
  • Abe UsherCo-CEO, Black Cape
  • Eric Willis, Ph.D., Senior Data Scientist, RGi

3:30-4:15 Panel: Academic Contributions to GEOINT AI

Industry and government stakeholders certainly aren’t the only actors moving the needle forward in the Artificial Intelligence space. Academic institutions such as universities and research centers are home to some of the most innovative research in GEOINT AI. From tackling humanitarian issues like climate change and global health, to supporting the Army’s One World Terrain project through modeling and simulation, to leading the ICESat-2 missions, these panelists represent a wide range of cutting-edge GEOINT AI research. Learn how leaders in academia both support government and industry and blaze their own trail in geospatial artificial intelligence.

Moderator: Lisa Witzig, Ph. D., Director, Center for Security Research and Education, Pennsylvania State University

Panelists:   

  • Ryan Ford, Ph.D., Applied Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University
  • Lori Magruder, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and Associate Director of Center for Space Research, The University of Texas at Austin 
  • Kyle McCullough, Director of Modeling & Simulation, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
  • Cordula Robinson, Ph.D., Head of Geospatial Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, Northeastern University

4:15-4:20 Closing Remarks: Christy Monaco, VP of Programs, USGIF

4:20-5:30 Networking Reception and Exhibits

30 November: Classification: TS // REL FVEY 

8:00-9:00  Arrival, Breakfast, and Exhibits

9:00-9:15  Welcome Remarks: Robert Cardillo, Board Chair, USGIF 

9:15-10:00 Panel: A Model for the Models: An Update on GEOINT Artificial Intelligence Governance

Establishing an effective AI governance framework is a critical step in maturing and scaling AI capabilities in modern organizations, both public and private sector. NGA’s Director of Data and Digital Innovation Jim McCool will lead a discussion updating the community on implementation of governance for GEOINT AI inside the government and what the community can expect from this effort moving forward.   

Moderator: Jim McCool, Director of Data and Digital Innovation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 

Panelists:

  • Suzanne Alessi, Computer Vision Orchestrator, Analysis Directorate, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • Heather Martin, Ph.D., Acting Director, Office of Plans, Programs, and Strategy, Directorate for Data and Digital Innovation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency  
  • Olivia Peters, Ph.D., Director of GEOINT Mission Integration, National Reconnaissance Office
  • Megan Werth, DoD/IC Integration Team Lead and Program Manager, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Department of Defense 

10:00-10:30  Networking Break

10:30-11:30  Panel: “The AI of War” – Adversary Advances in AI

To paraphrase Sun Tzu, if you know the enemy’s AI and know your own, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles...But if you know your AI but not the enemy’s, for every victory gained, you will also suffer a defeat. Join this panel of experts from around the community for a classified discussion of how adversaries are developing and fielding AI capabilities that impact U.S. national security interests.

ModeratorLtGen Vincent Stewart, USMC (Ret.), former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

Panelists:

  • Eric Demirjian, Director of the Test and Evaluation Threat Resource Activity (TETRA), Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC), Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Brian Drake, Federal Chief Technology Officer, Accrete AI Government
  • Eric Hughes, Ph.D., Chief Engineer, Integrated Processing and Mission Solutions, MITRE

11:30-12:15  Keynote: Nand Mulchandani, Chief Technology Officer, Central Intelligence Agency (Pending Agency Approval)

12:15-1:15  Lunch Break in the Atrium and Exhibits 

1:15-2:15  Keynote: VADM Frank "Trey" Whitworth, USN, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Q&A moderated by Ronda Schrenk, Chief Executive Officer, USGIF 

2:15-3:15 KeynoteLori Wade, Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

3:15-3:45  Networking Break 

3:45-4:30  Panel: “How I Learned to Love AI” - Adoption of AI Machine Learning in Intelligence Community Workflows

Some may consider it a strange love indeed, but for many in our community, the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning has turned sceptics into enthusiasts. Join this panel of users who have seen success in applying AI and ML to their own workflows to learn about their journeys.   

Moderator: Tara Bradburn, Former Lead for Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Augmentation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Panelists:

  • Shannon Clark, Senior Vice President for Federal R&D, Palantir
  • Col Garry “Pink” Floyd, USAF, Director, U.S. Air Force AI Accelerator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
  • Kyle Kilian, Emerging Data and Modeling Team, Office of Analytical Tradecraft, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • Anna Rubinstein, Ph.D., Director of Test and Evaluation for Project Maven, Department of Defense

4:30-4:35  Closing Remarks: Christy Monaco, VP of Programs, USGIF

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS

rgi_logo_scholarship_page
esri-logo
elastic_500
Palantir-Logo-res
L3-Harris-Logo_cropped
maxar-logo