Conference Program - May 9th

Time

Program Item

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration 

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast 

9:00 – 9:20 AM

Opening Ceremony

• Welcome Address – Conference Co-Chair

  • Conference Overview & Objectives

• Dean’s Address – Merrimack College

• Provost’s Address – Merrimack College

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

9:30 – 10:00 AM | Keynote Address

Jeremy Gillis

Special Agent, US Secret Service, Boston

10:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Global Featured Presentations

AI Ethics, Governance & International Policy

Moderator: Hannarae Lee/Varshitha Manjunath

Speakers:

1. Dalibor Dolezal
2. Olivia A. T. Frimpong Kwapong
3. Zach Kissel
4. Simon-Peter Kafui Aheto
5. Kiran Gundrai
6. Siddhant Tanpure

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Lunch & Networking

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Global Panel Discussion

Future of AI & Cybersecurity
Moderator: Kyungseok Choo & Joseph K. Assan

1. Dave Gerry- CEO Bugcrowd
2. Jhon Jairo Arellano Rosero
3. Ruby Victoria Kodom
4. Tomás Sierra
5. Eduardo Kreimerman Meyohas

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Featured Tutorial

Quantum Explained: Understanding the Forces that Secure and Threaten Your World – Part II

Presenter: Prof. Leon Deligiannidis, Ph.D.

School of Computing and Data Science, Wentworth Institute of Technology

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Global Research & Case Studies

Moderator: Jolly Upadhyaya

1. Joseph K. Assan & Ebenezer Kwapong
2. Varshitha Manjunath
3. Ophelia Akoto
4. Sukrutha 
5. Pem Dem & Davaajargal Sukhbaatar

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Conference Dinner