As government agencies and educational institutions accelerate digital transformation, they face a growing wave of sophisticated cyber threats—many driven by or targeting emerging AI technologies. From credential phishing to identity-based lateral movement, today’s attackers are faster, stealthier, and more coordinated than ever. Join Okta, Zscaler, CrowdStrike and AWS to hear from industry experts as they discuss how AI is being u...

Join BENS SE for a lunch discussion with Director General Jared (Chu-en) Lin, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECOM), Altanta. Director General Lin will share his experiences and expertise as an official of the Taiwan government. His comments will focus on China’s expanding influence and power in SE Asia and U.S. relations with Taiwan and China. We will also have the opportunity to discuss other issues of interest.

Please join BENS members and guests for a luncheon discussion on how the lessons of a small group of world class trauma experts who joined forces with America’s best combat medics to rewrite the rule book on how battlefield medicine can save lives and impact trauma throughout the United States. At the start of the first Gulf War, there had been very little progress in battlefield trauma care since the Civil War. The concepts embodied in...

Please join us for an exclusive, off-the-record luncheon and discussion with Dr. Jonathan Panter, Navy Surface Warfare Officer, on the strategic and economic realities of mass-produced unmanned systems. In an era defined by great power competition and the rapid technological lessons of conflicts like the war in Ukraine, the defense industry is undergoing a generational shift. New venture-backed companies, often referred to as “neo-defens...

Ready to solve smarter? Analytics is evolving fast, and we’ve kept pace. In our upcoming webinar, you’ll find out how to take your analytics further with smarter guidance, stronger governance, and faster access to data. Hear from our product leaders, including former ACE Nicole Johnson and Kate Butcher, about the latest innovations in Alteryx One and how to get the most out of your own trusted AI models. Find out more about how you...

When attackers get their hands on privileged credentials in cloud environments, their first move is rarely the big flashy action we expect. Instead, they're quietly turning off the alarms. Defense impairment has become a go-to tactic for adversaries who want to operate undetected in AWS and Azure environments, and it's working because teams aren't watching for it. This talk will walk through real-world defense impairment techniques across AWS...

Bootstrap’. A term that means starting with existing resources is often associated with startups, but its principles extend far beyond the business world. From tech companies and open-source projects to conferences and charities, countless successful initiatives began through bootstrapping. Notable examples include Tenable, Sourcefire (acquired by Cisco for $2.7 billion), Malwarebytes, and SolarWinds, all of which were bootstrapped. In t...

Across state and local government, chatbot adoption is not stalled by lack of interest, it’s paused for lack of trust. Agencies want to harness the speed and efficiency of conversational AI, but need guarantees that citizen data will remain protected, that answers are auditable and that compliance controls are built in from day one. Denser AI’s verifiable chatbot platform delivers exactly that. DenserChat transforms how agencies de...

Is your agency's data architecture truly resilient against a natural disaster, power grid failure, or major cloud outage? For state, local, and federal civilian organizations, a major disruption compromises essential citizen services and erodes public trust. Join Snowflake for best practices and step-by-step guidance to ensure your critical data and applications are protected against any unplanned outage or planned migration. What You'll Learn...

In the era of AI, businesses face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and it can be difficult to keep up. Today’s security practitioners must understand the nature of ever-evolving AI threats and identify how to mitigate risk accordingly. Microsoft's Security platform is designed to address these challenges comprehensively, offering robust protections to secure your organization.Join us for an exclusive webinar where you'll gain ins...