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• AI Alliance - Research Net - AITP Chicago Event

  • When
    Wed, December 17, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Microsoft Office - 200 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601

  Sponsors:

                          

         AI Alliance                        Research Net                  AITP Chicago

  The AI Alliance is a collaboration of 100+ organizations including the Open Development Platform, started by IBM and Meta. 

  Research Net is dedicated to accelerating research and development through the automation platform. It is a collaboration between multiple universities and research institutes to bring academic research to life.

  Agenda:

  05:00 - 06:00 pm:    Food, Drinks and Networking

  06:00 - 06:30 pm:    Research Net ODP 0.3.0 update

  06:30 - 07:15 pm:    Executive Panel: Securing Enterprises in the AI Revolution – The Opportunities and Challenges of AI from a Security Perspective

  07:15 - 07:30 pm:          Introducing Polsky Center and Alchemist Chicago collaboration and  Introducing AI and Quantum Startups

  07:30 - 07:45 pm:    Startup Team 1 - Slideflow Labs

  07:45 - 08:00 pm:    Startup Team 2 - qBraid

  08:00 - 09:00 pm:    Networking: Meeting of the Minds

  
  

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  ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED 
  

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  The Executive Panel:

  Securing Enterprises in  AI Revolution - Opportunities and Challenges of AI from a Security Perspective

  Opportunities - e.g. where can AI be used to make the organization more secure; Challenges -e.g.  with AI spreading throughout the organization, including outside of IT, how can it be managed to prevent breakdowns in security.

  Moderator:  

  

  Frank Yanan, SVP, GIS Business Information Security Officer (BISO), Bank of America

  Frank is an SVP / Business Information Security Officer for Bank of America where he manages risk for key client facing applications and lines of business. 

  Prior to the Bank, Frank was Global Head of Security Operations for Zurich Insurance.  At Zurich, he set the vision & strategy for Zurich’s global security toolkit and oversaw its daily operation.  He also led Zurich’s Identity Administration Management team.

  Throughout his career, Frank has held several impactful IT Leadership positions, including CIO for Barrington Capital, Head of Global Applications for Hewitt, Chief Delivery Officer for Sears and SVP/Practice Lead at The Revere Group, an IT consulting firm.   He  is an advisory board member for Gartner Chicago CISO Executive Summits, HMG Chicago CIO Executive Summits, Vation Ventures Innovation Council, and Involta.

  Panelists 

  

  Shefali Mookencherry, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer, UIC and 2025 ENTERPRISE CISO of the Year

   Shefali is a seasoned professional with expertise in information security, higher education, privacy, HIPAA, research, healthcare policy and strategy, promoting Interoperability (PI) and compliance. With 30+ years of cybersecurity, privacy, and higher education experience – including 20+ years of healthcare experience, she is acknowledged as a cybersecurity and privacy Subject Matter Expert (SME). Shefali also has a keen interest in the adoption of innovative technology and provides leadership, consultation, coordination, and integration of information processes with enterprise-wide information technology and information security and privacy strategies.

  

  Nitin Raina – Chief Information Security Officer, Thoughtworks and 2025 MIDCAP CISO of the Year

  Nitin brings 25+ years of experience in IT, Security and Risk leadership, to his role, which focuses on safeguarding both clients and internal business by ensuring security is embedded into every stage of technology delivery.  Nitin’s mandate is to prioritize and balance security, technology, and risk considerations in ways that enable trusted client partnerships while protecting the enterprise.

  Over Nitin’s career, he has developed a strong ability to translate between technical and business contexts, helping clients and internal stakeholders alike to bridge gaps across people, process, and technology, and to deliver security strategies that not only protect but also empower innovation, enabling organizations to operate with confidence and achieve sustainable growth.

  

  Karen Habercoss – Chief Information Security Officer, University of Chicago Medicine Health System

  Karen Habercoss is the Vice President, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer for The University of Chicago Medicine Health System. She is responsible for the enterprise strategy and overall operations of the health system Information Security and Privacy Office. She also co-leads AI Governance for the health system. Karen has Master’s Degrees in Business Administration and Clinical Social Work. Prior to her current role, she worked in the Compliance Department at The Joint Commission and as the Corporate Compliance and Quality Officer for PRS, LLC, a healthcare start up.  Karen holds the following certifications: CIPM, CISM, CDPSE, AIGP, QTE, CCEP, CHC, CHPC, and CHRC and maintains her Illinois licensure in clinical social work. She is the chair of the HIMSS Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Security Committee and chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges Compliance Officers’ Forum Steering Committee. Karen is the past co-lead of the Privacy-Security Task Group for the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group. She speaks regularly on the topic of Privacy-Security collaboration strategies to reduce enterprise and AI risk.

  Polsky Center Startups

  Slideflow Labs

  Slideflow Labs is an AI-driven digital pathology company that develops deep-learning tools to analyze whole-slide tissue images for biomarker discovery, cancer subtype prediction, and clinical decision support. Its platform emphasizes data privacy, explainability, and flexible deployment, allowing hospitals and research institutions to run powerful pathology models securely while accelerating diagnostic insights.

  Speaker(s) and Attendees: Sid Ramesh, Claire Chen, and Kacee Doan

  qBraid

  qBraid is a quantum-computing development platform that provides a cloud-based environment with preconfigured SDKs, simulators, and access to multiple quantum hardware backends. It streamlines the entire workflow for researchers and developers by removing setup friction, enabling cross-framework development, and offering educational resources that make quantum programming more accessible.

  Speaker(s) and Attendees: Ricky Young, Brian Pearson

  
  

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• ChiBrrCon VI - 2026

  • When
    Thu, February 05, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Hermann Hall Conference Center, 3241 S. Federal Street, Chicago, IL 60616

  Welcome to ChiBrrCon VI, 2026

  

  ChiBrrCon is Chicago’s premier vendor-free, practitioner-driven, nonprofit security conference where community, creativity, and technical excellence come together. Born from the icy winds of the Midwest winter, ChiBrrCon delivers high-quality technical talks, interactive villages, and engaging leadership discussions—all without vendor sales pitches.

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  ChiBrrCon  is a privately funded, not-for-profit, charitable organization established for information security and technology focused individuals. Building on years of hosting in-house conferences to help address tight corporate training budgets, ChiBrrCon was founded by corporate information security leaders and sponsored by their respective organizations in 2020.

  The mission and vision of ChiBrrCon are the same as the ones our founders set with their own in-house programs; to provide attendees with high quality training, an opportunity to present to a safe audience, and an opportunity to meet peers with like interests.

  ChiBrrCon is hosted and taught by information security and technology professionals from the Chicagoland Area with special guest speakers from around the world.  

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