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• AITP Chicago - AI SIG

  • When
    Tue, October 28, 2025
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    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Location: CNA Building - 151 North Franklin Street, Chicago, IL, 2nd Floor Conference Room B

  You're Invited to an Informational Presentation with AITP Chicago's Artificial Intelligence Shared Interest Group (SIG)

  
  

  Presenter and AITP SIG Chair: Roman Eng, Research Scientist, AI Alignment and Safety, Clarkson University, PhD Student

  AITP Executive Sponsor: Justin Nemeth (Board Director / Past President)
  

  Topic: Building AI Agents that Learn: From Imitation to Experience

  Join us for our latest in-person AI SIG meeting led by Roman Eng
  

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  How do machines really learn? Some AI systems “imitate” by copying expert behavior, while others learn through “experience” by trial and error. But humans add something extra: our emotions guide us when to persist, when to adapt, and when to change direction. In this session, we’ll explore how the balance of imitation and experience shapes the way AI learns today and why this balance matters for the agents of tomorrow. We’ll dive into how the next generation of AI agents might evolve on their own by integrating cognitive-emotional signals likcuriosity, frustration, and clarity. The talk is a glimpse into practical design andresearch on how these agents could be built, how they might adapt in real time, and what it means for trust and personalization. Join us to see why the future of AI isn’t just about smarter predictions, it’s about building self-evolving companions that will improve over time.
  

  Refreshments and light snacks will be provided
  

  
  

  Registration in advance is required.  No walk-ins.  Registration will close 48 hours in advance of our meeting
  

  
  

  Note: This Meeting is for Practitioners Only.  Sales & Marketing Professionals are only allowed if the bring a Practitioner with them and is approved by AITP in advance.  Sales activities are not permitted.
  

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• AI Alliance - Responsible and Lean AI

  • When
    Wed, October 29, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Microsoft Office - 200 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601

  AI Alliance: Responsible amd Lean AI

  

  Agenda:

  5:00 PM  -  Food, Drinks and Networking

  6:00 PM  -  ResearchNet.AI  2.0 Product Update

  7:00 PM  -    Executive Perspective:  Responsible AI in Practice, Bich-Thuy Le, President, LeLumin

  7:30 PM  -  Technical Presentation: The Lean AI Framework, Dr. Quentin Reul

  8:00 PM  -  Networking, ADDA, The Meeting of Mind

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• AITP Security SIG Meeting - The Art of Proper SIEM and Motorcycle Ownership

  • When
    Wed, November 05, 2025
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    5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    RSM US LLP, 30 S Wacker, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60606

  You're Invited to an Informational In-Person Meeting (see below for registration)

   A great chance to network with your peers and share!

  Topic: The Art of Proper SIEM and Motorcycle Ownership
  Presenter: Johnny Xmas
  Location: RSM US LLP, 30 S Wacker, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60606

  When: Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025 - 5:00 to 7:30 PM

  5 PM Registration and Networking

  5:30 Presentation, followed by refreshments, light snacks and networking.  

  Join us for a fun presentation comparing Johnny’s lessons learned from motorcycle ownership and how they directly relate to SIEM ownership. The goal hopefully is to finally convey information in a way that SIEM owners will finally understand and implement.

  
  

  Join Johnny, an infamous local SIEM and motorcycle destroyer, as he walks you through the dos and don’ts of SIEM and motorcycle ownership.

  A Word of Caution

  This talk will contain zero information that you have not heard many, many times before. For some reason, however, Johnny sees all of it being violated in the most egregious ways at company after company after company. 

  This has led him to believe that the industry has either:

  • Never received all the information all at once, or
  • Not been given the information in a manner that didn’t immediately induce a deep and lengthy coma (probably the latter).

  The Thousand-Foot View

  As such, Johnny will be attempting to convey the thousand-foot view of how to (or not to) choose, stand up, and manage a SIEM by wrapping it in thinly veiled metaphors derived from his hobby: propelling himself over (and sometimes at) asphalt at extremely high velocities.

  Get ready for an enlightening journey through the world of SIEMs and motorcycles! 

  Click Here to Register (Registration Closes November 3rd)

  “This event is for practitioners only. Vendors may participate if they bring a client or prospective client that is approved in advance by AITP.”

  Contact Tom Forkenbrock for more information.

  tom.forkenbrock@aitpchicago.com

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• GCSI CIOManSec

  • When
    Mon, November 17, 2025
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    8:45 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    IIT Chicago Kent College of Law, 565 W. Adams St Chicago

  GCSI CIOManSec 2025 

  Pan Asian American Business Council's  Global Cyber Security Initiative conference on Critical Infrastructure, OT and Manufacturing
  

  Mastering Organizational Risk – Connecting the Dots

  Agenda

  8:45 – 9:00 am Welcoming Remarks 

  9:00 – 9:50 am  Keynote – TBD

  9:50 – 10:40 am  CISO Panel on Critical Infrastructure

  Moderator: Bruce Coffing, CISO, City of Chicago

  Speakers:

  10:40 – 10:55 am Break

  10:55 – 11:20 am Presentation – TBD

  11:20 – 11:45 am Distinguished Speaker –  TBD

  Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch

  1:00 – 1:50 pm CxO Panel on OT 

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  AITP member discount code : AITP2025 (50% - for Practitioners only)

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• Leading Through Uncertainty, Using Generative AI to Anticipate, Simulate, and Respond to Business Challenges

  • When
    Tue, November 18, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Via Zoom

  You’re Invited to an informational Virtual Meeting.   (See Registration link below)

  TOPIC: Leading Through Uncertainty, Using Generative AI  to Anticipate,Simulate, and Respond to Business Challenges

  Volatility is now the operating baseline for all business. Yet only a small minority of leaders say they are truly prepared to manage the pace and complexity of change. Join us for a practical, 60-minute session on using generative AI’s wider capabilities as a strategic business tool to navigate through uncertainty – to anticipate, simulate and respond in real time.
  

  What you’ll get in 1 hour

  • Explanation of generative AI’s wider capabilities and live demonstration of its use in simulation and response stress testing.
  • Clear framework for when to use AI testing vs real people.
  • Thirty-day readiness checklist for your business that you can put to work immediately.

  Click Here to Register to Receive a Zoom Meeting Link  You must register by 11/16  to attend!  The meeting link will be sent out the evening of 11/17 to all registrants, with a reminder sent the day of the event.  If you have not received the link by the morning of 11/18, check your spam and promotion folders.  If it is not there, send an email to paul.dittmann@aitpchicago.com and he will email you the link.

  About Your Presenters:

  
  

  
  

  Kevin Bubel, Founding Partner, Oakton Communications Partners: 

  As Oakton’s founding partner, Kevin brings three decades of experience as a journalist, in-house communications executive, and global agency leader helping boards, executive teams and functional leaders navigate through change and reputational challenges.

  Sinéad Duffy, Managing Director and Founder, Camcor & Oakton Communications  Partner

  Sinead is a seasoned corporate communications and reputation professional with 25 years’ experience in top multi-national life science companies, leading creative communications campaigns and activity. 

  As a consultant and Oakton Communications partner, she works with organisations to build their profiles and supports senior leaders tell their stories with impact. She has advised on tackling misinformation in health and agriculture, curated safe space for dialogue and is passionate about innovation for sustainability.

  Matt Collette, CEO and Founder, Sequencr AI & Oakton Communications  Partner 

  Matt is a digital transformation expert and technology leader with over 20 years’ experience helping Fortune 500 companies and global agencies navigate change at the intersection of marketing, communications, and artificial intelligence.  As founder of Sequencr AI, he partners with organizations to scale the adoption of generative AI across marketing, sales and communications functions.

  Jonathan Kay, Founder and Managing Partner, Health Market Experts & Oakton Communications  Partner

  Jonathan Kay is a trusted adviser to CEOs and management in health and life sciences. Jonathan has advised on the successful commercial strategy for dozens of technologies that address high unmet needs. His consulting has supported AI-enabled technologies such as machine learning in diagnostics, 3D-printed medical devices, robotic surgery solutions, and AI automation software for insurance and hospitals. Jonathan is the founder of Health Market Experts, LLC, and a partner of Oakton Communications.

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• ChiBrrCon VI - 2026

  • When
    Thu, February 05, 2026
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    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.

  Ready to Speak?  Click Here!

  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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