AITP Chicago
Agenda:
5:00-5:30 PM – AI Startup Presentations: Presentation from AirOps by Eoin Clancy, https://www.airops.com/ and from Tango by Ken Babcock, https://www.tango.ai/
5:30-6:00 PM - Panel: Executive Perspective on the AI Revolution – The Moderator will be Dr. Lance Fortnow, Inaugural Dean of the College of Computing at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech). The Panel will include:
The panel discussion will cover the executive perspective of where Artificial Intelligence is currently being deployed and where it is headed over the next few years. Where is AI currently providing business value and what AI technologies are they deploying to provide that value? Are there situations where AI hasn't provided the value they expected? Where do they think they'll find their next wins from AI and what AI technologies look most promising?
6:00-6:30 PM - Panel: Growing Up in the World of AI - High School student panel led by Nitin Murali, student and leader for the Product Management Club at Illinois Tech, featuring Students from the top three High Schools in the Chicago area - Sasha Preuss, Sophomore, Walter Payton College Prep; Vivan Wali, Senior, Stevenson High School; Abhi Majumdar, Sophomore, UHigh, University of Chicago. The discussion will center around the AI tools available and how social networks and academia are adopting to the new technologies. The discussion will also revolve around the students aspirations around working with the technology and what they believe in the future of AI.
6:30-7:30 PM – Launch: The Open Development Platform and Research Net AI – Join the session to understand and watch the demo of the Open Development Platform for the first time as the Minimum Viable Product is revealed. The platform automates the development, testing and deployment of products built on the system. The complete lifecycle of the product can be managed and maintained on the platform. Integration with other systems may be achieved through pattern engineering or plugin development making the platform extremely extensible with minimal effort. Process engineering and automation is built into the system with an agentic framework for inter-operability between external agents and frameworks either by the generation of code for the external system or mapping the capabilities. The Agentic framework is based on the latest research from Googe ADK and Agent-to-Agent protocol and communication with tools with Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Learn about all the collaborations and partnerships started at Research Net.AI with universities and organizations around the world and how you can join the Research Network and Services Network to build products at blazing speeds to reduce the time-to-market and gain from the insights through Data Insights for the products.
The development team for the MVP will be present and glad to answer any questions.
7:30-8:00 PM - Networking: ADDA, the Meeting of the Minds
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The AI Alliance, ODP and Research Net AI – Resources You Can Use
AI Alliance, originally started by IBM and Meta, it is a collaborative network of 100+ organizations, including companies, startups, universities, research institutions, government organizations, and non-profit foundations that are working at the forefront of AI technology, applications, and governance. They unite top developers, scientists, academic institutions, companies, and policymakers to create the future of open, safe, and responsible AI. The AI Alliance is building and advancing opensource AI agents, data models, evaluations, safety, applications and advocacy to ensure everyone can benefit
ODP provides an open co-development platform for collaborating with universities, faculties and students under Open Source MIT license. This contains the agentic orchestration framework. Products built on ODP can then be hardened and commercialized with services and 24x7 support. Value-added services may also be added to the commercial product. This model is similar to the relationship between Apache or other Open Source products commercialized through RedHat.
Research Net .AI (RNet.AI) is an innovation platform for building commercial products at scale and speed. It provides the blazing fast pattern and agent-based automation framework provided by the Open Development Platform (ODP).
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AI Alliance is a Open collaboration of 100+ organizations started by IBM and Meta. The launch event is organized to launch startups in the AI Alliance ecosystem. The event will also feature other presentations from individuals in the AI domain. Panels discussions and unconferences may also be part of the event.
https://thealliance.ai/
Association of IT Professionals (AITP) was founded in 1951in Chicago and remains one of the oldest professional technology associations in the country. It covers a wide range of technologies by developing close relationships with other business and technology organizations, such as Society of Information Management (SIM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), ISACA, InfraGard and the Executives Club of Chicago.
https://aitpchicago.com/https://aitpchicago.com/
We're excited to announce our partner, ISACA Chicago's upcoming annual Convergence 2025 conference taking place on August 12-13th at the Peninsula Chicago. This year's theme, "Risk and Reward: Governance for the Future of Technology," providing a remarkable opportunity to connect with visionary thought leaders and industry experts. Join us for two days of transformative discussions that aim to Engage, Empower, and Evolve.
Why Attend?
- Networking Opportunities: connect with industry professionals who share your passion and drive for emerging technologies. - Inspiring Sessions: discover new perspectives and ideas to drive personal and professional growth
- Enjoy the rooftop networking reception.
Overview of Convergence: https://engage.isaca.org/chicagochapter/convergenceannualconferencechicago/convergenceannualconference202508
Registration : https://web.cvent.com/event/fe6a72bb-8a00-4c8a-a2d2-a44239a1fb59/summary
You’re Invited to an informational Virtual Meeting. (See Registration link below)
TOPIC: Elevating Leadership: Unlocking Excellence by Leading with Purpose
This impactful keynote is designed for everyone, from leaders guiding large teams to individuals focused on elevating their performance. Leading with purpose is essential to achieving excellence in today's fast-paced and ever-evolving world. Brian Alementi inspires through impactful examples, heartfelt stories, and his powerful PG3 model—a framework grounded in positivity, passion, perspective, gratitude, grace, and generosity. Rooted in real-world experience and a deep commitment to inspiring others, Brian has helped individuals and teams ignite innovation, build resilience, and foster high-impact cultures. He believes leadership isn't just about metrics, it's about sparking purpose and inspiring others to reach their fullest potential. This keynote inspires anyone looking to lead with purpose and unlock the excellence that drives personal and organizational success even in the most challenging times.
Click Here to Register to Receive a Zoom Meeting Link You must register by 8/11 to attend! The meeting link will be sent out the evening of 8/10 to all registrants, with a reminder sent the day of the event. If you have not received the link by the morning of 8/12, 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.
Speaker: Brian Alementi
The CISO of the Year Committee and the Chicago Chapters of AITP, ChicagoFIRST, InfraGard, ISSA, ISACA, CSA, PAABC, WiCyS and SIM are excited to welcome you to our 4th In-Person Mixer of 2025.
The purpose of the CISO of the Year program is to recognize the top CISOs in the greater Chicago area and provide a higher level of awareness and recognition to the CISO (or equivalent in authority) position.
Join us for the 4th of four events leading up to the Awards Breakfast of October 15th. The events are Private, intended to support CISO’s and their direct reports, 2024 CISO Nominees, the Program Judges, our CISO Program Sponsors and delegates from esteemed industry partners - AITP, ChicagoFIRST, Infragard, ISSA, ISACA, CSA, PAABC, WiCyS and SIM. (Limit of up to 2 Board Members from each Industry Partner per event without special approval).
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This is a great opportunity to recognize the exceptional talent we have in the Chicago Region, to network with security professionals and to meet the candidates and judges for the 2024 CISO of the Year Program. Great Food and Drink Too!
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Prior CISO of the Year Award Winners:
2024 - CISO of the Year, ENTERPRISE, Dan Manley, CISO, CME Group 2024 - CISO of the Year, MID-CAP, Angela Williams, CISO, UL
2023 - CISO of the Year, Enterprise, Darin Hurd, CIO, Guaranteed Rate 2023 - CISO of the Year, MID-CAP, Neil Witek, Oak Street Health
2022 - CISO of the Year, ENTERPRISE, Mahmood Khan, CISO, SVP& CISO, CNA 2022 - CISO of the Year MID-CAP, Walter Lefmann, Director of Security, Chicago Trading Corporation
2021 - CISO of the Year, Ricardo LaFosse, CISO, Kraft Heinz Company
2020 - CISO of the Year, Paige Adams, Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
2019 - CISO of the Year, Jill Rhodes, CISO, Option Care Health
2018 - CISO of the Year, Bradley Schaufenbuel, VP & Chief Information Security Officer, Paylocity
2017 - CISO of the Year, Erik Decker, Chief Security & Privacy Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
2016 - CISO of the Year, Todd Fitzgerald, CISO, Grant Thornton International Ltd
2015 - CISO of the Year, Kevin Novak, CISO and Technology Risk Officer for Northern Trust Bank
2014 - CISO of the Year, Arian McMillan, CISO, Deparartment of Innovation and Technology, City of Chicago
2013 - CISO of the Year, Jason Witty, SVP & CISO, US Bank.
Please Thank Our 2025 Program Sponsors:
The CISO of the Year Committee and the Chicago Chapters of AITP, ChicagoFirst, InfraGard, ISSA, ISACA, CSA, PAABC, WiCyS and SIM are excited to welcome you to our 2025 CISO of the Year Award Breakfast!
Join us for the culmination of the 2025 Awards Program on October 14th. The events are Private, intended to support CISO’s and their direct reports, 2024 CISO Nominees, the Program Judges, our CISO Program Sponsors and delegates from esteemed industry partners-AITP, Chicago FIRST, Infragard, ISSA, ISACA, CSA, PAABC, WiSys and SIM. (Limit of up to 2 Board Members from each Industry Partner per event without special approval).
Click Here to Visit the New CISO of theYear Website
This is a great opportunity to to recognize the exceptional talent we have in the Chicago Region, to network with security professionals and to meet the candidates and judges for the 2024 CISO of the Yea Program - and to congratulate the 2024 CISO of the Year Winners! Great Food and Drink Too!
2023 - ENTERPRISE, Darin Hurd, CISO, Guaranteed Rate 2023 - MID-CAP, Neil Witek, CISO, Oak Street Health
2022 - ENTERPRISE, Mahmood Khan, SVP & CISO, CNA Insurance 2022 - MID-CAP, Walter Lefmann, Director of Security, Chicago Trading Corporation
2021 - CISO of the Year, Ricardo LaFosse, CISO, The Kraft Heinz Company
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