Distinguished Engineer, CTO Americas Security Technical Sale, IBM Master Inventor, IBM Security

Jeff Crume is a Distinguished Engineer and CTO for IBM Security North America as well as an Assistant Professor at NC State University. He is an IBM Master Inventor with a PhD in Cybersecurity and is the author of a book entitled “Inside Internet Security: What Hackers Don’t Want You To Know” as well as a contributing author to the “Information Security Management Handbook.” Jeff is a member of the inaugural class of the NC State University Computer Science Alumni Hall of Fame and has served on the school’s Strategic Advisory Board. He currently serves on the editorial board for the “Information and Computer Security” research journal and is a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. He holds CISSP and ISSAP professional IT Security certifications as well as Distinguished Chief IT Architect credentials from The Open Group. Jeff lived in Beijing on assignment in 2006 and has worked with clients in more than 40 countries.

and Dr. Alan R. Shark

Associate Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government at GMU; Executive Director of Public Technology Institute (PTI)

Navigating AI’s Pitfalls and Opportunities in Local Government

Dr. Alan R. Shark is an associate professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. His focus has been technology leadership, emerging technologies, governance, civic engagement in government. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, Shark serves as the executive director of Public Technology Institute (PTI) a nonprofit now headquartered in Minneapolis, MN (See www.pti.org.)

Among his more recent work, he is the author of Artificial Intelligence-A Primer for State & Local Government: Everything You Need to Know Since Yesterday, the textbook Technology & Public Management Second Ed., 7 Trends That Will Transform Local Governments through Technology, and CIO Leadership for CIO Leadership for Cities and Counties: Emerging Trends and Practices. His work has been supported by the Sloan Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the United Nations, OECD, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Shark was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, where he serves as co-chair for the NAPA Standing Panel on Technology Leadership.