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THE AI SUMMIT AT BLACK HAT USA 2024 SELLS OUT, EXPANDS TO WELCOME MORE ATTENDEES
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Las Vegas, Nevada – July 23, 2024 – Coming off of its largest show to date in London, The AI Summit Series announces its inaugural The AI Summit at Black Hat USA 2024 has sold out. Taking place for one day only on August 6 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, the show is doubling its capacity by adding more seats and building out more breakout sessions for delegates from the business, cybersecurity, and technology industries to attend.
"We are thrilled to see the overwhelming interest in artificial intelligence within the cybersecurity community, as evidenced by The AI Summit at Black Hat USA 2024 selling out so quickly,” said Rory Crone, Director Marketing, The AI Summit Series, Informa Tech. “Due to this incredible demand, we are excited to announce that we are expanding the event to accommodate more attendees. We are also adding speakers and content to the program to ensure that we provide the most comprehensive and cutting-edge insights into the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. This expansion reflects our commitment to fostering knowledge and innovation in this critical field, and we look forward to welcoming a diverse and engaged audience to the conference."
The AI Summit at Black Hat USA 2024, supported by World Wide Technology (WWT), a global technology solutions provider, features a packed agenda of speakers showcasing leading AI solutions, including Matthew Knight, Head of Security at OpenAI addressing delegates in the closing keynote. Additional prominent figures in AI security appearing on stage include:
- Dave DeWalt, Founder & CEO, NightDragon, is serving as The AI Summit at Black Hat USA Chairperson.
- Bartley Richardson, Head of Cybersecurity Engineering, NVIDIA, is joining WWT’s Jim Kavanaugh to talk about “Leading the AI and Digital Revolution.”
- Rachel Jin, Vice President of Product Management, Trend Micro, is giving a keynote on how “AI is ruining my life.”
- Nancy Morgan, CEO, Ellis Morgan Enterprises (and the former U.S. Government Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer ) moderates a panel discussing “Challenges and Approaches to Ensure Security of AI Systems.”
- Dr. Kathleen Fisher, Information Innovation Officer, DARPA, is offering her take on “Enhancing national security with AI-driven cybersecurity.”
- Mishaal Khan, CISO, Hacker and Author, is leading a breakout session to explore how to “Defend against AI-powered voice cloning attacks.”
- Florence Lewine, Policy Advisor (Office of Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy [CIRR]) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is hosting a breakout session discussing “The quantum leap in cybersecurity.”
The AI Summit Series smartly integrates into the Black Hat USA 2024 schedule in celebration of its 27th anniversary, which consists of a live, in-person six-day program from August 3 to August 8. The event will open with two- and four-day, deeply technical, hands-on cybersecurity Trainings courses (August 3-6), a variety of Summits on August 6, including The AI Summit, CISO Summit, Innovators & Investors Summit, and Omdia Analyst Summit, followed by two days of the latest in information security risks, research, and trends through Briefings presentations hand selected by the Black Hat USA Review Board (August 7-8). Additionally, Black Hat USA 2024 will feature in-person tool demos at Black Hat Arsenal, which brings together researchers and the cybersecurity community to showcase and demonstrate their latest open-source tools and products in a conversational environment where presenters can interact with the attendees, along with a robust Business Hall, networking and social events, and much more.
Following a day of stage talks, an immersive feature of The AI Summit will be The AI Zone, a dedicated space in the Black Hat Business Hall where attendees can network with leading AI solution providers and view demos presented by these providers. The Business Hall showcases the latest products and technologies from leading information security solution providers, and will take place from August 7 to August 8.
As part of The AI Summit Series, a global conference and expo focusing on practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, this Summit underscores the importance of AI as an organization's newest and greatest weapon within the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.
The AI Summit at Black Hat USA 2024 is sponsored by WWT, Microsoft, Splunk, Balbix, Dataminr, NightDragon, Trend Micro, Abnormal Security, ExtraHop, Harmonic Security and Level 6 Cybersecurity. Delegates can learn more about the show by visiting www.blackhat.com/us-24/ai-summit.html for passes, speaker announcements, full schedule, and additional sponsorship opportunities.
ABOUT THE AI SUMMIT at BLACK HAT USA
The inaugural The AI Summit at Black Hat USA 2024 takes place on August 6 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, commencing the one-of-a-kind, in-person only experience.
The AI Summit Series smartly integrates into the Black Hat USA 2024 program in celebration of its 27th anniversary as a marker of what’s new and next in cybersecurity. As 2023 saw artificial intelligence explode into the mainstream and land firmly on the boardroom agenda, today it’s clear that no AI implementation can truly be successful without understanding, and preparing for, the myriad cybersecurity implications.
ABOUT THE AI SUMMIT SERIES
In 2016, at a time when AI conferences were geared towards research & academia, Informa launched The AI Summit Series - the first-ever conference and exhibition to explore what AI practically means for enterprises. Every year since then, we’ve gathered top executives and investors with technology specialists and data scientists from across the globe to network, learn and showcase ground-breaking technology solutions for business.
With the ninth edition flooring in 2024, our conference & expo series has firmly established itself at the heart of the AI community with shows running in London, New York, Singapore, Cape Town, at Black Hat USA, Black Hat Europe, and SecTor in Canada For more information on The AI Summit Series, please visit theaisummit.com.
ABOUT BLACK HAT USA
Black Hat is the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series. Founded in 1997, these annual, multi-day events provide attendees with the latest in cybersecurity research, development, and trends. Driven by the needs of the community, Black Hat events showcase content directly from the community through Briefings presentations, Trainings courses, Summits, and more. As the event series where all career levels and academic disciplines convene to collaborate, network, and discuss the cybersecurity topics that matter most to them, attendees can find Black Hat events in the United States, Canada, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.blackhat.com.
The AI Summit Media Contact:
Suzanne Matulay
The AI Summit Series PR Team, Society32
Black Hat Media Contact:
Stephanie DeAngelo
Black Hat PR & Communications Manager
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