What we’re about
Welcome to the Cybersecurity Innovation Forum Meetup Group organized by the Center for Assurance Research & Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing and the School of Business, George Mason University.
The Cybersecurity Innovation Forum Series is generously supported by Accenture.
Our meetups are held several times a year and feature a series of 15-minute presentations by cybersecurity experts and technology innovators followed by a panel discussion and questions. The focus of the meetings is on cybersecurity innovation including innovation rationale and motivation, technology, metrics and lessons learned.
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The Changing Role of CIO in the Age of AI:
International Academy of CIO
CIO Body of Knowledge and AI LaunchWith the AI strategic opportunity and associated risks including with agentic AI, how is the role of the CIO changing? What are new CIO responsibilities and how are CIOs undertaking and how do CIO roles relate to those of CISOs, CDAIOs and COOs?
Please join an engaging discussion on changing IT and technology leadership in the Age of AI. And for the launch and overview of the new International Academy of CIO (IAC) CIO Body of Knowledge and AI 2025.
(The CIO Body of Knowledge and AI 2025 updates the IAC Core Competencies 2020, incorporates the considerations of AI leadership and governance and provides for tailoring for different national and regional contexts and application to development of university IT executive leadership degree and continuing professional education programs.)
ABOUT POOMPORN
Poomporn Thamsatitdej, Assistant Dean for Digital Innovation, College of Innovation, Thammasat University, Thailand
ABOUT JP
J.P. Auffret is co-founder and current president of the International Academy of CIO (IAC), an NGO headquartered in Tokyo. Auffret is also director, Center for Assurance Research and Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computing, co-director, Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience and director, Research Partnerships in the Costello School of Business at George Mason University, USA.
ABOUT IAC
The IAC or International Academy of CIO was founded in 2006 in Japan by co-founders including Japan, USA, Indonesia, Philippines, Switzerland and Thailand. The IAC members, partnerships and alliances now span all regions with participation from over 50 countries and partners with NGOs and multilateral organizations such as APEC, OECD and ITU.
The IAC promotes and facilitates CIO and IT Executive leadership education and education standards; government CIO and IT governance policies and institution building related to CIOs and CIO Councils; and application and innovation of ICT such as AI, quantum computing, and IoT in areas including ICT and ageing society, smart cities, and ICT and natural disasters.The IAC publishes the annual Waseda University – IAC Digital Government Rankings now in its 19th year. The IAC also partners with IOS Press on a Global E-Governance book series. In education, the IAC accredits CIO master’s degree programs and provides CIO certificates to graduates as well as directly partners in training on topics including CIO, AI, and cybersecurity. The IAC hosts an annual conference, with the last two in Bangkok, Thailand and Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The IAC partners on conferences and workshops with governments and NGOs such as APECTEL, OECD and U.N.
