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Tuesday April 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
As intelligence professionals develop a 'trust but verify' approach to the increasing pressure to  integrates generative and agentic AI, the tension between rapid capability adoption and rigorous oversight has reached a critical inflection point. This panel explores the standards and internal governance frameworks necessary to maintain the "decision advantage" without compromising analytic integrity or operational security.

The panel features four distinct perspectives:
The Regulatory Lens: Identifying gaps and opportunities in government and industry standards for AI in intelligence operations.
The Ethical Architecture: Exploring how to conform to existing guidelines and anticipate new challenges.
The Analytic Standard: Adapting existing standards and integrating new policies to ensure analytic integrity.
The Leadership Mandate: Building a culture of "AI Literacy" that empowers intelligence professionals to act as human-in-the-loop safeguards.
Moderator
avatar for Karli DeBlois

Karli DeBlois

Senior Analyst, Group Nine Risk Consulting/FBI AIA
Karli is a former FBI Intelligence Analyst with over six years of specialized experience analyzing complex threat landscapes, including transnational organized crime, cybercrime, and international terrorism. During her tenure, she served in multiple collateral roles, notably supporting... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Nikki Rutman

Nikki Rutman

Managing Partner, Global Intelligence & Investigations, Sentinel/FBI AIA
With a specialized focus on geopolitical risk and threat assessment, my career has been dedicated to enhancing corporate security and intelligence strategies. I am interested is leveraging two decades of experience to advise AI platforms with specific interest in supporting intelligence... Read More →
avatar for Gerry McMahon

Gerry McMahon

Principal, Global Intelligence, W1 Global Inc.
Mr. McMahon has over 20 years of experience in the intelligence, national security, and law enforcement communities. As the Senior Supervisory Intelligence Analyst for FBI Boston, Mr. McMahon led one of the FBI’s largest field intelligence programs comprised of analysts, linguists... Read More →
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Ron Johnson

Founder & CEO, Tacilent.ai/FBI AIA
Ron Johnson is the CEO and Founder of Tacilent, an award‑winning startup pioneering predictive AI and cognitive intelligence solutions that help executive teams and boards prevent over $600 million in losses and protect profitability through enterprise risk, resilience, and decisioning... Read More →
Tuesday April 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
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