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On stage at Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP's AI+ Expo, Roxanne M. Kaufman, president of the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) and WPI Global Security Council member, discusses how outside-the-box thinking is an advantage over China that the U.S. has in winning the AI race.

We’re pleased to welcome Laura Deal Lacey to the WP Intelligence Council on Global Security. Laura is Executive Vice President of International at the Milken Institute, where she leads the organization’s global strategy and international engagement across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. She brings deep experience convening leaders across government, business, and finance to address geopolitical and economic challenges. WP Intelligence convenes leaders shaping the future of global security and resilience. Laura’s experience across international strategy, cross-border collaboration, and global affairs brings a valuable perspective to the council. Welcome Laura!

At Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP’s AI+ Expo, Partner and US Energy Sector Co-Lead at Dentons Emma Hand, a member of the WPI Energy & Climate Council, discussed the risks utilities face as AI-driven energy demand accelerates, including the challenge of avoiding stranded infrastructure costs if large data center customers scale back or leave.

On stage at the Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP’s AI+ Expo, Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton Graham Gilmer discussed why agility, integration, and continuous model updates will be critical advantages in the global AI race, particularly in defense and future combat operations.

On stage at Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP's AI+ Expo, CEO of GFT Technologies USA Rishi Chohan, a member of the WPI AI & Tech Council, discussed why business leaders should prepare for workforce transformation driven by AI, and why he sees the long-term opportunities outweighing the disruption.

On stage at the Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP’s AI+ Expo, VP of External Affairs and CSO at Enbridge Pete Sheffield, a member of the WPI Energy & Climate Council, discussed the challenge of meeting surging energy infrastructure demand as utilities, regulators, and midstream operators race to keep pace with AI-driven growth.

AI is reshaping nearly everything we cover: from labor markets and economic competitiveness to energy, health care and national security. We were proud to partner with the Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP Studies Project (SCSP) for this year’s AI+ Expo, which brought together more than 10,000 people in Washington, DC to discuss the technologies, infrastructure and policy decisions shaping the next phase of AI. Thank you to our guest speakers, council members and analysts for so many thoughtful on-stage conversations about where this transition is headed — and what leaders need to understand now. Tara Rigler Graham Gilmer Keith Krach Roxanne M. Kaufman John Larson Benjamin Guggenheim Kendrick Frankel Josh Rogin Rev Lebaredian Helen Toner Luiza Savage Rishi Chohan Jose-Marie Griffiths Lax Gopisetty Keith Sonderling Kathryn Clay Tonya Sitko, MBA, PMPLuke Bassett Robert Gee Emma Hand Pete Sheffield Rebecca Adams Thomas Keane janet woodcock Alan R. Thomas Halvorsen Nour Wood Aimee Ozeki Martin Kady Yun-Hee Kim

Speaking with WPI's Benjamin Guggenheim on stage at the Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP's AI+ Expo, VP of Physical AI Simulation at NVIDIA Rev Lebaredian discussed how robots are trained through simulation first, using millions of virtual scenarios to prepare AI systems for real-world environments.

On stage at the Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP’s AI+ Expo, CEO of Infosys Public Services and member of the WPI AI & Tech Council Lax Gopisetty explained why AI represents a reversal of the digital era, moving from digitizing the human world to “humanizing the digital world.”

Speaking with WPI's Benjamin Guggenheim on stage at the Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP's AI+ Expo, Joel Thayer, senior fellow at the America First Policy Institute, discusses the proliferation of state legislation around AI child safety.