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Overview
Artificial Intelligence or machine learning applications highlight the tension between advancing technology and privacy considerations. From transparency to ethics, many elements of AI are controversial when it comes to the individual, such as Microsoft’s facial recognition. Join us as we discuss some of the complexities and considerations of AI.
Moderator
Alex Grohmann – Founder, Sicher Consulting

Alex Grohmann has over two decades of experience in technology-related information security, risk management and data privacy. During his career, he has worked at both the state and Federal level, and his private sector involvement has spanned from energy to financial services. He is the founder and operator of Sicher Consulting, LLC. Mr. Grohmann holds industry certifications of CISSP, CISA, CISM and CIPT. He holds two undergraduate degrees from Florida State University as well as an MBA from UMUC.
Mr. Grohmann is a Fellow at the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), an international organization of information security professionals. He is the recipient of their international ‘Honor Roll’ for his lifetime contributions to the information security community. He has served on the board of directors for the Northern Virginia chapter of ISSA for over ten years, including as president for three. During his time, the chapter won the Chapter of Year.
He is a graduate of the FBI’s Citizens’ Academy and served on the board of directors for the Washington DC chapter of InfraGard for four years. Currently Mr. Grohmann serves on the board directors of Northern Virginia Community College’s Workforce Development taskforce, NOVA Cybersecurity Advisory Board and is a mentor at MACH 37, the Virginia cyber security accelerator. He also sits on the IT sector coordinating council (IT-SCC).
Speaker/s
K. Royal
K Royal, PhD is an attorney and global compliance professional with 25 years of experience in the legal and health-related fields. K has a particular interest in technology along with its challenges and opportunities. She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and through ISACA as a data privacy solutions engineer (CDPSE). She obtained her law degree at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and her PhD in public affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is currently in-house at Outschool, teaches privacy / data protection to law students, and serves on the board of several non-profit organizations.
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