Monterey >> The Leon Panetta Lecture Series will conclude its 21st year with its fourth event in a forum titled Technology and the American Dream – Impact of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Cyber.
The final lecture series event happens on Monday at the Monterey Conference Center at 7 p.m. Former Secretary of Defense Panetta will moderate the lecture with Keith Alexander, Commander, United States Cyber Command, 2010 to 2014, and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, 2005 to 2014: and Renee James, Chairman and CEO of Ampere Computing and President of Intel Corporation, 2013 to 2016.
“Machines and technology have been helping increase productivity for more than two centuries, enabling humans to work less and enjoy life more, changing the ways we communicate, revolutionizing commerce and the manner we defend ourselves,” said Panetta in a press release. “However, there are also consequences to the high-speed changes technology brings. What impact does technology have on the American Dream? How does it affect the way we work: How do we protect our security and privacy? Is technology bringing us a better life or a life with new risks and dangers? I will pose these questions to two leading experts on national security, technology and the intersection of the private and public sectors.”
Alexander is a retired four-star Army general and the highest-ranked military official of the United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central Security Service.
Appointed by Congress as the first commander of the U.S. Cyber Command in 2010, Alexander established and defined how the nation is protected against cyber attacks. He was also a member of the 2016 Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity where he developed key recommendations to create a defensible national cyber architecture to protect national security by promoting rapid innovation and close public-private collaboration while preserving privacy and civil liberties. Alexander also met with President Trump to discuss the emerging Cybersecurity Executive Order.
As CEO and president of IronNet Cybersecurity, Alexander provides strategic vision to corporate leaders on cybersecurity issues through development of technology, consulting and education/training. His goal is to bridge communication systems between private and government sectors to create the next level of intelligence sharing and protect the nation against cyber threats on a global stage.
James is the current chairman and CEO of Ampere Computing and the former president of Intel Corporation. She has broad knowledge of the computing industry that spans hardware, manufacturing, security, software and services. James joined Intel in 1987 as the product manager for the 386 family of microprocessor motherboards and systems. She was chief of staff for former Intel CEO Andy Grove early in her career and went on the hold a number of leadership positions at the firm. As executive vice president and general manager of the Software and Services Group, she was responsible for Intel’s global software and services strategy, revenue, profit, and product research and development.
James was named president in 2013 and during her 28-year career at Intel, she led the company’s strategic expansion into providing proprietary and open source software and services for applications in enterprise, security and cloud-based computing.
James spearheaded an effort to bring more women into engineering and tech roles at the company. In addition to her work in the technology industry, James is chair of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
Call the Panetta Institute for Public Policy at 831-582-4200 for ticket information – tickets are $90 per person.. Lectures are available for viewing on the Panetta Institute YouTube channel and are available via live web-streaming at www.panettainstitute.org/programs/lecture-series/webcast-information.
James Herrera can be reached at 831-726-4344.
