April [RSA edition] Bay Area AI Optimization & Security Meetup w a CISO panel on hottest security topics in 2025 (sponsored by Tola Capital)
April edition of the monthly academic salon discussing all aspects under the critical topic of AI optimization & security, in tandem with the RSA conference this week.
TLDR: Bringing together scholastic exercises with enterprise work in AI, this is a forum to discuss and address the deepest technical and ethical questions around AI safety in use within society. Primarily a social event to discuss current issues, featuring lightning talks while leaving more time for Q&A that could instigate a larger scope for any solutions.
Note this meetup is not AGI-focused and supports scientifically-grounded conversations for issues in AI from development pov.
This month's lineup:
CISO panel interview, RSA-themed on the most urgent security topics (as of the day):
Participating: Monzy Merza from Crogl, Mike Lyons from Cribl, Bernard Brantley from Corelight
1 - 2 demos before networking
Schedule:
5:30pm - Doors + food + decompression from day
6:30pm - Panel
6:50pm - Demos
7 - 8pm - Networking