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SUMMARY:Tech Connect: Innovation and Technology Council Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Tech Connect\n\nInnovation and Technology (IT) Council Pop Up Meetup\n\n \n\nTech Connect brings together Northern Virginia's business and technology leaders who are ready to build real partnerships\, collaborate on ideas\, and grow together.\n\n \n\nHosted by the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce's Innovation & Technology Committee\, Tech Connect meets at different Reston-area restaurants\, creating fresh spaces for fresh thinking -- and new opportunities for our GRCC Tech member companies.\n\n\n\nEach meetup features a brief talk from an industry voice\, followed by a relaxed\, meaningful conversation designed to turn connections into collaboration. \n\n \n\nThis month's featured discussion: \n\n AI Without Guardrails: The Hidden Risks of Enterprise AI\n\n \n\n Join us and hear Greg Adams explain how his team at Cintara are providing governance directly to AI system to prevent agents from taking unauthorized actions.\n\n \n\nEverybody is thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is increasingly embedded in our day-to-day lives\, often in ways we don't even realize\, and organizations across industries are rapidly deploying AI for critical functions. \n\n\n\n But there is a fundamental problem. While AI capabilities have advanced rapidly\, trust and control mechanisms have not kept pace. This gap is creating real-world risks - as AI systems and agents drift beyond their intended guardrails. \n\n\n\nRecent incidents are beginning to surface. For example\, Citigroup lost nearly $900 million due to failures in automated controls\, and in the legal system\, AI-generated hallucinations have already led to sanctions in the U.S. Federal Court.  \n\n\n\nThis is exactly the problem that Cintara was created to solve. \n\n\n\nBased in Northern Virginia\, Cintara has developed a new category: the Agentic Trust Control Plane for enterprise AI. Cintara was founded by a former Head of AI at Amazon\, who has overseen AI deployments across more than 60\,000 organizations\n\n\n\nDon't miss this intriguing conversation about something that could affect us all. \n\n \n\n\nCome for insight. Stay for the relationships. \n\nBuild partnerships that move innovation forward. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Innovation and Technology (IT) Council of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce meets on the second Thursday of each month from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM.\n\nThe mission of the IT Council is to educate\, celebrate\, and connect around the local businesses who are leading advancements in innovation practices and services that enrich our local business community.\n\n\n\nPlease visit our dedicated IT Council webpage for additional details regarding council programs\, leadership\, and annual sponsors. The committee welcomes any chamber member who wishes to contribute their insight and perspective on matters which impact our local technology industry.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><u><span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-size:17.5pt\;">Tech Connect</span></span></u></strong></span></div>\n\n<div><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><em><span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-size:17.5pt\;">Innovation and Technology (IT) Council Pop Up Meetup</span></span></em></strong></span></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;">Tech Connect</span></strong><span style="color:black\;">&nbsp\;brings together Northern Virginia&#39\;s business and technology leaders who are ready to build real partnerships\, collaborate on ideas\, and grow together.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><span style="font-family:arial\;">Hosted by the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce&#39\;s Innovation &amp\; Technology Committee\,&nbsp\;<strong>Tech Connect</strong>&nbsp\;meets at different Reston-area restaurants\, creating fresh spaces for fresh thinking -- and new opportunities for our GRCC Tech member companies.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:black\;">Each meetup features a brief talk from an industry voice\, followed by a relaxed\, meaningful conversation designed to turn connections into collaboration.&nbsp\;</span></span></div>\n\n<div><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n\n<h3><strong><em><u><span style="color:indigo\;">This month&#39\;s featured discussion:&nbsp\;</span></u></em></strong></h3>\n\n<div><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;</span><strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">AI Without Guardrails: The Hidden Risks of Enterprise AI</span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size:16.0pt\;">Join us and hear Greg Adams&nbsp\;explain how&nbsp\;his&nbsp\;team at&nbsp\;Cintara&nbsp\;are providing</span></span><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\;"><span style="font-size:16.0pt\;">&nbsp\;governance directly to AI system to prevent agents from taking unauthorized actions.</span></span></div>\n\n<div><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n\n<p><span style="color:#222222\;">Everybody is thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is increasingly embedded in our day-to-day lives\, often in ways we don&rsquo\;t even realize\, and organizations across industries are rapidly deploying AI for critical functions.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<span style="color:#222222\;">But there is a fundamental problem.&nbsp\;While AI capabilities have advanced rapidly\,&nbsp\;<strong>trust and control mechanisms have not kept pace</strong>. This gap is creating real-world risks - as AI systems and agents drift beyond their intended guardrails.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<em><span style="color:#222222\;">Recent incidents are beginning to surface. For example\, Citigroup lost nearly $900 million due to failures in automated&nbsp\;controls\, and in the legal system\, AI-generated&nbsp\;</span></em><em><span style="color:#222222\;">hallucinations have already led to sanctions in the U.S. Federal Court.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></em><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#222222\;">This is exactly the problem that&nbsp\;<strong>Cintara&nbsp\;</strong>was created to solve.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;">Based in Northern Virginia\,&nbsp\;Cintara&nbsp\;has developed a new category: the&nbsp\;<strong>Agentic Trust Control Plane&nbsp\;</strong>for enterprise AI.&nbsp\;Cintara&nbsp\;was founded by a former Head of AI at Amazon\, who has overseen AI deployments across more than 60\,000 organizations</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;">Don&rsquo\;t miss this intriguing conversation about something that could affect us all.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">\n<div style="text-align: left\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#4B0082\;"><em>Come for insight. Stay for the relationships.&nbsp\;</em></span><br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>Build partnerships that move innovation forward.&nbsp\;</strong></span></span></div>\n\n<hr /></div>\n\n<div><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><em><span style="color:#000000\;">The Innovation and Technology (IT) Council of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce meets on the second Thursday of each month from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM.<br />\nThe mission of the IT Council is to educate\, celebrate\, and connect around the local businesses who are leading advancements in innovation practices and services that enrich our local business community.<br />\n<br />\nPlease visit our dedicated&nbsp\;</span><strong><a href="https://www.restonchamber.org/innovation-council/"><span style="color:#000000\;">IT Council</span></a><span style="color:#000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="color:#000000\;">webpage for additional details regarding council programs\, leadership\, and annual sponsors. The committee welcomes any chamber member who wishes to contribute their insight and perspective on matters which impact our local technology industry.</span></em></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><em><span style="color:#000000\;"><img alt="" height="325" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/3120/Image/Torrie2024/Event_Pages/2025-2026councilsponsorsupd.5262026.png" style="width: 650px\; height: 325px\;" width="650" /></span></em></span>
LOCATION:AC Marriott Hotel 1975 Opportunity Wy\, Reston\, VA 20190
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