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Curriculum
SIPA Cyber has expanded the graduate curriculum at Columbia SIPA to include additional classes and capstones around cyber risks, cyber conflict, and cyber policy. These classes see interest from students pursuing a variety of interests from International Finance and Economic Policy, International Organizations and UN Studies and more.
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Courses
2024-2025 Courses
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INAF U6525 Social Innovation, Technology & Public Policy in the Global South
Miguel Lago INAF U6202 Peter Micek INAF U6198 Technology for International Crisis and Response & Good Governance
Nicholas Martin INAF U6906 Anya Maria Schiffrin INAF U6979 Camille Francois INAF U6383 Jason Healey EMPA U6105 Strategic Management of Information & Communications Technologies for the Public Good
Robert Z. Tumin INAF U6009 Sameer Maskey INAF U6509 Elizabeth Cartier INAF
U6523Elizabeth Cartier INAF U6524 Neal Pollard & Matthew Devost INAF U6614 Harold Stopler INAF U6593 Mike Zhu IINAF U6504 Aidan Feldman -
INAF
U6531Adam Segal INAF
U6518Jason Healey, Evan Wolff, Charles Carmakal INAF
U6529Erica Lonergan INAF
U6614Harold Stopler INAF
U6005Sameer Maskey REGN U8753 Thomas Kent INAF
U6006Adam Cannon & Aidan Feldman INAF
U6046Anya Schiffrin & Maria Ressa INAF
U6509Elizabeth Cartier INAF
U6523Elizabeth Cartier INAF
U6614Harold Stopler INAF
U6502Rebecca Krisel INAF
U6122Viral Videos, Generative AI & Geopolitics in a Changing World
Erica Berenstein & Mounir Ibrahim
Capstone Workshops 2024-2025
Capstone Workshops
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Bank of America Artificial Intellgience: Global Legal and Bank Policy Considerations Melanie Petsch Booz Allen Hamilton Our $1BN Climate Crisis - How Governments can use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Climate Resiliency Tim I. Meyer and Ulrike Zeilberger Eurasia Group The Technopolar World: Do Tech Companies Matter as Geopolitical Actors? Markus Jaeger Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) Trust and GenAI in the Finance Sector Beth Cartier and Neal Pollard Ford Foundation The Trust Crisis: Collisions in Technology, Media, and Policy Kate Harris and Nayeema Raza Government of Estonia: Office of Foreign Ministry Estonia: The Geo-Political and Media Freedom Challenges in a Time of Turbulence and Uncertainty Jenik Radon Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) Migration and the EU: Creating a Multilateral Approach for Protection and Labor Pathways Walter Miller International Criminal Court Diplomatic Strategy Development for ICC Engagement with a Non-Member State Kirsti Samuels International Peace Institute The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda at 25 Gizem Acikgoz JP Morgan Chase Global Supply Chains - Expected Impacts from Geo-Political and Demand Shifts over the Coming 3-5 Years Merit Janow McKinsey & Company What is coming over the horizon? What does the future of cyber resilience look like? Sydney Jones and Evan Wolff United States Department of Defense and Army Special Operations Command Frontier Technology: Next-Generation Methods for International Security N.W. Collins United States Department of Defense, Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Assessing Climate-Conflict Risk in the Indo-Pacific Joseph W. Pfeifer United States Department of Defense, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Defense Technology Innovation in Ukraine David Bonfili United States Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Scenario Analysis: What Might be the Next Smuggling Haven? Judyt Mandel United States Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Winning the Future: Assessing Ukraine's Resilience, Reconstruction, and Integration into Europe Michael Shulman United States Department of State, Global Engagement Center Countering Disinformation in South Asia Erica Downs United States Department of Treasury Forecasting the Trajectory of the Global Cross-Border Payment Landscape Hans Martin Boehmer
Previous Years' Courses
Previous Years' Courses
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INAF U6525 Social Innovation, Technology & Public Policy in the Global South
Miguel Lago INAF U6534 Erica Lonergan INAF U6202 Peter Micek INAF U6198 Technology for International Crisis and Response & Good Governance
Nicholas Martin INAF U6906 Anya Maria Schiffrin INAF U6979 Camille Francois INAF U6383 Jason Healey & Greg Rattray EMPA U6105 Strategic Management of Information & Communications Technologies for the Public Good
Robert Z. Tumin INAF U6009 Sameer Maskey INAF U6509 Elizabeth Cartier INAF U6523 Elizabeth Cartier INAF U6524 Neal Pollard & Matthew Devost INAF U6614 Harold Stopler INAF U6593 Mike Zhu INAF U6504 Aidan Feldman -
INAF U6531 Adam Segal INAF U6518 Jason Healey, Evan Wolff, Charles Carmakal INAF U6529 Erica Lonergan INAF U6004 Sameer Maskey INAF U6005 Sameer Maskey REGN U8753 Thomas Kent INAF U6006 Adam Cannon INAF U6046 Anya Schiffrin INAF U6509 Elizabeth Cartier INAF U6523 Elizabeth Cartier INAF U6614 Harold Stopler INAF U6918 Haley Van Dyck INAF U6546 Artificial Intelligence and Conflict Prevention: Practical, Policy, and Ethical Dimensions
Eduardo Albrecht INAF U6502 Rebecca Krisel INAF U6122 Viral Videos, Generative AI & Geopolitics in a Changing World
Erica Berenstein & Mounir Ibrahim -
INAF U6525
Social Innovation, Technology & Public Policy in the Global South
Miguel Lago
INAF U6202
Peter Micek
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis and Response & Good Governance
Nicholas Martin
PUAF U6135
Evagelia Tavoulareas
INAF U6906
Anya Maria Schiffrin
INAF U6979
Camille Francois
INAF U6383
Jason Healey & Greg Rattray
EMPA U6105
Strategic Management of Information & Communications Technologies for the Public Good
Robert Z. Tumin
INAF U6512
Mark Steitz & Ben Yuhas
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6009
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6508
Francesco Brindisi
INAF U6509
Elizabeth Cartier
INAF U6523
Elizabeth Cartier
INAF U6524
Neal Pollard & Matthew Devost
INAF U6614
Harold Stopler
INAF U6593
Mike Zhu
INAF U6504
Aidan Feldman
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INAF U6531
Adam Segal
INAF U6518
Jason Healey and Evan Wolff
INAF U6529
Erica Borghard
INAF U6209
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6005
Sameer Maskey
REGN U8753
News & Disinformation: Propaganda, Russia & the Geopolitics of Information
Thomas Kent
INAF U6006
Adam Cannon
INAF U6046
Anya Schiffrin
INAF U6509
Elizabeth Cartier
INAF U6523
Elizabeth Cartier
INAF U6614
Harold Stopler
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INAF U6525
Social Innovation, Technology & Public Policy in the Global South
Miguel Lago
INAF U6202
Peter Micek
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis and Response & Good Governance
Nicholas Martin
PUAF U6135
Evagelia Tavoulareas
INAF U6382
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6975
John Battelle
INAF U6383
Jason Healey
EMPA U6105
Strategic Management of Information & Communications Technologies for the Public Good
Robert Z. Tumin
INAF U6512
Mark Steitz & Ben Yuhas
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6009
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6508
Francesco Brindisi
INAF U6509
Colin Ahern
INAF U6523
Janee Potts & Natalie Vanatta
INAF U6524
Neal Pollard & Matthew Devost
INAF U6614
Harold Stopler
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INAF U6531
Adam Segal
INAF U6518
Jason Healey and Evan Wolff
INAF U6209
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6908
Camille Francois
INAF U6205
Timothy Mitchell
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6005
Sameer Maskey
REGN U8753
News & Disinformation: Propaganda, Russia & the Geopolitics of Information
Thomas Kent
INAF U6006
Adam Cannon & Scarlett Swerdlow
INAF U6906
Anya Schiffrin & Emily Bell
INAF U6600
Sharyn L O'Halloran
INAF U6876
US Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Internet and the Global Technology Industry
Gordon Goldstein & David Gross
INAF U6509
Colin Ahern
INAF U6523
Janee Potts & Natalie Vanatta
INAF U6614
Harold Stopler
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INAF U6911
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
INAF U6525
Social Innovation, Technology & Public Policy in the Global South
Miguel Lago
INAF U6202
Internet Governance, Human Rights, & Inclusive Policymaking (in the Digital Age)
Peter Micek
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis and Response & Good governance
Nicholas Martin
PUAF U6135
Evagelia Tavoulareas
INAF U8201
Lisa Belzberg
INAF U6382
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6975
John Battelle
INAF U6383
Jason Healey
EMPA U6105
Strategic Management of Information & Communications Technologies for the Public Good
Robert Z. Tumin
INAF U6512
Mark Steitz & Ben Yuhas
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6009
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6506
Tamar Mitts
INAF U6514
Tamar Mitts
INAF U6508
Francesco Brindisi
INAF U6509
Colin Ahern
INAF U6523
Janee Potts & Natalie Vanatta
INAF U6524
Neal Pollard & Matthew Devost
INAF U6614
Harold Stopler
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INAF U6509
Colin Ahern
INAF U6518
Jason Healey
INAF U6523
Janee Potts, Natalie Vanatta
INAF U6531
Adam Segal
INAF U6914
Savita Bailur
INAF U6209
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6906
Anya Maria Schiffrin
INAF U6905
Katie Shepherd
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6006
Adam Cannon, Scarlett Swerdlow
INAF U6614
Harold Stolper
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INAF U6202
Peter Micek
INAF U6382
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6383
Jason Healey
INAF U6506
Tamar Mitts
INAF U6508
Francesco Brindisi
INAF U6512
Mark Steitz, Ben Yuhas
INAF U6514
Tamar Mitts
INAF U6524
Neal Pollard
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6009
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance
Nicholas Martin
INAF U6515
Hollie Russon Gilman
INAF U6525
Social Innovation, Technology, and Public Policy in the Global South
Miguel Lago
INAF U6911
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
INAF U6912
Tammy Fine
INAF U6975
John Battelle
PUAF U6135
Evagelia Tavoulareas
EMPA U6105
Strategic Management of Information & Communications Technologies for the Public Good
Robert Z. Tumin Washington
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INAF U6975
John Battelle
INAF U6525
Social Innovation, Technology, and Public Policy in the Global South
Miguel Lago
INAF U6506
Tamar Mitts
INAF U6009
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6006
Adam Cannon, Scarlett Swerdlow
INAF U6382
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance
Nicholas Martin
INAF U6202
Peter Micek
INAF U6501
Tamar Mitts
INAF U6512
Mark Steitz, Ben Yuhas
INAF U6518
Steven M. Bellovin, Jason Healey, and Evan Wolff
INAF U6912
Tammy Fine
PUAF U6135
Evagelia Tavoulareas
PUAF U6212
Dorian Benkoil
INAF U6521
JD Work
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INAF U6975
John Battelle
INAF U6525
Social Innovation, Technology, and Public Policy in the Global South
Miguel Lago
INAF U6506
Tamar Mitts
INAF U6009
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6523
Michael Klipstein
INAF U6524
Neal Pollard
INAF U6517
Tech, Policy, and Culture in the Developing World: Living on the Edge
Ronaldo Lemos
INAF U6382
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance
Nicholas Martin
INAF U6202
Peter Micek
INAF U6512
Mark Steitz, Ben Yuhas
INAF U6912
Tammy Fine
PUAF U6135
Evagelia Tavoulareas
PUAF U6212
Dorian Benkoil
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SIPA U4020
Douglas Williamson
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6006
Adam Cannon, Scarlett Swerdlow
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance
Nicholas Martin
ENVP U6275
Gregory Yetman
INAF U6344
Stephen Biddle
INAF U6383
Jason Healey
EMPA U6428
Kweli Washington
INAF U6509
Michael Klipstein
INAF U6521
JD Work
INAF U8340
Mari Pangestu
INAF U6120
Christopher Booker, Jacob Templin
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INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6120
Christopher Booker
INAF U6515
Hollie Russon Gilman, Ari Wallach
INAF U6603
Harold Stopler
INAF U6135
Evagelia Tavoulareas
INAF U6516
Hilary Gosher, John Eley
INAF U6383
Jason Healey
INAF U6517
Tech, Policy, and Culture in the Developing World: Living on the Edge
Ronaldo Lemos
INAF U6382
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance
Nicholas Martin
INAF U6202
Peter Micek
INAF U6512
Mark Steitz
INAF U6508
Francesco Brindisi
INAF U6521
JD Work
PUAF U6212
Dorian Benkoil
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ENVP U6275
Gregory Yetman
INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6144
Anya Schiffrin, Minky Worden
INAF U6511
Dino Sossi
INAF U6006
Adam Cannon, Gregory Falco
INAF U6518
Jason Healey
INAF U6519
Venkat Motupalli
INAF U6924
Jenik Radon, Anya Schiffrin
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INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6120
Christopher Booker
INAF U6515
Hollie Russon Gilman, Ari Wallach
INAF U6144
Anya Schiffrin, Minky Worden
INAF U6135
Evagelia Tavoulareas
INAF U6516
Entrepreneurship for the New (Technology) Economy: Launching & Executing a Tech Business
Hilary Gosher
INAF U6386
Jason Healey
INAF U6382
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6198
Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance
Nicholas Martin
INAF U6202
Peter Micek
INAF U6512
Mark Steitz
INAF U6508
Francesco Brindisi
SIPA U4022
Matthew Weber
INAF U6203
Jason Ng
INAF U6511
Dino Sossi
INAF U6379
Matthew Connelly
INAF U8254
How to Manage the Regulatory Conflicts and Opportunities of the Digital Economy
Eli Noam
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INAF U6004
Sameer Maskey
INAF U6120
Christopher Booker
INAF U6511
Dino Sossi
PUAF U6212
Dorian Benkoil
INAF U6006
Adam Cannon, Gregory Falco
INAF U6924
Jenik Radon, Anya Schiffrin
ENVP U6275
Malanding Jaiteh
INAF U6209
Alexis Wichowski
INAF U6211
Eric Cantor
INAF U6383
Jason Healey
INAF U8217
Tools and Principles for Managing in the Information Economy and the Media Sector
Eli Noam
COMS 4419
Internet Technology, Economics and Policy (cross-registration required)
Henning Schulzinne
Previous Years' Capstone Workshops
Previous Years' Capstone Workshops
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Bank of America Can Generative AI Help Financial Institutions Mitigate Risks? Neal Pollard and Elizabeth Cartier Booz Allen Hamilton Climate and Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Harnessing the Whole of Government to Improve Climate Resiliency Tim I. Meyer and Ulrike Zeilberger Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC) Improving Cyber Defense Assistance to Meet the Challenge of Hybrid Warfare Daniel Dobrygowski McKinsey & Company Never let a Cyber Crisis go to Waste: Learning from Hacks and Cybersecurity Incidents Evan Wolff Recorded Future Disclosure Requirements Impact on Ransomware Incentives Adam Segal PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC) What would a Quantum Strategy Look Like for a Fortune 500 Company? Elana Broitman United States Department of State, Global Engagement Center Great Power Competition with a focus on Influence Operations Against India Robert McKenzie -
Bank of America
Fake and Misinformation in the Finance Sector - Strategies to Prevent and Deter
Neal Pollard and Beth Cartier
Booz Allen Hamilton AI / Machine Learning Algorithms: Bridging the Gap between Policy and Practice
Tim I. Meyer and Ulrike Zeilberger Dell Technologies Michelle Greene Ernst & Young Munish Walther-Puri Federal Reserve Bank of New York Daniel Waldman Government of Estonia Jenik Radon Palo Alto Networks Does Data Localization Adequately Balance Privacy and Security?
Adam Segal PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC) Michael Greenwald SAP Global Daniel Dobrygowski The Signals Network Big Tech Accountability: Boosting the Impact of Whistleblowers
Anya Schiffrin United Nations Development Programme: Regional Bureau of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Alexis Wichowski United States, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Elana Broitman United States Department of Defense, National Security Innovation Unit (NSIN) The Application of Technology and Innovation to Urban Conflict and Casualty Prevention in Ukraine
David Bonfili United States Department of State, Global Engagement Center Great Power Competition with a Focus on Influence Operations Against the United Kingdom
Robert McKenzie Fall 2022
Dell Technologies
Leroy Terrelonge III
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Bank of America
Opportunities for Innovation in the Financial Services Industry using AI
Elizabeth Ann Cartier and Neal Pollard
Booz Allen Hamilton
AI and Machine Learning Algorithms: Public Policy Framework 2032
Harry Silver and Ulrike Zeilberger
Gemini
Annemarie McAvoy
Government of Estonia
Jenik Radon
New York City Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer
André Corrêa d'Almeida
PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC)
The Implications of Digital and Crypto Currency on Economic Statecraft
SAP
Mapping Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Regulations, and the Implications for Multinationals
Katheryn Rosen
Tech Policy Press
Anya Schiffrin
UBS Group
Adam Segal
United Nations Secretariat, Office of Supply Chain Management
Collaboration with Data in the Context of the United Nations’ Supply Chain Operations
Melanie Petsch
United States Department of Defense, DARPA
Vanguard Technology: Next Generation Ideas for U.S. National Security
Nancy Collins
United States Department of State, Global Engagement Center
Great Power Competition with a Focus on Influence Operations
Robert McKenzie
United States Military Academy at West Point Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering
Urban Informatics for Enhanced Innovation, Connectivity, and Governance
Patrick Mahaney
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Barclays Public Finance Department
Amar Pradhan
Booz Allen Hamilton
Tim Meyer and Ulrike Zeilberger
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA)
Stefan M. Knupfer
Eurasia Group
US-Sino Technology Competition: Chinese State Capitalism vs US State Capitalism
Markus Jaeger
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Leveraging Digitalization to Stimulate Formalization of Economic Activities
Seamus O'Cleireacain
Gemini
Annemarie McAvoy
Government of Estonia
Estonia, the Land of Skype: How to Address International Governance Issues during COVID-19 Pandemic?
Jenik Radon
New York City Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Greta Byrum and Houman Saberi
PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC)
US Cyberspace Solarium Commission and the Defense Industrial Base
Beth Cartier and Neal Pollard
United States Department of Defense - J5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate
The Pentagon’s Investments: Strategies for New National Security Needs
Nancy Collins
United States Department of State, Global Engagement Center
Robert McKenzie
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Barclays Public Finance Department and Town+Gown
Thomas Quaranta
Booz Allen Hamilton
Tim Meyer and Ulrike Zeilberger
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Online Hate Speech & Communal Conflict: Identifying New Conflict Prevention Tools
Sohini Chatterjee
Government of Estonia
Jenik Radon
ITS RIO
André Corrêa d'Almeida
Large Social Media Company
Robert McKenzie
New York City Center for Innovation and Data Intelligence (CIDI)
Eva Weissman
New York City Cyber Command (NYC3)
Katheryn Rosen
Smallholder Farmers Alliance and Timberland
Designing an Ag-Tech Data System for Smallholder Farmers in Haiti and Private Sector Buyers
Rob Johnson
Standard Chartered Bank
Neal Pollard
United States Department of Defense, National Security Innovation Network
Lessons for Defense Innovation from the Financial Cyber Security Sector
Elad Yoran
United States Department of State – Global Engagement Center
Robert McKenzie
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United States Mission to the United Nations
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – Implications for Peace and Security
John Paul Farmer
Government of Aruba – Chief Innovation Officer
Developing an E-Governance Knowledge-Platform for the Government of Aruba
Alexis Wichowski
The World Bank Group’s Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice (FCI)
Disruptive Technologies to Improve Lending for Agriculture in East Africa
Tim Meyer and Ulrike Weinberger
Government of Estonia
Estonia, The Skype Nation – How A Small Nation Can Be and Remain a Global Leader: What Does It Take?
Jenik Radon
Institute of International Finance
Katheryn Rosen
Inter-American Development Bank
Toward Efficient Regulation of Fin-Tech in the LAC Region – Alternative Finance for
MSMES
Fernando SotelinoFireEye
How Does Iran Conceive of Cyber as Part of Its National Strategy?
Greg Rattray
Morgan Stanley – Global Financial Crimes Unit
Cryptocurrencies: Evaluating Risk and Regulation in the Digital Currency Age
Anemarie McAvoy
AfricInvest
Exploring New Transaction Infrastructure in Africa Powered by Blockchain Technologies
Bruce TaraginMunicipality of Santiago Chile
Harnessing Data to Improve Santiago’s Public Services and Revenues
Carol Cleireacain
United States Department of Defense, MD5 – The National Security Technology Accelerator
United States Department of State – Global Engagement Center
Measuring the Impact and Effectiveness of Adversarial Propaganda and Disinformation
Robert McKenzie
International Peace Institute (IPI)
New Technologies to Support Protection of Civilians, Humanitarian Aid and Accountability
Walter Miller
Morgan Stanley Cyber Fusion
Optimal Organizational Design of Enterprise Cybersecurity Centers
Neal PollardBusiness Development Bank of Canada
Serving the Public Good: Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector
Christine CapiloutoSmallholder Farmers Alliance
Rob Johnson
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Joah Sapphire
New York City Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence
Eva Weissman
Microsoft
Adam Segal
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AXA Strategic Ventures
CyberGreen
Identifying Correlations between Cyber Health and Socioeconomic Conditions
Eurasia Group
FireEye
IBM Market Development and Insights Group
Beyond Fitbit: Trends and Healthcare Policy Considerations for the Cognitive Internet of Things
Inter-American Development Bank
Improving Supply Chain Performance with New Digital Technologies
Morgan Stanley
New America Foundation, Cybersecurity Initiative
Quaternion Risk Management
Measuring Systemic Risk through Open Source Tools to Determine Collateralized Exposure Calculations
Thomson Reuters, Wood Mackenzie
United States Defense Intelligence Agency
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
United States Department of State, Global Engagement Center
World Bank Group