AI, Privacy, and the Supply Chain

AITP Los Angeles Chapter

Learn from privacy experts in an intimate conversation on risk and responsibility. Dinner  and parking are included.

Veterans Memorial Building

**Current AITP-LA members receive discounted pricing for all AITP-LA events. If you are not currently a member, please consider joining. 1-Year membership is only $75! Join now by clicking <a href="https://mp.gg/isosttrp4k" title="https://mp.gg/isosttrp4k" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>. <h3>6:00 - 9 PM : All Attendees (members and non-members)</h3> TOPIC: AI, PRIVACY, AND THE SUPPLY CHAINArtificial intelligence is transforming how businesses operate—but it also introduces complex cybersecurity, privacy and supply chain risks that require careful navigation. Join us for a candid, intimate conversation featuring Akshatha Gangadharaiah, Privacy Lead at Microsoft AI Co-Pilot, and Robert Braun, Cybersecurity &amp; Privacy Practice Lead at JMBM, moderated by SecureTheVillage President Dr. Stan Stahl, as they explore the challenges of managing sensitive data across AI-driven supply chains. Speakers:AKSHATHA GANGADHARAIAH | Privacy Engineer, Lead | Microsoft AI Co-PilotAkshatha is a Privacy Engineer on the Copilot team at MAI (Microsoft AI), where she builds privacy‑first foundations that make responsible AI possible. Before MAI, she led Data Governance at Snap, balancing product ambition with the guardrails needed to earn user trust. She also serves on the IAPP Privacy Engineering Section Advisory Board, contributing a practitioner’s perspective shaped by real‑world experience. Akshatha is passionate about turning complex privacy challenges into clear, practical solutions that enable responsible innovation. ROBERT BRAUN | Partner, Cybersecurity &amp; Privacy Practice Lead | JMBMRobert Braun is Co-Chair of the JMBM Cybersecurity and Privacy Group, and specializes in transactions with an emphasis on data security, privacy and information technology. Bob's practice includes establishment and development of strategies to implement computer software, cloud computing, computer hardware, communications and e-commerce solutions, designing and implementing privacy and security programs and protocols, as well as remediating security breaches.Bob counsels a variety of firms on software development and licensing, franchising, Web sites design and ownership; electronic commerce transactions and related matters. In addition, Bob represents clients in corporate structuring, financing, acquisitions and divestitures; joint ventures and strategic alliances. Bob is also a frequent lecturer as an expert in technology, privacy and data security issues, and is one of only three attorneys in the 2021 listing of Southern California SuperLawyers to be recognized for expertise in Technology Transactions. Bob is on the Advisory Board of the Information Systems Security Association, Los Angeles chapter, and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Moderator:STAN STAHL | President | SecureTheVillageDr. Stan Stahl is the founder and President of the nonprofit <a href="https://securethevillage.org/" title="https://securethevillage.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SecureTheVillage</a>, home of the MSP Cybersecurity Accelerator where MSPs become Trusted Security Partners. A former research mathematician, Dr. Stahl is an information security pioneer. He began his career in the 1980s as a research scientist at MITRE and went on to secure Top Secret teleconference and database systems for the White House, Cheyenne Mountain, and America’s nuclear weapons arsenal. In 2002 Stan founded Citadel Information Group to bring sound information security management practices to midsize and smaller organizations, selling the company in 2020. Dr. Stahl has a long history of community service. He serves on the Small Business Advisory Council of the Cyber Readiness Institute, is an invited member of Fast Company’s Executive Board, and his Substack newsletters are read by thousands. Stan’s PhD in Mathematics is from The University of Michigan. Go Blue! <h3>Upon Arrival:</h3><ul><li>Locate our reserved room named LETHBRIDGE GARDEN ROOM.</li><li>Check-in and grab your name tag.</li><li>Grab food, learn from experts, and connect with peers.</li></ul>

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