{"id":10,"date":"2015-08-11T16:26:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/event-template\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:30:24","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/ai-industrial-security-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- #2 NEWS START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#news-component { background-color: #a6242b; margin-top: 0px !important; padding: 72px 0px 96px; }\r\n#news-component .news-cell { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); padding: 15px 0px 0px 24px; }\r\n#news-component h3 { margin-bottom: 34px !important; color: #fff !important; }\r\n#news-component h5 { margin-bottom: 12px !important; color: #fff !important; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px !important; }\r\n#news-component p { margin-bottom: 12px !important; color: #fff !important; }\r\n#news-component a { color: #fff !important; outline: none; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; }\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1535px) {\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1279px) {\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n  #news-component .news-cell img { display: none !important; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 599px) {\r\n  #news-component .news-cell img { display: none !important; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"news-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n  <div class=\"content-wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-2 col-xl-3\">\r\n      <h3>Latest News &#038; Updates<\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-6 col-md-6 col-lg-5 col-xl-4\">\r\n      <div class=\"news-cell\">\r\n        <h5>Explore Our 9th National Forum on FOCI<\/h5>\r\n        <p>September 29&ndash;30 &bull; Washington, DC<\/p>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/foci\/\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<!--\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-6 col-md-6 col-lg-5 col-xl-4\">\r\n      <div class=\"news-cell\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/reference-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2268\/2024\/12\/Reference-Placeholder-150x150.png\" alt=\"thumbnail\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin-left:24px;\" \/>\r\n        <h5>Headline<\/h5>\r\n        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit nam ipsum elit lobortis et elit at blandit lobortis nisi nulla.<\/p>\r\n        <a href=\"URL\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- #2 NEWS END -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- #3 OPENING START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#intro-component { margin-top: 96px; margin-bottom: 120px; }\r\n#intro-component h2 { margin-bottom: 32px !important; }\r\n#intro-component h3 { margin-bottom: 35px !important; }\r\n#intro-component .copy-wrap { max-width: 912px; padding-right: 48px; }\r\n#intro-component .img-wrap img { border-radius: 2px; }\r\n#intro-component .vid-wrap { background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 24px; border-radius: 2px; justify-content: center; }\r\n#intro-component .vid-wrap iframe { aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9; width: 100% !important; margin-bottom: 6px !important; }\r\n#intro-component .vid-wrap p { margin-bottom: 5px !important; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px !important; }\r\n#intro-component a.mainlink { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: underline; outline: none; color: #242424; }\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1279px) {\r\n  #intro-component { margin-top: 72px; margin-bottom: 96px; }\r\n  #intro-component .copy-wrap { max-width: initial; margin-bottom: 28px; }\r\n  #intro-component .img-wrap img { width: 100%; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {\r\n  #intro-component { margin-top: 48px; margin-bottom: 72px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n  #intro-component { margin-top: 48px; margin-bottom: 72px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 599px) {\r\n  #intro-component { margin-top: 48px; margin-bottom: 60px; }\r\n  #intro-component .copy-wrap { padding-right: 0px; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"intro-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"copy-wrap\">\r\n\t\t<h3>AI is already changing how organizations across the defense industrial base manage security, compliance, risk and day-to-day operations. The advantage won&#8217;t simply go to the organizations adopting AI first. It will go to those that know where to use it, how to govern it and how to deploy it securely in classified, CUI and highly regulated environments.<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"copy-wrap\">\r\n\r\n<p>AI for Industrial Security Day is not a conference about the future of AI. It&#8217;s a practical working day focused on what your organization needs to do now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Join industrial security, cybersecurity, technology, legal and compliance leaders for a focused day on turning AI strategy into secure operational reality. 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