Cranium 2025
AI Summit & Headbangers Ball
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Date
May 15, 2025
Location
The Westin Jersey City Newport
479 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310
Keynote Speaker
Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Named one of LinkedIn’s “Top Voices in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, and is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC.
Shelly is a prolific author. Along with his daily newsletter, his books include, the Amazon #1 Bestseller, Blockchain – Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts: An executive guide to the world of decentralized finance and Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV, the seminal book about the technological, economic, and sociological forces that have changing everything about the the business of television, Overcoming the Digital Divide: How to use Social Media and Digital Tools to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career, and Digital Wisdom: Thought Leadership for a Connected World.
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The industry’s biggest players are coming together to define what’s next. Get ready for a high-octane event like no other.
Keynotes & Panels
Customer Use Cases & Success Stories
Meet 100+ AI Security & Risk Leaders
Cranium Executive Advisory Board & Leadership Talks
Peer Networking & Relationship Building
Ending the day with a Special Concert Event
Performances By
Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. The band rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label debut album, New Miserable Experience, and the first single released from that album, “Hey Jealousy” became a Top 25 hit and went gold. New Miserable Experience eventually went quadruple platinum and three other charting singles were released from the album including “Allison Road” and “Until I Fall Away”. The band’s follow-up album, Congratulations I’m Sorry (1996), went platinum including the Grammy nominated “As Long as It Matters” and the top 10 single “Follow You Down”. Gin Blossoms continue to tour every year and in recent years have shared the stage with Collective Soul, Barenaked Ladies and Hootie & The Blowfish.
Darryl DMC McDaniels
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels is a legendary music icon who first impacted the world 40 years ago when RUN DMC made their recording debut “It’s Like That/ Sucker MCs.” From the first rap group to grace the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine to the first to appear on MTV, he helped changed music, culture, fashion, language and made American history. It would be hard to overstate his influence on popular culture.
Agenda At-A-Glance
Breakfast
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Welcome Address
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
A welcome address from Cranium’s CEO & Co-founder
Jonathan Dambrot, CEO & CoFounder of Cranium
Building an Effective AI Governance Strategy
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
A panel of C-level executives will discuss the steps they have taken to build their AI Governance strategy
Moderator: Jonathan Dambrot, CEO & CoFounder of Cranium
Panelist: Vittorio Cretella, Business Technologist and Board Advisor
Featured Keynote
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Title: MITRE ATLAS: Real World AI Security Attacks & Community Driven Capabilities.
Christina will speak to the latest real world attacks documented in ATLAS and community efforts focused on capturing and sharing data on real world AI incidents, expanding the community’s data on vulnerabilities that can arise when using open-source AI models or data, especially for vulnerabilities that fall outside of the scope of CVE/CWE, and developing mitigations to defend against these AI security threats and vulnerabilities.
Dr. Christina Liaghati, Trustworthy & Secure AI Department Manager and MITRE ATLAS Lead
Break
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Cranium Product Spotlight
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Hear from Cranium’s Director of AI Operations, Chief AI Scientist and Vice President of AI/ML Engineering as they showcase Cranium’s latest product innovations, demostrate several use cases, and provide attendees with a Sneak Peek into what is coming
Daniel Christman, Director of AI Operations
Dan Carroll, Cranium Chief AI Scientist
Max Monley, Cranium VP of AI/ML Engineering
AI Security Today: The CISOs Perspective and Reality
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
A panel of CISO’s will discuss the current state of AI Security, how they support AI innovation while also keep their organizations safe, and what they are planning for the rise of Agentic AI.
Moderator: Roland Cloutier, Former Global CISO, ByteDance & TikTok
Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
*Opportunity for custom Demos from Cranium’s Product Experts*
Special Keynote
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
A special keynote from Shelly Palmer: Shelly is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at the Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with tech strategy & solutions.
Named LinkedIn’s Top Voice in Technology, he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog, Think About This.
His latest book, Blockchain – Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts: An executive guide to the world of decentralized finance, is an Amazon #1 Bestseller.
Keynote Speaker: Shelly Palmer
Platinum Sponsor Keynote
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM
A Special Keynote From KPMG
Platinum Sponsor Keynote: KPMG
Break
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
AI & Third-Party Risk Management
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
A panel of Third-Party Risk experts and Vendors will discuss how AI is enabling faster, more accurate risk assessments, but also presents new challenges and risks that organizations and their vendors must address.
Moderator: Dolly Singh, Managing Director Global Head of Corporate Third-Party Oversight – JPMorgan Chase
The Case for an AI Trust & Safety Hub
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
A panel discussion from industry leaders on transforming how AI is deployed and managed, ensuring safety, trust, and compliance to help businesses navigate the complexities of AI implementation.
Closing Address & Awards Presentation
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Closing Remarks & Special Awards presentation
Jonathan Dambrot, CEO & CoFounder of Cranium
Transportation Shuttles to Special Event
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Shuttles will run back & forth from hotel to concert venue (located less than 1 mile away)
Transportation to White Eagle Hall
337 Newark Ave. | Jersey City
Cocktails, Dinner & Networking
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join all AI Summit attendes and Speakers for a wide selection of food stations (think inside “food trucks”) & cocktails before the concert begins
Special Concert Performance
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Get ready to rock n’ roll for a very special concert event.
Gin Blossoms
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
Transportation Shuttles back to Westin hotel
9:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Shuttles will run back & forth from concert venue to hotel located less than 1 mile away
Don’t miss your chance to amp up your AI security game and party with the industry’s finest.
Space is limited and Registration is subject to availability