Main Logo
San FranciscoAmsterdam
April 6-9, 2026
Nand Mulchandani
Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
Stanford
Visiting Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution. Prior to this I was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the CTO & Acting Director of the US Department of Defense's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). Prior to pivoting to public service, I was co-founder and CEO of multiple successful startups – Oblix (acquired by Oracle), Determina (acquired by VMware), OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco), and ScaleXtreme (acquired by Citrix). I was a senior executive at VMware and Citrix, and started my career as a compiler engineer at Sun Microsystems.
Command Desk
Command Desk
APRIL 7
10:25 - 10:45 AM

Power, Policy, and the AI Race

AI is redrawing the global power map and policymakers are under pressure to catch up. This conversation goes deep on the fracture lines between innovation and regulation, the risk of global policy drift, and the difficult choices governments face in the next decade. What happens when tech acceleration outpaces the frameworks built to contain it?
Best for:
TechnologyLegal, Compliance, Policy
Main
Main
APRIL 7
11:00 - 11:45 AM

Press conference on Policy, Security and AI with Digital Rights Foundation & Stanford

**For Accredited Media Only**
Best for:
Legal, Compliance, Policy
Control Room
Control Room
APRIL 7
2:45 - 3:25 PM

Roundtable | Next generation military technology - autonomous systems, AI, drones

AI is becoming a central layer of next generation defense systems. From autonomous platforms to intelligent drones and AI-assisted decision making, software is reshaping how modern military capabilities are built and deployed. In this roundtable, Nand Mulchandani will explore the technologies driving this shift and the challenges of deploying them responsibly at scale.
Best for:
Legal, Compliance, Policy
VIEW AGENDA

READY TO BE PART OF IT?

Don't miss out on the premier AI event of the year! Get your tickets now and be part of the future of technology!

GET TICKETS