Reserve a seat to join the discussion: https://events.zoom.us/ev/ArVlSsFSmLmNjLLQECZY1ddKFYOkiFauDlLU-xR_WlOQuj78IL4a~AmfeLEWldWGuhTJC5uLkVtt1cBNaQxet_i_mCTlORGuLn5L9uuvYrpYS7ybW3DQmMGvXrFkw9UOdHSZbmwINc1XACQ
Background:
Cybersecurity risk has evolved from merely an IT issue to a core strategic and operational challenge, especially due to the convergence of IT and vulnerable, legacy Operational Technology (OT) systems. Recent, high-impact attacks (Colonial Pipeline, MWAA, Volt Typhoon) on critical infrastructure demonstrate that disruptions are inevitable and lead to severe financial, operational, and reputational costs, risking national economic stability.
Objective/Hypothesis:
Boards that shift from passive oversight to active ownership and integration of cyber resilience into enterprise strategy will significantly mitigate the financial and reputational costs of breaches, achieve sustained operations during disruptions, and leverage resilience as a source of competitive advantage and long-term growth. This includes the strategic use of cyber insurance and liability management to transfer residual risk and protect the balance sheet.
Methods:
The approach focuses on translating complex technical OT risks into board-level strategic actions. This is achieved through: 1) Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) (using Axio’s expertise to express risk in dollar terms for informed decision-making and insurance optimization); 2) AI-Driven Simulation (using ThreatGEN-powered exercises to model realistic, tailored attacks); 3) Cross-Functional Collaboration (engaging boards, executives, and field teams); and 4) Continuous Feedback Loops to evaluate and update incident response plans. The process relies on an ecosystem of strategic partners for risk transfer, adversarial testing, compliance, and zero-trust solutions.
Results:
A resilient enterprise is defined by its ability to Sustain operations during an event, Recover quickly, Adapt based on lessons learned, and Grow market advantage by demonstrating superior risk management. The strategic use of CRQ and AI-powered exercises with a comprehensive continuous feedback loop secures board approval for investment and ensures that both internal defenses and external risk transfer mechanisms (insurance coverage and liability protection) are optimized and aligned with the organization’s true financial exposure and risk appetite.
Conclusions:
Cyber resilience is a board-level fiduciary responsibility that encompasses both technical preparedness and comprehensive financial risk transfer. Boards must move beyond oversight to ownership, using quantifiable data to optimize cybersecurity investments, negotiate appropriate cyber liability insurance limits for first- and third-party losses, and position the organization to thrive in a volatile digital economy by turning preparation into a source of confidence and competitive strength.
Register now: https://events.zoom.us/ev/ArVlSsFSmLmNjLLQECZY1ddKFYOkiFauDlLU-xR_WlOQuj78IL4a~AmfeLEWldWGuhTJC5uLkVtt1cBNaQxet_i_mCTlORGuLn5L9uuvYrpYS7ybW3DQmMGvXrFkw9UOdHSZbmwINc1XACQ
———————————————————
Becoming a paid member is quick and easy (and helps us keep offering these educational opportunities!). Please join now! [[https://www.cs2ai.org/plans-pricing](https://www.cs2ai.org/plans-pricing)](https://www.cs2ai.org/plans-pricing](https://www.cs2ai.org/plans-pricing))
All past seminars and symposiums are available to paid CS2AI.ORG members. Check out the Resources area of our website in the Members Portal [[https://www.cs2ai.org/](https://www.cs2ai.org/)](https://www.cs2ai.org/](https://www.cs2ai.org/))
Certificates for Professional Development/Continuing Education Units (PDUs/CEUs) are available for all registered individuals who attend at least one hour of the event.[https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved](https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved)](https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved](https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved))
*Please note that (CS)²AI Online™ events are provided free of charge as educational career development content through the support of our paid members and the generous contributions of our corporate Strategic Alliance Partners. Contact information used in registering for our directly supported seminars may be shared with sponsors funding those specific events. Unless noted on our Zoom Event registration page, all events are open for direct funding support.
© Control System Cyber Security Association International 2026
SD Networking Events March 2026 Speakeasy Business Mixer
Business & Professionals, Networking🍸 SD Networking Events – Exclusive Speakeasy Business Mixer (March 12 | 5–8 PM)
Prohibition or Gangster Theme Attire Encouraged – Not Required
Join San Diego’s Premier Business Networking Experience — With a Secret Twist
This March 12th, SD Networking Events is doing something completely different. We’re hosting our business mixer inside a brand-new speakeasy in downtown San Diego — only open a few weeks and already one of the city’s most talked-about hidden venues. Because this is an intimate space, attendance is strictly limited to just 50 guests. Once tickets are gone, they’re gone. With SD Networking Events already seeing multiple sell-outs across 2026, we highly recommend securing your spot early so you don’t miss this rare opportunity to network in one of San Diego’s newest and most exclusive venues. And who knows… should we go bowling after the event? 🎳
🚀 Why Attend?
✔️ Expand your network with San Diego’s top professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners ✔️ Build real relationships in a smaller, more meaningful, high-quality setting ✔️ Generate new leads, partnerships, and opportunities ✔️ Discover innovative products, services, and local businesses ✔️ Enjoy a unique speakeasy atmosphere designed for connection and conversation
🌟 Want the Best Experience?
🎟 Advance Access Tickets Recommended – With only 50 spots available, early booking is strongly encouraged 📢 Limited Showcase Opportunities – Gain premium visibility and present your business to a highly engaged audience (availability extremely limited)
SD Service Jam 2026
Networking, ResearchA weekend of service design to research, ideate, prototype & solve real problems to develop a solution in 48 hours.
What is the Service Jam?
A weekend of service design doing: listening to real people share their challenges, exploring solutions that meet real needs, and prototyping to develop a solution in 48 hours. March 13th – 15th, San Diego will host its third Service Jam!
What makes SD Service Jam special isn’t just the process: it’s the people, the play, and the practice. Participants don’t sit through talks. They learn by building, testing, and sharing together, supported by local practitioners who believe design should be accessible, human, and joyful.
Innovation at the Edge: A Bill of Human Rights in the Age of AI
AI, InnovationPlease join us for our Innovation at the Edge Speaker Series brought to you by the Office of Innovation & Commercialization.
The Office of Innovation & Commercialization’s Innovation at the Edge is an incredible speakers series that is your invite to hear from founders, researchers, venture capitalists, distinguished alumni, and creative leaders as they converge to nurture your entrepreneurial spirit.
This month our very own Greg Horowitt welcomes Erik Viirre, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery and Otoneurology and Cognitive Science, UC San Diego, alongside Payson Stevens, author of Before AI Decides: Nine Ways to Stay Human. Together they will lead this exciting discussion entitled “A Bill of Human Rights in the Age of AI.”
Technology has often superseded humans’ abilities: faster, cheaper, indefatigable and more are the features of the machines that we build. But now we have systems that are as smart as we are in our specialties, and smarter in the realms we don’t know. The advent of AI perhaps asks of humans: “What is your Value Proposition?” While this framing may feel starkly utilitarian, it brings into focus our place in the world: our value to others and to ourselves. What rights do we have in a world with incredible AI? How do we best describe these rights? How do we best enact them? In this panel discussion, an initiative to outline rights and promulgate them is described and the audience is invited to comment and share their ideas.
Whether you’re a student with a burgeoning business concept or a seasoned professional seeking fresh insights, our series is your platform for education, connection, and bringing innovative ideas to life. Immerse yourself in this transformative community and unlock your entrepreneurial potential.
————————
Directions to the Design & Innovation Building
The event is located on the second floor (room 208) of the Design and Innovation Building (DIB). The entrances are located across from the Structural Materials and Engineering building or next to the UC San Diego Central Campus Station bus and trolley stop.
————————
MTS Trolley
The easiest way to get to the DIB is by taking the MTS trolley UC San Diego Blue Line and getting off at the UC San Diego Central Campus stop. The trolley stop is a short 1 minute walk to the DIB.
Parking
Public transportation is highly recommended as parking is limited on campus. If you plan to drive to campus, please give yourself plenty of time. You can download the ParkMobile app to pay for your space digitally once you find a spot.
Women in Tech
Data & Analytics, Discussions, NetworkingJoin the Data Science Alliance for Women in Tech!
Get ready for an inspiring and empowering evening celebrating the pivotal role women play in the data science and AI industries. In honor of International Women’s Day, we are thrilled to partner with UC San Diego’s School of Computing, Information, and Data Sciences in hosting this event full of insightful discussions, meaningful networking, and a bit of fun!
Our guest speakers come from a wide range of experiences, but they do share common ground: They are female leaders shaping the future of innovation while championing ethical principles.
Date: March 12, 2026
Time: 4:30 PM-7:30 PM
Location: UC San Diego’s School of Computing, Information, and Data Sciences (3234 Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093)
First 50 people to sign up get a free parking code!
Panelists
Moderator – Dr. Heather Canary – Professor and Director at San Diego State University’s School of Communication
Caroline Liu – Chief of Staff at Sphinx
Revathi Subramanian – Global Managing Director, Data Science, at Accenture
Lena Skliarova-Mordvinova – Co-Founder & CEO of Perseverance, Co-founder of The Good Face Project
Event Agenda
4:30-5:00 PM: Registration & Networking
5:00-6:00 PM: Welcome Remarks & Panel Discussion
6:00-7:30 PM: Reception
Light food and drinks will be provided.
Tickets
General Admission: $50
Students: $10
If a student, you must register with an active school email address and answer all required questions at checkout for ticket to be valid.
San Diego JavaScript Monthly Meetup @ Edge
Networking✨ Come network and learn with us at Edge HQ in Little Italy! ✨
Taking place every 2nd Wednesday of the Month, the SDJS monthly meetup will cover fundamental JavaScript concepts, libraries and tooling, updates/news in the JS community, and anything else related.
The event is open to everyone whether you are just beginning to learn React or an established coder looking to broaden their skillset.
SCHEDULE
6:30 – Networking
7:00 – Presentations
8:00 – Mini Career Fair
PRESENTATIONS
————–
TBD
————–
ATTEND
Edge HQ
1495 Pacific Hwy #300, San Diego, CA 92101
Attend Virtually!
We will also be streaming here:
twitch.tv/anthovalera
PARKING
🚗 There is limited street parking around Edge venue as well as paid public parking at 950 W Ash st. as well as the Little Italy Parking Garage located on 715 W Cedar St.
Haven’t signed up on Slack yet? Email me: [email protected]
See you there!
STEMinar: The Future of Fusion Energy
Business & Professionals, SeminarDuring this STEMinar, Amani Zalzali will provide a high-level overview of General Atomics’ fusion energy efforts!
During this STEMinar, Amani Zalzali will provide a high-level overview of General Atomics’ fusion energy efforts and the role of its atomic technologies in advancing the transition to clean, sustainable power. Drawing on her leadership in business development for magnetic fusion energy, Amani will discuss how scientific breakthroughs are being translated into scalable solutions—bridging research, engineering, and global commercialization strategies.
Attendees will gain insight into the opportunities and challenges of bringing fusion energy from the laboratory to the marketplace, and how international collaboration, investment, and innovation are shaping the pathway toward practical, carbon-free energy generation.
Whether you are a STEM professional, educator, student advocate, or simply interested in the future of energy, this session offers a unique perspective on how cutting-edge science becomes real-world impact.
Space is limited, so we encourage early registration
Appetizers and refreshments provided.
Physical Oceanography Seminar: Dr. Lars Umlauf (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research)
Oceanography, Research, SeminarHow well can we model turbulence and mixing in ocean fronts?
Ocean surface-layer fronts are hotspots of energy turnover, mixing, and water mass transformation in the ocean, and their reliable representation in numerical ocean models is an essential requirement. However, turbulence models used to represent the effects of (unresolved) small-scale instabilities and turbulence in numerical ocean models are based on a boundary layer approximation that assumes that only vertical shear, stratification, and atmospheric forcing at the surface are relevant for the computation of the vertical turbulent fluxes. It is at the moment unclear to what extent this type of models is able to represent the effects of ocean surface-layer fronts, which are defined by the existence of dynamically relevant horizontal density gradients. While fronts with typical widths a few kilometers are sufficiently large-scale to be resolved in regional ocean models, the numerous small-scale hydrodynamic instabilities (e.g., symmetric and inertial instabilities) observed inside ocean fronts are typically “sub-grid”. Based on high-resolution turbulence data from field campaigns and large-eddy simulations (LES) of idealized fronts, I will discuss the capabilities of ocean turbulence models to represent the effect of such “sub-grid” processes in idealized frontal configurations. The discussion will focus especially on the models’ ability to reliably represent the vertical turbulent fluxes, the frontal energetics, and the secondary circulation inside fronts.
Let’s Cowork in PB!
Coworking, NetworkingTired of working from your actual home, and want a change of scenery? New to San Diego and want to meet new people? Come join us at our weekly coworking session.
It’s a pretty casual affair with new people every week, some regulars, and some just passing through. We take over a few tables at Second Nature in Pacific Beach and do a bit of work and a bit of getting to know each other. Come and go as you please, but do remember to bring your laptop (charged as plugs are few).
It’s free to join, but ideally grab some coffee or lunch & tip the servers.
A note about RSVPs:
This group aims to help people meet in a small group. The max amount of people for this event is 12 people. We close the RSVP list on Mondays if there is a waitlist, and if you can’t make it we do kindly ask that you change your status as soon as you know to give someone else a chance to attend. Those on the waitlist will receive a note on the day of the meetup letting them know if there is space or not.
If you sign up, but do not attend, you will be marked as a No Show. People with 5 No Shows will be removed from the group.
March 11 – Strategies for Validating World Models and Action-Conditioned Video
AI, WorkshopJoin us for a one hour hands-on workshop where we will explore emerging challenges in developing and validating world foundation models and video-generation AI systems for robotics and autonomous vehicles.
Time and Location
Mar 11, 2026
10-11am PST
Online, Register for the Zoom!
Industries from robotics to autonomous vehicles are converging on world foundation models (WFMs) and action-conditioned video generation, where the challenge is predicting physics, causality, and intent. But this shift has created a massive new bottleneck: validation.
How do you debug a model that imagines the future? How do you curate petabyte-scale video datasets to capture the “long tail” of rare events without drowning in storage costs? And how do you ensure temporal consistency when your training data lives in scattered data lakes?
In this session, we explore technical workflows for the next generation of Visual AI. We will dissect the “Video Data Monster,” demonstrating how to build feedback loops that bridge the gap between generative imagination and physical reality. Learn how leading teams are using federated data strategies and collaborative evaluation to turn video from a storage burden into a structured, queryable asset for embodied intelligence.
About the Speaker
Nick Lotz is chemical process engineer-turned-developer who is currently a Technical Marketing Engineer at Voxel51. He is particularly interested in bringing observability and security to all layers of the AI stack.
(CS)²AI Online™ : The Insurable Gap: Why OT Security is the New Board Mandate
AI, Cybersecurity, VirtualReserve a seat to join the discussion: https://events.zoom.us/ev/ArVlSsFSmLmNjLLQECZY1ddKFYOkiFauDlLU-xR_WlOQuj78IL4a~AmfeLEWldWGuhTJC5uLkVtt1cBNaQxet_i_mCTlORGuLn5L9uuvYrpYS7ybW3DQmMGvXrFkw9UOdHSZbmwINc1XACQ
Background:
Cybersecurity risk has evolved from merely an IT issue to a core strategic and operational challenge, especially due to the convergence of IT and vulnerable, legacy Operational Technology (OT) systems. Recent, high-impact attacks (Colonial Pipeline, MWAA, Volt Typhoon) on critical infrastructure demonstrate that disruptions are inevitable and lead to severe financial, operational, and reputational costs, risking national economic stability.
Objective/Hypothesis:
Boards that shift from passive oversight to active ownership and integration of cyber resilience into enterprise strategy will significantly mitigate the financial and reputational costs of breaches, achieve sustained operations during disruptions, and leverage resilience as a source of competitive advantage and long-term growth. This includes the strategic use of cyber insurance and liability management to transfer residual risk and protect the balance sheet.
Methods:
The approach focuses on translating complex technical OT risks into board-level strategic actions. This is achieved through: 1) Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) (using Axio’s expertise to express risk in dollar terms for informed decision-making and insurance optimization); 2) AI-Driven Simulation (using ThreatGEN-powered exercises to model realistic, tailored attacks); 3) Cross-Functional Collaboration (engaging boards, executives, and field teams); and 4) Continuous Feedback Loops to evaluate and update incident response plans. The process relies on an ecosystem of strategic partners for risk transfer, adversarial testing, compliance, and zero-trust solutions.
Results:
A resilient enterprise is defined by its ability to Sustain operations during an event, Recover quickly, Adapt based on lessons learned, and Grow market advantage by demonstrating superior risk management. The strategic use of CRQ and AI-powered exercises with a comprehensive continuous feedback loop secures board approval for investment and ensures that both internal defenses and external risk transfer mechanisms (insurance coverage and liability protection) are optimized and aligned with the organization’s true financial exposure and risk appetite.
Conclusions:
Cyber resilience is a board-level fiduciary responsibility that encompasses both technical preparedness and comprehensive financial risk transfer. Boards must move beyond oversight to ownership, using quantifiable data to optimize cybersecurity investments, negotiate appropriate cyber liability insurance limits for first- and third-party losses, and position the organization to thrive in a volatile digital economy by turning preparation into a source of confidence and competitive strength.
Register now: https://events.zoom.us/ev/ArVlSsFSmLmNjLLQECZY1ddKFYOkiFauDlLU-xR_WlOQuj78IL4a~AmfeLEWldWGuhTJC5uLkVtt1cBNaQxet_i_mCTlORGuLn5L9uuvYrpYS7ybW3DQmMGvXrFkw9UOdHSZbmwINc1XACQ
———————————————————
Becoming a paid member is quick and easy (and helps us keep offering these educational opportunities!). Please join now! [[https://www.cs2ai.org/plans-pricing](https://www.cs2ai.org/plans-pricing)](https://www.cs2ai.org/plans-pricing](https://www.cs2ai.org/plans-pricing))
All past seminars and symposiums are available to paid CS2AI.ORG members. Check out the Resources area of our website in the Members Portal [[https://www.cs2ai.org/](https://www.cs2ai.org/)](https://www.cs2ai.org/](https://www.cs2ai.org/))
Certificates for Professional Development/Continuing Education Units (PDUs/CEUs) are available for all registered individuals who attend at least one hour of the event.[https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved](https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved)](https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved](https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved))
*Please note that (CS)²AI Online™ events are provided free of charge as educational career development content through the support of our paid members and the generous contributions of our corporate Strategic Alliance Partners. Contact information used in registering for our directly supported seminars may be shared with sponsors funding those specific events. Unless noted on our Zoom Event registration page, all events are open for direct funding support.
© Control System Cyber Security Association International 2026