World Affairs Council dinner: Dr. Vince Nestler - AI’s Threats are Coming: Are we ready

Registration Opens February 8, 2027 Director, Center for Cyber and AI, California State University San Bernardino Professor, School of Cyber and Decision Sciences Some see Dr. Vince Nestler as a visionary with an uncanny ability to anticipate what lies ahead. Perhaps he is a visionary—but above all, when it comes to AI, he is a realist: AI is here, it poses real dangers, and we are only beginning to figure out how to respond. As Director of the Center for Cyber and AI at California State University, San Bernardino, Dr. Nestler has helped build the university into a national leader in cybersecurity and AI education. Under his leadership, the center has secured nearly $82 million in funding over the last ten years from agencies like the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he also leads the AI Horizon initiative. Dr. Nestler will provide clarity on the threats we face from AI and what we do about them that is both insightful and entertaining, and will make us think deeply about the AI-driven future that lies ahead.