Chris Benson's opinions are his own, and do not reflect the official positions of Lockheed Martin.*** RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ***1. NO SOLICITATIONS FOR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. WILL PERMANENTLY BLOCK CONNECTIONS / REQUESTS WHO SOLICIT ME. I won't reply to inquiries.2. NOT AVAILABLE FOR CALLS OR MEETINGS. I won't reply to inquiries.3. OPEN TO REMOTE KEYNOTE SPEAKING INVITATIONS AT EVENTS WITH OVER 500 ATTENDEES.________________________________Chris Benson is Principal AI Research Engineer and Strategist at Lockheed Martin, where he works in the office of the Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) under the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and focuses on advancing the state-of-the-art by bringing radical creativity and innovation to the convergence of artificial intelligence, autonomy, software, cybersecurity, and real-time streaming data at scale.He primarily specializes in the conception, design, and development of AI-enabled weapon systems and data enablement software architectures within the Contested Edge of the Joint All-Domain (JADO/JADC2) battlespace.Previously, Chris led artificial intelligence strategy, high-performance computing strategy (AI supercomputers), and public relations / communications for various AI topics and events. He was the overall company-wide leader for AI Ethics, and was the primary driver of Lockheed Martin's official adoption of AI Ethical Principals.Before joining Lockheed Martin, Chris was Chief Scientist for Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Honeywell SPS, where he created Honeywell's very first dedicated AI team.Chris is Co-Host of the Practical AI podcast, which reaches thousands of AI enthusiasts each week, and is also the Founder & Organizer of the Atlanta Deep Learning Meetup - one of the largest AI communities in the world. Known for his passion, energy, and clarity, Chris is among the AI community's most in-demand professional keynote speakers.Chris and his wife Joanne founded the Animal Institute, a 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit animal protection organization. The Animal Institute is an innovation incubator for the animal welfare, rescue, and wildlife rehabilitation communities that identifies specific strategic needs that are either unaddressed or insufficiently addressed and creates inspired programs to remedy with innovative approaches.As a licensed wildlife rehabilitator specializing in 'rabies vector species', Chris operates the Animal Institute's Wildlife Clinic, where he treats injured, ill, and orphaned raccoons, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, skunks, and bats.