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Brian "SchleiF" Schleifer is Director of Content for SecurityWeek Events. He is a retired United States Air Force veteran, cybersecurity professional, podcast host and content leader. He previously served in senior cybersecurity engineering and leadership roles at Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. His experience includes cyber-physical and weapon systems security, security control assessment, cyber testing, risk management, and AI governance. He is pursuing a Doctor of Technology at Purdue University, where his research focuses on adaptive cybersecurity policy for AI-enabled systems. He is also the creator of the Adaptive Artificial Intelligence Risk and Assurance Framework, or AAIRAF. With more than 10,000 hours of public speaking, instruction, and panel moderation experience, Brian is known for making complex cybersecurity, technology, and risk topics practical and accessible.