Tech Connect: Innovation and Technology Council Meetup

Tech Connect: Innovation and Technology Council Meetup

Tech Connect
Innovation and Technology (IT) Council Pop Up Meetup
 
Tech Connect brings together Northern Virginia's business and technology leaders who are ready to build real partnerships, collaborate on ideas, and grow together.
 
Hosted by the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce's Innovation & Technology Committee, Tech Connect meets at different Reston-area restaurants, creating fresh spaces for fresh thinking -- and new opportunities for our GRCC Tech member companies.

Each meetup features a brief talk from an industry voice, followed by a relaxed, meaningful conversation designed to turn connections into collaboration. 
 

This month's featured discussion: 

 AI Without Guardrails: The Hidden Risks of Enterprise AI
 
 Join us and hear Greg Adams explain how his team at Cintara are providing governance directly to AI system to prevent agents from taking unauthorized actions.
 

Everybody is thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is increasingly embedded in our day-to-day lives, often in ways we don’t even realize, and organizations across industries are rapidly deploying AI for critical functions. 

 But there is a fundamental problem. While AI capabilities have advanced rapidly, trust and control mechanisms have not kept pace. This gap is creating real-world risks - as AI systems and agents drift beyond their intended guardrails. 

Recent incidents are beginning to surface. For example, Citigroup lost nearly $900 million due to failures in automated controls, and in the legal system, AI-generated hallucinations have already led to sanctions in the U.S. Federal Court.  

This is exactly the problem that Cintara was created to solve. 

Based in Northern Virginia, Cintara has developed a new category: the Agentic Trust Control Plane for enterprise AI. Cintara was founded by a former Head of AI at Amazon, who has overseen AI deployments across more than 60,000 organizations

Don’t miss this intriguing conversation about something that could affect us all. 

 

Come for insight. Stay for the relationships. 
Build partnerships that move innovation forward. 


The Innovation and Technology (IT) Council of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce meets on the second Thursday of each month from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
The mission of the IT Council is to educate, celebrate, and connect around the local businesses who are leading advancements in innovation practices and services that enrich our local business community.

Please visit our dedicated 
IT Council webpage for additional details regarding council programs, leadership, and annual sponsors. The committee welcomes any chamber member who wishes to contribute their insight and perspective on matters which impact our local technology industry.

 

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Date and Time

Thursday Jun 11, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT

Location

AC Marriott Hotel 
1975 Opportunity Wy, Reston, VA 20190

Fees/Admission

Free to attend; pay for your own tab.

Highly encourage online registration.

Contact Information

GRCC Staff
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