On day-three of the 11th Annual International Crisis Management Conference, Adam Wehrenberg, Vice President of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will present: Generally Specific: Applying All-Hazards Thinking at the AI Frontier.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the risk landscape, but according to Adam Werenberg, crisis leaders may already have more of the tools they need than they realize.
Joining ICMC Newport 2026, Adam brings experience from both public sector emergency management and his current role leading a resilience function at the Federal Reserve. His session will explore how organizations can apply proven all-hazards planning principles to emerging AI-related threats without reinventing their entire approach to resilience.
Rather than treating AI as a completely separate challenge, Adam will discuss how crisis professionals can leverage existing strengths in business continuity, crisis management, and organizational coordination to better prepare for scalable and fast-moving AI-driven risks.
Attendees will walk away with practical insight into:
- Applying traditional resilience frameworks to AI threats
- Questions leaders should be asking now
- Understanding AI-related dependencies and operational risks
- Avoiding distraction from the “shiny new object” effect surrounding AI
Adam’s perspective reinforces an important reality for crisis professionals: while technology continues to evolve rapidly, the core principles of resilience, coordination, leadership, and all-hazards planning remain essential.
In this short video, Adam discusses his background in emergency management and resilience, along with why crisis professionals should approach AI threats through the same foundational principles that already guide effective preparedness and response efforts.
ICMC 2026 will be held live in Newport, RI on June 15-17, 2026. Click HERE to learn more about Adam and the rest of the 2026 Conference speakers and training courses.
ICMC members receive a 30% discount on this event. Not an ICMC member? Learn more HERE!
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