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Seven companies join Catalyst Campus bringing cyber security and AI [Video]

COLORADO SPRINGS — Seven companies are joining Colorado Springs’ defense and space manufacturing nonprofit organization, Catalyst Campus.

This will include artificial intelligence and cybersecurity companies. Cyber defense and operational technology company Two Six Technologies will be one of the companies joining Catalyst Campus.

“It’s pretty easy to see that we’re at that kind of time where machine learning and AI and cyber capabilities, both offensive and defensive, are really coming to a forefront,” said Gregg Walsh the Director of Growth at Two Six Technologies.

Some of Two Six Technologies’ clients include the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the U.S. State Department, and U.S. Cyber Command.

The other six companies will include Hypergiant, Chickasaw Nation Industries, 413, LLC, American Systems, The Veterans Business Outreach Center, and Raft.

More than 2,500 jobs were created by Catalyst Campus across three states, including Colorado, in 2021, according to the organization.____

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register