Overview

January 11

Join leaders from Government Technology and Amazon Web Services on January 11, 2024, at 10 AM PST/ 1 PM EST for a live webinar in our Ask the Experts Digital series – The series dedicates half of each session to audience questions and comments, giving attendees direct access to industry experts.

This session provides a quick level-set on generative artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) – what they are, strategies for approaching, and why it’s critical for your agency to engage with the technology now.

In this exclusive session, attendees will:

Join a live discussion with technology experts with experience working with state & local governments
Discover the basics of generative AI and its latest use cases
Learn what AI use cases have been the most successful in the public sector and how to prepare your agency for AI-powered tools

Speakers

Kimberley Williams

Director of Strategic Engagement and Innovation, Amazon Web Services

Kimberley Williams is SLG/EDU Director of Strategic Engagement and Innovation at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Her organization supports strategic customer engagements through the state and local government | education advisory team and worldwide public sector (WWPS) global innovation through the Cloud Innovation Programs comprised of the global cloud innovation centers, joint innovation centers, and the WWPS digital innovation team. Kimberley is a growth-oriented strategist and marketing executive experienced in revenue acceleration, market definition, brand development, product visioning, and technical sales. Over her 25 years of experience, she’s worked with enterprise software giants including Informatica, Curam Software (IBM), PeopleSoft, and Oracle.

Leo Zhadanovsky

Enterprise Technologist, Education, Amazon Web Services

Leo Zhadanovsky, the Enterprise Technologist for Education at Amazon Web Services (AWS), has spent nearly a decade sharing guidance on the best ways to leverage AWS services. As a speaker, Leo has delivered talks at conferences around the world, including re:Invent, OmniTI Surge, and PuppetConf. Behind the scenes, he helps customers build highly-available, scalable, and elastic architectures to fulfill their business needs. Leo first demonstrated his expertise in AWS as the Director of Systems Engineering at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), where he ran the on-premise and cloud infrastructure for the DNC, in use by the Obama Presidential Campaign, as well as the Democratic Party. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, traveling, and perfecting the crema on his espresso.

Bill Rials — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D., is a professor and associate director (department chair) of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement IT and Cybersecurity Program. He focuses on continually delivering and updating the program curriculum based on innovative and emerging technologies. Before transitioning to academia and higher education, he had a diverse gov tech career delivering value to state agencies, local governments, and law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Mississippi.

Webinar

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