Overview

November 17
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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For the first time in the 20-year history of NASCIO’s State CIO Survey, AI governance has overtaken cybersecurity as state CIOs’ top priority — ending cybersecurity’s 12-year run at No. 1. The shift reflects a new reality for government technology leaders: AI adoption is accelerating, often faster than agencies can establish the policies, visibility and controls needed to manage it responsibly.

But AI governance doesn’t have to mean building an entirely new governance structure from scratch. Many of the disciplines agencies already use to manage cybersecurity risk — visibility, policy, access controls, monitoring and accountability — can provide a foundation for governing AI.

In this session, we’ll move beyond the principles of responsible AI and focus on the practical work of putting governance into operation. You’ll learn how to identify AI use across your organization, establish meaningful guardrails and integrate AI oversight into existing security and risk management practices — while still giving employees room to innovate. 

What You’ll Learn

  • What NASCIO’s 2026 priorities reveal about the rapidly changing AI governance landscape
  • How to enable AI experimentation while maintaining appropriate visibility and control
  • What operational AI governance looks like, from policies and inventories to guardrails and accountability
  • What "shadow AI" can reveal about how employees are already using AI outside approved channels
  • How to build on existing cybersecurity and risk management practices rather than creating a parallel governance program
  • Lessons from a state or local IT leader putting AI governance into practice

Join the live webinar to obtain your complimentary certificate of attendance!

Speakers

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Jamie Holcombe

Chief Operating Officer, Electrosoft

Jamie Holcombe is a nationally recognized technology and cybersecurity executive whose career spans more than three decades of leadership across federal, defense, intelligence, and commercial organizations. Currently serving as Chief Operating Officer of Electrosoft, Jamie leads operational execution, program delivery, growth alignment, and the advancement of AI-enabled cybersecurity solutions supporting critical government missions.

Prior to joining Electrosoft, Jamie served as Chief Information Officer of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where he led one of the federal government's most ambitious cloud-first and AI-enabled modernization initiatives. Under his leadership, the agency accelerated digital transformation, strengthened cybersecurity capabilities, improved enterprise resilience, and enhanced services supporting innovation across the nation.

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Steve Riley

Field CTO, Netskope

Steve Riley is a Field CTO at Netskope. Having worked at the intersection of cloud and security for pretty much as long as that’s been an actual topic, Steve offers that perspective to field and executive engagements and also supports long-term technology strategy and works with key industry influencers. A widely-renowned expert speaker, author, researcher, and analyst, Steve came to Netskope from Gartner, where for five years he maintained a collection of cloud security research that included the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers and the Market Guide for Zero Trust Network Access. Before Gartner, Steve spent four years as Deputy CTO of Riverbed Technology and held various security strategy and technical program management roles at Amazon Web Services for two years and at Microsoft for eleven years. Steve’s interest in security began all the way back in 1995, when he convinced his then-employer that it would be a good idea to install a firewall on their brand new internet connection.

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Dan Lohrmann — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author. He led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from May 2002 to August 2014, including as enterprise-wide chief security officer (CSO), chief technology officer (CTO) and chief information security officer (CISO). During his distinguished career, he has served both the public and private sectors in a variety of executive leadership capacities including advising senior leaders at the White House, National Governors Association (NGA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Throughout his career he has received numerous national awards including CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader.

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