Overview

April 29
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering public-sector infrastructure and capital programs. But for government agencies, adopting AI requires more than new tools, it requires the right governance, security controls, and oversight.

Before introducing AI into environments that manage taxpayer funding, compliance, and long-term infrastructure investments, agencies must ensure sensitive data is protected, results are trustworthy, and systems meet government security standards.

Join Government Technology and Kahua for a live webinar to learn:

  • A practical framework for evaluating AI in public capital programs
  • The governance and security controls agencies should require before adoption
  • How to protect funding integrity, data governance, and audit transparency
  • The key questions every public agency should ask vendors when assessing AI

We’ll also discuss how emerging federal AI governance frameworks, including FedRAMP-authorized environments, are shaping how AI can be deployed safely across government programs.

Speakers

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Hugh Seaton

Managing Director, Construction, Quantum Rise

Hugh is Managing Director, Construction at Quantum Rise, an AI consulting company focused on Artificial Intelligence applications and specifications management. Prior to Quantum Rise, Hugh founded The Link.ai, a construction software company, and served as a general manager at the Construction Specifications Institute. His career has spanned 30 years in technology, at Sony, AOL, Philips Electronics and Google, among others.

Hugh is author of The Construction Technology Handbook, host of the Constructed Futures Podcast, and the monthly AI in Construction webinar series, and Procore’s Data in Construction elearning module.

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Satish Krishnan

Senior Tech Manager, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

IT professional with more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry across both corporate and public sector organizations. He has been serving in local government for nearly 10 years, focusing on enterprise systems, technology implementations, and operational improvements. Earlier in his career, he managed global ERP implementations in corporate IT and began his professional journey in IT consulting. His expertise includes database management, software upgrades, and leading new system implementations. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Dayton.

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AJ Waters

Chief Evangelist, Kahua

AJ Waters is the Chief Evangelist at Kahua and an active speaker in the construction technology industry. Leveraging his experience as Vice President of Industry Solutions at InEight and as a program manager at Google, he works to champion the successful change management required to implement innovative solutions. With a background as a structural engineer at Kiewit, AJ combines technical expertise with a passion for advancing customer flexibility and agility.

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Justin Marlowe — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Justin Marlowe is a research professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. His research and teaching are focused on public finance, and he has published five books — including the first open-access textbook on public financial management — and more than 100 articles on public capital markets, infrastructure finance, financial disclosure, public financial technology, and public-private partnerships. He is an admitted expert witness in federal and state courts, and has served on technical advisory bodies for the state of Washington, the California State Auditor, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the National Academy of Sciences, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and many other public, private and nonprofit organizations. Prior to academia, he worked in local government in Michigan. He is a Certified Government Financial Manager and an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and he holds a Ph.D. in political science and public administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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