Overview

April 21
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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As artificial intelligence capabilities become embedded in everything from public services to campus operations, leaders in the public sector face a pivotal challenge: How to support innovation without compromising security, compliance or control.

Join Government Technology, HP and AMD for a candid, expert-led conversation on where AI is headed in state and local government and education — and what it takes to secure AI workloads from the endpoint to the edge. We’ll break down real use cases, show how organizations are leveraging AI and explore what it means for cybersecurity teams.

Join us to:

  • Get clarity on how AI is actually being used today in government and education — from administrative streamlining to constituent-facing services.
  • Hear directly from security and infrastructure experts at HP, AMD, and Government Technology on what’s next in secure, on-prem AI deployment.
  • Discover how to invest in AI-ready infrastructure today that can support evolving use cases without locking you into a specific vendor, cloud dependency or short refresh cycle.

Speakers

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Dan Gohl

Chief Technology & Strategy Officer for US SLED

Daniel Gohl joined HP Inc. as Head of US Education Strategy in September 2022. He brings three decades of partnering for success through innovation with students and educators from pre-kindergarten through post-graduate studies. Daniel has deep knowledge and extensive experience in teaching, education management, and educational policy at the local, state, and national level. He is committed to helping communities, and the institutions serving them, ensure that education is contemporary, challenging, and continuous. Dan was raised in the Mid-Hudson Valley region of New York and currently lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his wife and three children.

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Lenny Isler

Business Development Manager, Data Science, AI and VR Advanced Compute and Solutions, Z by HP

Lenny Isler has been with HP 7 years, 6 of them in the public sector area. Lenny has been a sales generalist, a Z workstation Specialist and a Business Development Manager while at HP. Lenny has extensive knowledge in high performance computing, data science, AI and machine learning.

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Andy Parma

Director, MNC Workstation Processors

Andy Parma is AMD’s MNC workstation segment leader. In this role, he works with the world’s largest workstation manufacturers to develop, market, and sell workstations using AMD Ryzen™ PRO and AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO processors. He has over twenty years experience in the semiconductor industry. Andy has a BSEE degree from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

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Deb Snyder — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deb is an accomplished C-level executive, influencer and educator who has dedicated her career to improving state and local government services through policy and technology innovation. She has a broad range of experience in government programs, policy, cybersecurity, privacy and information technology. She formerly served as New York state’s chief information security officer, where she led the state’s cybersecurity programs and directed the NYS Cyber Command Center. She works with organizations and universities to strategically strengthen cybersecurity programs, defenses and preparedness, and to create and inspire the next generation of cyber leaders.

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