Overview

February 1

Join leaders from Government Technology and Amazon Web Services on February 1, 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 will focus on how agencies can use artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to solve workforce challenges and offer expert tips for adopting AI tools.

In this exclusive session, attendees will:

Join a live discussion with technology experts with experience working with state and local governments
Explore the AI capabilities that make teams more efficient and productive
Learn how to prepare your workforce for the introduction of AI and the best practices for adopting AI tools

Speakers

Valerie Singer

General Manager, Global Education, Amazon Web Services

As General Manager for AWS’s Global Education team, Valerie is responsible for leading strategy and initiatives for higher education, K-12, EdTechs, and outcome-based education worldwide. Her Skills to Jobs team enables governments, education systems, and collaborating organizations to deliver skills-based pathways to meet the acute needs of employers around the globe, match skilled job seekers to good paying jobs, and advance the adoption of cloud-based technology. In her ten-year tenure at AWS, Valerie has held numerous leadership positions, including driving strategic customer engagement within AWS’s Worldwide Public Sector and Industries. Valerie established and led the AWS’s public sector global partner team, AWS’s North American commercial partner team, was the leader for teams managing AWS’s largest worldwide partnerships, and incubated AWS’s Aerospace & Satellite Business Group. Valerie established AWS’s national systems integrator program and promoted partner competency development and practice expansion to migrate enterprise-class, large-scale workloads to AWS. Valerie currently serves on the board of AFCEA DC where, as the Vice President of Education, she oversees a yearly grant of $250,000 in annual STEM scholarships to high school students with acute financial need. Prior to joining AWS, Valerie held senior positions at Quest Software, Adobe Systems, Oracle Corporation, BEA Systems, and Cisco Systems. She holds a B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Maryland and a Master in Public Administration from the George Washington University.

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, where 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. He has served in CIO, CTO, and CISO roles for local governments and also in various leadership positions within the state of Mississippi’s IT organization as a deputy to the state CIO. Dr. Rials holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Belhaven University, a master’s degree in computer information systems and cybersecurity from Missouri State University, as well as a Ph.D. in higher education administration and public administration from Jackson State University. His dissertation research involved the critical factors that affect the adoption of cloud services within the public sector. He is a noted expert in the IT and cybersecurity space and is frequently quoted by national media outlets. He is also a frequent contributor to national IT government organizations such as NASTD and NASCIO.

Webinar

Ask the Experts: Using AI to Solve Skills Gaps and Enhance Your Workforce