Overview

September 17
10AM PT, 1PM ET

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AI creates meaningful opportunities for governments, but successful adoption and creating proper operational AI guardrails for finance involves more than just adopting the right technology. Finance, IT, security, and operational leaders must work from a shared approach to governance, data, risk and accountability. 

Join us for a webinar on how governments can create the structures and processes needed to responsibly adopt AI and set up the proper guardrails. See how your organization can get the greatest value from AI by building the right foundations and creating a framework that supports safe innovation.

Why Attend

  • Explore how cross-functional leaders can establish clear decision rights and protect sensitive data.
  • Learn how to create a shared AI governance model for alignment across departments.
  • Explore data protection, compliance, risk management and oversight. 
  • Take away key action items to build responsible, scalable AI adoption in your organization. 

Speakers

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Deborah A. Snyder

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deborah is an executive strategist and advisor on cybersecurity, risk, and digital government, and a nationally recognized thought leader in advancing secure, resilient public sector transformation. With more than 35 years of public service and executive leadership experience, she is known for bridging business strategy and cybersecurity to drive innovation, strengthen governance, and deliver mission-focused outcomes.

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Sean McSpaden

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government, Center for Public Sector AI

Sean McSpaden is an executive level information technology professional with over 30 years of experience in the private, non-profit, and public sectors. His background includes the start-up and management of several small businesses and he has served on the Board of Directors or in Executive Director positions for several 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Sean’s public service experience includes progressively responsible positions as an IT analyst, and in statewide coordination, management and leadership positions within the Executive and Legislative branches of Oregon state government.

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Joe Morris — Moderator

Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic

Joe Morris is the Chief Innovation Officer at e.Republic, where he leads the company’s market intelligence and innovation initiatives focused on the state, local government and education sectors. A recognized authority on the public-sector market, he is a national keynote speaker and regularly shares insights on technology trends, funding priorities and emerging opportunities shaping government and education.

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