Overview

August 30

Skills, whether technical or soft, are increasingly becoming the measuring stick for the workforce of the United States. As the higher education system and other government entities prepare people for the jobs of the future, they will need insight into the latest workforce trends as well as opportunities to retrain their own workers and accelerate their digital transformation as organizations—especially as the country appears headed for a potential recession.

New data powered by artificial intelligence can provide many of the answers to this complex equation, allowing entities to be proactive rather than reactive to the waves of change in the labor market. What’s more, AI can help organizations advance their processes as they aim to retain and upskill their staff.

Join Government Technology on August 30 at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern to learn how your organization can utilize AI to:

Gain precious knowledge about the growing skills-based economy
Develop your existing workforce for maximum retention
Become more efficient through AI-driven automation

Speakers

Jessica Brown

Head of Strategic Partnerships in the Americas, Faethm AI

Jessica is a tech positive futurist and social impact enthusiast who believes in the importance of centering people to achieve equitable economic development. Her experience has taken her to 4 continents, with projects ranging from supporting rice farmers in rural Vietnam, to enabling security policy in a large middle eastern country. Currently, she serves as Head of Strategic Partnerships in the Americas for Faethm AI, an organization focused on exploring the impact of external trends on the labor face to ensure every worker, everywhere, has a role in the future. She also has the fortune to serve as the organization’s DEI champion. Prior to Faethm, Jessica helped to design and direct a prize design Accelerator program at the XPRIZE Foundation, supported public sector strategy at Monitor Deloitte with clients ranging from the State Department to the World Bank, and served as an Advisory Board Member for SXSW. She loves sci fi, all things art, and dancing, music optional.

John Rogers

General Manager, Global Partner Network, Faethm AI

John Rogers is the General Manager, Global Partner Network for Faethm responsible for the growth, scale, and management of strategic partnerships. His 25-year career in the IT industry has spanned start-ups to global enterprises across Europe, Australasia, and the Americas in both the software and consulting space.

William (Bill) Rials, Ph. D. — 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

How to Use AI to Future-Proof Your Workforce Planning