Overview

June 24
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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AI is showing up fast in government, and not just in IT. It’s reshaping how agencies manage budgets, oversee procurement and administer grants — streamlining tasks like grant research, RFP development and budget documentation while giving lean finance teams more capacity to focus on oversight and decision-making.

But for many leaders, the real question isn’t what AI can do. It’s whether it can be trusted, governed and adopted without creating new risks, especially in areas tied to public funds, compliance and audit exposure. IT leaders are increasingly at the center of that responsibility, working alongside finance and program leaders to ensure these tools are secure, transparent and aligned with agency priorities.

This panel-style discussion brings together public sector experts to answer questions about the real concerns agencies are facing right now, from data privacy and transparency to workforce impact and adoption challenges. You’ll hear how organizations are applying AI in practical terms across finance and administrative functions: where it delivers value, where it introduces risk, and how IT and finance teams are working together to manage both.

Why attend:

  • Get straight answers on AI risks, including data privacy, transparency and audit implications for finance operations
  • See where AI is saving time today across procurement, grants and budgeting workflows
  • Learn how IT and finance leaders can guide responsible adoption while maintaining control, compliance and visibility

Speakers

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Andrew Stockwell

Vice President, AI, Euna Solutions

Andrew Stockwell leads enterprise AI strategy and infrastructure at Euna Solutions, a GovTech company serving more than 3,600 government clients across North America. As Chief AI Officer, he oversees the full lifecycle of AI adoption - from governance frameworks and responsible deployment to hands-on engineering of the systems that make enterprise AI production-ready.

With a career spanning AI/ML, data governance, solution architecture, and business intelligence at institutions including KPMG Canada and Questrade Financial Group, Andrew brings a practitioner's rigour to deploying AI in regulated, public-sector environments. At Euna, he has architected the company's AI infrastructure from the ground up - including an enterprise AI gateway, model routing, guardrails frameworks, and agentic patterns that power real workflows across the organization. He established Euna's token governance program to bring financial discipline to AI spend at scale, and built the AI Innovation Hub as the internal engine for validating and accelerating AI use cases.

Critically, the engineering capabilities Andrew's teams have built now serve as a platform for Euna's product engineering teams - dramatically accelerating the delivery of customer-facing AI and agentic solutions that directly impact how government clients work. He also leads the AI Governance Council, AI Champions Network, and change management programs driving adoption across 700+ users.

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Deborah 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 and 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.

Joe has been with e.Republic since 2007, conducting in-depth research and leading initiatives, reports and roundtables that help organizations better understand and engage with the public sector. He has been instrumental in driving e.Republic’s AI-Enabled workforce initiative and building a market-changing data tool within Industry Navigator.

Joe holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations from California State University, Sacramento.