Overview

August 21

Everyone wants to know how artificial intelligence and GenAI can make their work better and more efficient. For state and local government employees — especially those in agencies that rely on Google Workspace solutions — it’s easy to get started.

Join us for a lunch-and-learn webinar on August 21 to learn more about how Gemini for Google Workspace, the AI-powered assistant from Google, can help you:

Enhance Productivity: Streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and provide intelligent insights, helping staff work more efficiently, effectively, and confidently.
Improve Collaboration: Facilitate better teamwork and coordination across departments and geographical locations, with features designed for seamless communication and document sharing.
Strengthen Security: Ensure sensitive information remains protected and compliant with robust security features, such as advanced threat detection and secure data handling.
Enable Data-Driven Decisions: Analyze large volumes of data, providing actionable insights that support informed decision-making and strategic planning.
Optimize Costs: Identify cost-saving opportunities through optimizing technology investments and resource allocation.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how AI can enhance the work of government, improving government service delivery and operational effectiveness.

Speakers

Jeff Brown

US Public Sector Workspace Lead, Google Cloud

As the leader of Google's US Public Sector Workspace team, Jeff Brown focuses on bringing the power of Google Workspace collaboration tools to federal, state, and local organizations. With over a decade of experience at Google, Jeff has a deep understanding of how regulated organizations can leverage cloud technologies and Generative AI solutions to achieve their goals. Prior to joining Google, Jeff spent 15 years working in the public sector vertical with companies like Symantec, VMware, and CA Technologies. This extensive background gives him unique insights into the challenges and opportunities facing government agencies today. Based out of the Boulder Google office, Jeff is dedicated to helping public sector organizations across the US harness the power of Google Workspace to improve collaboration, productivity, and innovation.

John Veltri

Managing Director, Global Speciality Sales, SADA

John leads SADA’s Global Speciality Sales organization, working with Google and strategic customers to develop and implement their strategies on their collaboration, security, and location intelligence vision. With 20 years of experience in software and technology sales, John has a deep technology background. He spent the first decade of his career at Thomson Reuters, focusing on financial markets data and infrastructure. At Google Cloud, John worked with large enterprise clients on collaboration and cloud adoption efforts, including developing the Google Workspace Sales Specialist business and leading the North American Google Workspace New Business team. Most recently, John managed strategic sales in the fintech payment sector at Plaid before rejoining the Google Cloud ecosystem with SADA in 2022.

Sean McSpaden — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

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. From June 2008 to September 2013, served as the state of Oregon’s Deputy State Chief Information Officer. Throughout his 25-year tenure in Oregon state government, Sean and the teams he has led have received several state, regional and national recognitions and awards. In addition, Sean has represented the state of Oregon on numerous state, regional and national project steering committees, task forces, governing boards, committees, commissions and associations, and has presented on various topics at local, state, regional, national, and international meetings and conferences. Sean earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and Certificate of Public Management from the Willamette University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management. Sean is an ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and holds a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Sean also holds a Secret level clearance granted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Webinar

Work Smarter, Not Harder: How Google AI Supercharges Government Work