Available on Demand | August 18–20, 2026 | 3 Hours | 3 CPE
Harnessing the Power of AI Throughout State & Local Agencies
Agencies throughout state, local, territorial, and tribal governments are being encouraged to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their everyday operations, to streamline processes, modernize outdated systems, and strengthen cybersecurity defenses. Using AI is viewed as one promising way to deal with shrinking budgets and increased demand for services by citizens.
This three-day event addresses key issues that agencies must contend with in ensuring that investment in AI generates maximum benefit.
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Accreditation:
Participants can earn 3 CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.*
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August 18: Using AI Platforms for Governance & Compliance
State and local agencies are exploring how to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations – as long as they observe their own state-level and any applicable federal-level regulations.
To meet these requirements, AI governance and compliance platforms help organizations manage, monitor, and enforce policies for safe, ethical, and legal use of AI, covering the entire lifecycle from development to deployment, by automating risk assessment, bias detection, and access control. These platforms centralize control, provide transparency, track data lineage, and automate auditing to build trust and prevent issues like unfair outcomes or data breaches.
Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their views on the use of AI governance and compliance platforms and how they contribute to the effective use of AI in everything from streamlining operations to enhancing protection against risks.
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August 19: Using AI for Cybersecurity & Threat Defense
It is widely recognized that the introduction of AI tools is a two-edged sword when it comes to cybersecurity. Attackers, whether profit-driven hackers or hostile nation-states, are using AI to launch faster, wider-spread and more sophisticated attacks, including AI-generated phishing and spear phishing emails, malware capable of adapting to changes in defensive responses, and deepfakes that are very hard to detect.
State and local agencies are attractive targets, since there are many more of them and often do not have the financial or IT resources of federal agencies.
This makes state and local agencies’ use of AI in cyber defense critical – AI tools can operate at machine speed and scale and adapt in response to evolving threats. These tools can significantly improve threat detection and intelligence by identifying anomalies and patterns signaling attacks under way; automating incident responses such as isolating compromised devices and resetting credentials; using Natural Language Processing (NLP) to flag sophisticated phishing and social engineering attacks; and prioritizing vulnerabilities to emphasize the most critical risks.
Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights on ways to make use of AI to improve agencies’ cybersecurity and respond to incursions.
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August 20: AI-Driven Automation & Modernization of Agency Operations
At its annual conference in October 2025, the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) focused on “measurable modernization” facilitated by artificial intelligence (AI). Intelligent, AI-powered tools can streamline IT, converting slow, manual legacy system upgrades into faster, cheaper, and more secure processes by automating code analysis, testing, data migration, and even generating code, ultimately making systems more efficient, scalable, and future-proof while freeing humans for higher-value tasks.
There are several ways AI is suited to improve operations. To name just a few:
Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences and expertise in applying AI capabilities to modernization programs and the benefits they have gained.
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