
AI Workshops
for Local Government
A webinar series for state and municipal government officials to learn how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can assist in the provision of government services
ABOUT THE EVENTS
AI is coming, and the breathless news would have us believe it’s either the greatest thing to come or our worst nightmare. In a world where municipal and state government services are ever more digitally delivered or communicated, you have to make sense of AI so you can do your work.
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Whatever form Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes, innovative public servants want to know what’s real, what to be wary of, and how to build trust with their stakeholders in and out of government. This series helps state and local public sector servants keep up with the expectations that private sector AI innovations create, while helping them build trust with and provide services to their constituents that match or exceed their expectations.
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Join your peers and invited experts in this no-travel-needed, no-budgetary-approval-required series as we explore how we can keep a level head about AI and effectively work with it in municipal and state government.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
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Cities/Towns/Municipalities
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Counties/Parishes
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States
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Public/Private Partnerships
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Analysts, Managers, Department Heads and Division Directors
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State and local CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and their staffs
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Elected Officials
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Revenue and Tax
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Land Administration
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Transportation Planning & Management
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Utilities Planning & Management
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Law Enforcement/Fire/Public Safety
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Public Administration
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Economic Development
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Urban Planning
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Parks and Recreation
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Public Information Services
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Public Works
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Purchasing
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Sustainability
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Welfare and Human Services
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Environmental Planning, Management, and Services
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Risk Management
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and more …
SERIES FOCUS
Each event in the series will address an area of AI opportunity/challenge:
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The evolving mission
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Trends driving the need for adaptation and innovation in an area of local/state government
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What’s Hot, What’s Not, and What Might Stand the Test of Time:
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How the AI of today and tomorrow is changing the game for public sector services. An innovative public servant and an innovative technology expert each deliver a lightning talk to frame the discussion.
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Ask Me Anything (AMA) session led by a moderator savvy in municipal/state technology systems allows everyone to learn at whatever level they’re at.
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Takeaways for State and Municipal Innovators
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Ready-to-use ways for those managing and delivering local and state government services to make sense of the hype and fear around AI in this area
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Peer networking
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Meet other AI in local/state government explorers from across the US
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SESSION MODERATORS
Dan Reus
Founder,
Chief Instigator
Openly Distruptive

Abhi Nemani
Founder, Managing Dir
EthosLabs.us

Barbara Ryan
Executive Director
WGIC

Aaron Addison
Deputy Director
WGIC

CONTENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Tara Pham
Founder/CEO
Numina

Abhi Nemani
Founder, Managing Dir
EthosLabs.us

Joshua Pine
City Innovation & Data, Program Manager
Natl League of Cities

Lena Geraghty
Dir of Urban Innovation and Sustainability
National League of Cities

Simon Huang
CTO
City of St Louis & SLDC

Paul Sorenson
Co-Director
UMSL Community Innovation & Action Center

WORKSHOP SESSIONS
EMCEE

Dan Reus
Founder & Chief Instigator, Openly Distruptive
Dan Reus has over 20 years experience helping Fortune 100 firms and startups practice open innovation to connect with new and existing customers, partners, opportunities, technology and ways to operate. Dan has worked with over a thousand startups, strategics, non-profit leaders, and investors. He provides innovation program development and management, coaching and advising, ecosystem mapping and engagement, public speaking and workshops on how to disruptively innovate as part of a larger wave of disruption. He works with clients from ag/food, consumer products and services, deep tech, healthtech, professional services, biotech, entertainment, publishing industries.
MODERATORS

Abhi Nemani
Founder / Managing Director, EthosLabs.us
Abhi Nemani is a government technology advisor, educator, and community builder who has helped found and lead Code for America, Los Angeles' Office of Data & Analytics, and Sacramento's Office of Innovation. Now, his consultancy, EthosLabs.us, helps entrepreneurs and investors in government technology ("GovTech") get to scale through growth strategies, unparalleled access to decision-makers, and years of research and best practices.
Conference Format
Hosted on an exciting and interactive virtual event platform, this event series features a virtual auditorium, plus audience interaction via Q&A and Polls.

This event may qualify for GIS Certification Institute continuing education credits.
To submit for GISP Points, visit www.gisci.org to self-submit the event curriculum for approval
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
It’s hard to keep your eyes open to the forest and the trees and stay focused while trying to build something no one’s ever seen before. Innovation Advising is for you if you’re working on something never seen before and need an innovation ally to help you navigate the opportunities and challenges arising, especially if you don’t want a big firm’s fees for helping you. Innovation Advising includes regular conversations with Openly Disruptive’s Dan Reus, talking through your opportunities and challenges and helping you understand how you want to act on them, connecting the dots to emerging leaders, tech, and ideas adjacent to your strengths, and holding you accountable so you can fully focus on building something amazing.
Led by Abhi Nemani, EthosLabs — a GovTech consulting and investment firm — connects entrepreneurs in public, private, and non-profit sectors to help our governments serve us all better through new approaches and new technologies, relying on over a decade of leadership at some of the most influential GovTech institutions.
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The National League of Cities (NLC) is an organization comprised of city, town and village leaders that are focused on improving the quality of life for their current and future constituents. With nearly 100 years of dedication to the strength and advancement of local governments, NLC has gained the trust and support of more than 2,700 cities across the nation. Our mission is to relentlessly advocate for, and protect the interests of, cities, towns and villages by influencing federal policy, strengthening local leadership and driving innovative solutions.
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The World Geospatial Industry Council is an association of companies representing the entire ecosystem of geospatial industry. WGIC endeavors to enhance the role of the geospatial industry and strengthen its contribution in global economy and society. We facilitate exchange of knowledge within the geospatial industry and co-creation of larger business opportunities for the geospatial industry. We represent business interest, share perspectives of the geospatial industry and undertake policy advocacy and dialogue with public authorities, multilateral agencies and other relevant bodies.
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