EVENT OVERVIEW
Scoop News Group is hosting a conference focused on Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Cybersecurity.
AITalks provides direct access to high-level federal AI decision-makers from agencies like the CIA, DOD, and GSA. It offers critical insights into the government's shift from AI experimentation to operational deployment and the evolving regulatory landscape under the current administration.
CORE DETAILS
- Date: 2026-04-14
- Location: Washington, D.C. (Waldorf Astoria)
- Format: In-Person
- Audience: Federal agency leaders, tech innovators, industry experts, and U.S. policymakers
FEATURED SPEAKERS
- Scott Kupor, Director, OPM
- Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer, Deputy Director, Program Coordination, Planning, & Strategic Initiatives, NIH
- Brian Campo, Chief Data & AI Officer, U.S. Coast Guard
- Israel Soong, Deputy Director for AI, CIA
- Seth Whitworth, Acting Associate Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Cyber & Data, U.S. Space Force
- Jamison Braun, SVP, Managing Director, U.S. Public Services, SAP Americas
- Jason Gray, MD, Global Federal Government, Box
- Rob Clark, President & CTO, Seekr — "Advancing AI Transformation Agencywide"
- Paul Rodrigues, Chief AI Officer, National Security Group, Microsoft Federal
- John Dvorak, CTO, Public Sector, Red Hat — "Balancing AI Innovation & Optimization: How Open Source Is Driving AI Efficiency"
- Goldy Kamali, Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group — "Welcome Remarks"
- Drew Myklegard, Deputy Federal CIO, Executive Office of the President — "AI EO: What's Next?"
- Karen Dahut, CEO, Google Public Sector — "Putting AI to Work: Transforming Public Services"
- Dr. Kelly Fletcher, CIO, Dept. of State — "AI's Global Technology Revolution"
- Dr. Matthew Graviss, Chief Data & AI Officer, Dept. of State — "AI's Global Technology Revolution"
- Susan Wedge, Managing Partner, U.S. Federal Market, IBM Consulting — "Adopting a Use Case-Driven Approach to Identifying the Right AI for Your Agency"
- Dr. William Chappell, VP & CTO, Strategic Missions & Technologies Division, Microsoft — "Azure Cloud, OpenAI & ChatGPT"
- Steven Posnack, Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, ONC, HHS — "AI Transparency and Health IT"
- Robin Carnahan, Administrator, GSA — "Leading the AI Wave"
- Mina Hsiang, Administrator, U.S. Digital Service, Executive Office of the President — "Women in AI"
...and 38 additional speakers.
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
- Registration and Networking Breakfast (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM)
- Welcome Remarks (9:00 AM - 9:05 AM)
- AI EO: What's Next? (9:05 AM - 9:20 AM)
- Putting AI to Work: Transforming Public Services (9:20 AM - 9:30 AM)
- AI's Global Technology Revolution (9:30 AM - 9:45 AM)
- Adopting a Use Case-Driven Approach to Identifying the Right AI for Your Agency (9:45 AM - 9:55 AM)
- Azure Cloud, OpenAI & ChatGPT (9:55 AM - 10:10 AM)
- AI Transparency and Health IT (10:10 AM - 10:20 AM)
- Leading the AI Wave (10:20 AM - 10:30 AM)
- Women in AI (10:30 AM - 10:50 AM)
- Embedded AI (10:50 AM - 11:00 AM)
- Building a Strong AI Workforce (11:00 AM - 11:10 AM)
- AI from the Hill (11:10 AM - 11:25 AM)
- Trusting Your Digital Copilot (11:25 AM - 11:35 AM)
- Energy's Partnerships to Further AI (11:35 AM - 11:45 AM)
...plus 28 additional sessions.
REGISTRATION
Registration: https://aitalks.upgather.com/
BD INTELLIGENCE
Agencies Represented: OPM, NIH, U.S. Coast Guard, CIA, U.S. Space Force, Executive Office of the President, Dept. of State, ONC, HHS, GSA, U.S. Digital Service, Dept. of Air Force, NSF, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Dept. of Energy, DOD, HUD, OSTP, DOT, U.S. Marine Corps, GAO, U.S. Army, NIST, DARPA
Key Themes: Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Adoption, AI Workforce, National Security, Private Cloud, Open Source AI, AI Supply Chain
Networking Opportunities:
- Registration and Networking Breakfast
- AI Week Closing Party
SPONSORS
- Salesforce (diamond)
- Box (diamond)
- Confluent (diamond)
- Elastic (diamond)
- IBM (diamond)
- Microsoft (diamond)
- Red Hat (diamond)
- SAP (diamond)
- Seekr (diamond)
