Navigating the GenAI Frontier: Strategies for Governors’ Offices

Governors are working to maximize the benefits and mitigate the risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and NGA is assisting in identify both. Over the past year we have held a series of briefing and events including an Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in State Government, a Briefing on Legal and Regulatory Considerations for States Related to Artificial Intelligence and hosting a discussion on AI Risks and Regulatory Priorities.

NGA's most recent event was on Navigating the GenAI Frontier: Strategies for Governors' Offices, held September 25-26, 2024 at the Washington DC office of McKinsey & Company.

DAY 1 PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS

Enabling the Workforce with Generative AI Tools

• Harrison MacRae, Director of Emerging Technologies, State of Pennsylvania

"Storrowed": A Generative AI Exercise

• Mitch Weiss, Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School

Fireside Chat: The State of GenAI in the Public Sector

• Nishant Shah, Senior Advisor for Responsible AI, State of Maryland
• Afua Bruce, Founder & Principal, ANB Advisory Group LLC Rita Konaev, Head of Responsible AI, Google Public Sector Traci Lee, State and Local Government Affairs Lead, OpenAI
• Moderator: Tim Ward, Head of State & Local Practice, McKinsey & Company

Roundtable: GenAI Success Stories Across the States

• Beth Noveck, Chief AI Strategist, Office of Innovation, State of New Jersey and Founder, InnovateUS
• Christian Napier, IT Director - Tools, AI, Standards, and Education (TASE), Division of Technology Services, State of Utah
• Ted Goessling, Director of AI, Minnesota IT Services, State of Minnesota
• Roger Waynick, Director of Strategic Engagement, Strategic Technology Solutions (STS), State of Tennessee
• Moderator: Cass Madison, Vice President of Partnerships, Tech Talent Project

Roundtable: Key Enablers for GenAI Adoption

• Jennifer Anastasoff, Founder & Executive Director, Tech Talent Project
• Kasia Chmielinski, Senior Advisor, United Nations (UNOPS/OCHA) and Executive Director, Data Nutrition Project
• Mitch Weiss, Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
• Santi Garces, Chief Information Officer, City of Boston
• Moderator: Timothy Blute, Director, NGA Center for Best Practices

Roundtable: Managing Risks of GenAI

• Danyelle Solomon, Senior Director, US AI Policy, Microsoft Josiah Raiche, Chief Data and AI Officer, Division of Artificial Intelligence, Agency of Digital Services, State of Vermont
• Conrad Stosz, Head of Policy, US AI Safety Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Theodora Skeadas, Chief of Staff, Humane Intelligence
• Moderator: Carrie Bishop, Data and AI Portfolio Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies

DAY 2 WORKSHOPS FOR STATE OFFICIALS

• Setting Your GenAI Aspirations - the Transformation Mindset: A session on setting ambitious yet realistic GenAI aspirations, which can bring clear focus and order to competing demands from different stakeholders.
• Selecting High-Impact GenAI Use Cases: An interactive session where participants shared their current GenAI use cases, discussing successes and lessons learned.
• Establishing the Enablers: A look at best practices to "re-wire" organizations and holistically enable them for GenAI transformation.
• Preparing an Action Plan: Working to identify 2-3 critical actions required for successful GenAI implementations and exploration of key collaboration opportunities to support these priorities.

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