About the Regional Series

The NACo AI Regional Forum series is convening local government elected officials, appointed officers, department heads, and staff across different geographical regions to provide an educational, hands-on symposium on the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for county governments. The key objectives of this convening are to:

  • Improve county leader and staff understanding of key AI and GenAI topics, trends and impacts on local government
  • Explore and survey existing and novel applications on AI and GenAI in local government
  • Identify opportunities, challenges and solutions for the application of AI and GenAI in local government

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Schedule

DAY 1 (Pre-Forum Day)

 

12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Tabletop Exercise: Cybersecurity Defenses in the face of AI

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception

 

DAY 2 (Forum Day)

 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration, networking and breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Welcome

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Overview on the landscape of AI today

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

How can GenAI transform my role? What are the basics that I need?

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch presentation

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Moderated breakout discussions

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Next steps and takeaways

3:30 p.m.

Conclusion

Symposium Location

Hennepin County Building Auditorium

625 Building Auditorium 
625 South 4th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415

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The NACo AI Regional Forum series is convening local government elected officials, appointed officers, department heads, and staff across different geographical regions to provide an educational, hands-on symposium on the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for county governments. The key objectives of this convening are to:

  • Improve county leader and staff understanding of key AI and GenAI topics, trends and impacts on local government
  • Explore and survey existing and novel applications on AI and GenAI in local government
  • Identify opportunities, challenges and solutions for the application of AI and GenAI in local government

Register today

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