Washington · The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
Hosted by FedInsider and Carahsoft
Explore how public-sector organisations can scale, secure and support AI at Innovation Summit 2026, held on 21 October in Washington. Presented by FedInsider, Carahsoft Technology Corp and Dell Technologies, this in-person summit brings government and industry thought leaders together at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. The programme examines how agencies can move beyond experimentation and integrate AI into mission delivery, citizen services and everyday operations. The event takes place from 11:30am to 6pm. Claudia Hosky, Publisher at FedInsider, will host, with FedInsider Contributing Editor Jane Norris moderating. The College of Professional Studies at GWU sponsors the summit. What the programme covers Against a backdrop of rapidly growing federal AI adoption following the public release of ChatGPT, three panels will address the practical challenges agencies face: - From Pilot to Production: Scaling AI Across Government , overcoming adoption barriers, establishing governance and taking AI initiatives from experiments to enterprise deployment across federal, state and local agencies. - Securing AI for Government: Zero Trust in an AI-Driven World , applying Zero Trust principles throughout the AI lifecycle, including data protection, model integrity, access control, compliance and resilience. - Powering Mission-Critical Workloads , modernising data centres, edge environments and hybrid infrastructure to handle secure, resilient and high-performance AI workloads. Attendees will also hear perspectives on workforce readiness, change management, mission measurement, legacy-system modernisation and resilience across multi-cloud and distributed operations. The sessions will consider emerging AI threats alongside the operational and security risks created by wider adoption. Who should attend The summit is designed for professionals working across government technology, digital transformation, AI governance, cybersecurity, infrastructure and public-service delivery, as well as industry teams supporting public-sector modernisation. It is a basic-level, group-live programme, with no prerequisites or advance preparation required.… Register for this event
Sponsors: Carahsoft Technology Corp · Dell Technologies +1

