{"id":17984,"date":"2019-04-12T14:40:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T21:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=17984"},"modified":"2019-04-23T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T21:16:06","slug":"join-us-how-ai-is-creating-whats-next-in-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/join-us-how-ai-is-creating-whats-next-in-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us! How AI is creating what\u2019s next in government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As AI emerges from research labs and IT back offices and into the mainstream, the transformational possibilities of AI for both businesses and government are enormous. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/executive-order-maintaining-american-leadership-artificial-intelligence\/\">Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, released earlier this year, &#8220;AI promises to drive growth of the United States economy, enhance our economic and national security, and improve our quality of life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To discuss how AI is creating what\u2019s next in government, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azuregovmeetup-0419\">RSVP and join<\/a> the Microsoft Azure Government user community for a meetup on Wednesday, April 24 from 6 \u2013 8:30 p.m., at 1776 Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>During this meeting you\u2019ll hear from leading experts on AI in government who will discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How government is using AI today and its vision of the future<\/li>\n<li>Best practices and challenges in government for AI<\/li>\n<li>Innovative AI solutions along with exciting demos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 925px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>6:00 PM \u2013 6:30 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>Networking<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>6:35 PM \u2013 6:40 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17879 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Vishwas-e1491419793629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vlele\/\">Vishwas Lele<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>, CTO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appliedis.com\/\">AIS<\/a> &amp; Microsoft MVP<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17997 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Karina-Homme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Karina-Homme.jpg 225w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Karina-Homme-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karinahomme\/\"><strong>Karina Homme<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/global-infrastructure\/government\/\">Microsoft Azure Government<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>6:40 PM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>Azure AI helps you find the needle in the haystack (demo)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17999 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Uche-ProfilePic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Uche-ProfilePic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Uche-ProfilePic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Uche-ProfilePic.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/uche-adegbite-5843121\/\">Uche Adegbite<\/a>,<\/strong> Senior Director, Data &amp; AI, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/global-infrastructure\/government\/\">Microsoft Azure Government<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>7:00 PM \u2013 7:20 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>Knowledge mining \u2013 an untapped force multiplier\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17998 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/KevinTupper-ProfilePic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/KevinTupper-ProfilePic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/KevinTupper-ProfilePic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/KevinTupper-ProfilePic.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevin-tupper\/\">Kevin Tupper<\/a>,<\/strong> Tech Solutions Professional, AI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/enterprise\/government\/federal-government\">Microsoft Federal<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>7:20 PM \u2013 8:00 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>How AI is creating what\u2019s next in government (panel)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18000 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/DominicDelmolino-ProfilePic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"95\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dominicdelmolino\/\"><strong>Dominic Delmolino<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> CTO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accenture.com\/us-en\/industries\/afs-index\">Accentue Federal Services<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18024 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/MichaelPic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/MichaelPic.jpg 233w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/MichaelPic-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong><em>Michael Mitchell<\/em><\/strong><em>, Program Manager, Enterprise Data Management, <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dss.mil\/\">Defense Security Service (DSS)<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18003 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/VijayMehra-ProfilePic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/VijayMehra-ProfilePic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/VijayMehra-ProfilePic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/VijayMehra-ProfilePic.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vijaymehra\/\"><strong>Vijay Mehra<\/strong><\/a>, Principal Consultant, <a href=\"http:\/\/kymadvisors.com\/\">KYM Advisors, Inc. <\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18002 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/RobertShelton-ProfilePic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/RobertShelton-ProfilePic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/RobertShelton-ProfilePic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/RobertShelton-ProfilePic.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robertsheltonjr\/\"><strong>Robert Shelton<\/strong><\/a>, CTO at National Security Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/enterprise\/government\/federal-government\">Microsoft Federal <\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17997 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Karina-Homme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Karina-Homme.jpg 225w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Karina-Homme-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karinahomme\/\">Karina Homme<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>, Senior Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/global-infrastructure\/government\/\">Microsoft Azure Government<\/a><\/em><em> (Moderator)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 162.84px;\"><strong>8:00 PM \u2013 8:30 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 761.16px;\"><strong>Wrap-up &amp; Networking<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azuregovmeetup-0419\">RSVP to secure your spot today<\/a> to join this month&#8217;s Microsoft Azure Government Meetup. As always, our Meetups are free, open to the public and provide excellent networking opportunities and refreshments. Please help us spread the word about this community and event by inviting your colleagues and connections, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As AI emerges from research labs and IT back offices and into the mainstream, the transformational possibilities of AI for both businesses and government are enormous. 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