GovAI Coalition Summit 2025

Hosted by: GovAI Coalition and the City of San José Location: San José Convention Center, Silicon Valley GovAI Coalition Membership: 2000+ public servants from 700 local, county and state governments. GovAI Coalition Commitments:

• Using AI for social good
• Ensuring ethical, non-discriminatory, and responsible AI governance
• Promoting vendor accountability
• Improving government services
• Fostering cross-agency collaboration and knowledge sharing Keynote Speaker: Khaled Tawfik, Chief Information Officer and Director of the San José Information Technology Department, GovAI Coalition Board Chair. Speakers:
• Ethan Benatan, Chief Information Officer, TriMet
• Eleonor Austin Bounds, Senior Analyst, Data Privacy & Responsible AI, Information Technology Department, City of Seattle
• Erica Garaffo, Large Load Energy Customer Development Lead, City of San Jose
• Jane Gong, Director of Emerging Technologies, City & County of San Francisco
• Katherine D. Harris, Professor of Literature & Digital Humanities, San Jose State University (Bluesky: @triproftri)
• Blaine Kuehnert, Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University
• Ryan Kurtzman, Technology Partnerships Officer, City of Long Beach
• Jennifer Maguire, City Manager, City of San José
• Matt Mahan, Mayor, City of San Jose
• Melanie McDonough, Chief Innovation and AI Officer, City of Lebanon, NH Registration Information / Contact Us: "Optional Letter for Government Attendees - click here", "Group Reservation Link"