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Winning the Agentic AI Race: Gains and Guardrails
Onsite Event
Winning the Agentic AI Race: Gains and Guardrails
location
Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center
Reston, VA
date
November 10, 2026 8:00am - 11:30am EST3 hours 30 minutes
cpe CPE Credit Eligible
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As agentic AI moves from early use cases into broader government operations, agencies are facing a new set of questions: Where is it delivering measurable value? What approaches to guardrails and governance are proving effective? And how should leaders evaluate the investments required to support it?

The Winning the Agentic AI Race: Gains and Guardrails event brings together Federal AI leaders, practitioners, industry experts and innovators for a focused morning exploring these questions through real-world government use cases and perspectives from across the AI ecosystem.
 
This event will focus on how government and industry leaders are approaching productivity, ROI, security guardrails, governance and infrastructure as agentic AI capabilities expand, and will provide practical perspectives to help inform your organization's AI priorities and investment decisions.
Who Should Attend

Federal agency executives, AI and data leaders, IT decision-makers, innovation teams, program managers and acquisition professionals responsible for evaluating, implementing, governing and scaling agentic AI initiatives to improve productivity, measure ROI and inform future technology investments.

CPE Credit
We are pleased to offer 4.2 continuing professional education (CPE) credit(s) to attendees. For more information on the CPE credit we are offering, our CPE sponsor (NASBA) and the submission process, please visit the 'CPE Credit' tab above.

Max CPE Credits Available: 4.2 credits

 

Field of Study: Information Technology

 

Who Should Attend: Federal agency executives, AI and data leaders, IT decision-makers, innovation teams, program managers and acquisition professionals responsible for evaluating, implementing, governing and scaling agentic AI initiatives to improve productivity, measure ROI and inform future technology investments.


Attendance Requirements: In order to be awarded the full credit hours, you must be present, register your attendance by checking in at the registration desk, completing the post-event evaluation form, and fill out the QR code on your way out. 

 

Program Level: Basic

 

Prerequisites: None

 

Advanced Preparation: None

 

Delivery Method: Group Live Based

 

Event Cost: No fee

 

Refunds and Cancellations: There is no fee or cancellation policy associated with this event. For more information regarding refund, concern and/or program cancellation policies, please contact us at FedAIAccelMarketing@Carahsoft.com. 
 
Carahsoft is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority in the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

8:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast

Registration, Breakfast and Networking

8:50 AM

Welcome Remarks

Setting the Stage: The Next Phase of Agentic AI

9:00 AM

Keynote #1

Brian Epley, CIO, Department of Commerce

9:15 AM

Panel #1

Agentic AI Security and Guardrails

Moderator: Ken Huang, AI Book Author & Co Chair, AI Safety WG & Cloud Security Alliance

  • Dr. Gio Altamirano Rayo, J.D., Ph.D., Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Brandon Wales, Senior Director, Public Policy, CrowdStrike
  • Jonathan Alboum, Federal CTO and Principal Digital Strategist, ServiceNow
9:45 AM Keynote #2 Lewis Shepherd, Federal CTO, VMware by Broadcom
10:00 AM Speaker Felipe Millon, Head of Government GTM, OpenAI

10:15 AM

Panel #2

Agentic AI Security and Productivity

  • David Shepherd, Lead for Artificial Intelligence Risk and Resilience, Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate
  • Ieshia Smith, Federal Solutions Engineer, Wiz
  • Ben Gould, Director of Federal Solutions, Klique

10:45 AM

Keynote: Known Bad to Known Normal

Tom Corey, Federal Account Executive, Abnormal AI

11:00 AM

Panel #3

Innovators Roundtable – New Technologies and Approaches to Agentic Security

  • Brian Stancil, Head of Federal, Gray Swan AI
  • Frank Rohrer, VP of Public Sector, Rolebotz
  • Joe Babiec, Chief Mission Officer, Via Science

11:30 AM

Closing Remarks

Key Takeaways and Closing Remarks

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Keynote
Brian Epley Photo
Brian Epley
Chief Information Officer and Chief AI Officer
Department of Commerce
Lewis Shepherd Photo
Lewis Shepherd
Federal CTO
VMware by Broadcom
Felipe Millon Photo
Felipe Millon
Head of Government CTM
OpenAI
 
Panel 2: Agentic AI Productivity Gains and ROI
Ben Gould Photo
Ben Gould
Director of Federal Solutions
Klique
Ieshia Smith Photo
Ieshia Smith
Federal Solutions Engineer
Wiz
David Shepherd Photo
David Shepherd
Lead for AI Risk and Resilience
DHS Science & Technology Directorate
 
Panel 3: New Technolgies and Approaches
Brian Stancil Photo
Brian Stancil
Head of Federal
Gray Swan AI
Frank Rohrer Photo
Frank Rohrer
VP of Public Sector
Rolebotz
 
Panel 1: Agentic AI Security and Guardrails
Jonathan Alboum Photo
Jonathan Alboum
Federal CTO and Principal Digital Strategist
ServiceNow
Dr. Gio Altamirano Rayo, J.D., Ph.D Photo
Dr. Gio Altamirano Rayo, J.D., Ph.D
Deputy CIO, Chief Transformation Officer
Dept. of Commerce
Ken Huang Photo
Ken Huang
AI Book Author and Co Chair
AI Safety WG & Cloud Security Alliance
Moderator
 
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