2026 archive · May 27-28, 2026
US AI Congress 2026
The inaugural US AI Congress brought 96 speakers and delegations from all 50 states to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for two days of keynotes, roundtables and breakouts.
96Speakers
55Sessions
50States represented
2Days at the National Press Club
What we heard
Five themes from the programming
- 01
Workforce is the constraint, not the technology
- 02
The grid question is the AI question
- 03
National security and dual-use AI are mainstream conversations now
- 04
State and regional AI readiness is where the work gets done
- 05
Quantum and AI convergence is closer than most leaders realize
Speakers
96 leaders on the program
Keith SonderlingActing Secretary, United States Department of LaborThe Vision for AI Ready America
Taylor StocktonCIO, United States Department of LaborThe Vision for AI Ready America
Chris PilkertonAssistant Secretary, United States Department of the Treasury CFIUSNavigating the Intersection of American AI and Foreign Investment Security
Marc AndersenAssistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management and Comptroller, The United States ArmyMission Ready: AI in the US Army
Payal ThakurManaging Director, Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (CDAIO), JobsOhioKeynote: AI Super Sector: How Ohio Is Powering America’s AI Future
Matthew VersaggiPresidential Innovation Fellow in AI, United States Federal GovernmentAmerica's Role in Global AI Leadership
Sol RashidiChief Strategy Officer, Data and AI, CyeraWomen in AI, Policy, and Business Coffee
Grant EckerCEO, Chief Architect NetworkArchitecting America's Digital Infrastructure
Rodney RogersPresident, Bowling Green State UniversityDeveloping Talent Pipelines at AI Speed
Gregory CrawfordPresident, Miami UniversityPresident's Panel: Education, Enablement, and Ecosystem Building in the Heartland
James HollowayPresident, University of ToledoPresident's Panel: Education, Enablement, and Ecosystem Building in the Heartland
Dr. Kollin NapierDirector, Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN)Featured Fireside: Building AI Ready States and Regions
Agenda
Program highlights
55 sessions across 3 tracks: National AI Leadership, National AI Accelerator, AI Ready America.
- Wednesday, May 2710:05 AM to 10:25 AMNational AI Leadership · National Press Club - Ballroom (Main Stage)
The Vision for AI Ready America
- Taylor StocktonUnited States Department of Labor
- Keith SonderlingUnited States Department of Labor
Zack HuhnEnterprise Technology Association
- Wednesday, May 2710:25 AM to 10:45 AMNational AI Leadership · National Press Club - Ballroom (Main Stage)
Keynote: AI Super Sector: How Ohio Is Powering America’s AI Future
- Payal ThakurJobsOhio
- Wednesday, May 2712:45 PM to 1:30 PMNational AI Leadership · National Press Club - Ballroom (Main Stage)
President's Panel: Education, Enablement, and Ecosystem Building in the Heartland
- Elise MeyersJobsOhio
- Rodney RogersBowling Green State University
- Bharath PrabhakaranUniversity of Cincinnati
- Gregory CrawfordMiami University
- James HollowayUniversity of Toledo
- Wednesday, May 272:00 PM to 3:00 PMAI Ready America · Breakout 1
AI Ready States and Regions: A Discussion on AI Education, Workforce, and Economic Development
- Rodney RogersBowling Green State University
- Bharath PrabhakaranUniversity of Cincinnati
- Gregory CrawfordMiami University
- James HollowayUniversity of Toledo
- Dr. Wendy WalshAir Education and Training Command
- Payal ThakurJobsOhio
- and 10 more
- Thursday, May 2810:45 AM to 11:15 AMNational AI Leadership · National Press Club - Ballroom (Main Stage)
Technological Convergence - Exploring the bleeding edge of Science and Technology
- Matthew VersaggiUnited States Federal Government
- Thursday, May 2812:00 PM to 12:20 PMNational AI Leadership · National Press Club - Ballroom (Main Stage)
Navigating the Intersection of American AI and Foreign Investment Security
- Chris PilkertonUnited States Department of the Treasury CFIUS
- Spencer CummingsGoogle Public Sector
Sponsors and partners
The organizations that made it possible
Co-conveners and platinum partners
- Presidential Innovation Fellows Foundation
- Chief Architect Network
- Enterprise Technology Association (ETA)
Gold partners
- JobsOhio
Silver partners
- Ent AI
- FBT Gibbons
- Big Kitty Labs
- Nexigen
- RKCA
Bronze partners
- United States Artificial Intelligence Institute
- StationDC
- International Foundation for Education
- National Artificial Intelligence Association
The US AI Congress returns March 24-25, 2027.
Same room, bigger agenda: from AI to superintelligence at the National Press Club. Seats are limited.