Virtual event
Top Lessons from Successful Government AI Projects
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Thursday, Aug 13, 2026
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- Discover lessons from AI projects in different government contexts
- Understand what drove successes and challenges
- Identify ideas to apply to your team, service or policy area
Speakers
What to do next
- Catch up on the 13-minute highlights above or dive into the full recording
- Explore Government AI Navigator to connect with projects and the public servants behind them
Resources
What are Governments building with AI?
Explore Government AI Navigator to connect with projects and the public servants behind them, and submit your own project to contribute to the collective knowledge of the global public sector.
Learn from real government AI projects
Event Description
Across governments, public servants are running AI pilots, often without knowing that someone, somewhere, has already worked through the same problem. Teams seeking to leverage the power of AI routinely lose days hunting for comparative evidence that a colleague in the next department, or another government entirely, has already learned.
That's the gap the Government AI Navigator tool is designed to close. It's a free, living library of real government AI case studies that you can search and filter by sector, geography and scale, to see what worked, what didn't and connect with the people behind each project.
In this session, you'll hear from Apolitical's CEO Robyn Scott, Clare Martorana, the former U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer and member of the Government AI Navigator Advisory Council, and public servants behind successful real-world government AI projects. You'll understand how AI is reshaping work across the public sector, as well as learn how these projects were designed, what challenges teams faced and which lessons you could apply in your role. You'll leave with inspiration to inform your AI-enabled initiatives and a clear sense of how to put the Navigator to use in your own context.
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Speakers
Clare Martorana
Former Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
US
Ray Bell
AI/ML Product Director, State of Maryland
US
Miguel Alor
Founder & Executive Director, Plaza CĂvica
Peru
Robyn Scott
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Apolitical
UK
Clare Martorana, who served as U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer from 2021 to 2025. In that role, she led the federal government's approach to zero trust cybersecurity, AI governance, and digital modernization, including founding the first Federal Chief AI Officers Council. Before entering public service, Clare spent years in the private sector in senior executive roles at WebMD and Everyday Health, where she helped guide both companies through significant growth as public companies.
Ray Bell, an AI/ML Product Director for the State of Maryland. Ray cuses on deploying AI solutions that modernize government services, improve efficiency, and solve large-scale public sector problems. He has experience in Defense, Hospitality, and Oil & Gas. Ray has a PhD in climate science from the University of Reading, England and is a Project Management Professional. Outside of work, he is a volunteer firefighter in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Miguel Alor, the Founder and Executive Director of Plaza CĂvica, a civic technology and public innovation organization based in Peru. His work focuses on designing digital tools, data-driven strategies, and participatory solutions that strengthen democratic participation, access to public information, and institutional transparency across Latin America, Europe and Africa. He holds a Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance and has worked across civic-tech, open government, electoral innovation, and anticorruption initiatives. Through Plaza CĂvica, Miguel has led projects that translate complex public problems into accessible, secure, and practical tools for citizens, civil society organizations, and public institutions. Miguel’s current work explores how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly to strengthen civic space, improve access to legal and public information, and support organizations operating in restrictive or high-complexity environments.
