01 / Featured talk
Securing AI for Business: A Practical Guide to Governance and Risk
Business owners, operations leaders, professional groups, and public-sector teams
A plain-language introduction to AI governance and business risk. Participants learn to set rules for approved tools and data, control who can access what, keep human review where it matters, and prepare for mistakes or exposure. This is practical education, not a security audit or guarantee of protection.
Attendees leave with
- ✓A starter AI-use policy and decision checklist
- ✓Questions to ask about data access and vendor terms
- ✓Where human review, incident response, and escalation belong
02 / Featured talk
Where is work getting stuck? Map the workflow first
Business-owner groups, SBDC programs, and business classes
A hands-on way to trace a recurring process from first request to finished work, find the slow handoffs, and decide whether the fix is clearer ownership, a process change, an integration, or AI.
Attendees leave with
- ✓A simple workflow map
- ✓A way to separate process problems from software problems
- ✓A first improvement to test with the team
03 / Featured talk
Keep, connect, or rebuild? A guide to legacy business systems
Established businesses, economic development groups, and technology leaders
A decision framework for evaluating disconnected or aging systems. The session helps teams distinguish a configuration problem from an integration gap or a process that deserves a larger redesign.
Attendees leave with
- ✓A system inventory exercise
- ✓Signals that an integration is enough
- ✓A safe way to scope a larger redesign
04 / Featured talk
Reliable operations when work crosses teams
Healthcare, education, public service, and other high-trust teams
A practical look at how intake, documentation, routing, and follow-up handoffs break down—and how to make responsibilities and exception paths easier for staff to follow.
Attendees leave with
- ✓A handoff review exercise
- ✓Ways to make ownership visible
- ✓A short improvement plan that keeps staff judgment in the loop
