From Pilot to Production: Creating Mission Ready Strategies for AI
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Tune in Thursday, October 29 at 2:00 PM EST
Federal agencies are moving fast from AI experimentation to implementation — but scaling from pilot to production demands a solid foundation: secure access to trusted data, strong governance, and operational resilience across hybrid environments.
This webcast brings together industry and government experts to explore how agencies can build mission-ready AI strategies that go the distance. Attendees will learn practical approaches for protecting data, simplifying complexity, and aligning modernization efforts with mission priorities — setting the stage for AI-powered decision-making at scale.
Speakers
Matt Lawson
Director of Solution Engineering
NetApp
Matt Lawson
Director of Solution Engineering
NetApp
Matt Lawson is the Director of Solution Engineering for NetApp’s U.S. Federal business, where he leads high-performing solution engineering teams focused on data, AI, and mission outcomes. He helps government agencies move beyond pilots by modernizing data platforms that enable enterprise AI, accelerate hybrid and multi-cloud adoption, and create secure, resilient, intelligent data infrastructures for mission execution. With more than 20 years of public-sector IT leadership experience, including serving as a CTO and Vice President of Information Technology, Matt brings a practitioner’s lens to moderating conversations on what it really takes to operationalize and secure data at scale in the federal government. He is based in Richmond, Virginia.