Artificial Intelligence

Getting Started Without Getting Overwhelmed - How procurement teams are taking their first AI steps

Led by: Daniel Culotta & Aran D Raz

Learn how procurement teams are taking their first steps with AI without a big budget or a dedicated tech team. Two practitioner stories show how a "start small" approach can turn a routine, time-consuming task into a quick, reliable one, and how a small, resourceful team found its own starting point without extra resources. Walk away with a practical way to identify where AI can support your team's work first.

  • Identify a small, low-risk task in your own procurement process where AI could save time or reduce error

  • Recognize what conditions (data, tools, staff buy-in) make a first AI project more likely to succeed

  • Apply a simple framework for scoping and piloting a first AI use case in your organization

This workshop is part of an InnovateUS Series called : AI for Public-Sector Procurement
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Daniel Culotta

Assistant Director, Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence

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Aran D Raz

Procurement Manager, City of Westminster, CO, | Founder, GovAI Pro

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Moderated By

Nathalie Rayter

Project Leader, Technology, Partners for Public Good

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Format: online

Date & Time: September 28, 2026, 2:00 PM ET

Duration: 60 mins

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