MARCH 11TH, 2026—WASHINGTON, DC—SeedAI is announcing the first wave of programming and speakers for the American AI Festival on March 26th in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together policymakers, scientists, artists, engineers, and industry leaders for a full day of keynotes, featured talks, and panels. The programming will cover themes and hot-button issues in AI policy, including AI and science acceleration, national AI readiness, AI and robotics literacy, infrastructure, governance, and more.

The first announced featured speakers for the festival include Dario Gil, Under Secretary for Science and Genesis Mission Director at the U.S. Department of Energy; Senator Mark Kelly; Representative Jay Obernolte; Scott Kupor, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Dr. Erwin Gianchandani, National Science Foundation; and Taylor Stockton, Chief Innovation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.

The festival will also feature the following speakers: Arun Gupta, CEO, NobleReach Foundation; Jean-Paul Chretien, Director, Big if True Science Accelerator, Renaissance Philanthropy; Caleb Watney, Co-Founder, Institute for Progress; Anastasia Gamick, President, Convergent Research; Dan Svirsky, Economist, Uber; Miranda Bogen, Director, AI Governance Lab, Center for Democracy & Technology; Kellee Wicker, Vice President, Meridian International Center; Natalie Taitano, Senior Manager, Qualcomm; Jason Strickland, Head of Education Business Development Sales, Arduino; Howie Choset, Carnegie Mellon University; Ayham Boucher, Executive Director of AI Strategy, Enablement, and Innovation, Cornell University; Kiran Keshav, Director of AI Research Computing, Empire AI; Ara Khazarian, Economist, Ramp; Somak Chattopadhyay, Founder & Managing Partner, Armory Square Ventures; and Diana Doukas, Director of Economic Opportunity & Advocacy, US Policy, Meta.

Additional programming will be announced in the coming week.

The American AI Festival runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 26th, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Press should request a credential by emailing kev@seedai.org. In-person seating will be limited.

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