Ohio AI Leadership Summit
A statewide summit for Ohio leaders responsible for decisions, funding, and direction related to AI adoption across Behavioral Health, Recovery & Workforce Systems.
Is This Summit For You?
This summit is designed for Ohio leaders who are shaping the future of AI in public systems.
Do you direct funding, policy, or strategy for behavioral health, recovery, or workforce systems in Ohio?
Are you responsible for AI adoption decisions – or will be soon – inside your agency or organization?
What You’ll Leave With
Policy clarity • Peer relationships • An actionable roadmap • The confidence to lead ethical AI adoption across Ohio.
What Leaders Gain
After participating in the summit, leaders gain:
Confidence
A clear understanding of compliance, governance, and what responsible AI adoption looks like
Relationships
Stronger peer networks across systems that didn’t previously connect
Clarity
A roadmap for what to implement now, what to monitor, and what to expect
Language
Frameworks (governance committees, centers of excellence, change management) for their own organizations
Vision
A shared understanding of how behavioral health, recovery, and workforce systems can integrate around AI
Action Items
Concrete next steps they can take when they return to their organization
This Summit Is Built for Leaders Who Are:
Implementing AI in county or state public health agencies
Improving recovery-to-workforce pathways and funding alignment
Coordinating behavioral health systems and treatment networks
Designing statewide workforce strategy and addressing skill gaps
Navigating compliance (42 CFR Part 2) while adopting modern tools
Understanding governance and centers of excellence frameworks
Managing organizational change to avoid failed technology implementations
Expanding their network and staying informed on peer strategies
Differentiation
This summit differs from traditional conferences and typical behavioral health or workforce summits in several ways:
Focuses on decision-makers, not general attendees
Self-selection criteria ensure attendees are responsible for directing policy, funding, or strategy
Brings together three interconnected systems
No other event convenes behavioral health, recovery, and workforce leadership in an integrated way
Emphasizes working sessions over passive presentations
Not a sit-and-listen conference; a working session designed for dialogue and action
Centers on ethical and practical AI implementation
Balances responsible guardrails with accessible tools and honest assessment of what’s available now
Includes state policy representation
Direct access to Heidi Workman (vice chair of Ohio Technology Committee, National Technology Committee advisor) and other state leaders
Delivers sector-specific messaging and outcomes
Recovery, workforce, and behavioral health leaders each leave with tailored insights and peer connections
🏆 Inaugural positioning
First-mover advantage – positioning Hope Town AI as the convener of Ohio’s integrated behavioral health-recovery-workforce leadership
This isn’t a conference. It’s a working session for the leaders who shape what comes next.
We’re bringing Ohio’s top decision-makers, agency directors, funders, and systems architects into one room – to move from conversation to a clear roadmap, and from uncertainty to confident, ethical action.
Advisory Board
Summit Agenda
Ethical. Practical. Responsible. AI Implementation.
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