Speaker sheet
Bates Russell
Public-sector IT leader, teacher, and author
Do not surrender your own intelligence for artificial intelligence.
Bates Russell helps leaders and their people get past what's blocking them, whether it's AI, burnout, or how their brains work. A senior public-sector IT director and former teacher, he writes AI policy that several jurisdictions have adopted as the base for their own, serves on regional government AI work groups, and teaches at a university, in his own organization, and to senior citizens. He was named Employee of the Year in 2020. His book on AI as an accommodation is in progress.
Talks
It's My Accommodation
Starting with AI as a tool that fits how people think, not a replacement for them.
Working Alongside the Machine
Asking well, checking the work, and knowing what to hand off and what to keep.
Do Not Surrender Your Own Intelligence
Where over-reliance goes wrong and how leaders keep their judgment out front.
Leading Every Kind of Mind
Neurodivergent-inclusive management for IT and public-sector leaders.
Formats
Keynote, 45 to 60 minutes
Workshop, half day
Staff training, 60 to 90 minutes
In person or virtual
Workshop, half day
Staff training, 60 to 90 minutes
In person or virtual
Where he's taught
Regional government AI work groups
An Oregon IT professional organization
University classes
Staff and community training
An Oregon IT professional organization
University classes
Staff and community training