Our 2026 Speakers

Practical AI - Virtual Event

Alistair Croll

Co-founder & Chair, FWD50

Digital Independence - Virtual Event

Marina Nitze

Crisis Engineer, Layer Aleph

Michael Gifford

Open Standards and Practices Lead, CivicActions

Alistair Croll

Co-founder & Chair, FWD50

Hillary Hartley

FWD50 Co-Chair / Founder, OpenPublic

Tania Vakhrycheva

CX Product Manager, State of Utah, Division of Technology Services
Project Excellence Lead, Diia Team, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

FWD50 - In-Person & Virtual Event

Ana Monroe

CEO, Ishmael Interactive

Iain Montgomery

Founder, Challenger Cities

Lucie Bergeron

Director, Boating Safety, Marine Safety and Security Service Modernization, Data and Systems Management, Transport Canada

Alistair Croll

Co-founder & Chair, FWD50

Hillary Hartley

FWD50 Co-Chair / Founder, OpenPublic

Greg Lindsay

Urban Tech Fellow, Cornell Tech

Derek Alton

Host & Chief Explorer, Civic Punks

Brenton Caffin

Co-founder, States of Change

Global Case Studies - Virtual Event

Alistair Croll

Co-founder & Chair, FWD50

Hillary Hartley

FWD50 Co-Chair / Founder, OpenPublic

Executive Cohort - In-Person Event