4th Annual Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit
4th Annual Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit
September 10, 2025  ·  Hawaii Convention Center

This event is sold out.
We won’t be live streaming the summit this year due to the venue and interactive format.
We will share key takeaways and highlights afterward; if you’d like those, please join the newsletter on www.truehawaii.org.




Agenda
Wednesday, September 10
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Event Start
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN
MCs: Nicole Cacal, Executive Director, TRUE and Amanda Stange, Field Sales Manager, Google Public Sector
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome & Opening Speaker
James Tokioka Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), State of Hawaiʻi
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Keynote Session: Hawai'i's Roadmap to a Technology-Enabled Government
Christine Sakuda, State of Hawaii ETS and Chris Hein, Google Keynote Session: Hawaiʻi’s Roadmap to a Technology-Enabled Government
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
General Session: Hawaiʻi Cyber Readiness 2025: Threat Landscape, Response, and Recovery Playbook
Hawaiʻi Cyber Readiness 2025: Threat Landscape, Response, and Recovery Playbook.
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Panel Session: Democratizing Data & AI Resources for Hawaiʻi’s Communities
Democratizing Data & AI Resources for Hawaiʻi’s Communities
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Public-Private Partnerships for Growth Track Session 1: How Public-Private Partnerships Unlock Opportunity for Small Businesses in Hawai‘i
How Public-Private Partnerships Unlock Opportunity for Small Businesses in Hawai‘i
Secure Government and Cyber Resilience Track Session 1: Pacific Command Threat Landscape + Google Security Portfolio: securing mission-critical infrastructure
Pacific Command Threat Landscape + Google Security Portfolio: Securing Mission-Critical Infrastructure
Workforce Development Track Session 1: Vibe Coding
Vibe Coding: AI-Powered Service Delivery – Automating Board Meeting Transcription and Summarization
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
BREAK
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM
Public-Private Partnerships for Growth TrackSession 2: Winning Government Contracts with AI
Winning Government Contracts with AI – how vendors can align with state security / procurement rules
Secure Government and Cyber Resilience Track Session 2: Survivor Journey: Improving The Road to Recovery
Survivor Journey: Improving The Road to Recovery Explore how technology and cross-agency collaboration are reshaping disaster response and recovery efforts to better support survivors throughout their journey.
Workforce Development Track Session 2 - Creating a Future-Ready Workforce: AI in Hawaiʻi’s Creative Industries
Creating a Future-Ready Workforce: AI in Hawaiʻi’s Creative Industries
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM
BREAK
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Public-Private Partnerships for Growth Track Session 3: Lōkahi: Unifying for an Empowered Government
Lōkahi: Unifying for an Empowered Government
Secure Government and Cyber Resilience Track Session 3 - Tech Talk: Google Security Operations SIEM/SOAR
Tech Talk: Google Security Operations SIEM/SOAR
Workforce Development Track Session 3: Career Pathways in an AI Economy – mapping roles & competencies
Career Pathways in an AI Economy – mapping roles & competencies
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
BREAK
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Networking & Happy Hour
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Event End
Speakers
Chief Information Security Officer,
UH System in the Office of the Vice President
Executive Director,
TRUE
Chief Data Officer,
State of Hawai'i
Senior Business Advisor,
Business Development Center
Program Specialist, Creative Industries Division,
DBEDT, State of Hawai'i
Data Scientist, Office of the Governor,
Hawai‘i Office of Recovery and Resiliency
Customer Engineer, SLED Security,
Google Public Sector
Regional Leader – SLED West,
Google Public Sector Services
Head of Industry Architects,
Google
Deputy Director, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs,
State of Hawai'i
Senior Solutions Architect, Data & AI Services,
SHI International Corp
Field CTO,
Google Public Sector
Public Sector & Education,
Google
Senior IT Consultant, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs,
State of Hawai'i
CEO
Technology Outreach Hawai’i
Head of Customer Engineering,
Google Public Sector
Representative, State of Hawai'i,
House District 47
CIO, Office of Enterprise Technology Services,
State of Hawai'i
Director, Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation,
State of Hawaiʻi
Customer Engineer, SLED West,
Google
Head of State, Local, & Education - PacWest Region,
Google
Director, DBEDT,
State of Hawai'i
Director, Maui Center,
Hawai‘i Small Business Development Center
VP for Information Technology & CEO,
The University of Hawaiʻi System

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Exhibitors

TRUE

EWorld

SILVER SPONSOR

HTDC

GOLD SPONSOR

World Wide Techology

SILVER SPONSOR

CVE Tech

SILVER SPONSOR

Carto

SILVER SPONSOR

UiPath

SILVER SPONSOR

Burwood

SILVER SPONSOR

SHI

PLATINUM SPONSOR

Carahsoft

DBEDT

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Google

Google

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DATE

September 10, 2025

LOCATION

Hawaii Convention Center
Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815

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