2026 Annual Meeting – Wipfli General Session
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | Monterey Marriott
GENERAL SESSION
From Hype to Governance: Building AI Readiness for Accountable Community Health Leadership
Presented by Wipfli
Presenter: Kevin Hyde, Senior Manager, Wipfli Advisory LLC
Session Description: Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how healthcare districts and public health organizations respond to the specialized health needs of their communities. Yet as organizations adopt AI at an accelerating pace, governance can struggle to keep up—creating new risks around data, ethics, accountability and community trust.
This session will provide healthcare district leaders with a practical framework for building organizational AI readiness while maintaining accountability to the communities they serve. Participants will explore essential components of responsible AI governance, including policy development, risk management, ethical oversight and workforce readiness, as well as emerging challenges such as shadow AI usage, vendor risk and regulatory uncertainty.
Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to assess their organization’s AI maturity, establish effective governance and oversight structures, and prepare their workforce to use AI responsibly. Learn how your district can move beyond the hype and ensure AI supports—not undermines—its mission to provide equitable, transparent and community-based health services.
Kevin Hyde is a Senior Manager with Wipfli Advisory LLC’s cybersecurity and technology management team, where he helps organizations strengthen cybersecurity, risk management and compliance programs to improve organizational resilience. Drawing on experience as an Intelligence Officer in the Marine Corps and as a business executive, Kevin brings a practical understanding of how technology, controls and organizational strategy intersect. He works with clients to assess risk, improve readiness and develop programs that support long-term stability and informed decision-making.
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