Technology Executives Review® on AI in the Enterprise End-of-June 2026 Edition

Technology Executives Review® End-of-June 2026 Edition

Includes Special Segment: AI in State and Local Government
Host: Alex Jarett, Founder, Technology Executives Club®
Guest Analyst: Jeff Scheetz, CIO, City of Avondale, AZ

AI in the Enterprise continues to move quickly, but Technology Leaders are still working through the practical realities of adoption, governance, cybersecurity, token costs, workforce readiness, and responsible AI use.

In this End-of-June 2026 edition of the Technology Executives Review®, Alex Jarett is joined by Jeff Scheetz, CIO of the City of Avondale, AZ, for a discussion on the top headlines in AI in the Enterprise, Advanced Technologies, and Industry News.

This episode includes a special segment on AI in State and Local Government, where Alex and Jeff review recent headlines and discuss how government organizations are using AI in practical, citizen-focused ways, including workflow support, cybersecurity, permitting, paperwork-intensive processes, and public service delivery.

In this episode:
* Why AI adoption remains a people and change management challenge
* How workforce readiness is struggling to keep pace with AI technology
* Why AI agents may soon be making more impactful business decisions
* Why trust, oversight, and human escalation remain critical
* Why successful AI initiatives need to begin with a real business problem
* How governance, risk, compliance, and AI asset inventories are becoming more important
* Why token costs and AI usage costs may become a major budget issue
* How State and Local Government leaders are approaching AI in practical, citizen-focused ways
* Why human-in-the-loop governance remains essential in public sector, health, safety, and citizen-facing applications

The program also features insights from recent Technology Executives Club® Leadership Briefings, including:
*️⃣ Biff Myre, Director of Industry Solutions, CBTS What Technology Leaders Are Really Concerned About with AI
*️⃣ Josh Rose, Founder & CEO, Zagger.ai How Zagger.ai Turns Unstructured Business Data Into Productive AI Workflows
*️⃣ Richard Doran, Founder, Sierra ITS The One Fix That Solves Today's Biggest SAP Hiring Challenge
*️⃣ Tim Walter, CIO & VP, Edward Don & Company Lessons Learned from a Successful AI-Powered RFP Project
*️⃣ Tory Bjorklund, Founder & CEO, Victoria Fide Consulting Why Major Technology Projects Fail *️⃣ Jeff Scheetz, CIO, City of Avondale Empowering Governance of Local Government Through a People-Centered Strategy

➡️ Watch all of our Leadership Briefings and get weekly AI & Technology Leadership briefings plus exclusive invitations by joining the TEC Insiders Community: www.technologyexecutivesclub.com