NCLC-26 Webinar
Online
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
10:00 a.m. - noon (Central Time)

Join Extension professionals for this online check-in to build excitement and stay connected prior to next year's in-person conference (North Central Leadership Conference NCLC-27, in Madison, Wisconsin)

AGENDA OVERVIEW

• This two-hour webinar features a presentation from Christina Laridaen, a principal at Lewis-Burke Associates, a full-service government relations firm based in Washington, DC. Christina will join us to talk about the federal funding landscape and opportunities she sees for Extension at the national level. Materials can be accessed here.
• The second topic in this webinar is Generative A.I. (Artificial Intelligence), presented by John Parrish and colleagues from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension. Their presentation aims to strengthen understanding of the opportunities and risks of deploying generative AI tools at work, with a special focus on the ethical and responsible use of generative AI in Extension operations and programming. Materials can be accessed here.