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.
• 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.