Government’s in the Room. Go.
by Peiyu Phua | at Minnebar20 | 12:30 – 1:10 in Nokomis | View Schedule
I am a state employee leading a statewide AI planning project focused on human-centered outcomes. One person. Just me. So I need all of you — my army of beautiful, criminally underutilized, truth-telling humans.
Bring your hot takes. Tell me what we’re getting wrong. Tell me what you’d do if you were in charge. Bring your most unhinged proposals — we might just find gold in there. Don’t let me off easy. I have thick skin and I need to know.
I will respond honestly, even when the honest answer is “I don’t know.” I’m not here to defend the government — I wouldn’t even know where to start.
This will be messy. That’s the point. But it’s also genuinely valuable — because I have this tiny, now-or-never window to shape how Minnesota responds to AI, and I am not about to waste it. So if you’ve ever wanted to say something to the government and have someone listen and make it count, this is your 40 minutes.
Say something. Say anything. No ego. No filter. No guaranteed outcome. No wrong answers. No holding back.
Let’s see what happens.
Peiyu Phua
I am a statewide planner at Minnesota Management and Budget who somehow ended up leading the state’s human-centered AI planning efforts. I have no backup. I am not scared. (I am a little scared.)
I am not a technologist. I am not a lawyer. I am not a lobbyist. I am one person with a notebook, a lot of questions, and resources that are… let’s say… government-sized.
Connect with me on LinkedIn — especially if you’re already brewing something to say.
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- Ian Fitzpatrick
- Dan Lew
- Ian Bicking
- Dan Frankowski
- Martin Grider
- Paul Cantrell
- Justin Cardinal
- Joe Quarion
- Mathias Rechtzigel
- Joseph Heil, Jr
- Eryn O'Neil
- Alex Wohlhueter
- Eve Poeschl
- Katie Kodes
- Brian Repko
- John Wilson
- Kisha Delain
- Tim Bornholdt
- Kendra Plant
- Matt Meshulam
- Scott McKuen
- M. Vang
- Misha Hawthorn
- Andrew Rahn
- Ben Hymans
- John Benninghoff
- Joe Lencioni
- Zoe Copoulos
- Dustin Beltramo
- Jaclyn Smith
- Ben Ihde
- Jeff Peterson
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- Kendra Lewis
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- Dan Drake
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