OpenAI Anchors Washington, DC’s First Annual AI for Good Summit Powered by DC Tech & Venture Coalition (DCTAV)

Overview

• 250 leaders from government, finance, technology, and academia in Washington, D.C., to explored how artificial intelligence can serve the public good.
• Leadership, governance, and intent will determine whether AI delivers lasting public benefit

Details

• Organizer: DC Tech & Venture Coalition (DCTAV)
• Sponsor: Penn West Innovation District
• Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
• Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Location: Penn West Innovation District | International Square

What You Need to Know

• AI governance is no longer optional - it is a front-line issue of power, trust, and national resilience.
• Washington, DC is setting the pace for other governments - it is becoming a proving ground for real-world, responsible AI.
  
• Healthcare and workforce are leading the way in responsible AI - it is cutting costs, speeding decisions, and creating measurable ROI at scale.
  
• The global AI race is shifting from innovation to alignment: who governs best will lead.
  
• AI mastery is now the new metric of competitiveness, on par with capital and talent.
  
• The best way to learn about AI is to use it - adoption and experimentation now matter more than theory.
  
• The AI arms race is accelerating - the U.S. and its allies are in a defining contest with China over control of next-generation intelligence, security, and infrastructure.
  

Keynote Quick Takes 

U.S. AI Competitiveness = Public Good Competitiveness
PJ Maykish, VP for Strategy, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)

• AI progress is now a matter of national security and economic resilience, framing it as the next global infrastructure race between the United States and China.
  

DC’s AI Moment: The Future Has Arrived
Felipe Millon, Government Go to Market, OpenAI

• Today's AI will be surpassed by tomorrow's - AI’s capability curve is steepening fast.
• The responsibility for its direction rests squarely on human leadership.

Who Attended

• 65 percent of participants held executive roles (C-suite, partner, VP, or founder) from federal and local agencies, major corporations, startups, universities, and nonprofits
  
• Key organizations: OpenAI, Microsoft, J.P. Morgan Chase, Children’s National Hospital, DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, Center for Strategic and Cyber Policy (SCSP), BuildWithin, Trustible, and BSA | The Software Alliance
  

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