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​Join industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to explore real-world approaches to evaluating AI performance, risk, and impact. Discover a roadmap for responsible design, metrics, and governance through thought leader panels, interactive roundtables, and deep-dive workshops.

​March 4 Sessions (Keynote)

• ​Fireside Chat with Michael Madaio (Google)
  

• ​Engaging Participation in AI Evaluation (Drexel University, NIST, OWASP Foundation)
  

• ​Measuring the Impact of AI Use on Productivity (Capital One, Mindgrub Technologies, Maryland Department of Information Technology)
  

• ​Sensemaking: The Link Between Evaluation and Trust (Autio Strategies, Civitaas, University of Maryland)
  

• ​An Assessment of Voluntary AI Governance at Various Levels of Government (Americans for Responsible Innovation, DOT Europe, Google, NIST, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
  

• ​Defining the Future of AI Evaluation (GW University, University of Maryland)

​March 5 Sessions (Interactive)

• ​Making Participatory AI Evaluation Fun: A Game Show Simulation (University of Maryland)
  

• ​When Accuracy Isn't Enough: Governing AI by Connecting Metrics to Human and Organizational Outcomes (Cantor Fitzgerald, GW University)
  

• ​Roundtable: Trustworthiness of AI Research Tools for Literature Reviews (Morgan State University)
  

• ​Transparency as a Tool for Accountability (GW University, Social Science Research Council)
  

• ​Evaluating AI for Startups: Practical Metrics for Safety, Adoption, and Competitive Inclusion (Global Innovation Forum, Consumer Technology Association, National Foreign Trade Council)
  

• ​Evaluating LLMs for Decision Support on the Front Lines (Atri Consulting, GW University)
  

• ​Trustworthy AI Innovation Sandbox Workshop (GW TAI)
  

• ​Beyond the Model: A Listening Session on the Frictions of AI Sensemaking and Evaluation (GW University)
  

• ​Responsible AI Governance Crash Course: From Vendor to Transparency to Policymaking (Center for Democracy & Technology)
  

• ​From Threats to Vulnerabilities: Assessing Security Risk in Generative AI Systems (RAND Corporation)
  

• ​The Pause Before AI: Distinguishing When AI Should Lead, Assist, or Stay Out (Lyft, GW University)

​TRAILSCon 2026 Ticket Pricing

​Please note that this platform (Luma) only collects registration information and that credit card payment will be required via the TRAILS uStore after registering. A link will be provided in your confirmation email.

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​TRAILSCon 2026 Tickets

• ​TRAILS Member/Affiliate: Free

• ​General Admission: $125

• ​Academic/Nonprofit: $75

• ​Government: $55

• ​Students: $25 - winners of the GW TAI Hackathon get free tickets!

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​A quick note about purchasing TRAILSCon tickets: We are using the event platform Luma to manage our conference registrations and the TRAILS uStore to process ticket purchases. On the event page, there are several non-member ticket categories that display "Free - Require Approval". Tickets are listed this way because we are not accepting credit card transactions through the Luma platform. You will receive a link to our payment portal in a "Registration Pending" email from Luma immediately after submission. Please check your spam folder for this email and let me know if you don't receive it within a few minutes! We will approve your ticket registration within 24 hours of purchase. 

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​Sponsorship Opportunities

​Contact Mallory Smith (mallory.smith@gwu.edu) to learn how your organization can partner with TRAILS!