Future Forward Conference Program

FUTURE FORWARD AI & NONPROFITS

MAY 21, 2026 | OKLAHOMA CITY PRESENTED BY

SPONSORED BY

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Nonprofit Advisory, Assurance, and Tax Experts who care about your cause as much as you do. Meet the nonprofit

Serving Oklahoma nonprofits since 2009

AGENDA 9:00 - 9:05

Welcome

Rooms A, B, C

9:05 - 10:05

General Session: Anthony Hendricks

Rooms A, B, C

“AI’s Legal Crossover: AI Governance Principles to Help You Prepare for AI Laws and Regulations that Don’t Exist Yet” 10:10 - 11:10

11:20 - 12:00

Breakout Sessions “City of OKC Office of Innovation: Overview and Insights” Kelly Williams

Room A

“Operational Use Cases and Demonstration of MS CoWork” Jason Rincker

Room B

”More Donors. Deeper Relationships.

Practical AI.” Justin Long

Room C

Fireside Chat

Rooms A, B, C

Panel: Hart Brown, Brandon Brown, Rene Page 12:00 - 1:10

Lunch

1:15 - 2:15

Breakout Sessions

Collab. Area

“Strategic Decision-making: Using Room A Program Data and Evaluation Metrics” Hart Brown

2:30 - 3:30

“Practical AI for Nonprofits in the Age of Media & Misinformation” Rob Collins

Room B

“More Human, Not Less: How Nonprofits Can Use AI to Expand Capacity Without Replacing Staff” Sydney Fancher

Room C

General Session: Julie Ann Ward

Rooms A, B, C

“Mission-Centered Grant Writing: Preparing for AI-Supported Workflows” 3:30 - 4:00

Closing Remarks

Lobby

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

ANTHONY HENDRICKS Attorney, Crowe & Dunlevy Anthony Hendricks is a regulatory, data privacy, and high-stakes commercial litigation attorney in Crowe & Dunlevy’s Oklahoma City office and serves as the head of the firm’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group. Anthony has focused his practice on environmental compliance, regulatory enforcement and permitting, and other “bet-the-company” suits in the areas of data security, privacy, mortgage/financial service, and other complex business litigation.

Anthony counsels clients on the constantly changing field of cybersecurity. He has guided clients in various industries through multiple types of data incidents and represents clients in all stages of incident response. Anthony is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He is an adjunct professor and teaches a Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law course and an Information Privacy course at Oklahoma City University Law School.

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BREAKOUT SPEAKERS

KELLY WILLIAMS Chief Innovation Officer, City of Oklahoma City

JASON RINCKER Chief Revenue Officer, Stronghold Data

JUSTIN LONG Chief Strategy Officer, LYT Group

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FIRESIDE CHAT PANEL

HART BROWN President, AI & Transformation, Saxum

BRANDON BROWN CEO & Co-Founder, ROAM AI

RENE PAGE Director of Data & AI, State of Oklahoma

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BREAKOUT SPEAKERS

HART BROWN President, AI & Transformation, Saxum

ROB COLLINS Executive Director, Oklahoma Media Center

SYDNEY FANCHER Founder, Fresh Spark Solutions

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

JULIE ANN WARD Grant Writing Consultant, J Ward Solutions Julie Ann Ward, PhD, is the founder of J. Ward Solutions, a grant strategy consultancy that helps nonprofits move from reactive grant writing to more sustainable, mission-aligned funding systems. Since launching her full-time consultancy in 2023, she has helped secure more than $32 million in funding for nonprofits, educational institutions, workforce development initiatives, community-based organizations, and public-private partnerships across the country.

Known for her grounded, practical approach, Julie Ann works with organizations to strengthen grant readiness, clarify funding priorities, build long-term grants calendars, and develop compelling proposals rooted in both strategy and storytelling.

Her clients work in education, health equity, workforce development, arts and culture, housing, and community development, with a particular focus on serving historically underrepresented communities.

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UPCOMING EVENTS & COURSES May 26-27

Standards for Excellence

OKC

May 27

AI & the Art of Grant Writing

Tulsa/Hybrid

May 28

The Partnership

Stillwater

June 1

Membership 101

Virtual

June 2

Finance and Budgeting

Virtual

June 3

Nonprofit Sector Connector

Virtual

June 4

Team Building: Strengthening Collaboration

Virtual

June 4

Grant Prospecting & Selection

Tulsa

June 9

Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Nonprofit Fundraising Intensive

Virtual

June 10

Equitable Culture

Virtual

June 11

Conflict Management

OKC/Hybrid

June 17

Lunch & Learn

OKC

June 18

Grant Prospecting & Selection

OKC

June 24

Strategic Partnerships

OKC

June 25

Lunch & Learn

Tulsa

OKCNP MEMBERS RECEIVE UP TO 50% OFF MOST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES! Visit okcnp.org/calendar to see the full course schedule and to register for classes 13

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ROOM C

ROOM B

ROOM A

RESTROOMS

REST ROOMS

COLLAB. AREA

LOBBY

ENTRANCE

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