AI Readiness Requires More Than AI
About this Event
AI Readiness Requires More Than AI
A practical conversation about AI, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, and organizational readiness
Monday, August 17, 2026
3:00 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio — Columbus Main Library Meeting Room 1A
Free admission; advance registration required
About the Event
AI readiness requires more than AI. It requires secure technology, intelligent workflows, informed people, and trusted systems.
AI is changing the way organizations work—but AI cannot succeed without secure technology, sound strategy, and thoughtful human leadership.
Join CCB Technology and Cardwell Communications for a free, practical afternoon conversation exploring how nonprofits and businesses can prepare for a future shaped by artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, and organizational intelligence.
This collaborative presentation will bring together two complementary perspectives:
CCB Technology will address IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, technology planning, and the foundational systems organizations need to operate securely and effectively.
Cardwell Communications will address AI readiness, intelligent workflows, organizational capacity, and human-centered implementation.
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how AI, technology, security, people, and organizational systems must work together—and what their organizations should consider as they plan their next steps.
Who Should Attend
This conversation is designed for nonprofit and business leaders who are:
- Exploring how AI may affect their organizations
- Responsible for technology, operations, strategy, or organizational growth
- Thinking about cybersecurity and infrastructure needs
- Seeking a more intentional approach to AI adoption
- Ready to move beyond isolated experimentation toward trusted organizational systems
The session will be especially relevant to nonprofits that have reached the size and complexity where IT, cybersecurity, and AI readiness are becoming organization-wide priorities.
Presenters
CCB Technology
CCB Technology helps nonprofits and small and medium-sized businesses strengthen their technology environments through IT strategy, support, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and related technology solutions. Https://ccbtechnology.com
Cardwell Communications
Cardwell Communications helps small businesses and nonprofits transform how they work by bringing people, knowledge, workflows, judgment, and AI together into trusted, human-centered intelligence systems. Https://Cardwellcom.com
Event Details
Date: Monday, August 17, 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Meeting Room 1A, 96 South Grant Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Cost: Free
Registration: Advance registration is required
The final venue will be selected based on registration demand. Registered attendees will receive the confirmed location and arrival details before the event.
Seating may be limited, so early registration is encouraged.
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