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Keynote Speaker

John Radovan

Public Sector Director, MIT Open Learning

Strategy Games and Technology

John Radovan is the Public Sector Director at MIT Open Learning, specializing in delivering digital transformation and AI education for large government organizations.

His distinguished military career includes tours in Germany, Lithuania, Amazon HQ, Guam and Iraq. John played a pivotal role in launching the Department of the Air Force – Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator in 2019. He led the organization as the Deputy Director through his retirement from the Air Force in 2023. He has spoken at the NATO War College Ambassador Course and co-developed the AI for National Security Leaders course at MIT Sloan for General Officers and Senior Service Executives. John and his wife Michelle have 3 children: John Jr (14), Kairos (6), and Isabella (3) and reside in Carlisle, MA.