Overview

Fiscal uncertainty is forcing government leaders to rethink how budgets are built, managed and defended.

The 2026 State of Public Budgeting report, based on survey data from finance and budget leaders across North America, reveals a clear pattern in government budgeting: Expectations are rising, workloads are expanding, and most teams are still running on the same spreadsheets and manual processes they have used for years.

This insightful webinar will walk through the report’s key findings, explore what they mean for government teams today, and share five steps you can take now to close the gap between where your organization needs to go and the infrastructure you have to get there.

You will learn:

Why fiscal uncertainty is reshaping government budgeting
Where manual tools and disconnected processes are creating the most friction and the most risk
What the compliance landscape looks like for government teams in 2026
How organizations are approaching scenario planning and forecasting in an unpredictable environment
Where AI adoption stands and what forward-looking organizations are doing differently

Attend the live webinar to obtain your complimentary certificate of attendance!

Speakers

Alec Eulano

Senior Solutions Engineer, Euna Solutions

Alec Eulano has four years of experience serving in the Arizona Governor’s Office. He assisted the grants and budget team on the Executive branch of the State. After State service and before joining Euna, Alec worked as a consultant assisting governments with grant and financial compliance.

Justin Marlowe — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Justin Marlowe is a research professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. His research and teaching are focused on public finance, and he has published five books — including the first open-access textbook on public financial management — and more than 100 articles on public capital markets, infrastructure finance, financial disclosure, public financial technology, and public-private partnerships. He is an admitted expert witness in federal and state courts, and has served on technical advisory bodies for the state of Washington, the California State Auditor, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the National Academy of Sciences, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and many other public, private and nonprofit organizations. Prior to academia, he worked in local government in Michigan. He is a Certified Government Financial Manager and an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and he holds a Ph.D. in political science and public administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Webinar

The 2026 State of Public Budgeting: How Finance Leaders Are Preparing for Fiscal Uncertainty