UPCOMING WEBINAR
In the Arena with AI: How the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Is Reimagining Access to History
October 21, 2026 • 1 pm ET / 10 am PT / 6 pm BST
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (TRPL) had a rare opportunity: build a new presidential library for the digital age without inheriting decades of legacy systems.
So the team decided to think differently.
Join TRPL’s Chief Communications & Marketing Officer Matt Briney and Terentia Founder & CEO Neal Bilow for a behind-the-scenes conversation about the decisions, challenges, and lessons that shaped the Library’s digital strategy—from bringing together historical materials held across multiple institutions to creating an AI-ready repository that supports researchers, staff, educators, and museum visitors.
They’ll discuss why TRPL chose a modern, cloud-native collections foundation; how AI is accelerating metadata and archival workflows while keeping humans in the loop; how access controls help protect sensitive content; and how trusted collections data is being transformed into public-facing experiences like AI-powered research and an interactive Theodore Roosevelt.
For museums, archives, and cultural institutions asking “Where do we actually start with AI?”, TRPL offers a practical answer: start with the foundation.
Speakers
Matt Briney
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Matt Briney is the Chief Communications & Marketing Officer for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (TRPL), where he leads brand, marketing, communications, public affairs, and audience strategy for a new presidential library built for the digital age. His work focuses on helping cultural institutions translate mission, collections, and place into public experiences that are accessible, trustworthy, and useful — including TRPL’s emerging use of AI, digital collections infrastructure, and visitor-facing tools.
Neal Bilow
Public History Director
Terentia
With over 20 years of DAM industry experience, Neal Bilow is known for his leadership and ability to translate strategic, organizational, and business goals into technology solutions that work.
Marrying these skills with a passion for cultural institutions, Neal brings his expertise in DAM and related technology to empower the GLAM sector to be its very best. This is what drives Terentia—a motivation to build a thriving community where knowledge and best practices are shared.
Along with leading Terentia, Neal is the Founder and Managing Partner of Chromata Solutions, a leading consultancy in the DAM and content supply chain.