The next Office of Advocacy Small Business Roundtable will be held virtually on February 5, 2026, at 1 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform. The discussion will be on small entity perspectives for future legislative proposals on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ensuring that small entities have a voice as national legal frameworks begin to form.
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14385 entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The Executive Order instructs the Special Advisor for AI and Crypto and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to prepare legislative recommendations to establish a federal policy framework for AI.
Advocacy is seeking input from small entities on how Artificial Intelligence should be defined and what parameters, if any, should be placed on any regulations of their programs. Advocacy has found that small businesses are catching up with larger businesses in adopting artificial intelligence. Ensuring that small entities express their concerns and ideas will help prevent any future oversight of AI that does not unduly impact their adoption of innovative technologies.
Please register and provide the information requested to receive a Teams link.
Date: February 5, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Meeting Platform: Microsoft Teams
EXECUTIVE ORDER 14385
Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
AI in Business: Small Firms Closing In
CONTACT:
David Mullis
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Agency Roundtables
TAG(S):
AI
Advocacy is an independent government office responsible for advancing the views of small businesses in the regulatory policy across the federal government. We conduct roundtables to hear the experiences, challenges, and recommendations of small businesses, and identify alternative approaches for policy development at federal regulatory agencies. Our roundtables are largely held online to facilitate the attendance of stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds, industries, and geographic regions.
Roundtable meetings are open to all interested persons and are intended to facilitate an open and frank discussion about issues of interest to small business. These meetings are off the record and not intended for press purposes. Direct quotations of presenters or attendees may not be used without direct written approval of the person(s) making the statement. All press inquiries should be sent to Chandler Baxter at chandler.baxter@sba.gov. Agendas and presentations are available to all. If you need accommodations for a disability to participate in the roundtable, please contact David Mullis for assistance at david.mullis@sba.gov.