AI Tennessee Summit Day One
Date: January 28
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CT
Opening Strategic Framing
Donde Plowman
Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Keynote: National Vision for Winning the AI Race
Lynne Parker
National AI Leader, Former Principal Deputy Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
National AI Leader, Former Principal Deputy Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Framing Remarks: The State's AI Direction
Commissioner Jim Bryson
Chair, TN AI Advisory Council
Chair, TN AI Advisory Council
AI in Tennessee's Industry
TBD
Panel: What Industry Needs from Tennessee to Lead in AI
Ines Voellinger
Digital Transformation and AI Innovation Strategist, Volkswagen of America, Inc
Digital Transformation and AI Innovation Strategist, Volkswagen of America, Inc
Quincy Byrdsong
VP for Research Operations, Ballad Health<
VP for Research Operations, Ballad Health<
Jeff Hughes
General Manager and Regional Officer, Mitsui
General Manager and Regional Officer, Mitsui
Majed Saadi
CTO, Hitachi Vantara Federal
CTO, Hitachi Vantara Federal
Moderator: Nathan Buttrey
Senior Advisor, State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Office of Innovation
Senior Advisor, State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Office of Innovation
Lunch/Talk
TBD
University Presidential Talk
TBD
Name TBD
Susan Hubbard
Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Panel: AI Infrastructure: Building the Nation's AI Backbone: Data Center + Energy
Manu Sivaraman
Senior Vice President of New Nuclear and Transmission Projects, Tennessee Valley Authority
Senior Vice President of New Nuclear and Transmission Projects, Tennessee Valley Authority
Rich Tighe
President and CEO, Consolidated Nuclear Security / Y12
President and CEO, Consolidated Nuclear Security / Y12
Brent Mayo
General Manager, xAI
General Manager, xAI
Janet Rehberg
President and CEO-Elect, EPB
President and CEO-Elect, EPB
University Presidential Talk
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Vanderbilt University
Panel: Advancing AI Infrastructure for Regional Impact
Jamie Thomas
Chief Client Innovation Officer, Enterprise Security Executive, IBM
Chief Client Innovation Officer, Enterprise Security Executive, IBM
Beth Howen
Divisional President, NTT Data
Divisional President, NTT Data
Doug Vargo
VP, National AI and Alliance Lead, CGI
VP, National AI and Alliance Lead, CGI
Keith Strier
SVP, Global AI, AMD
SVP, Global AI, AMD
Moderator: Brandon Gibson
COO, Office of the Governor of the State of Tennessee
COO, Office of the Governor of the State of Tennessee
Reflections on AI Workforce Development
Commissioner Deniece Thomas, Deputy Commissioner, State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
University Presidential Panel: What Universities Could Offer in the AI Conversation?
Brian Noland, President, East Tennessee State University
David L. Butler, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
Philip Oldham, President, Tennessee Tech University
Dr. Robbie Melton, Tennessee State University
Randy Boyd, President, University of Tennessee System
Moderator: Dr. Jesse Spencer-Smith, Vanderbilt University