AI Tennessee Summit Day Two
Date: January 29
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM CT
Welcome Back + Framing

Chancellor Flora Tydings
Tennessee Board of Regents
Tennessee Board of Regents
Session TBD

David Mansouri
CEO, SCORE
CEO, SCORE
AI Workforce

Ted Townsend
President and CEO, Greater Memphis Chamber
President and CEO, Greater Memphis Chamber
AI Education

Dr. Sara Heyburn Morrison
Executive Director, Tennessee State Board of Education
Executive Director, Tennessee State Board of Education
Panel: Building the Future AI Talent Pipeline

Dr. Scott Langford
Superintendent, Sumner County Schools
Superintendent, Sumner County Schools

Meka Egwuekwe
CEO, CodeCrew
CEO, CodeCrew

Dr. Peter Buckley
Chancellor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Chancellor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Dr. Lori Mann Bruce
Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Dr. Michael Torrence
President, Motlow State Community College
President, Motlow State Community College

Moderator: Dr. Steven Gentile
Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)
Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)
Workforce Development in Heartland

Angie Cooper
Heartland Forward
Heartland Forward
Panel: Breaking the First Learn Then Apply: AI Start-up Ecosystem in Tennessee

John Derrick
Founder and CEO, Authentrics.AI
Founder and CEO, Authentrics.AI

Cal Westenberg
CEO, Mobius AI
CEO, Mobius AI

Wesley Montague
CEO, Ship It Pro
CEO, Ship It Pro

Jian Huang
Co-founder, VisualizAI
Co-founder, VisualizAI

Moderator: Lindsey Cox
CEO, LaunchTN
CEO, LaunchTN
AI Implementation
TBD
Panel: Meeting Today's AI Needs

Josh Brown
President and CEO, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce
President and CEO, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce

Matthew Kittrell
Member of the Board of Directors, Knoxville Technology Council
Member of the Board of Directors, Knoxville Technology Council

Brian Nolen
NA Director, MFG Learning, DENSO (Training)
NA Director, MFG Learning, DENSO (Training)

Keri Cagle
Senior Vice President, Director, ORISE
Senior Vice President, Director, ORISE

Moderator: Dr. Ozlem Kilic
Vice Provost and Founding Dean, University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Vice Provost and Founding Dean, University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Lunch + Tennessee Wins for America the AI Race
TBD
AI Address VIP
TBD
Closing: Next Steps - AI Tennessee Action Plan

Roger Waynick
Director of Artificial Intelligence, State of Tennessee
Director of Artificial Intelligence, State of Tennessee

Dr. Vasileios Maroulas
Director, AI Tennessee
Director, AI Tennessee