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AI Tennessee Summit Day Two

Date: January 29
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM CT

Welcome Back + Framing

Flora Tydings headshot
Chancellor Flora Tydings
Tennessee Board of Regents

Session TBD

David Mansouri headshot
David Mansouri
CEO, SCORE

AI Workforce

Ted Townsend headshot
Ted Townsend
President and CEO, Greater Memphis Chamber

AI Education

Sara Heyburn Morrison headshot
Dr. Sara Heyburn Morrison
Executive Director, Tennessee State Board of Education

Panel: Building the Future AI Talent Pipeline

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Dr. Scott Langford
Superintendent, Sumner County Schools
Meka Egwuekwe headshot
Meka Egwuekwe
CEO, CodeCrew
Dr. Peter Buckley headshot
Dr. Peter Buckley
Chancellor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Dr. Lori Mann Bruce headshot
Dr. Lori Mann Bruce
Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Dr. Michael Torrence headshot
Dr. Michael Torrence
President, Motlow State Community College
Dr. Steven Gentile headshot
Moderator: Dr. Steven Gentile
Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)

Workforce Development in Heartland

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Angie Cooper
Heartland Forward

Panel: Breaking the First Learn Then Apply: AI Start-up Ecosystem in Tennessee

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John Derrick
Founder and CEO, Authentrics.AI
Cal Westenberg headshot
Cal Westenberg
CEO, Mobius AI
Wesley Montague headshot
Wesley Montague
CEO, Ship It Pro
Jian Huang headshot
Jian Huang
Co-founder, VisualizAI
Lindsey Cox headshot
Moderator: Lindsey Cox
CEO, LaunchTN

AI Implementation

TBD

Panel: Meeting Today's AI Needs

Josh Brown headshot
Josh Brown
President and CEO, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce
Matthew Kittrell headshot
Matthew Kittrell
Member of the Board of Directors, Knoxville Technology Council
Brian Nolen headshot
Brian Nolen
NA Director, MFG Learning, DENSO (Training)
Keri Cagle headshot
Keri Cagle
Senior Vice President, Director, ORISE
Dr. Ozlem Kilic headshot
Moderator: Dr. Ozlem Kilic
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 headshot
Roger Waynick
Director of Artificial Intelligence, State of Tennessee
Dr. Vasileios Maroulas headshot
Dr. Vasileios Maroulas
Director, AI Tennessee