Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network
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Connect with MAIN for AI education, training, partnerships, speaker requests, workshops, resources, and statewide AI collaboration across Mississippi.
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Contact information and updates
Email and location
- main@mgccc.edu
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Speaking and Workshops
Request an AI speaker, keynote, or workshop
MAIN and Dr. Kollin Napier support AI speaking engagements, keynote presentations, workshops, training sessions, and executive briefings for government agencies, school districts, colleges, businesses, healthcare groups, civic organizations, and community partners.
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AI keynotes
Education, workforce, government, healthcare, industry, and community events.
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Hands-on workshops
Generative AI, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, data platforms, and practical AI workflows.
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Policy briefings
Responsible AI, governance, procurement, academic integrity, and public-sector implementation.
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Leadership and Staff
MAIN team
Dr. Kollin Napier
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
Dr. Kollin Napier leads Mississippi’s statewide AI strategy across K–12, higher education, government, industry, workforce development, and communities. As Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), he directs the nation’s first statewide AI initiative, anchored at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Under his leadership, Mississippians have invested more than 60,000 hours in free MAIN AI training, and MAIN has built partnerships with leading technology organizations, including NVIDIA, OpenAI, and Anthropic, to advance Mississippi’s AI readiness and economic competitiveness.
He chairs the Mississippi AI Workforce Readiness Council, serves on the Mississippi AI Regulation Task Force, and has testified before the U.S. Congress. He also chairs the Operational Capacity & Efficiency workgroup of the National Association of Higher Education Systems’ AI Advisory Board. A computer scientist and former software architect, Dr. Napier holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Mississippi State University.
Wayne Francis
AI Strategist
Mr. Wayne Francis is the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) AI Strategist.
Based at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Wayne supervises Project Based Learning initiatives, develops solution architectures for Mississippi agency and industry partners, and coordinates implementation team training through practical AI workflow implementation.
Wayne comes to MAIN from a 25-year career transitioning technology in the Defense Industrial Base on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His work includes program portfolio management, leadership of systems engineering teams, and design of cutting-edge communication and sensing systems.