External event · MAIN participation
Event details
- Date
- Time
- 8:30 a.m.–2:55 p.m. Central
- Location
- Student Union, University of Mississippi
218 Student Union Dr, University, MS 38677 - Cost
- Free; registration required.
- Registration
- RSVP on the organizer’s event page
A single-day convening on Mississippi’s AI readiness, bringing together leaders from academia, state government, industry, and the startup community.
MAIN participation: Dr. Kollin Napier will participate.
Presented by: The University of Mississippi and Jackson State University in partnership with SeedAI.
Topics and agenda
What the event will cover
- Turning Mississippi’s federal research assets, from ERDC to Stennis, into economic and scientific benefit.
- AI in Mississippi labs and clinics, from uncrewed flight to rural telehealth.
- The state AI task force’s recommendations and priorities for the 2027 legislative session.
- What communities get from data center development and who can access the state’s computing infrastructure.
- Training AI talent through community colleges and universities, and building and keeping AI companies in Mississippi.
Agenda
All times Central. See the organizer’s event page for the latest details.
- 8:30–9:00 a.m. Registration & Networking
- 9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks
- 9:15–10:00 a.m. Mississippi’s Federal Supercomputers and Who Can Use Them
- 10:00–10:45 a.m. AI in Mississippi’s Labs and Clinics
- 10:45–10:55 a.m. Break
- 10:55–11:40 a.m. Mississippi’s AI Policy and the 2027 Session
- 11:40 a.m.–12:25 p.m. Mississippi’s AI Infrastructure and Who It Serves
- 12:25–1:10 p.m. Networking Lunch
- 1:10–1:55 p.m. Keeping AI Talent and Companies in Mississippi
- 1:55–2:40 p.m. Startups and AI in Mississippi
- 2:40–2:55 p.m. Closing & Next Steps
Organizers: University of Mississippi, Jackson State University, SeedAI.
For current event details and accommodation questions, use the organizer’s event page.