AI Capacity Mississippi Workforce: MAIN at NVIDIA GTC 2026
Building AI capacity Mississippi workforce development requires more than technology — it demands infrastructure, talent, partnerships, and long-term coordination across every sector. That vision was at the heart of conversations Dr. Kollin Napier, Ph.D. brought home from NVIDIA GTC 2026 in San Jose, where he represented the State of Mississippi and the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence […]
AI Literacy Mississippi Workforce: MAIN at NVIDIA GTC
AI literacy Mississippi workforce development took center stage at NVIDIA GTC this year — and the message was unambiguous: building AI skills at scale is no longer optional. Dr. Kollin Napier, Ph.D., Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), represented the State of Mississippi in a national panel discussion on how to expand AI […]
Mississippi AI Plan: Dr. Napier on SuperTalk Mississippi
Mississippi AI plan conversations reached a statewide audience this month when Dr. Kollin Napier, Ph.D., Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), joined The Ricky Mathews Show on SuperTalk Mississippi to discuss how quickly AI is advancing and what Mississippi is doing about it. Mississippi AI Plan: A Statewide Vision for What Comes Next […]
Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) at CFTTC
Dr. Kollin Napier Highlights the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network at the Creating Futures Through Technology Conference The Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) was proud to help close out the Creating Futures Through Technology Conference. There, Dr. Kollin Napier, Ph.D., Director of MAIN, delivered the closing keynote and led a featured session on the future of […]
AI use case development in Mississippi: How MAIN Turns Ideas into Real Implementation
AI use case development in Mississippi takes center stage at the Creating Futures Through Technology Conference Wayne Francis, AI Strategist for the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, presented at the Creating Futures Through Technology Conference. He showed exactly how structured AI use case development in Mississippi helps organizations move […]
Dr. Kollin Napier Millsaps College: Guest Lecture on AI in 2026
Dr. Kollin Napier Millsaps College guest lecture explores AI in 2026 and the future of work Between meetings and conferences this week, Dr. Kollin Napier, Ph.D., Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), stepped into a classroom at Millsaps College. He delivered a powerful guest lecture for MGIS 3000: Management Information Systems in the […]
Mississippi AI-ready schools: Dr. Kollin Napier Keynote at MASA 2026
Mississippi AI-ready schools take center stage at MASA Spring 2026 Conference Today, Dr. Kollin Napier, Ph.D., Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), served as keynote speaker at the Mississippi Association of School Administrators (MASA) Spring 2026 Conference. He spoke to more than 100 district leaders about one urgent question. How do we move […]
Dr. Kollin Napier Selected for Leadership Mississippi Class of 2026
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) and the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) are proud to share that Dr. Kollin Napier, Director of MAIN, has been selected for the Leadership Mississippi Class of 2026. Leadership Mississippi is a statewide leadership development program of the Mississippi Business Alliance Foundation, presented by Community Bank. It brings together […]
MGCCC Named 2026 Bellwether Finalist for Mississippi AI Network (MAIN)
MGCCC Bellwether finalist recognition places the college among the nation’s top 10 innovative community college programs and highlights Mississippi’s statewide approach to AI education and workforce readiness. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) earned national recognition as a 2026 Bellwether Award finalist for its leadership in developing the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), the nation’s […]
MAIN and GCBC Partnership: Coastal Mississippi AI Leadership (2026)
Coastal Mississippi is entering 2026 with a leadership cohort focused on outcomes. Through the MAIN and GCBC partnership, leaders will use practical artificial intelligence (AI) to turn regional priorities into coordinated action. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Business Council (GCBC) has launched the 2026 Masters Leadership Program. This year, the cohort will build a regional plan […]