SPEAKING & PRESENTATIONS

MAIN AI Network Speaker, Keynote & Workshop Requests

MAIN and Dr. Kollin Napier support AI speaking engagements, keynote presentations, workshops, training sessions, and executive briefings. These sessions serve government agencies, school districts, colleges, businesses, healthcare groups, civic organizations, and community partners. For example, recent MAIN work includes AI keynotes for K-12 leaders, higher education, rural healthcare, state agencies, industry, and national convenings.

• AI keynotes for education, workforce, government, healthcare, and industry events
• Hands-on AI workshops for generative AI, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and data platforms
• Responsible AI policy, governance, procurement, academic integrity, and public-sector briefings
• AI workforce readiness, credential alignment, infrastructure, and economic development strategy
• AI sessions for K-12, higher education, manufacturing, rural healthcare, and civic leadership

For example, MAIN’s newsroom documents Dr. Napier’s testimony before the United States Congress, his NVIDIA GTC panel, and MAIN’s Google AI convening at USM. It also highlights AI keynotes for MASA, MAIR, SACAD, and the Mississippi Rural Health Association. In addition, it includes statewide workshops with OpenAI, Snowflake, and Microsoft Copilot.

LEADERSHIP

About Dr. Kollin Napier

Dr. Kollin Napier is Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), the nation’s first statewide AI initiative, where he leads Mississippi’s strategy for AI literacy, workforce development, and applied AI adoption across education, government, and industry.

Based at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, he works statewide to connect public institutions, government agencies, and industry partners around practical AI training, implementation, and long-term economic competitiveness.

Dr. Napier chairs the Mississippi AI Workforce Readiness Council, serves on the Mississippi AI Regulation Task Force, and has provided expert testimony and briefings at the state and federal levels, including before the United States Congress.

Under his leadership, MAIN has expanded no-cost AI training, built strategic partnerships with organizations such as Nvidia, AWS, and Intel, and advanced major workforce initiatives statewide.

He is nationally recognized for advancing practical, responsible, and workforce-focused AI adoption in Mississippi.

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