May 30, 2024 AI Summit

On May 30th, Western North Carolina will host an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit.

In 2024, it will be at Blue Ridge Community College’s “Blue Ridge Conference Hall” in Flat Rock, NC.

Keynote Topics

AI and adversarial use.
AI policy updates.
AI to help grow communities.

Panel Topics

How people are using AI in their lives.
How educators are using AI or preparing to.
How the workforce is using AI.

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Ticket availability closes on May 24th.

If you are a student over the age of 18 and have a student email, please email: marc@landofsky.org to receive the $10.00 discount code.

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AI Summit 2024

The AI Summit for May 30, 2024 held at Blue Ridge Community College Campus in Flat Rock, NC in the Technology Education Conference Hall.   

The purpose of the conference is:

Knowledge Sharing: exchange information and experiences about AI tech and its applications.
Problem Solving: troubleshoot and get advice on AI-related issues.
Networking: Connect with others in the AI field, from hobbyists to professionals.
Staying Updated: Keep up with the latest in AI trends and tools.
Innovation and Inspiration: Forums spark new ideas and foster innovative thinking in AI.

This is only an in-person event.

Our educational and workforce planning partners for this event include:

A-B Technical Community College
Blue Ridge Community College
Carolina Cyber Center-Montreat
Land of Sky Regional Council
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
UNCA – University of North Carolina at Asheville
WCU – Western Carolina University

We expect a broad audience, including but not limited to small to large businesses across sectors, educators, IT workers, students, government, entrepreneurs, and the public.

Agenda

BRCC AI Lab Open – 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Registration & Coffee, Juice & Danish (8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)

Welcome – Dr. Laura Leatherwood – President BRCC (9:30 – 9:40 a.m.)

Introduction – Marc Czarnecki, MAWDB -Preparing for AI’s impact on the workforce (9:40 – 9:45 a.m.)

Keynote Speakers – (9:45 a.m.-noon)

- Jeff Crume – Adversarial AI – Lying Chatbots, Deep Fakes and more…..
- Jeff Bannister – Transforming Communities with AI
- Kristi Nickodem – AI Policy and Legal Considerations

Lunch – Socialize and network – (noon to 1:00 p.m.)

Panel Discussions – Steve Newman, ERC Broadband (1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

- Social Panel – AI’s impact related to society, culture or education
- Education Panel – AI’s impact on the field of education
- Professional Panel – AI’s impact on professions
- Total time for each panel is 45 minutes:
  - Each panelist will present or speak for up to 6 minutes
  - Moderator-lead panel Q+A for ~18 minutes
  - Audience questions for ~9 minutes

Closing – Nathan Ramsey, Director of MAWDB (4:00 p.m.)

BRCC AI Lab Open – 4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Networking at Trailside Brewing (4:30 p.m.) – 873 Lenox Park Dr, Hendersonville, NC 28739

We will also recognize the winners of the content title and the event image.

Title “A.I. Summit: Reaching New Heights with AI” – Winner name: Heidi Anugrah
Image – (brAIn hUb) – Winner name: Adena Allen

Panel Discussions

Social

Moderator: Jeffrey Kaplan
Aaron Bernard, Instructor, Blue Ridge Community College
April Cyr, Help Desk Associate & Student, A-B Technical Community College
Ben O’Connor, Co-Founder & CFO, Higher Learning Technologies

Education

Moderator: Stephen Weese
Kevin Kvalik , Instructor-Instructional Design, Blue Ridge Community College
Ian Selig , Educational Developer, Western Carolina University
Dr. Sarah Parlier, Director of Teaching and Learning, Blue Ridge Community College