Josh Neisler
Owner/CEO, West Cloud

Josh will be presenting “CRM:  Highlighting the Best of Salesforce” on Thursday August 22 at 10:00 AM.

Justin Tindle
Director of Software Development, E-Blu Solutions

On Thursday August 22 at 1:30PM Justin will be presenting  “Elevating Analytics: Transitioning to Google & Leveraging Advanced Business Intelligence”.

Jonathan Erwin
Founder & CEO of Workrede

Jonathan will be presenting “Designing A Connected Workforce:  A Focus on Essential Workers”  on Thursday August 22 at 2:00 PM. He will be joined by Ben Reno-Weber, Deputy Director, Health Equity Hub, University of Louisville.

Brock Jamison

Brock Jamison
VP of Sales at Orion Networks

Brock will lead a small group discussion on the topic “AI Trust & Privacy Concerns on Friday August 23 from 1:30- 3:00 PM at the Louisville AI World Cafe.

Pat Bodin
Global AI Architect, Cisco

Pat will be delivering the keynote at the luncheon on Friday August 23 at noon.

Herb Lane

Herb Lane
Enterprise Data Architect, Farm Credit Mid-America

Herb will present  A Farm Bureau Case Study: “Taking the Cloud Further for Your Data Modeling” on Thursday,  August 22 at 10:30 AM.

Jennifer L. Taylor
Senior Manager, Forvis Mazars

Jennifer will be a panelist in the discussion on the topic “How to Think About Your Cybersecurity in 2024”  on Thursday, August 22 at 12:00 PM.

Jon Salisbury
CEO of Nexigen

John will be a panelist in the discussion on Thursday, August 22, at 12:00 PM on the topic “How to Think About Your Cybersecurity in 2024”.

Siddharth Patel
Founder, Rey Info Tech

Siddarth will present “Avoiding All Types of Data Loss:  A Look at Recovery, and Steps To Building Cleaner Data” on Thursday, August 22, at 1:00 PM. Siddarth will also lead the panel discussion on the topic “AI’s Impact on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)” during the Louisville AI World Cafe on Friday August 23 at 1:30PM – 3:00PM.

 

Kevin Jackson
Level 6 Cybersecurity, Inc.

Kevin will be participating in the panel discussion on the topic “How to Think About Your Cybersecurity in 2024” on Thursday, August 22 at 12:00 PM.

Keith Johnson, Jr.
Executive VP, Obviam

Keith will be a panelist in the discussion on Thursday, August 22, at 12:00 PM on the topic “How to Think About Your Cybersecurity in 2024”.

Michael Newkirk
Professional Services Representative & Recruiter, Patriot Talent

Michael will present “Stepping Up in Your Career: What Recruiters Look For”  on Thursday, August 22, at 2:30 PM. He will also co-lead the panel discussion on the topic “Future AI Threats” with Doug Large during the Louisville AI World Cafe on Friday August 23 at 1:30PM – 3:00PM.

Madison Gooch
VP, WatsonX

Madison will be the keynote speaker on Thursday, August 22 at 11:00 AM. Her topic is “On Generative AI: Becoming an AI Value Creator.”

Sean Weisenburger
Fractional IT Sales Engineer, Technology Advisory Experts

Sean will be the moderator for the panel discussion on the topic “How to Think About Your Cybersecurity in 2024”  on Thursday, August 22 at 12:00 PM. Sean will also co-lead the panel discussion on the topic “AI & Cybersecurity” with Richard Connor during the Louisville AI World Cafe on Friday August 23 at 1:30PM – 3:00PM.

KellyCohen

Kelly Cohen
President, North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS) & Director AI Bio Lab, Digital Futures, University of Cincinnati

Kelly will participate in the panel discussion on the topic “AI Use Cases for the Enterprise” on Friday, August 23 at 11:00 AM.

Da-Wyone Haynes

Da-Wyone Haynes
Founder, Yellowstone

Da-Wyone will participate in the panel discussion on the topic “AI Use Cases for the Enterprise”  on Friday, August 23 at 11:00 AM. Da-Wyone will also lead the panel discussion on the topic “AI at Work” during the Louisville AI World Cafe on Friday August 23 at 1:30PM – 3:00PM.

Dawn Yankeelov
CEO of TALK, and Aspectx

Dawn will moderate the panel discussion on the topic “AI Use Cases for the Enterprise”  on Friday, August 23 at 11:00 AM.

Ben Reno-Weber
Deputy Director, Health Equity Hub, University of Louisville

Ben will join Jonathan Erwin in presenting “Designing A Connected Workforce:  A Focus on Essential Workers”  on Thursday August 22 at 2:00 PM.

ChristopherReitz

Christopher H. Reitz
Senior Director of Enterprise AI, Elevance Health, and Founder, Attainable AI

Christopher will be a panelist in the discussion on the topic “AI Use Cases for the Enterprise”  on Friday, August 23 at 11:00 AM.

Oye Oyediran

Oye (Jordan) Oyediran
Data and Analytics Executive Consultant, ASB Resources

Oye will be a panelist in the discussion on the topic “AI Use Cases for the Enterprise”  on Friday, August 23 at 11:00 AM.

Richard Connor
President, Lockstock

Richard will co-lead a discussion on “AI and Cybersecurity” at the  Louisville AI World Cafe with Sean Weisenburger on Friday August 23 at 1:30 PM.

Doug Large

Doug Large
Enterprise Account Executive, Comcast Business

Doug will co-lead a discussion group on the topic “Future AI Threats” along with Michael Newkirk during the Louisville AI World Cafe on Friday August 23 at 1:30PM – 3:00PM.

Dan Lutes

Dan Lutes
, TCI

Dan will lead the panel discussion on the topic “Collaboration between AI and Humans” during the Louisville AI World Cafe on Friday August 23 at 1:30PM – 3:00PM.

Eric Satterly

Eric Satterly
Chief Information Officer, Jefferson County Schools

Eric will lead a discussion on “AI and Education” at the  Louisville AI World Cafe  on Friday August 23 at 1:30 PM.

Chris Rittmuller

Chris Rittmuller
Senior Business Development Manager, TCI

Chris will co-lead a discussion group on the topic “AI Predictions from Futurists” along with Desiree Thayer of Genius Loves Company,  during the Louisville AI World Cafe on Friday August 23 at 1:30PM – 3:00PM.

Vocalists/Musicians

Desiree Thayer & The Little Band
Band

Desiree and her band will perform from 4:00 PM-8:00 PM on Thursday August 22. She will also co-lead the panel discussion on the topic “AI Predictions from Futurists” with Chris Rittmuller during the Louisville AI World Cafe on Friday August 23 at 1:30PM – 3:00PM. Desiree’s company is Genius Loves Company.

Kathleen Hoye & Friends
Vocalist

Kathleen Hoye & Friends will perform from 3:00 PM-5:30 PM on Friday August 23.