TALK AI DAY: Helping Louisville Grow
Date: Tues., Sept. 29th, 2026
Ticket: $30.00, includes lunch
Attendees will be business and tech professionals in and around the Metro Louisville area and its surrounding counties.
Register: On Eventbrite
Location: Galt House, West Tower, Waterford Room (25th Fl.)
Check-in: 8:30 AM — Conference: 9 AM to 4:30 PM, includes Continental Breakfast, & Lunch Buffet & Afternoon Warm Cookies.
Schedule
8:30 AM: Doors Open. Continental Breakfast/Coffee
9 AM KEYNOTE #1 (1 Hour): Pamela McKnight, Chief AI Officer, Metro Louisville Government. “AI Inside Louisville Metro Government: Plans for 2026-2027.”
10 AM KEYNOTE #2 (30 Minutes) : Fireside Chat Speakers: Izzy Sanchez, Director of Innovation, & Henry Snyder, CFO & COO, One Louisville. Topic: A Conversation: “The Role of Louisville & AI in the Workforce.”
10:30 AM KEYNOTE #3 (1 Hour): Jacob Apperson, Director of Information Technology, AJS Hotels/Galt House. Topic: “AI Use in the Hospitality Industry” with an “Economic Development Impact Update for the Belvedere & the Galt House.”
11:30 AM Lunch/Networking
12:30 PM (30 Minutes): Anna Shulgina, CEO of WorkYourNet. “Stop Networking Blind: Let AI Pick the Room, the People, and Do the Follow-Up.”
1:00 PM (30 Minutes): Stacy Griggs, CEO. AboutBit. “A Look at Our Local Landscape: Are Data Centers Good for KY?”
1:30 PM ( 30 Minutes): Kevin Homer, VP of Sales, Iterate.AI. “Private AI, Deployed in Minutes.”
2 PM Networking Moment
2:30 PM (1 Hour): Raghuraman Jayaraman, CTO, ASB Resources. “A Look At AI & Transportation.”
3:30 PM (30 Minutes) Jim Greene, Next Wave Advisors. “Understanding How A Plug And Play Accelerator Will Impact Louisville.”
4 PM (30 Minutes) “The Future of Agentic AI & Manufacturing.” Mario Duerson, Founder & Lead Creative Technical Engineer, AMX Labs & Charles III L. Burns, Co-Founder & Director of Systems & Operations Development, AMX Labs.
4:30 PM Ending Remarks.
Close at 4:30 PM.
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