TALK AI Day: Helping Louisville Grow
About this Event
Attendees will be business and tech professionals in and around the Metro Louisville area and its surrounding counties.
Location: Galt House, West Tower, Waterford Room
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: Pamela McKnight, Chief AI Officer, Metro Louisville Government. “AI Inside Louisville Metro Government: Plans for 2026-2027.”
10 AM KEYNOTE #2: Fireside Chat Speakers: Izzy Sanchez, Director of Innovation, & Henry Snyder, CFO & COO, One Louisville. A Conversation: “The Role of Louisville & AI in the Workforce.”
10:30 AM KEYNOTE #3: 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 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): “A Look at the Local Landscape: Are Data Centers Good for KY?” Speaker: Stacy Griggs, Chairman, El Toro.
1:30 PM ( 1 Hour): Brian Sathianathan, Co-Founder, Iterate.AI. “Private AI, Deployed in Minutes.”
2:30 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.
3:00 (30 Minutes): Jim Greene, Next Wave Advisors & A Special Guest. “Understanding How A Plug ‘N Play Accelerator Will Impact Louisville.”
3:30 PM "A Look At AI & Transportation," Speaker: TBD, ASB Resources.
4:30 PM Ending Remarks – Table Discussion. (30 Minutes)
Close at 4:30 PM.
Sponsors: ASB Resources, One Louisville, & the Galt House
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 30.00

















