AI Across America:
OXFORD, MS

The University of Mississippi is partnering with SeedAI to present AI Across America: Oxford, a single-day convening on Monday, November 16th at the Student Union at the University of Mississippi, focused on Mississippi's AI readiness.

The event will bring together leaders from academia, state government, industry, and the startup community for an honest, substantive conversation about what it actually takes to build a strong state AI ecosystem. Topics will include:

• How Mississippi can turn its federal research assets, from ERDC to Stennis, into economic and scientific benefit

• Where AI is accelerating scientific discovery in Mississippi labs, from uncrewed flight to rural telehealth

• What the state's AI task force recommends next, and what the 2027 legislative session should take up

• What communities get from the data center buildout, and who can reach the state's computing infrastructure

• How Mississippi trains AI talent through its community colleges and universities, and what it takes to build and keep AI companies in the state

Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration & Networking

9:00 – 9:15 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:15 – 10:00 AM: Capacity: Turning Federal Assets into State Benefit

10:00 – 10:45 AM: Leveraging AI to Accelerate Scientific Discovery

10:45 – 10:55 AM: Break

10:55 – 11:40 AM: AI Governance: What the Task Force Recommends Next

11:40 AM – 12:25 PM: Networking Lunch

12:25 – 1:10 PM: AI Infrastructure and What Communities Get

1:10 – 1:55 PM: Mississippi's AI Economy: Training, Building, Retaining

1:55 – 2:10 PM: Closing & Next Steps