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NWA Tech Summit | Oct 29, 2023, 6:00 PM CDT – Nov 01, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT Rogers Convention Center, 3303 S Pinnacle Hills Pkwy, Rogers, AR 72758, USA

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  • 2 hours

    Welcome Celebration @ Amazeum

    Amazeum


  • 30 minutes

    Check-In

    Main Entrance

  • 45 minutes

    Revolutionizing Product Management and Design Thinking with Automation and AI | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 45 minutes

    Revolutionizing the Future of Retail: The Rise of Automation, Zebra Technologies | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    "AI, Data Automation, and DevOps: Stories from the Edge" with Delphix | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Prescriptive Zero Trust: A Comprehensive Overview, Verizon | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    "RFID at Retail - It's Go Time!" with Zebra Technologies | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Em(powering), Connecting and Growing Communities, Cox Communications | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Integrative Health: Technologies for WellHealth Panel, I³R at University of Arkansas | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Excelling in Entrepreneurship, EY | Startup + Scaleup Breakout Session

    Salon A

  • 30 minutes

    Lessons from AI Implementation: A Supply Chain Optimization Journey, Eaigle | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    "Look to the Login Box to Increase Customer Loyalty," Okta | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Defeat Retail Theft with Data + AI + CRM + Trust, Salesforce | Retail Innovation

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Leveraging AI in Clinical Practices with HealthTech AR | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Spill the Tea with AEDC | Startup + Scaleup Breakout Session

    Ambassador A

  • 30 minutes

    nfinite | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Security for the Energy Transition, Tulsa Innovation Labs | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Navigating Large (MASSIVE) Scale Change with Confidence, High Impact | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Integrated Technology: Sports Venues as a Model for Commercial Businesses | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Source Allies | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    "Angel Investing 101" with Atento Capital | Startup + Scaleup Breakout Session

    Ambassador A

  • 1 hour

    Bank of America Lunch Session


  • 45 minutes

    On The Edge with Cox: Vision Protecting Retailers’ Tight Profits | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 45 minutes

    "Trust and AI: A New Frontier" with Marc Mathieu, Salesforce SVP | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Exploring the AI Kaleidoscope, University of Arkansas | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    GuidePoint | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Improving CX: The NextGen of Retail Phone Communications, First Orion | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Toolbox Method: DIY Tools for High Impact Teams, Walmart | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Future of Healthcare: What's on the Horizon, Accenture | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    She came. She saw. She conquered: Conversations with Trailblazing Female Founders | Startup + Scaleup Breakout Session

    Ambassador A

  • 30 minutes

    Ox, Charu Thomas | Automation and AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Responsible AI: Balancing Speed and Safety in AI Adoption, PwC | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Unlocking Your Organization’s Data Potential, Snowflake | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    "AI in Action, Optimizing HVAC Systems" with Brainbox AI | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Integrative Health: Sustainable Proteins and their Impact on Health & Nutrition Panel, I³R | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Startups, Scaleups and the Law, Rose Law Firm | Startup + Scaleup Breakout Session

    Ambassador A

  • 30 minutes

    Beyond Algorithms: Generative Decision-Making with Evolutionary AI, Cognizant | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Walmart, Zak Morris | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    PwC Emerging Innovator of the Year Award | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Generative AI: A CDO’s Must-Know Guide to Unlock Business Value, DataRobot | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Protecting our Youth Through Technology, Children & Family Advocacy Center | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    NWA Council | Startup + Scaleup Breakout Session

    Ambassador A

  • 2 hours

    Tech Crawl @ Greenway Office Park

    Greenway Office Park

  • 2 hours

    Fuel & Friends - AI/ML Demo Day @ Record Downtown

    Record Downtown

  • 2 hours

    VIP Reception @ Momentary - Tower Bar

    Momentary


  • 30 minutes

    Check-In


  • 1 hour

    AI Responsibility, Intelligent Automation and Quantum Horizons: Building the Future, Now, IBM | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 45 minutes

    Gravity Industries: Transforming Human Flight | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    "Fireside Chat: Strategies & Learnings for Enterprise Data Security" Delphix | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    "Better, Faster, Smarter" with Zebra Technologies | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    "Bike Bytes: Exploring the Intersection of Biking and Tech" | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    🩺 Securing Healthcare: Navigating HIPAA & Reducing Organizational Risk, Edafio | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Old Tech in a New World, Marketing Main Street | Small Business Tech Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Getting Creative with AI, Zak Morris + Vicente Yañez | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    The Intelligent Distribution Center, Verizon | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Anatomy of Attack Defense: Simulated Cyber Attack with Edafio Technology Partners | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Revolutionizing Retail: The Power of Generative AI in Analytics, Shiloh Tech | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Walmart | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Demystifying the Role of Technology in Health Ed, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Startup Junkie | Small Business Tech Breakout Session

    Salon A

  • 30 minutes

    Empowering Innovation through Slack’s Productivity Platform, Salesforce | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Anatomy of Attack Defense: Simulated Cyber Attack with Edafio Technology Partners | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Optimize Your Retail Business by Building Digital Products with Urgency and Delivering Customer Needs Quickly | Metova

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Data Science: Practical Applications for Growing Businesses | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Health and Wellbeing Horizons with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    "Cybersecurity for Small Businesses" NWACC | Small Business Tech Breakout Session

    Ambassador A

  • 1 hour

    "Feeding the Future: AI and Automation at Tyson Foods" | Tyson Foods Lunch Session


  • 1 hour

    The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape, Verizon | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 45 minutes

    Google Cloud Migration with Arvest, Laura Merling CTOO & Mark Chastain Executive Director IT | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise & NVIDIA | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Data Security: A View from a Financial Institution, Arvest with Mike Calvi | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    "Health as CPG" with Namida Labs | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Data Centers, Energy, and Community Collaboration, Pedal Steel Solar | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    EY Innovator of the Year | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Entrepreneur Office Hours powered by Startup Junkie | Breakout Session

    Salon A

  • 30 minutes

    Leveraging AI and Computer Vision, Simbe Robotics | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Personal Area Networks: Privacy, Security and Legal Implications | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Hyper-personalization as the Fuel of the Empathy Economy ​, Softtek | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Thriving as Women in Technology, Women in Tech Panel with Tyson Foods | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Sober Sidekick & Namida Labs: BioVentures HealthTech Showcase | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Entrepreneur Office Hours powered by Startup Junkie | Breakout Session

    Ambassador A

  • 30 minutes

    Bentonville Police Department Bomb Squad | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Cyber & Privacy in a World of Constant Innovation Acceleration, Forge Institute and Meta | Security + Privacy

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Adaptive Employee Experience (AEX): Transforming the Employee Experience, Confiz | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    "Get Paid Using Blockchain Tethered AI" with Karen Kilroy at O'Reilly Media | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Pear Suite & Chandra Suda, BioVentures HealthTech Showcase | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Entrepreneur Office Hours powered by Startup Junkie | Breakout Session

    Ambassador A

  • 45 minutes

    "Putting the Customer First: Transforming Walmart’s Shopping Experience" with Deloitte and Walmart | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 2 hours

    Halloween Social

    Expo Hall - Verizon Booth


  • 1 hour

    5G Network Ready Now: Driving Healthcare and Retail Transformation in Arkansas, T-Mobile for Business | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 45 minutes

    Leading through Change: AI, Big Data & Operational Excellence in Supply Chain, Eaigle | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Accelerating Code Generation With Open and Enterprise-Ready AI, IBM | Automation & AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    RetailWire Session | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Arvest, Bob Joneson | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Protecting Your Career Gumption, Stratice / Gumption | Security + Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    From Resumes to Robots: How AI is Changing Recruitment, Soft Skills Still Matter | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Security and AI: Stay Ahead of Evolving Threats, IBM | Security + Privacy Breakout Sessions

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Winning the Talent Game - An Emerging Strategy that Works! with ACDS | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Heart Failure and AI: Uncovering the hidden indicators of Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 30 minutes

    Fort Knox or Cardboard Box? Innovations in Authentication, Tyson Foods | Security & Privacy Breakout Session

    Ambassador DE

  • 30 minutes

    Technology's Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities, Craig Harper, J.B. Hunt | Automation + AI Breakout Session

    Main Stage

  • 30 minutes

    Embark: Northwest Arkansas' Retail Value Chain Tech Collaborative | Retail Innovation Breakout Session

    Ambassador BC

  • 30 minutes

    Building Trusted AI – Mastering the Interaction Centric Platform with NICE CXone | Community Tech Breakout Session

    Salon CDE

  • 30 minutes

    Maternal Mortality Crisis in Arkansas and Oklahoma: How Tech Can Help | Health AEO Breakout Session

    Salon FGH

  • 1 hour

    Duke McLarty @ NWA Council/Groundwork | NWA Council Lunch Session


  • 1 hour

    An Overview of Generative AI in Microsoft 365 | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 45 minutes

    AI + RI (Real Intelligence): The Winning Combination, dunnhumby | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 45 minutes

    AI Ethics for All of Us, IBM | Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 45 minutes

    Fueling Ecosystem Innovation with Open Source and a Growth Mindset, IBM | Finale Plenary Session

    Main Stage

  • 2 hours

    CEO’s Closing Reception

    Ambassador BC
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