WE'RE BACK!
Join us as we return in-person for this year's NWA Tech Summit. We can’t wait to see you October 16 - 18, 2022, in Bentonville, Arkansas.
This year, the NWA Tech Summit will feature the exponential acceleration of technology with 5 programming tracks, including:
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Future Mobility
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Cybersecurity
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Web 3.0
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Health Tech
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Business Agility
Super-early bird pricing is open now! Buy your 2022 ticket today for only $99!

2022 PRESENTERS AND TRACKS ARE COMING SOON!
Until then, check out last year's lineup -
#NWATS2021
PRESENTERS
+ TRACKS
Jerry R. Geisler III
SVP and CISO, Walmart
2021 NWATS Presenter
BUSINESS AGILITY
Jon Smart Author, "Sooner, Safer, Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility"
Google Cloud Jason Hinds, Google Cloud Customer Engineering
IBM Jason Gartner, GM & CTO, IBM Client Engineering
IBM Kevin Hall, Distinguished Engineer and CTO, IBM Global Markets
Microsoft Keith Mercier, General Manager, Worldwide and Consumer Goods
Red Hat Matt Hicks, EVP, Products and Technologies
Red Hat Syed Rasheed Director, Cloud Native Development Solutions
Sonatype Stephen Magill, VP Product Innovation
U.S. Department of Defense Bryan Finster, Distinguished Software Engineer
Walmart Dana Finster, Principal Software
Engineer, Cybersecurity
Walmart Jerry Geisler, SVP and Global CISO
Walmart Charles Greathouse, Sr. Dir., Data Product Commercialization
Zulily Courtney Kissler, CTO
EMERGING TECH TRENDS
24/7 Consulting Jimmé Peters, President and CMO
ATLAS Kelsey Bottje, Account Director
ATLAS Kyle Parker, VP, Engineering and Data Science
ATLAS Binn Ross, VP, Client Success
ATLAS Mike Cario, Sr. Dir., Analytic Solutions
Bass, Berry & Sims Janelle Waack, Attorney
Capgemini Randy Bogart, VP, North America
Cognizant Babak Hodjat, CTO AI
COX Steve Bradley, VP, COX CleanTech
Deloitte Catherine Bannister, Managing Director
Deloitte Mike Bechtel, Managing Director and Chief Futurist
Deloitte Scott Buchholz, Emerging Technology Research Director and Government and Public Services Chief Technology Officer
Edafio Jeremy Ausburn, CISO
Edafio Sam Grubb, Cybersecurity Consultant
Edafio Valerie Moring, Healthcare/Cybersecurity Lead
Facebook Sonu Durgia, Product Lead, Responsible AI
Intel Lama Nachman, Intel Fellow and Director of Anticipatory Computing Lab
Microsoft Research Hal Daumé, III, Sr. Principal Researcher
Moment Al Megan Gray, Founder and CEO
MovieComm Scott DiGiammarino, CEO
NVIDIA Renu Bhatia, VP Business Development and Sales
NYDIG Yan Zhao, President
Ox Charu Thomas, Founder and CEO
Palo Alto Networks Matt Chiodi, Chief Security Officer
Pax8 John Street, CEO
Salesforce Brian Solis VP, Global Innovation Evangelist
Snowflake Rob Saenz, Senior Sales Engineer
Stadia Ventures Brandon Janosky, Managing Partner
Stopwatch Meagan Kinmonth Bowman, Founder and CEO
TeamViewer Brian Ballard, SVP, Solution Delivery
The Venture Center Wayne Miller, Executive Director
University of Arkansas Cindy Moehring, Founder and Executive Chair, Business Integrity Leadership Institute
University of Arkansas Dr. Mary Lacity, Dir. Blockchain Center of ExcellenceVNTANA Ashley Crowder, Co-Founder and CEO
Walmart Dan Rice, VP, Digital Governance
EQUITABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AEDC Katherine Andrews, Dir., Small Business & Entrepreneurship Development
Arkansas Children's Research Institute Barry Brady, FACHE, CRA, Chief Operating Officer
Boma Global; TEDx Lara Stein, Co-Founder and CEO; Founder and Director
Cartwheel Startup Studio Chris Coy, Partner
Cartwheel Startup Studio Josh Stanley, Partner
Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce Christy Gillenwater, President and CEO
Endeavor Northwest Arkansas Canem Arkan, Founding Managing Director
Endeavor Catalyst Allen Taylor, Managing Director
Cathay Innovation Alexandre Lazarow, Partner
Gameplan Entertainment Steve Mandell, Chairman and CEO
Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce Graham Cobb, President and CEO
Greater Des Moines Partnership Jay Byers, President and CEO
Ignite Social Impact Rosemarie Truman, Founder and CEO
Life Science Angels Faz Bashi, MD
Lightspeed Venture Partners Barry Eggers, Founder and Partner
MeMD Bill Goodwin, MBA, CEO
MSNBC Richard Lui, Anchor
Northwest Arkansas Council Jeannette Balleza Collins, Dir., Entrepreneurial Development
Northwest Arkansas Council Nelson Peacock, President and CEO
Silicon Valley Bank Scott McCarty, Dir. Life Sciences
Sobrato Family Foundation Sheri Sobrato, Trustee
State of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
StitchCrew and VEST Erika Lucas, Co-Founder
TrestleTree Glenn Garrison, VP, Sales
U-Pledge Neil St. Clair, Co-Founder and COO
Walmart Marcus Osborne, SVP, Walmart Health
Wellville Esther Dyson, Executive Founder
Zipline Hillary Brendzel, VP, US Healthcare Partnerships
FUTURE OF SUPPLY CHAIN
3M Dr. John Banovetz, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Environmental Responsibility
Ascent Energy Ventures David Forsberg, Managing Partner
DASH Systems Joel Ifill, Founder and CEO
DiamondStream Partners Dean Donovan, Managing Director
Deloitte Kyle Tanger, Managing Director, Consulting FutureofFresh & Sustainability, US Deloitte Consulting LLP
EIC Andrew Lackner
Elroy Air Kofi Asante, Head of Strategy and Business Development
EY Rob Dongoski, Partner, Food and Agribusiness
Fortinet Richard (Rick) K. Peters, CISO, Operational Technology North America
Fortinet Courtney Radke, National Retail CISO
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Craig Harper,Chief Sustainability Officer, EVP
Phillips 66 Dr. Aalo Gupta, Dir., Emerging Technology
Reliable Robotics Robert Rose, Co-Founder and CEO
Tulsa Innovation Labs Kastle Jones, Sr. Assoc., Energy Tech and Advanced Aerial Mobility
Union Pacific Rahul Jalali, CIO
University of Arkansas Sarah Goforth, Executive Director, Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas Dr. Rich Ham, Associate Director, Master of Science in Engineering Management Master of Science in Operations Management
Ware Ian Smith, Co-Founder and CEO
Williams Daniel Kim, Emerging Opportunities Business Development Lead
HEALTH TECH + WELLNESS
BehaVR, Inc. Aaron Gani, Founder and CEO
Electric Bike Action Alex Boyce, European Correspondent
Endeavor Marc Cho, Manager, Entrepreneur Selection and Growth
Medically Home Raphael Rakowski, CEO
Oklahoma State University Michael Rogers, Dir. Auxiliary Operations and CFO OSU Medical Authority
PeopleForBikes Noa Banayan, Dir., Federal Affairs
Proximie Nadine Hachach-Haram, BEM, Founder and CEO
Specialized Garrett Getter, Leader, Body Geometry
Specialized Jan Tavalasek, Director, Turbo Technology
Tulsa Innovation Labs Shawna Khouri, Virtual Health Manager
Whole Health Institute Tracy Gaudet, MD, Executive Director
Whole Health Institute Russell (Russ) H. Greenfield, MD, Sr. Director, Employee Whole Health
NEW WAY OF WORK
Autozone Michelle Borninkhof, SVP, CIO
Facebook Diana Doukas, Manager, Economic Impact
Gap, Inc. Sharmeelee Bala, Interim Head of Engineering
LPL Financial Lety Nettles, Executive Vice President and CIO, Digital Innovation Transformation and Business Platforms
NBCUniversal Craig Robinson, EVP, Chief Diversity Officer
Pinterest Dr. LeMia Jenkins Thompson, Global Head of Communications
Shiloh Technologies Cheryl Yarbrough, SVP, Sales and Marketing
Studio O+A Primo Orpilla, Principal and Co-Founder
Walmart Ben-Saba Hasan SVP, Chief Culture, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer
Walmart Kellie Romack Vice President, Associate Experience
PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT
Bentonville Public Schools John Mark Russell, Ignite Professional Studies Technology Instructor
Blue Yonder Mitchell Webb, Sr. Dir., Walmart
Boys and Girls Club Austin Ormand, Unit Director
GET Cities Fellow Cristal Casellas
GET Cities Fellow Rocio Meza
GET Cities Fellow Gabrielle Williams
IMA Delta Systems Chad Gundelach, Engineering Manager
Red Bull Payson McElveen MTB XC
Second Muse Foundation Elle Ramel, Chicago Director of GET Cities
Steam Rocket Engine Joel Gordon, Independent Consultant
Student Taylor Alred
Student Abby Chuang
Student Sarah Humphries
Student Maddox Porter
Student Reece Webb
Teacher, Lake Hamilton Jr. High Ashley Kincannon
Tech for Good Anna Beth Gorman
Walmart Jason Coyle, Director, Supply Chain Automation Strategy
VENTURE NOIRE
Boston Consulting Group Jim Lowry, Sr. Advisor
Heifer International Jensyn Hallett, Dir., Impact Capital
JIJ Impact Jeff Johnson, CEO
Precipice IP PLLC Angela J. Grayson, CIPP/US, CLP, Founder
Venture Noire Emma Willis, COO
Venture Noire Keenan Beasley, Founder and CEO
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