MIDWEST AI SUMMIT 2026
Description
Explore Abundant Intelligence at the Midwest AI Summit. We’re architecting the framework for a trusted, resilient, and AI driven world. Located close to the industries that are being transformed (healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, agriculture, etc.), you will hear practical insights from world-class speakers who have actually helped scale AI solutions. The event will also host an “AI Engineering Lounge” where you can sit down with real, enterprise practitioners to work through your use cases, AI roadmap, tooling and infrastructure questions, and more.
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Meet the speakers
Daniel Whitenack
Theme:Co-host, Practical AI Podcast
Nick Kuhn
Theme:Product Marketing Engineer, VMware Tanzu
Yvonne Carlson
Theme:Chief Technology Officer, ExploreGod
Chris Shinkle
Theme:Director of Innovation, SEP
Andrew Dunlap
Theme:Senior Software Engineer, SEP
Jason Beutler
Theme:CEO & Co-Founder, Robosource
Don Barger
Theme:Director of Innovation and Artificial Intelligence, International Mission Board (IMB)
Heidi Porter
Theme:Principal at Moyer Group AI, Founder of Lansing AI Lab
Kevin Solorio
Theme:Staff Software Engineer, Focused
Jeff Schreiner
Theme:SVP of Growth and Innovation, Solentra Technologies
Darren Tallie
Theme:Senior Data Analytics Manager, AeroCore
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