AWC hosts Southwest Arizona AI Symposium

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Arizona Western College (AWC) hosted the Southwest Arizona AI Symposium Friday.

The symposium took place at the Schoening Conference Center from 8 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Mountain Time.

The symposium, according to AWC, brought together "educators, industry leaders, and community partners to discuss how AI is shaping the future of education and business in Southwest Arizona.

During the symposium, AWC said those who attended heard from "leading AI experts and attend breakout sessions addressing AI's role in airport operations, healthcare, the classroom, and more."

The following people who spoke at the symposium were:

• David Ebert, PhD, Chief AI & Data Science Officer and Computer Science Engineering Faculty, University of Arizona (Keynote speaker)
• Mark Hary, Account Director-Technology, Prometric
• Sohaib Shakh, AI Security Go-to Market Lead, Fortinet
• Dr. Hikmet Budak, Director of Agriculture, Arizona Western College
• Dr. Frederick Chang, Chief Medical Information Officer, Onvida Health
• Jonny Porter, Owner/Marketing Director, What's Up Media
• Andrew Wright, Owner/Art Director, What’s Up Media
• Bibi Frazine, Director of Educational Technology & Learning Management, Yuma Union High School District
• Gladys Brown, C.M., C.A.E., Airport Director, Yuma International Airport & Rolle Airfield; Matthew Danque, Air Traffic Control Training & Standardization Officer; and Juan Trasvina, Director of Operations and Airport Security Coordinator
• Greg LeVann, President and CEO, Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation

The symposium was free to attend, and it was presented by Fortinet.