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september 17, 2025
jackson convention complex

8:00 am - 2:30 pm

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Join us on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 for STEAMposium at Jackson Convention Complex, powered by C Spire, Great City Mississippi Foundation and Amazon InCommunities! Topics during this day will include “Where Innovation Meets Responsibility,” “Building bridges not barriers: Ensuring AI technologies connect people to opportunity across Mississippi's diverse communities,” and “AI in Mississippi Healthcare: Promise, Progress and Possibility."

Breakout sessions will include: Cybereducation, 
Jackson Research and AI Center of Innovation ,
The Power of AI in Literacy Instruction as well as a bonus “5 minute Genius” Lightning Round (Conversations with Community leaders and educators focused on AI)


  • Breakfast & Lunch Included
  • Free & Open to Public
  • Registration Required​
​We are excited to offer educators the opportunity to earn CEU's by attending STEAMposium. CEU's will be offered through North Mississippi Education Consortium for $15.00. Please ensure you pick up your certificate of completion and CEU application packet upon leaving the event.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DIYA WYNN

Principal, Responsible AI, Public Policy at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Diya is a technology executive and thought leader at the forefront of digital transformation. With over 25 years of experience across the internet, e-commerce, social media, mobile, cloud, and now artificial intelligence, she brings technical insight and strategic vision to her work. As Principal Responsible AI Lead at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Diya champions the ethical, safe, and inclusive development of AI— empowering organizations and governments to innovate responsibly and build trust in emerging technologies.

Earlier in her career, she worked with startups to scale products toward acquisition and held key consulting roles advising on enterprise transformation. Today, Diya is a sought-after international speaker, published author, and guest lecturer on responsible and inclusive innovation. She serves on several non-profit boards including the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College and the advisory board for University of St. Thomas Institute for AI for the Common Good, and Jobs for the Future center for AI, and volunteers with organizations focused on equity, education, and emerging tech talent.

Diya has been widely recognized for her leadership and impact. In 2023, she was named one of Business Insider's Top 15 People in Enterprise AI, one of the Top 100 People in AI, and one of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™, among other industry accolades.

​A proud Spelman College alumna, she also studied the Management of Technology at New York University and completed executive programs in AI and Ethics at MIT Sloan and Harvard University. When she's not shaping the future of AI, she's shaping future leaders—starting with her two sons and extending to the many mentees she inspires to color outside the lines, defy the odds, and reimagine what's possible.

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2025 Guest Speakers & Panelists
  • Diya Wynn,  Responsible AI Lead, Amazon Web Services
  • Chip Pickering,  President and CEO, INCOMPAS
  • Suzy Hays, President and CEO, C Spire ​ 
  • Monique Ealey, Ed.D, Director of Education and Experiences, Mississippi Children’s Museum 
  • Fred Burns, CEO SaferManagement  
  • Parker Brewster, CEO and Founder: Biomedical Think Tank, Entrepreneurial Student: University of Mississippi 
  • Dr. Saurabh Chandra, Chief Telehealth Officer, University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Leta Palmiter, Founder, Illuminations Center for Dyslexia 
  • Rachel Myers, Director of Exhibits, Mississippi Children’s Museum 
  • Dr. Jennifer Bryan, President, Mississippi State Medical Association 
  • Ed Gardner, Vice President of Economic Development, Entergy Mississippi
  • Victor Taylor, Vice President of Manufacturing, Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant
  • Nashlie Sephus, Ph.D, Principal AI Evangelist, Amazon Web Services, Founder/CEO of the Bean Path
  • Shelly Hollis, Director of Center for Cyber Education, Mississippi State University
  • Jason Dean, Ph.D, Executive Director, MAICU (Mississippi Association of Independent Colleges and Universities)
  • Kyle McDill, Project Manager for Center for Cyber Education, Mississippi State University
  • ​Amanda Dodson, Project Manager for Center for Cyber Education, Mississippi State University
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