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SUMMARY:AI in K-12
DESCRIPTION:Who is in your Texas workforce pipeline and what are they learning today? During this spotlight\, you’ll hear from Dr. Suzanne Newell\, Chief Education Strategist for GTS Technology Solutions\, and Laura Browder\, Senior Executive Director of Technology Operations in Austin ISD. Together\, they’ll provide insight into the AI learning landscape in K-12 education – where things are today\, what is needed\, how GTS has been working to support educators\, and how Austin AI Alliance can play a role. \nChalkboards to Chatbots: The Future of K–12 From the outback to the White House\, the conversation about AI in education is already happening—fast and unevenly. This session by Damien Aldridge explores what schools have learned from past disruptions\, what’s happening right now\, and what comes next. \n\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:00 PM | Check-in and Networking6:00 – 7:00 PM | Innovation Spotlights and Reverse Pitches7:00 – 8:00 PM | Projects\, Collaboration\, and Networking  \n\n\nJoin us at The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, United States. Parking map below. Street parking is free after 6 pm.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMembers and Public\, all welcome\n\n\n\nNetwork with entrepreneurs\, corporate leaders\, academics\, students\, innovators\, and subject matter experts building AI in Austin and find future collaborations.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \nThe Austin AI Alliance is an AI consortium dedicated to advancing the capabilities\, usage & impact\, social responsibility\, and inclusiveness of AI technologies and applications by leveraging the unique resources\, talent base\, and culture of creative innovation in Austin. The Austin AI Alliance is welcoming of all companies and organizations and will help to connect professionals from companies (from startups to global technology leaders)\, universities\, government agencies\, professional associations\, non-profits\, and interest groups—and to elevate all of their respective activities as well as creative collaborative opportunities.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/austin-ai-alliance-monthly-meeting-april/
LOCATION:The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000\, 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
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SUMMARY:ATC April Roundtable Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Humans + AI: Building Teams that Outthink\, not just Outperform\nNavigating the Intersection of Human Intent and AI Agency (The Workplace Angle). In an era of “tool overload\,” leaders face a high-stakes balancing act between driving efficiency and preserving the human ingenuity that defines their brand. This session provides a roadmap for managers to integrate agentic AI without eroding team morale or sacrificing critical thinking.\n\nClosing Takeaway\n“The goal of AI integration isn’t to remove the human from the loop\, but to elevate the human to a higher loop.” The audience should leave understanding that the “right choice” isn’t about which tool has the best API\, but which tool reinforces their team’s sense of agency and expertise rather than replacing it.\n\nSpeaker: Sridhar Sudarsan\n\nSridhar Sudarsan\, Chief AI Strategist at EX Squared\, is a distinguished technologist\, executive leader\, entrepreneur\, investor\, and AI futurist\, currently serving as the founder of an advisory practice helping organizations deploy AI at scale and drive transformational business outcomes. Over the past three decades\, he has led intrapreneurial initiatives for Fortune 500 companies and scaled AI start-ups. As the former CTO at IBM Watson Platform and Partnerships and Avathon\, Sudarsan has pioneered AI strategies across energy\, manufacturing\, aerospace and defense and health sectors.  He also serves as Adjunct Professor for Machine Learning at the University of Southampton.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/atc-april-roundtable-breakfast/
LOCATION:Calavista Software\, 9225 Bee Cave Road Building A\, Suite 350\, Austin\, TX\, 78733\, United States
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SUMMARY:AI Video Production and Digital Twins
DESCRIPTION:AI Video Production and Digital Twins\nVideo production used to mean equipment\, editing software with a learning curve\, and the uncomfortable reality of being on camera. AI has changed all three. This 3.5 hour class shows you exactly how\, and gives you hands-on time with the tools that are making it happen.\nUsing NotebookLM\, Riverside\, Descript\, and HeyGen\, you’ll move through a complete production workflow live in class: turning research into a script\, recording and editing footage\, and generating finished video with an AI avatar you build yourself. You’ll leave understanding not just what these tools do\, but how they connect and why that matters for anyone who creates content.\n\n\nWhat You’ll Be Able to Do\n\nTransform documents\, research\, or rough notes into a ready-to-record video script using NotebookLM\nRecord clean\, professional footage from any location using Riverside. No studio required.\nEdit video in Descript by editing text. Cut filler\, remove stumbles\, and tighten your message without touching a timeline.\nProduce faceless explainer-style video without ever appearing on camera\nBuild your own AI avatar in HeyGen and generate a finished video with it\, live\, in class\n\n\nWhat Makes These Session Different\nAI has enabled a new generation of video tools that not only make production faster\, they make it look easy. Most video tools make production faster. These tools make it fundamentally different. NotebookLM eliminates the blank page. Descript eliminates the timeline. HeyGen eliminates the on-camera requirement entirely. Together\, they represent a new model for how video gets made: one person\, no crew\, a fraction of the cost.\n\n\nWho It’s For\nMarketers\, educators\, founders\, and communicators who need to produce video content but haven’t found a process that fits how they actually work. No video experience required.\n\n\nBefore You Arrive\nA little setup ahead of time means more building and less waiting on class day. \n Required: \n\nA charged laptop (phones and tablets won’t work for this)\nA topic in mind\, something you’d genuinely want to make a video about\nA Google account (for NotebookLM)\nFree accounts created at: Riverside.fm\, Descript.com\, and HeyGen.com\n\nNo video production experience required. A willingness to make something real in under four hours: required. \n\n \nNeed-Based Scholarships Available\n\n \n\nWhile refunds are not available\, we’re committed to making this accessible. A limited number of scholarships are available for individuals who would not otherwise be able to attend. If cost is a barrier\, please reach out to us at info@austin-ai.org to learn more. \n \nA special thanks to our host and alliance member SKG. \n\n\n\n\nAbout the instructor:\nSteve Mudd is the CEO of Talentless AI\, an AI-native creative studio based in Austin. A 2026 AI Leadership Award winner from the Austin AI Alliance\, Steve is a writer\, filmmaker\, and AI practitioner who has built production workflows using tools like HeyGen\, Descript\, Riverside\, and NotebookLM for brands and studios. He currently serves as an AI Expert for B2B Marketing’s Propolis community\, and his AI content has generated over 10 million views across TikTok\, LinkedIn\, and YouTube. He runs AI bootcamps\, coaching sessions\, and hands-on workshops that help marketers\, educators\, and creators adopt AI tools into their actual work.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/ai-video-production-and-digital-twins/
LOCATION:SKG\, 2010 S Lamar Blvd Suite 125\, Austin\, Tx\, 78704
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SUMMARY:AI in Professional Education
DESCRIPTION:Two industry leaders share hard-won lessons on pivoting to AI — from cannibalizing revenue to building at AWS to writing the book on it.\nMatt Domo is an investor\, advisor\, and author. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Space Force Association and as CEO of FifthVantage — an AI consultancy he frames as the non-consulting model. He will share insights from his career in technology\, including his time as part of the founding team at AWS and his perspective on the current AI disruption. His book\, Everybody Wins\, offers guiding principles and actionable AI strategies for everyone. \nLuke Owings is Chief Product Owner at Abilitie — an exceptional experiential learning platform. He will share the story of pivoting to AI in the early days\, cannibalizing their own revenue\, and creating a phenomenal trajectory for growth. He will also share the latest on the Alliance’s partnership with Abilitie. \nThe Austin AI Alliance is an AI consortium dedicated to advancing the capabilities\, usage & impact\, social responsibility\, and inclusiveness of AI technologies and applications by leveraging the unique resources\, talent base\, and culture of creative innovation in Austin. The Austin AI Alliance is welcoming of all companies and organizations and will help to connect professionals from companies (from startups to global technology leaders)\, universities\, government agencies\, professional associations\, non-profits\, and interest groups—and to elevate all of their respective activities as well as creative collaborative opportunities. \nMembers and Public\, all welcome\n\n\n\nNetwork with entrepreneurs\, corporate leaders\, academics\, students\, innovators\, and subject matter experts building AI in Austin and find future collaborations.\n\n\nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:00 PM | Check-in and Networking\n6:00 – 7:00 PM | Innovation Spotlights and Reverse Pitches\n7:00 – 8:00 PM | Projects\, Collaboration\, and Networking \n\n\nJoin us at The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, United States\nParking map below. Street parking is free after 6 pm.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/austin-ai-alliance-monthly-meeting-may/
LOCATION:The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000\, 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:AAIA
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SUMMARY:Summer AI Intensive 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Summer AI Intensive is back — and seats go fast.\nPresented by the Austin AI Alliance\, the Summer AI Intensive is your path to peak AI performance. Three immersive days designed for professionals ready to make AI their greatest competitive advantage. Come to learn. Leave ready to lead.\nYou’ll choose your track — Leadership\, Developer*\, or Productivity — and spend three immersive days learning from Austin’s top AI practitioners. Not slides and theory. Real tools\, real case studies\, and real access to the people driving AI adoption across the region.\nWhat’s included: \n\nSessions led by Austin’s top AI leaders\nPractical\, in-person guidance among a group of like-minded professionals who support each other’s learning\nHands-on workshops using the latest tools and techniques\, applied to your actual work\nNetworking lunches provide time for shared perspectives with participants and facilitators from every track\nCertificate of completion and verifiable job skills\n\nSpots are limited. Secure yours today.\n\n\n\nDetails: \n\nWhen: June 22-24\, 9AM – 3PM\nWhere: ACC Rio Grande Building 3000 (free covered parking around the corner)\nCost: Early bird pricing $499 (non-members)\, $349 (members)\nLunch is served daily\n\nNeed-Based Scholarships Available \nWe are committed to making the Summer AI Intensive accessible. A limited number of scholarships are available for individuals who would not otherwise be able to attend. If cost is a barrier\, please reach out to us at  info@austin-ai.org to learn more.  Refunds are not available.  Attendance is transferable if something comes up. \n*Prior coding experience required for Developer Track. Participants may need access to select AI platforms and API tokens. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Developer Track\n\n \n\n\nBuild a production-grade AI environment\, search agent\, evaluate its performance\, and secure it with ContextForge MCP\nDeep dive into open reasoning and AI architecture with Cognitive AI and your responsibility for ethical AI development\nCrafting AI-generated code into reliable\, production-ready software \n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\n\nProductivity Track\n\n\nBuild your AI foundation and find where it can help you right now\nTurn AI into something you use every day — write\, summarize\, design — and learn to improve what it gives you\nBuild your adoption plan and make AI part of how you work\n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\nLeadership Track\n\nAgentic Staffing: creating and managing agents\nAI business model optimizations\, implementation\, and scaling\nEthical and effective governance\n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speakers Include: \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Jeremy Antoniuk · Mario Facussé · Zen Van Loan · Annie Hardy · Bryon Jacob  · Larry Allen · Emma Pirchalski · John Davison · Ed Stockwell · Suzanne Newell · Karina Hernandez · Romelia Flores · Zoubida Rezki · Jennifer Clemente · Steve Mudd ·  Peter Voss · Rajesh Govindarajan · Danish Sayed · Shravan Raghu · J Whorley · Dilawar Syed \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				We are grateful for the support of Abilitie\, our event sponsor. Because of their generosity\, Early Bird pricing will remain in effect for the Summer AI Intensive. Don’t wait — secure your spot today.\nWhy in person when I can just go online?\n\nThere is a lot of sloppy training out there online.  This in-person program is built by educators who understand learning with professionals who are on the leading edge to give you the best techniques and learning outcomes. \n\nI can’t spare the time.\n\nThese three days will be your most productive three days of the year.  The facilitators will roll up their sleeves with you and give you many AI time-saving techniques.  AI does take time\, but this program rewards you with higher productivity\, greater efficiency\, and more time for you to spend as you desire.\n\n I can’t afford it. \n\nMany employers provide annual skill development funding.  Sometimes these programs encourage “company training programs\,” but many don’t and to be effective in today’s world\, best practices across the industry are extremely valuable.  These skills will translate directly back to your work in many cases.\nWe leverage our membership dues to underwrite this program and provide a limited number of full and partial scholarships. 
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/summer-ai-intensive-2026/
LOCATION:The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000\, 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:AAIA
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