Agenda · YOU × AI Summit · Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Waco, TX
The YOU × AI Summit took place September 12, 2026. Registration is now closed.

The Full Day

Agenda

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · PACC, Waco, TX · 7:30 AM – 7:30 PM. Main stage keynotes open and close the day. In between, three rooms run at the same time and you pick where to go. Sessions cover four topics — Build, Get Found, Sound Like You and AI Safety. Bring a laptop.

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7:30 AM – 7:55 AM Attendee arrival & check-in
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Opening welcome
8:20 AM 9:00 AM
Main Stage Before the Algorithm, There Was Your Story. That Hasn’t Changed Bryan Eisenberg
9:05 AM 9:45 AM
Main Stage Mine Your Business - Find Money in Your Daily Work With AI Jermaine Malcolm
Room 1 The Human Story in an AI World Kennisha Thornton
Room 2 Rethink AI: A Leadership Framework for Responsible AI Implementation Bonnie Caver
9:50 AM 10:30 AM
Main Stage Your Data, Your AI, and Your Future... Tim Hayden
Room 1 Unpromptable: Using Your Story to Stand Out and Connect Sara Lohse
Room 2 AI, Crime & Community: What You Need to Know Joseph Scaramucci
10:35 AM – 10:55 AM Break
11:00 AM 11:40 AM
Main Stage The Signals That Shape What AI Says About You Tommy Landry
Room 1 From the Pen to the Prompt: Making AI Work for You Dr. Mito Diaz-Espinoza
Room 2 Dangerously Skip Permissions: A hands-on workshop to leverage AI for maximum output Katie Selman-Green & April Leman
11:45 AM 12:25 PM
Main Stage AI for People Who Remember Dial-Up Mike Hamilton
Room 1 AI Across Industries: Transforming Work, Skills & Innovation Renee Blackshear
Room 2 Uncovering Your Unique Genius: The Key to AI Visibility Fernando Labastida
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch
1:40 PM 2:20 PM
Main Stage The Human Is Still on the Hook: Using AI Without Outsourcing Judgment, Ethics or Trust Liz Fraley
Room 1 Build an AI-First Company D. Scott Smith & Mark Senefsky
2:25 PM 3:05 PM
Main Stage Build Your Brand with AI Andrew Lane
Room 1 Beating Admission Inflation: How We Built an AI Mentor for Every Student Dariia Isyk & SJ Juraboeva
Room 2 Building Out Loud Sam Harper
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM Break
3:25 PM 4:05 PM
Main Stage Journalism Round Table J.B. Smith & D. Scott Smith & Sam Harper
Room 1 From Pizza Prompt to Practical AI Jackye Clayton
Room 2 Build an AI Assistant Chrissy McDannell
4:10 PM 4:45 PM
Main Stage Human Opportunity and a Period of Exponential Change Dr. Hope Koch
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Q&A Session
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Wrap & Head to the After-Party
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Networking After-Party at Cultivate

Times may shift slightly on the day.

Summit Concluded Registration is closed. The summit took place September 12, 2026.