This virtual convening highlighted the potential benefits of GenAI in unlocking new levels of success for each student as they pursue their education journey and future careers. We learned from experts, explored new uses of GenAI, and addressed the challenges and barriers to implementing and using this evolving tool that is an emerging part of today’s workforce.
Insights from AI, education, and industry leaders in Tennessee included:
- GenAI trends: The rapid development of GenAI and how it is fundamentally changing education, industry, and economic development across the state.
- GenAI and the education-to-workforce continuum: Connecting the impact of GenAI on Tennessee’s career fields — especially how K-12 and postsecondary are preparing students for a workforce that is increasingly utilizing GenAI in everyday work.
- GenAI implementation: Practical ways to proactively consider, collaborate around, and explore the transformative opportunity GenAI presents in each of these sectors — both independently and across the education-to-workforce continuum.
Speakers:
- Dr. Lynne Parker, Associate Vice Chancellor Emerita, University of Tennessee Knoxville
- Joe Baker, Cofounder, Ole Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing Company
- Dr. Scott Langford, Director, Sumner County Schools
- Dr. Sara Morrison, Executive Director, Tennessee State Board of Education
