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AI & ENERGY CONFERENCE

POWERING THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

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Discover the valuable insights, connections, and discussions waiting for you at the AI & Energy Conference.
TOPICS INCLUDE:

AI: The 5th Industrial Revolution

AI at Scale: Infrastructure, Investment, and the Data Centers Behind It

Community Impact: How Large Data Centers Strengthen Local Economies and Infrastructure

AI Everywhere: Practical Innovation Across Key Industries

Next Gen Computing: Quantum Technologies Shaping the Future of AI

AI Everywhere: Empowering Educators and Students

Powering AI: The Future of Energy

Speakers

Here are the moderators for our panels and providing some our insightful keynotes.

Srinivas-Mukkamala

Srinivas Mukkamala

CEO,  Securin Inc.

Kelly-A.-Tomblin

Kelly Tomblin

President El Paso Electric

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Lanham Napier

Chairman of Borderplex Digital

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Julie Johncox

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer for the Development Corporation of Abilene (DCOA).
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Ryan McKenney

General Counsel for Compliance and the Director of Government Relations at Quantinuum
Pei Xu

Dr. Pei Xu

 Professor in Environmental Engineering at NMSU
Bruce Watenpaugh

Bruce Watenpaugh

 Senior Operations Director at Henderson Engineers 

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Ross Marks

Award Winning Director, Writer, and Producer and Professor at NMSU

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Felix Diaz

Director of Advanced Technology at Dekker Architectural and Design Firm

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Dr. Pontelli

Leader of NMSI's A.I. Strategy and Founding Director of iCREDITS Center

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Chase Kimball

 Program Manager for Quantum at Roadrunner Venture Studios 

Mark Francis

Mark Francis

Chief Product Officer
Electronic Caregiver, Inc.

Juan E. Macias

Juan E. Macias

CEO, AlphaStruxure

Andres-Vasquez

Andres Vasque

Vasquez leads the North America commercial efforts for Microgrids at Schneider Electric

Gene R. Palyu

Gene R. Palyu

Lead Technology Specialist at Gadsden ISD (GISD)

Pratyay Kumar

Pratyay Kumar

PhD student in Computer Science
at NMSU

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Alex Greenberg

NM Governor's Office

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Reza Azizian

Co-founder and CEO of Ferveret

JD Rulien

JD Rulien

Executive director of development for NextEra Energy Resources

Moderators

Eric Montgomery

Eric Montgomery

El Paso Electric
Patricia-Sullivan-PhD

Patricia Sullivan, PhD

Associate Dean for Outreach
and Recruitment in the College
of Engineering
jasonespinoza

Jason Espinoza

 Co-Owner of KW Consulting 
Brian-Kavanaugh

Brian Kavanaugh

Chief Executive Officer at Families
& Youth, Inc.
Michael-C-Hout

Michael C. Hout

Co-Director

College of Health, Education,
and Social Transformation

Jessica-Christianson

Jessica Christianson

El Paso Electric
Vice President of Business Development