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Innovate AI Speakers

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Opening Session
Mike Rounds
Welcome Remarks – Sen. Mike Rounds

South Dakota U.S. Senator

Rounds' Biography
Dunn
Opening Remarks – President Barry Dunn

President of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ

Dunn's Biography

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Session 1: AI in Health Care
David Newman
David Newman, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer at Sanford Health

Newman's Biography
Devleena Shivakumar
Devleena Shivakumar, Ph.D.

Executive Director at Revolution Medicines

Shivakumar's Biography
Patrick Woodard
Patrick Woodard, MHA, M.D.

Chief Information Officer for Monument Health

Woodard's Biography
Thirumalai
Govind Thirumalai, M.S., MBA

Vice President of Data and Analytics at Avera Health

Thirumalai's Biography
Dr. Shivaram Poigai Arunachalam, Ph.D., D.B.A. —
Shivaram Poigai Arunachalam, Ph.D., DBA

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Mayo Clinic

Poigai Arunachalam's Biography
Erica Deboer
Erica DeBoer, R.N., M.A., CCRN, CNL

Chief Nursing Officer for Sanford Health

DeBoer's Biography
SDSU AI Highlights
Pack
Chulwoo Pack, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Pack's Biography
Semhar
Semhar Michael, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Statistics at the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Michael's Biography
Victor
Victor Taylor, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Extended Studies and Professor of English-Interdisciplinary Studies at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ

Taylor's Biography
Nicholas Butzin
Nicholas Butzin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ

Butzin's Biography

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Session 2: Industry Voices
Zachary
Zachariah Dicus, M.S.

Enterprise Solutions Architect at KBR

Dicus's Biography
Archit Malpure
Archit Malpure

Solutions Architect at AWS

Malpure's Biography
 Aziz Alibasic
Aziz Alibasic

Works at Raven, a brand of CNH

Alibasic's Biography
Ryan Burton
Ryan Burton

Vice President of Analytics at CAPITAL Services

Burton's Biography
Andy Rivers - r
Andy Rivers

Solutions Architect at AWS

Rivers' Biography
Chad Knutson
Chad Knutson

Works at SBS Cybersecurity

Knutson's Biography
Session 3: AI in National Security
Hestermann
Lieutenant Colonel Riley J. Hestermann

Executive Officer to the Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, South Dakota National Guard

LT. Hestermann's Biography
Apprich
Martin R. Apprich

Chief Data Scientist, U.S. Strategic Command

Apprich's Biography
Lt. Zachary Sorenson
Lieutenant Zachary Sorenson

Team Chief for the Strategic Targets Divisions Automation Team

LT. Sorenson's Biography
Gunn
Dan Gunn

Human Capital Planner, Air Force Officer

Gunn's Biography
Andy Rivers - r
Andy Rivers

Executive Security Advisor with AWS Public Sector, AWS

River's Biography
Closing Remarks
Kevin Moe - KBR
Kevin Moe

IT Solutions Architect at KBR Inc.

Kevin Moe's Biography

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