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Community invited to free AI symposium Nov. 6
October 30, 2026Yuma, Ariz. (October 30, 2026) – Arizona Western College (AWC) invites the community to the Southwest Arizona AI Symposium on Friday, November 6.
Presented by Fortinet, the free event brings together educators, industry leaders, and community partners to discuss how AI is shaping the future of education and business in Southwest Arizona.
Participants will have the opportunity to hear from leading AI experts and attend breakout sessions addressing AI’s role in airport operations, healthcare, the classroom, and more.
Plenary speakers include:
• David Ebert, PhD, Chief AI & Data Science Officer and Computer Science Engineering Faculty, University of Arizona (Keynote speaker)
• Mark Hary, Account Director-Technology, Prometric
• Sohaib Shakh, AI Security Go-to Market Lead, Fortinet
Breakout speakers include:
• Dr. Hikmet Budak, Director of Agriculture, Arizona Western College
• Dr. Frederick Chang, Chief Medical Information Officer, Onvida Health
• Jonny Porter, Owner/Marketing Director, What’s Up Media
• Andrew Wright, Owner/Art Director, What’s Up Media
• Bibi Frazine, Director of Educational Technology & Learning Management, Yuma Union High School District
• Gladys Brown, C.M., C.A.E., Airport Director, Yuma International Airport & Rolle Airfield; Matthew Danque, Air Traffic Control Training & Standardization Officer; and Juan Trasvina, Director of Operations and Airport Security Coordinator
• Greg LeVann, President and CEO, Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation
The event will be held Friday, November 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. in the Schoening Conference Center.
Admission is free, but registration is required to attend. The media is invited to attend this event.
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Contact:
Travis Mitchell
Director of Marketing
Arizona Western Entrepreneurial College
travis.mitchell@azwestern.edu
(928) 344-7677