Mississippi Gulf Coast • September 2026

Gulf CoastAI Summit

AI is changing your industry. This is where you start to get ready.

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping work across the Gulf Coast — in hospitality, healthcare, small business, and education. The Gulf Coast AI Summit brings the full conversation about what that means into one room, built specifically for the people doing that work across every sector of this economy.

When
September 2026
Where
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Format
Fully In-Person
Admission
$25 · Everyone In
5
Programming Tracks
$25
General Admission
1st
Gulf Coast AI Summit
’26
September • MS Gulf Coast
Mississippi is not behind on AI.
Mississippi is at a decision point.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping every sector of the economy — from healthcare and education to small business, government, and the workforce. The Gulf Coast AI Summit is how this region puts business owners, institutional leaders, educators, and policy makers in the same room to make informed decisions about what comes next, on our terms.

About the Summit

The first publicly convened AI conference on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The Gulf Coast AI Summit is the first publicly convened AI conference on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It is a full-day, in-person convening that brings executives, business owners, educators, technologists, healthcare leaders, policy makers, and community builders into one room to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping the regional economy and what it means for the people doing the work across every sector of this coast.

Mississippi is not behind on AI. Mississippi is at a decision point. This Summit is how the MS Gulf Coast shows up for it.

Register Your Interest
5
Programming tracks covering every sector
$25
One price. Everyone in. No exceptions.
1st
Community-convened AI summit on the Gulf Coast
’26
Mississippi Gulf Coast. September.
Programming

Five Tracks. Every Sector. One Room.

Programming is organized across five tracks designed to reach the full Gulf Coast economy. Whether your work is in a boardroom, a classroom, a clinic, a city hall, or a startup, there is a track built for you.

Track 01
Business & Entrepreneurship
Track 02
Workforce & Education
Track 03
Policy & Governance
Track 04
Emerging Technology
Track 05
Frontline & Community Impact
Leadership

The Conveners

Convener
Pamela Berry-Johnson
Founder, Yellow Rabbit PR & Marketing

A former award-winning journalist and editor at The Clarion-Ledger and a Vanderbilt-certified AI prompt engineer, Pamela brings more than two decades of strategic communications leadership to the Gulf Coast AI Summit. She founded Yellow Rabbit PR & Marketing in Gulfport, Mississippi, where she trains small business owners and organizations to integrate AI into their daily operations. A Jackson State University alumna and Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce member.

Co-Convener
Rita Green
Founder, Geaux Fig Co.

A Gulf Coast–born business systems strategist and AI automation specialist, Rita Green brings more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of hospitality, marketing, and technology. As founder of Geaux Fig Co., she has supported some of the region’s most recognized events and organizations. A Mississippi Business Journal Top 50 Leading Businesswomen honoree and number one international bestselling author, Rita brings operational depth and regional credibility to everything she builds.

Advisory Council

Built with and by the Gulf Coast community.

Our founding advisory council represents business, education, technology, communications, healthcare, and community development across the region. This council is actively forming and growing.

If you are a Gulf Coast leader who wants to help shape this convening, we want to hear from you.

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Cecelia Shabazz
Creative Director, Memorial Health System
Anthony Williams
Founder, AJ Williams Media
LaShaundra McCarty
Center Director, Gulf Coast Small Business Development Center
April Williams
Training Specialist, Mississippi Small Business Development Center
Tracy Daniel-Hardy
Founder, Senior Academy of Technology and Continuing Education
Aaron Standberry
CEO, New Dawn’s Media Network
Jocelyn Gavin-Lane
Owner, Premier Professional Counseling Services
September 2026 • Mississippi Gulf Coast

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