‘All In on Mississippi’ returns Thursday. Here’s the schedule and how to get last-minute tickets
By Mississippi Today | Originally published by Mississippi Today
Leaders from business, government, education, philanthropy and journalism will gather in Jackson for Mississippi Today’s second annual “All In on Mississippi” summit, an afternoon of conversations about the forces shaping the state’s future.
The summit begins at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Two Mississippi Museums. It caps a two-day celebration of Mississippi Today’s 10th anniversary.
This year’s program opens with a conversation on artificial intelligence and trust in the news, then moves through panels on Mississippi’s changing workforce, the growth of apprenticeship programs and what comes next for the state’s nationally recognized gains in childhood literacy.
“The state’s future depends on a strong education system that prepares people for an evolving job market,” said Emily Wagster Pettus, editor-in-chief of Mississippi Today. “We believe that the ‘All In’ summit will provide substantive conversations about Mississippi’s path forward.”
Last-minute tickets
A limited number of summit tickets remain at $25. Get your summit tickets here
The schedule
All sessions take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium.
| Time | Session | Speakers |
| 12:30 p.m. | Check-in and welcome, Trustmark Commons lobby | |
| 1 p.m. | Keynote — AI and the Search for Truth. How will artificial intelligence reshape journalism, public trust and the way we understand the world? | Andy Lack, award-winning journalist and news leader; and Kara Swisher, host of “On with Kara Swisher” and co-host of “Pivot.” |
| 1:35 p.m. | Boots on the Ground: Mississippi Industry and the Future of Work. From agriculture to AI, Mississippi’s workforce is changing. | Victoria Adams Phipps, JPMorgan Chase; Brad Carpenter, C Spire; J. Alex Thomasson, Agricultural Autonomy Institute at Mississippi State University; Nashlie Sephus, The Bean Path. Moderator: Emily Wagster Pettus, Mississippi Today. |
| 2:25 p.m. | A New Era for Apprenticeship Programs in Mississippi. How the state is building pathways to sustaining jobs. | Steve Ciaravino, Raytheon; Stephanie Utesch, Singing River Health System; Stephen Vacik, Hinds Community College; Daniel “Deano” Harrison, ApprenticeshipMS. Moderator: Katie Lin, Mississippi Today. |
| 3:15 p.m. | The Literacy Launching Point and What Comes Next. The arc of Mississippi’s literacy gains and how to keep the momentum. | Kelly Butler, Reading Universe; Dr. Kymyona Burk, ExcelinEd; Rachel Canter, Progressive Policy Institute; Lance Evans, Mississippi Department of Education. Moderator: Devna Bose, Mississippi Today. |
| 4 p.m. | Networking break | |
| 4:25 p.m. | Closing Fireside Chat — Mississippi on the National Stage | Geoff Pender, Bobby Harrison, Michael Goldberg and Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today. |
Before the summit: Civil Rights Museum tour with Jerry Mitchell
From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Mississippi Today award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell will lead a tour of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
The night before: Mississippi Today turns 10
The festivities begin Wednesday with Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Two Mississippi Museums. Bill Bynum, founding CEO of HOPE and a national leader in community development, will moderate a fireside chat with Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective, and Darren Walker, president and CEO of Anonymous Content and former president of the Ford Foundation. Bestselling author John Grisham delivers the evening’s keynote speech. All tickets have been sold.
If you’re attending
- Where: Two Mississippi Museums, 222 North St., Jackson. Enter through Trustmark Commons.
- ‘All in on Mississippi’ summit check-in: Opens at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the Trustmark Commons lobby.
- Parking: Free parking is available in the Two Mississippi Museums’ guest garage. The garage entrance is behind the museums on Jefferson Street, between Mississippi and Amite streets. Plan for extra travel time, as several streets near the garage will have traffic restrictions or closures because of the Mississippi State Fair, which opens Thursday. East Amite Street: Closed from North Street east to Jefferson Street. Jefferson Street: Reduced from four lanes to two lanes near the fairgrounds.
Can’t make it?
Mississippi Today will publish highlights at mississippitoday.org and on its social channels. You can sign up for newsletters here.
The All In on Mississippi Summit is presented with support from JPMorgan Chase.
Impact Sponsor: Foundation for the Mid South
Supporting Sponsors: NPL (a Centuri Company), Butler Snow, Operation Shoestring, Brown Bottling Group and the Mississippi Press Foundation.
This article was originally published by Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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