Registration & Continental Breakfast
Suma Nallapati, AI & Chief Information Officer, City & County of Denver
Mike Johnston, Mayor of Denver
Kevin Roose, Bestselling Author of The AGI Chronicles and Technology Journalist
Moderator: Bazi Kanani, News Host, Colorado Public Radio
Part 1: Breaking The Trail: AI Policy In Colorado
The Honorable Jennifer Bacon, Colorado State Representative
Adam Burrows, Co-founder and Managing Director, Range Ventures
Part 2: A Better Deal: AI, Energy, Environment & The Community
Gaurab Bansal, Executive Director, Responsible Innovation Labs
Cully Cavness, Co-Founder, President & Chief Strategy Officer, Crusoe
Part 3: Reskilling The Workforce: For AI-Driven Change
Jon Schnur, CEO, America Achieves
Bijal Shah, CEO, Guild
Part 4: Preparing The Workforce: For AI-Driven Change
Christine Heitz, CEO, Colorado Thrives
Rico Munn, Executive Vice Chancellor, CSU System
Moderator: Lee Ann Colacioppo, Editor, The Denver Post
Mike Johnston, Mayor of Denver
Phil Weiser, Governor-Elect & Attorney General of Colorado
Moderator: Federico Peña, Former Mayor of Denver & President Clinton's Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy
Mitch Landrieu, Former Mayor of New Orleans & President Biden’s Infrastructure Advisor
Mike Johnston, Mayor of Denver
Jake Sullivan, Kissinger Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, Senior Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, and Co-Host of The Long Game
Closing Remarks
Closing Reception
2026 Showcase Presenters


