Tuesday, August 11, 2026
11:00 A.M. - NOON

Online through Zoom. 

SPEAKERS

Paul Brierley	Rhett Larson	Dra. Jesús Eliana Rodriguez Burgueño
Director, Arizona Department of Agriculture	Richard Morrison Professor of Water Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University	Investigadora del Instituto de Ingenieria, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

2025 Series Program Reports (in English and Spanish):

• Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Work and Education
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• "Workforce Development and Artificial Intelligence" Town Hall, Tempe, AZ
• Quality Childcare and Workforce Development
• Mental Health and Workforce Development
• Tariffs: Reshaping Global Economic and Workforce Development

Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Work and Education

• "Artificial Intelligence: Shaping the Future of Health, Education, and Agriculture" - Dr. Juan Pablo Garcia Vazquez
• “Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: An Application in Date Fruit" - Dr. Dalila Blanca Pérez
• "Closing the Skills Gap: AI Meets Social Good" - Aaron Eden
• "AI for Entrepreneurs: How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Business" - Hon. Ramón O. Valadez

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

• “Cross Border Connecting: Logistics and Supply Chain Management” – Dr. Omar Ahumada
• “Bridging Borders: Advancing Professional Training in International Supply Chain and Logistics Between Arizona and Sonora” – Dr. Armando Elizondo Noriega
• “Cross Border Connecting: Logistics & Supply Chain Management: The cross roads of academia, logistics management, government and the private sector industries”  – Buna George

Quality Childcare and Workforce Development

• The Yavapai Perspective: Local Data, Local Action - Lisa Blyth
• Cross-Border Connecting: Quality Childcare and Workforce Development - Andrea Helart
• Arizona Works When Childcare Works - Rudy J. Ortiz
• Cross-Border Connecting: Quality Childcare & Workforce Development - Amber Shek

Mental Health and Workforce Development

• Onvida Health Behavioral Health Center - Jordin Aguilar
• Career Connected Pathways - Melanie Baca
• Rooted in Yuma - Mabel Coronel
• Mental Health-Workforce Development - Alfredo Padilla-López

“Internship: Assisting Workforce Development”

• Elevate Pathways for Success - Jerry Cabrera
• Cross-Border Connecting Internships and Apprenticeships - Shawn Hutchinson
• WDF Manufacturing and Sourcing Capabilities - Cesar Ponce
• Internship: Assisting Workforce Development - Dr. Emmanuel Santiago Durazo Romero