AIST 2026 Leadership Conference Materials

11–13 November 2026 • The Broadmoor • Colorado Springs, CO, USA



Speaker Biographies


Cliff Waldman, CEO, New World Economics

Jamie Lewis Smith, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Organization Development Psychologist, Pixel Leadership Group

Trevor Sookraj, AI Educator and Founder, Trevor’s Tech Talk

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Conference Presentations

Steel’s Age of Realignment – Ron Ashburn, Executive Director, AIST

AIST Strategic Plan Update – Brian Bliss, General Manager – Technology, AIST

Trade School Outreach Progress Update – Danielle Schleiden-Remley, Manager — Membership, AIST

Beyond the Plant Floor: Turning Your Company's Expertise into an AI Advantage – Trevor Sookraj, AI Educator and Founder, Trevor’s Tech Talk