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Arkansas AI Conference

Arkansas AI Conference

Date: Friday, August 15, 2025
Location: The Great Hall, Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (doors open at 8:30 AM)
Networking happy hour (Thursday, August 14) and lunch included.

The Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (Arkansas PRSA) and Arkansas Business Publishing Group invite you to join us for the first-ever Arkansas AI Conference on Friday, August 15, 2025, at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock.

This one-day, high-impact event is designed for Arkansas business leaders, communications professionals, and decision-makers who want to understand how to leverage AI effectively, ethically and strategically.

Whether you’re exploring AI for the first time or already integrating it into your operations, this conference will equip you with practical strategies to increase productivity, reduce costs, and stay ahead in today’s rapidly changing landscape, without sacrificing quality, human judgment or oversight.

Space is limited — register today! Tickets are $200, and lunch is included. Conference tickets also include access to the AI happy hour the night before on Thursday, August 14 at Red & Blue Events. More details soon. View the full agenda here.

What to Expect

  • Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Edwards, founder and president of Volume PR, Engagement Science Lab, and The Affect Institute

  • The State of AI in Arkansas Panel Discussion, moderated by Arkansas Business Editor Hunter Field: Featuring industry leaders sharing real-world applications

    • Allyson Lewis, Founder and CEO of 7 Minute AI and member of Governor Sarah Sanders’ AI Taskforce

    • Devin Bates, Attorney at Mitchell Williams Law Firm and member of the Arkansas Bar Association Task Force on Artificial Intelligence

    • Audrey P. Willis, Co-founder of CodeCrew and radio host of “(AI) Actual Intelligence with Audrey”

  • Interactive Workshop: Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Boosting Productivity with AI, led by Elizabeth Edwards

  • Fireside Chat: “AI & The Environment” with Shannon Lynn, Environmental Consultant at Trinity Consulting

  • Q&A Session: “AI: Your Questions Answered,” led by Elizabeth Edwards

Who Should Attend?

  • C-suite executives and business owners

  • Marketing and communications professionals

  • IT, operations, and innovation leaders

  • Anyone interested in the future of AI in Arkansas

Registration

Space is limited — register today! Tickets are $200, and lunch is included. Conference tickets also include access to the AI happy hour the night before on Thursday, August 14 at Red & Blue Events. More details soon.

Registration closes Friday, August 8 or when sold out. Arkansas PRSA members can purchase tickets for $150.

Register Now

Speaker Disclosure

The views and opinions expressed by individual speakers at the Arkansas AI Conference are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of Arkansas PRSA or Arkansas Business Publishing Group.

Speakers participate as independent experts and are not official representatives of their clients or affiliated organizations. Arkansas PRSA is committed to transparency and open dialogue and has disclosed all known speaker affiliations to empower attendees to engage thoughtfully and critically.

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