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WeTeach_CS Summit 2026
JUNE 15-16, 2025 - La Cantera Resort & Spa / 16641 La Cantera Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78256
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PANEL: From Classroom to Career: Industry Perspectives on Essential AI Literacy Skills
Monday June 15, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT
San Gabriel A & B - 3rd Floor
AI is rapidly restructuring every job sector, from software engineering to marketing and healthcare. This dynamic panel brings together diverse industry professionals to pull back the curtain on this transformation, sharing firsthand how AI is changing their daily workflows and what skills are now critical for new hires. K-12 educators will gain actionable insight into the AI literacy, effective AI usage cases, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning competencies students need—regardless of their career path—to thrive in the AI-integrated workplace of tomorrow.
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avatar for Bobby Simmons

Bobby Simmons

Branch Manager, Freeport, TX, HPC Industrial  | Powered by Clean Harbors
Experienced Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental services industry. Highly skilled in PNL Management, Negotiation, Petroleum, Budgeting, Waste, and Operations Management. Strong operations professional who graduated from the United States Navy.
avatar for Maaz Amjad

Maaz Amjad

Assistant Professor of Practice, CS, Texas Tech University
Dr. Maaz Amjad is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Computer Science at Texas Tech University. Before coming to Texas Tech, Dr. Amjad was a Provost Early Career Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on using... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Simmons

Jennifer Simmons

CTE Teacher, JTS Instructional Designs, LLC, Owner and Facilitator
I am a CTE educator, EdTech leader, and doctoral student in Educational Technology who designs hands‑on, future‑ready learning experiences for diverse learners. My work centers STEAM, coding, AI literacy, and sustainability, empowering students, especially young women, to see... Read More →
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Evan Shieh

AI Ethics Researcher and Educator / Executive Director, Young Data Scientists League
As an AI ethics researcher and educator, I could not be doing the work I'm doing without the diverse, multicultural communities I've been blessed to be a part of. Participating in AI ethics requires navigating the tensions, challenges, and insights that come from applying multiple... Read More →
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Tiphany Burrell

Development Manager - Houston, Young Women's Preparatory Network
Tiphany Burrell is a Houston-based development leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing education, equity, economic mobility, and community impact. She specializes in fundraising, strategic partnerships, and program sustainability, helping mission-driven organizations... Read More →
Monday June 15, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT
San Gabriel A & B - 3rd Floor
  Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence / Data Science, K-12

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