AI Veterans Summit 2026

Free 1-day virtual AI event

AI Veterans
Summit

Honoring Service. Celebrating Innovation. Showcasing Our Veterans in AI.

AI Veterans Summit
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Join us the day after Veterans Day to spotlight military veterans in our AI community who are innovating, building businesses, empowering others, and making an impact.

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Nov 12, 2026
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Starts at 10am ET
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Live online
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Free registration

100% Free · Attend From Anywhere

AI Veterans Summit — Honoring Service. Celebrating Innovation. November 12, 2026, virtual. AI-generated illustration of veterans collaborating.
Veterans building with AI — Innovation. Entrepreneurship. Impact. AI-generated illustration of veteran entrepreneurs.
A new mission. New opportunities. AI for grants, benefits and business growth. AI-generated illustration of veterans exploring grants.
Supporting military families — Empowering communities through AI. AI-generated illustration of a family learning with technology.

Meet Your Summit Hosts

Alicia Lyttle, Co-Host

Alicia Lyttle, MSPH, holds a Master of Science in Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She has a concentration in Environmental Health, having worked at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, The Mayor’s Office of New Orleans, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) within the White House, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Dwayne Ross, Master of Ceremonies

Dwayne Ross is a U.S. Air Force Veteran, Author of No More Crumbs, and the creator of the T.A.G. framework — helping people discover their Talents, Abilities, and Gifts to live with purpose and impact. With over 30 years of experience in leadership, training, and personal development, Dwayne empowers individuals and organizations to stop settling and start building legacies. He’s passionate about unlocking potential, teaching practical strategies, and inspiring others to leverage AI and use their unique design to create lasting change.

1

Day of inspiration

14

Featured speakers

AI

Veteran-led innovation

18-min

Power sessions

100%

Virtual

Why this summit is different

Honoring service.
Celebrating innovation.

The day after Veterans Day, we come together to celebrate military veterans bringing their leadership, resourcefulness, and dedication to the world of AI.

AI Veterans Summit spotlights veterans in our AI community who are using artificial intelligence to innovate, build businesses, empower others, and make an impact.

Quick, powerful sessions

Each expert gets approximately 18 minutes to deliver their strongest ideas, strategies, frameworks, case studies, or demonstrations.

Veteran voices

Celebrate the leadership, lived experience, and ingenuity of veterans exploring their next mission with AI.

Community impact

Discover ideas that support military families, empower fellow veterans, and create new business opportunities.

Meet the speakers

Service. Leadership.
A new mission with AI.

Meet the voices exploring how AI can create opportunity for veterans, military families, and the communities they serve.

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Eastern Time · Agenda subject to change

  1. Karriem Kanston

    Karriem Kanston

    AI + Grants: Using to find and apply for personal and business veteran grants

  2. Betsy Pahut

    Betsy Pahut

    THE UNSUNG HEROES: BEHIND THE UNIFORM

  3. Dorcas "Beth" Bethsaida Griffith

    Dorcas "Beth" Bethsaida Griffith

    Mission Briefing for Veteran Businesses: One Secret Weapon to Get Squared Away

  4. Aretha Simons

    Aretha Simons

    How Veterans Can Turn AI Into Their Next Opportunity

  5. Karen Duroseau

    Karen Duroseau

    What You Don’t Know Can Cost You: A $500,000 VA Wake-Up Call and How AI Helps Veterans Find What They Earned

  6. Joseph Redd

    Joseph Redd

    4 Military Habits That Make AI Your Mission Partner After Service

  7. Labrisha A Mason

    Labrisha A Mason

    Beyond the Uniform: Taking Command of Your Story with AI

  8. Terrie Gholston

    Terrie Gholston

    The Kids Who Serve Too: Engineering an AI Village for Military Kids

  9. Tyesha E. Bell

    Tyesha E. Bell

    More Than Your Job Title: Turn Your Military Career Into Your Next Move

  10. Je’Na Campbell

    Je’Na Campbell

    The Hero Within: Finding Peace After Loss

  11. Tiffany Lachell Jackson

    Tiffany Lachell Jackson

    The Blueprint Before the Build: From Military Mission to AI-Powered Business

  12. Tiffani Williams

    Tiffani Williams

    Beyond the Camouflage: An AI flyer makeover for military connected brands

  13. Rochelle L. Byrd

    Rochelle L. Byrd

    How Veteran Entrepreneurs Can Use the Military AAR Framework to Identify Problems, Improve Performance, and Build a 30-Day Action Plan

  14. Mesha Bazemore

    Mesha Bazemore

    You Surrendered Your Creativity to Serve. Now Take It Back.

Summit agenda

Your summit day

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Eastern Time · Agenda subject to change

  1. Karriem Kanston

    AI + Grants: Using to find and apply for personal and business veteran grants

  2. Betsy Pahut

    THE UNSUNG HEROES: BEHIND THE UNIFORM

  3. Dorcas "Beth" Bethsaida Griffith

    Mission Briefing for Veteran Businesses: One Secret Weapon to Get Squared Away

  4. Aretha Simons

    How Veterans Can Turn AI Into Their Next Opportunity

  5. Karen Duroseau

    What You Don’t Know Can Cost You: A $500,000 VA Wake-Up Call and How AI Helps Veterans Find What They Earned

  6. Joseph Redd

    4 Military Habits That Make AI Your Mission Partner After Service

  7. Labrisha A Mason

    Beyond the Uniform: Taking Command of Your Story with AI

  8. Terrie Gholston

    The Kids Who Serve Too: Engineering an AI Village for Military Kids

  9. Tyesha E. Bell

    More Than Your Job Title: Turn Your Military Career Into Your Next Move

  10. Je’Na Campbell

    The Hero Within: Finding Peace After Loss

  11. Tiffany Lachell Jackson

    The Blueprint Before the Build: From Military Mission to AI-Powered Business

  12. Tiffani Williams

    Beyond the Camouflage: An AI flyer makeover for military connected brands

  13. Rochelle L. Byrd

    How Veteran Entrepreneurs Can Use the Military AAR Framework to Identify Problems, Improve Performance, and Build a 30-Day Action Plan

  14. Mesha Bazemore

    You Surrendered Your Creativity to Serve. Now Take It Back.

A new chapter of service.
A new frontier of possibility.

Join us November 12 for AI Veterans Summit and hear directly from experts applying AI across industries, organizations, careers, and businesses.

November 12, 2026 • Free Virtual Event

What you'll walk away with

Come curious.
Leave with possibilities.

Find opportunity

  • AI-powered veteran grant research
  • Personal and business funding opportunities
  • Finding veteran benefits and resources
  • Turning AI into your next opportunity

Build a business

  • AI for veteran-owned businesses
  • Practical business strategies
  • New entrepreneurial possibilities

Support military families

  • The people behind the uniform
  • AI and military children
  • Community support and empowerment

Lead after service

  • Military habits as an AI advantage
  • Purpose-driven innovation
  • A new mission after service

Tell your story

  • Taking command of your story with AI
  • Life beyond the uniform

Who should attend

For those who serve.
And those who support them.

Whether you use AI every day or you're still figuring out where it fits, AI Veterans Summit welcomes everyone inspired by veteran-led innovation.

No coding or technical background required.

  • Military veterans
  • Veteran entrepreneurs
  • Military spouses & families
  • Veteran-owned businesses
  • Transitioning service members
  • Community advocates
  • AI consultants & coaches
  • Veteran supporters
  • Business leaders
  • Lifelong learners
  • AI beginners
  • AI professionals

Registration

Yes.
The summit is free.

Registration for AI Veterans Summit is completely free.

Our goal is to celebrate veteran-led innovation and share practical ways AI can support businesses, military families, and communities.

Speakers are delivering educational sessions rather than sales presentations.

  1. 01Register freeReserve your virtual seat.
  2. 02Join us liveAttend November 12 from anywhere.
  3. 03Learn & implementChoose the sessions most relevant to you and put the insights to work.

Questions

Everything you
might be wondering.

Your next AI breakthrough could start with one insight.

Be in the room
where those insights
are shared.

Join veterans, military families, innovators, entrepreneurs, and our AI community for AI Veterans Summit. Together, let’s celebrate service and what comes next.

  • November 12, 2026
  • Live online
  • Free

Registration is free. Save your spot today.

Jodi-Ann Riley

Jodi-Ann Riley

Summit Project Manager & Event Operations Lead