2025 Data Summit

 

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Summit Agenda

• Breakfast
• Welcome
• Ice Breaker
• Concurrent Sessions
  • "Getting AI to Work for You" by Jason Fernandez (will be repeated)
  • "Microsoft 365 Copilot: Choosing the Right AI Assistant" by Johnny Lopez
  • "AI in Action: Teaching, Learning, and Productivity in Higher Education" by Tim Mousel
• Keynote Lunch, “Embracing AI and NLP for Good: What Do Higher Education Professionals Really Need to Know Today?”, Dr. Jason Simon
  
• Closing & Evaluation

 

Presenters

• Jason Fernandez, MSW, MS, is the founder of 60 Watts of Clarity, an AI literacy company dedicated to making artificial intelligence education accessible and practical. As a professor at Lone Star Community College for 13 years and the AI Technology Consultant at the Graduate College of Social Work in Houston, Texas, Professor Fernandez brings a unique perspective that bridges technology and human-centered education.
• Johnny Lopez brings over 15 years of experience in the Microsoft ecosystem, with more than a decade in leadership roles. As a Technical Director at Microsoft, Johnny leads Modern Work and Copilot initiatives, driving digital transformation and productivity modernization for enterprise customers. He is a former 2x Microsoft MVP, MCT, ITIL, and MSAS, and currently serves as President of the Houston Office 365 Community and Chair of the HOU365 Summit. A U.S. Navy veteran, Johnny holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems from the University of Phoenix.

• Having taught in higher education since 1993, Tim Mousel is a full-time faculty member in the Kinesiology department at LSC-Online, and serves as the Department Chair of Chemistry, Kinesiology, and Physics, and Chair of the AI Task Force. He is on a one-year special assignment, working directly with the Lone Star College Chancellor's office in the Department of Strategic Innovation. Tim is also a business owner, having founded Evolve AI Institute LLC. An award-winning educator, Tim has been honored with the 2022 Lone Star College-Online Faculty Excellence Award, the 2023 NISOD Excellence Award, and the 2023 & 2025 Master Presenter - International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence from the University of Texas.

• Jason Simon had 31 years of leadership experience in Higher Education until he retired from the University of North Texas after 17 years this past June. In his former role as Associate Vice President, he led the institution’s data and analytics team. He utilizes a culture-based approach to understanding the unique data challenges organizations face. He earned his Doctorate in Higher Education from the University of North Texas and his Master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs administration from the University of Vermont. Jason is a frequent presenter at regional, national, and international conferences and has written extensively on AI, data culture, and data literacy. He was one of two IR professionals to help co-author the Change with Analytics statement by AIR, Educause, and NACUBO.  For the past four years he has served on faculty for the AIR LEADs leadership development program where he teaches about vision and strategy and advocacy for data literacy and AI. Since retiring he is called upon as a keynote speaker, strategic consultant, and thought leader in helping institutions advance their analytic maturity.