James Meeks
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@james-meeks-182aa73
“James Meeks is Co-founder and Chairman of webAI, the Grand Rapids based company behind Navigator, a fundamentally new artificial intelligence platform that empowers enterprises and developers to solve real-world challenges through multi-modal AI Vision, Audio, and Language. As Chairman of webAI, James drive enterprise strategy and helps direct the company’s approach to the ethical use of AI for a human centric approach.
James is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Rapids Venture, where he oversees a portfolio of companies that include artificial intelligence, renewable energy, clean air, and food distribution solutions.James is a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran, having served two tours in Iraq. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of 2Seeds Network, an international non-profit supporting economic development projects in East Africa. James graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and received an MBA in global management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Sessions
Catch the speaker at these sessions
Artificial Intelligence is taking center stage across all industries. Learn the potential for AI in our society and how its use is being made more accessible through the development of new deep learning infrastructures, such as that of WebAI by Grand Rapids based Iris Technologies.
Sessions
Catch this year's 70+ speakers at MTW 2023 from October 9-12.
Where’s the event?
MTW 2023 will take place at the University of Michigan football stadium - Big House! - on Oct 9-10 and at Venue 4M on Oct 11-12. Doors open at 8:00 am and the event programming experience will run from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST.)
Food & Drinks will be provided!
Dean Sharon Matusik
Peter Walker
Rasmus Noraas Bendvold, David Woessner, Sasi Prabhakaran PhD, Rahul Gayam
Carla Walker-Miller, Lisa Lunsford, Maria Thompson
Charles Hudson
Melissa Butler, Jenn Onwenu
Lara Pender, Alison Accavitti, Edi Demaj, Etrit Demaj, Kevin Heras
Matt Burns, Priya Gogoi, Chase Lee, Ben Chehebar, Adrian Fortino
James Meeks
Lisa Katz, Sarah Gretter, Margarita Hernandez, Tom Stewart, Joe Thiel
Mayor Mike Duggan, Mayor Christopher Taylor
Stacy Brown-Philpot, Greg Schwartz
Devon Townsend
Austin Yarger
Terrance J.L. Reeves, Ashton Keys, Shalanda Armstrong
Stewart Thornhill, Kurt Skifstad, Jeni Olney, Kristen Wolff
Nia Batts, Sophia Bush
Will Fung, Alison Todak, Jim Tenzillo, Joe Kaiser Chris Thomas
MTW 2023 Now On Sale
Body: Tickets are on sale now until October 8. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Good news! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarship tickets for individuals to attend MTW 2023. If you would like to request a scholarship ticket, please complete this form and our selection team will contact you if you are eligible for a scholarship ticket.
If you’re interested, tell us about yourself by submitting a scholarship application by 10/4!