Live: TALK's AI Think Tank Continues on 1st Thursday in Feb. 2026 with a Focus on Healthcare

TALK AI Think Tanks, held on 1st Thursdays, give you a chance to listen, absorb, and integrate your knowledge with expert counsel being offered live. Join is at our regular location of the Flashcube Building, 9300 Shelbyville Road, 12th Floor Conference Room! We welcome you to introduce yourself after the presenters and offer a bit of information on AI books, policies, available demos of interest, your insights from the work you do, or other interesting articles for others to read. So join us, virtually on Feb. 5th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM to hear from our two key presenters for up to 30-minutes each: Jason Payton, Director, IT Risk & Compliance (GRC) at Brightspring Health Services, on "Brightspring's AI & Cyber Steps," as well as Founder Matthew Sias of InnovationAcceleration.AI on “Building AI Workflows for Innovation.”

Date: Feb. 5th, 2026

Time: 5:30 to 7:30 PM

Location: 9300 Shelbyville Road, 12th Floor Conference Room in the Flashcube Building. Free parking.

Register: On Eventbrite — Must Register.

Cost: FREE for TALK Members. Join today as an individual for $99; or pay $15 for the session.

Pizza Will Be Served!

What: TALK’s 2026 AI Think Tank: Third Series.

Presenters: Jason Payton, Director, IT Risk & Compliance (GRC) at Brightspring Health Services, on "Brightspring's AI & Cyber Steps," as well as Founder Matthew Sias of InnovationAcceleration.AI on “Building AI Workflows for Innovation.”

Founder Matthew Sias of InnovationAcceleration.AI

Jason Payton, Director, IT Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Brightspring Health Services

Join TALK at Louisville AI Week This February!

Powered by the Enterprise Technology Association, Louisville AI Week bring its road tour to Louisville in February!

To attend -- use discount code to share is TALK2026, for 50% off. Get Tickets!

TALK is proud to support Louisville AI Week as a community partner and Host Committee Member. Reminder: This event will be held February 10–12, 2026 at the Mellwood Arts Center. You can still volunteer: Use this link for Volunteers. If you are a technical presenter, there are a limited,few slots available to present -- Apply via the Speakers link!

In Partnership with KSTC's AdvanceKentucky's Computer Science Initiatives, And the Ky. Department of Education, TALK Gets Involved with KINETIC, Kentucky Industry Network for Teaching & Careers

TALK is looking for 4 technical career professionals to be available for teachers to shadow them on during their workforce day to be exposed to emerging technology, workplace skills, and authentic career pathways. The Kinetic Teacher Externship Program runs through April 2026 and will allow teachers to experience real world workflows, tools, and instructional connections with indusrty as well as assist in developing classroom projects. If you are interested in sharing one day of your work life, anytime between now and April, please contact Dawn Yankeelov, CEO of TALK, at dawny@talklou.com to schedule. The time slot is completely up to you!

Developers Interested in AI: Consider Slingshot’s Developer Bootcamp

This one-day, hands-on experience will take you from chatbot creation to multi-agent orchestration, giving you the tools to build and deploy real, intelligent systems. Led by Doug Compton, Principal AI Developer at Slingshot.

Date: Jan. 30th, 8 to 5 PM

Cost: $535.38--20% off with Code: Slingys-Pals

Register: On Eventbrite

The 8th Techfest Louisville Planning for Aug. 20-21, 2026 is Underway!!!

TALK is now forming its Techfest Louisville 2026 committee for our 8th Techfest Louisville on Aug.20-21, 2026! If you are interested on being involved in your local tech community, we encourage you to join TALK and be a part of this exciting Techfest Lousiville committee! Make connections! Have your company participate! Learn more about how to stay in collaboration via TALK! Contact Dawn Yankeelov, CEO of TALK, at dawny@talklou.com. Be an Early Sponsor!!! Visit https://techfestlou.com/sponsors/ to become an early sponsor! All buttons are ready for your selection!