The City of Jackson, Mississippi hosted a VIP business summit in April 2019 to showcase the future of America's southern hub of tech innovation.

1. T E C H J X N 2 0 1 9
TECH JXN post-event report:
Why TECH JXN?
What happened
What's next
Prepared by ScaleUp Partners for the
City of Jackson, MS
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
APRIL 16-17, 2019
AMERICA'S SOUTHERN HUB OF
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
T H E
I N S P I R A T I O N I G N I T I N G
A S P A R K
TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION
CREATIVITY
HEALTHCARE
techjacksonms.com

2. R A D I C A L M A Y O R
A newly designed green space
development across from the
convention center will offer: a city
park, river walk, kayaking,
affordable downtown living, working
and playing
Re-imagine Downtown Jackson
CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA
MAYOR, CITY OF JACKSON, MS
An accelerated reality production facility
and training academy downtown is
cultivating Jackson's workforce &
entrepreneurial talent in cutting edge
tech and providing B2B services for
clients across a multi-state southern
region while offering a retail attraction
for consumers/visitors
VR/AR Southern Regional Hub
Mississippi is a rural state with a vision
for reaching every resident with quality
preventative and emergency healthcare
through technology advances in
telemedicine incubated at the University
of Mississippi's Innovation lab.
Re-create Access to Healthcare
The Jackson Medical Mall's health
innovation hub is a game-changer in its
unique approach to positioning
healthcare, creativity and innovation as
the hub of community activity.
Community Health Innovation
Jackson is
pregnant with
possibilities!
M A Y O R L U M U M B A

3. A B O U T T E C H J X N
TECH JXN is a small two-day
business networking event for
an audience of 20-30 VIPs.
Targeting CEOs, entrepreneurs
and investors, it is an
immersive experience
showcasing the economic
value inherent in the City of
Jackson and its competitive
geographic region as an
attractive TECH-innovation hub
WHAT is TECH JXN?
A TWO-DAY BUSINESS SUMMIT SET
WITHIN A FESTIVAL OF IDEAS
Milton Young
Director, Infrastructure,
Development, Sultan
Global Group
Johnathan Holifield
Director, White House
Initiative on HBCU

4. TECHNOLOGY Highlight the region as a
connected business
community with high-speed
broadband and an active
entrepreneurial tech-
innovation ecosystem
EDUCATION Highlight 7 local institutions
of higher education as
Talent Development
Pipelines producing a STEM-
educated workforce
prepared for a global
Innovation Economy

5. CREATIVITY Highlight the creative arts
as an economic driver in the
Innovation Economy
HEALTHCARE Highlight the region’s strong
focus on health
technologies and innovation,
including the Jackson
Medical Mall and UM Medical
Center

6. J A C K S O N , M I S S I S S I P P I
UNIQUE
VALUE
PROPOSITION
Broadattractiveandaffordablelanduseoptions
Lowerbusinesscosts,higherqualityoflife
Connectiontoapopulationof6.3millionacross10nearbymetros
Accesstoglobalmarkets
Business-friendlyinnovationecosystemwithblazingInternet
100 GIG The City of Jackson, MS
owns its own high speed
Internet fiber network
production company. We
offer businesses a
competitive edge with
superior quality & speed.
WATCH VIDEO | READ MORE:
https://medium.com/@mikegreen/jackson-mississippi-americas-newest-tech-innovation-hub-431922941170

7. P R O D U C E R
DR. ROBERT BLAINE
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
CITY OF JACKSON, MS
"TECH JXN 2019 is designed as a small spark
that can ignite the flame that will eventually
heat the whole house."
FUELING A JACKSON RENAISSANCE
"The question we asked ourselves was
when in history have we had the
greatest flowering of technology,
education, creativity and healthcare?
What time in history have those things
exploded? Answer: THE RENAISSANCE."
Business Networking SummitTECH JXN 2019

8. ORCHESTRATING A RENAISSANCE
WHY TECH JXN? Jackson is experiencing a renaissance.
Everything from art evolving from two dimensions to
three dimensions, to amazing advances in healthcare and
other sciences, happened during the renaissance period.
The musical equivalent of the renaissance is the Baroke.
And the highest form of the Baroke is the Suite. And so,
TECH JXN is a business networking event organized as a
Suite, reflective of a Baroke, an innovative flowering that
we want to see in Jackson.
TECH JXN 2019 is organized in five separate movements:
Prelude - Day 1 Setting the stage
Allemande -
Courante -
Seraband - Day 2 Immersive Experience
Gique - Finale: Collaborative Crescendo
We see TECH JXN 2019 as the spark for a renaissance.
It's not our goal to heat the house today. But we do want
to create the spark that fuels the flame that will
eventually heat the house.
We want to create the foundation for real sustainable
growth from the bottom up. TECH JXN is established as
an event to support that kind of growth in our business
community. - Robert Blaine, Chief Administrative Officer
PRELUDE ALLEMANDE COURANTE SARABANDE
Christopher
Blaine
Marquez
Ford
Kamila
Brown
Casey
Macklin

9. DAY 1 SCHEDULE
Hilton Garden Inn (King Edward Hotel)
7:30 AM - Networking Breakfast
8:20 AM - Intro: Bill Bynum - President, Hope Credit
Union
8:35 AM - Welcome: Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba
8:45 AM - Self Intros: Whose in the room?
Jackson Convention Center Complex
10:00 AM - Why Jackson?
Federal incentives for businesses to locate to Jackson;
Opportunity Zones & HBCU Unique Value: Johnathan
Holifield, Executive Director White House Initiative on
HBCU
State Incentives - Joe Donovan, Director, Entrepreneur
Center, State of Mississippi Development Authority
Local Incentives - Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director, Dept of
Planning & Economic Development, City of Jackson, MS
12:00 PM - LUNCH
1:15 PM - 3:25 PM - TECH JXN SHOWCASE
Technology - Richard Sun and Wilbur Walters
Education - Jeanne Middleton Hairston
Creativity - David Lewis
Healthcare - Terrence Hibbert
4:45 - 5:15 PM - RECEPTION
5:15 - 6:00 PM - DINNER Presentation by Justin Edwards

10. DAY 2 SCHEDULE
INNOVATION TOUR OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Networking breakfast
8:45 AM - 4:00 PM Tour bus
Lobaki XR - Virtual reality production and academy
University Mississippi Medical Center / Telemedicine /
Innovation Lab
Jackson Medical Mall (tour presentation and lunch)
BREAK
Hilton Garden Inn (King Edward Hotel)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Dinner and Fireside Chat with Mayor
Choke Antar Lumumba and Clarence Anthony, CEO,
National League of Cities

11. L O B A K I X R
Cutting edge technology in an
exploding industry is located in
the heart of Jackson. Lobaki XR
offers underserved youth and
young adults access to the
Fourth Industrial Revolution
while servicing clients across
the city and state.
VINCE JORDAN, CEO
BUSINESS PRODUCTS
TRAINING ACADEMY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
RETAIL FACILITY
AR/VR/XR
PRODUCTION LAB
IN DOWNTOWN
JACKSON, MS
lobaki.com
SHOWCASE

12. H I T C E N T E R
The Health Innovation and
Transformation Center at the
University of Mississippi
Medical Center is designed to
spark an innovative culture
throughout UMMC and across
the state by encouraging
discovery and innovation
through education, programs,
incentives, and promoting early
successes.
TERRENCE HIBBERT, DIRECTOR
ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY
PILOT IDEAS & PRODUCTS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
HEALTH
INNOVATION &
TRANSFORMATION
www.umc.edu
SHOWCASE

13. M E D I C A L M A L L
The Jackson Medical Mall
Foundation (JMMF)
transformed an abandoned
mall into a health, culture and
economic hub for depressed
communities in a designated
Opportunity Zone. Operating at
more than 90% occupancy,
JMMF fuses healthcare,
entrepreneurship, creative arts,
economic development and
tech innovation within a central
hub of community activities.
PRIMUS WHEELER, DIRECTOR
SERVE THE UNDER-SERVED
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CREATIVE INNOVATION HUB
JACKSON MEDICAL
MALL FOUNDATION
jacksonmedicalmall.org
SHOWCASE

14. D O W N T O W N
To transform a dream into a
goal requires a time frame,
commitment and a first step.
The City of Jackson has done
all three.
Jackson's "radical" mayor and
his team are dreamers and
doers. A parking lot across the
street from the convention
center has a river flowing
beneath it. Soon, it will be
exposed surrounded by green
space with kayaking access.
IT'S HAPPENING DOWNTOWN
VISIONARY PLANS
CITY TRANSFORMATION
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
GREEN SPACE, WATERWAY
AFFORDABLE LIVING
WALKABLE DOWNTOWN
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
LIVE, WORK, PLAY
... AND KAYAK?
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/story-
series/field-dreams/2018/06/23/downtown-jackson-
ms-capitol-street-developments/712410002/
SHOWCASE

15. T E C H J X N 2 0 1 9
TECH JXN 2019 introduced the
vision of Jackson, MS as an
affordable business-friendly
regional hub of cutting edge
innovation in technology,
education, creativity and
healthcare. We're building for
the future. Join us for TECH
JXN 2020 and let's transform a
spark into explosive impact.
Visionary city and region
7 universities, advanced tech
40,000 students, diverse talent
Top level R&D universities
Top-rated HBCU
100G city-owned broadband
World class medical facilities
Opportunity Zone investment
Legendary entertainment
Delicious southern cuisine
Redesigning for the future
Affordable land / homes
Regional center: 6.3 million pop
WHAT'S NEXT? YOU.
IGNITING A SPARK
Chokwe Lumumba
Mayor, Jackson, Mississippi
Clarence Anthony
CEO, National League of Cities
TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION
CREATIVITY
HEALTHCARE