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Dig South Tech Summit 2026

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Dig South Tech Summit 2026 ran Jun 8–12, 2026 at Charleston City Center in Charleston, United States. It is a Technology conference. ConferenceGrid lists 48 speakers, 1 sponsor and 29 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 16, 2026 · dates verified Jun 1, 2026

Dig South Tech Summit is where Southern grit meets global scale, offering a vibrant platform for tech enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. This summit is not just a conference; it’s a cultural movement that pushes the boundaries of innovation and collaboration in the tech world. Expect engaging keynote sessions, investor pitches, hands-on worksh…

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48Speakers
1Sponsors
29Sessions
46Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Dig, in alphabetical order.

Anchit Jhingan
Senior Data Scientist · Amazon
Anshul Sharma
Customer Success Technical Leader · Cisco
Austin Embrack
Founder & Fractional CTO · Brack Technical Solutions
Becket Fusik
Founder, CEO · TTN
Benjamin Lok
CTO · Rovex Technologies Corporation
Bhavuk Jain
Senior Software / Lead Engineer · Google
Bill Kirkland
President & CEO · South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA)
Bob Crutchfield
Managing Director · Hotspot Ventures
Brett Berman
Director of Operations Health Solutions · MUSC
Brian Gillespie
Partner · Nelson Mullins
Carleigh Hickman
Professor of Artificial Intelligence & Computing Technology · Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Carrie Jaquith
Global Head of Digital Product · Abaxx Technologies
Carter Kennedy
CEO & Co-founder · SoloInsight
Danelle Delgado
Founder · Engage Training
Emily Farella Porter
Director of Brand & Product Marketing · Gnosis Freight
Jack Teitel
Founder & CEO · Title AI
Jaime Cahalan
Founder · Emotive Strategic
Jason Williamson
CEO · MythWorx
Jeff Baxter
Partner & Head of Platform · 11 TribesVC
Juan Garzón
Managing Director · Innovate Charlotte
Justin Hodges
Deputy Director, Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) · Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic
Kaitlyn Crobar
Associate Dir. of Digital Health & Creative Works · MUSC

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Gotcha

Agenda

Selected from 29 sessions.

  • 10:00 – 10:30am, Friday 6.12.26

    AI in the Real World: How to Unlock Digital Transformation From Models to Production at Scale

    How enterprise-level companies are deploying AI at scale; conversational analytics; data quality; democratizing AI in federal agencies.

    AI/Data Analytics
  • 10:00 – 10:30am, Friday 6.12.26

    Make Them Work for You: How to Fully Leverage AI-Powered Marketing, Messaging, Sales, Branding & Social Platforms

    Explores practical strategies and tools to use AI for marketing, sales, branding, and social platforms.

    Marketing/AI
  • 10:00 – 10:30am, Friday 6.12.26

    Wild Pitch, Round 1

    Startup pitch competition, round 1. Featuring: Altra, Annlex Systems, Data Moose, Foresight Grid Inc., Genesis 1 Technologies.

    Startups, Pitching, Demos, Funding, Scaling
  • 1:00 – 3:00pm, Thursday 6.11.26

    Accelerating Career Readiness Pitch at Dig South Tech Summit

    Charleston County High School and SC Technical College Students practice pitching newly created products & services. Hosted by College of Charleston, Simons Center Recital Hall. Su…

  • 10:40 – 11:10am, Friday 6.12.26

    Conscious Capitalism 2.0: Why Being a Fully-Human Business Owner is Critical in the Age of AI

    Talk on the relationship between profit and purpose in the AI era, drawn from personal experience and research.

    Leadership/AI
  • 10:40 – 11:10am, Friday 6.12.26

    Innovations in HealthCare: Clinical, Non-Clinical, AI & Beyond

    Panel focused on deploying AI and emerging tech in clinical and non-clinical healthcare settings.

    Healthcare/AI
  • 10:40 – 11:10am, Friday 6.12.26

    Wild Pitch, Round 2

    Startup pitch competition, round 2. Featuring: Iguana Cyber, IQExit, Maxsis, PitStop.

    Startups, Pitching, Demos, Funding, Scaling
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm, Thursday 6.11.26

    Cybersecurity-focused Industry Meet & Greet – Hosted by Trident Technical College

    A key cybersecurity workforce and education event during Charleston Tech Week, connecting students, job seekers, educators, industry leaders, and community partners shaping the fut…

    Cybersecurity
  • 11:15 – 11:45am, Friday 6.12.26

    Learning from Learning: How Education Analytics Can Transform AI and Business Dashboards

    Applying educational analytics frameworks to make AI and business dashboards adaptive and insightful.

    Education/Analytics

Quick answers

When is Dig South Tech Summit 2026?
Dig South Tech Summit 2026 ran Jun 8–12, 2026 at Charleston City Center in Charleston, United States.
Where is Dig South Tech Summit 2026 held?
Dig South Tech Summit 2026 was held at Charleston City Center in Charleston, United States.
Who is speaking at Dig South Tech Summit 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 48 speakers, including Anchit Jhingan (Senior Data Scientist, Amazon), Anshul Sharma (Customer Success Technical Leader, Cisco) and Austin Embrack (Founder & Fractional CTO, Brack Technical Solutions).
Who sponsors Dig South Tech Summit 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 1 sponsor: Gotcha.
Company intelligence

An audience of 46 companies, parsed from the program.

46 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
45Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

63% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1429%
  • Founder / Owner715%
  • VP-level24%
  • Director / Head of715%
  • Manager / Lead715%
  • Engineer · IC24%
  • Research / Science24%
  • Advisor / Investor12%
  • Other roles613%

Of 48 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1GotchaSponsor-
2Charleston Angel Partners2
3g/d/n/a2
4MUSC2
511 TribesVC1
6Abaxx Technologies1
7AI Collective1
8Amazon1
9ATI1
10AWS1
11Brack Technical Solutions1
12Cisco1
13CODE/+/TRUST1
14CRDA1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified1
100% of 1