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Xweather First
Where weather meets decision-making
Charleston, SC - November 4-5, 2026
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Who is this event for?
Xweather First is more than a conference. It’s a global platform for innovators, thinkers, and builders transforming how the world understands and applies weather intelligence.
Business leaders and innovators seeking actionable intelligence
Traders, brokers, and buyers looking for an edge
Scientists and researchers transforming raw observations into predictive power
Operators and officers safeguarding people, assets, and infrastructure
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Keynote speakers
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How to make weather desicions based on AI - The future of weather AI at NOAA
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AI-enabled command and control systems
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What's next for Nvidia, weather, and beyond
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Economic and environmental AI: Making climate data investable, turning weather intelligence into ROI
Track 1 — Science & severe weather
Dive deep into the science that turns atmospheric data into actionable insights, from 230-hour forecasts to millisecond-precision alerts.
Measuring radiance factors with weather forecasts to power data centers, Samuel Morris, ERCOT
Major weather events and historic preservation, bridging humanities and science, Brian Turner, Preservation Society of Charleston
Modern ML frameworks to advance lightning detection systems, Ryan Said, Xweather
NOAA’s end-to-end modeling vision for the next decade, Daryl Kleist, NOAA
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Track 2 — Industry & business
Actionable insights into weather for decision-making.
Fireside chat: Weather in autonomous driving and ADAS, Robert Chen, Waymo Teppo Kuisma, Xweather
Making weather data accessible and actionable in any market with MCPs, Brandon Clark, Xweather
Topic to be announced, Jay Goldin, Nextpower
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Location & venue
Twenty-One Magazine is located in the heart of Charleston, where history meets the dynamic forces shaping the region's coastal future.
This meticulously restored Old Charleston Jail, built in 1802, is one of the city’s most historically significant buildings.
21 Magazine Street
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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