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Conference Program - 2022

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    • Headliners
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    The opening session of Day Two will include The Applied Intelligence Awards Ceremony, where Josh Builta will announce the much-anticipated winners in our four categories. Read more about the Awards. 
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    Helping to overlay digital information on top of a physical environment, which allows consumers to interact with data more efficiently Overcoming costs to design and deploy – using a proof-of-concept ...
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    Leveraging data and creating AI use cases start with the people in your organization. Therefore, breaking the silos and enabling cross-functional knowledge exchange is key. Further, organizations must ...
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    How to make our life smarter with IoT using green energy Connecting the dots in the cloud
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    AI is no longer a choice. Adoption is imperative to beat the competition, release innovative products and services, better meet customer expectations, reduce risk and fraud, and drive revenue growth. ...
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    Where does the next 5 years look like for 5G? Robotics, computer vision and ASI – surpassing capacity of human intelligence Edge computing architecture shaping the future of IoT storage and computatio ...
    • VisionAIres
    Your customers don't want to chat, they want answers and action. Modern day customer support requires you to be prepared to deliver timely answers and quickly take action regardless of how or when your customers choose to engage with you. Advances in Nature Language Understanding and Conversational AI have empowered businesses to automate many customer interactions but like any new technology, there are typically technical and cultural hurdles to overcome. Join IBM for a discussion about realizing the value of automating customer care and bring intelligence back into conversational AI.
  1. Morning Coffee Break
    • Networking
  2. Morning Coffee Break
    • Networking
    • Demo Agenda
    • VisionAIres

    In this roundtable, you will meet with like-minded enterprise AI leaders, to discuss challenges that happen when taking AI from Pilot to Production. This group will discuss and share their experience with taking AI projects into operations and we will collectively surface best practices, key learnings, and considerations.

    Key discussion topics:

    • Build your own AI Infrastructure (DIY vs. Ref Architectures) on-premises or in the cloud
    • Scaling AI beyond pilot and key success factors when moving into production scale deployments
    • TCO considerations for AI infrastructure decisions
    • NLP Applied
    • Scaling AI
    • Computer Vision & NLP
    • Energy/Oil & Gas
    • Quantum Computing
    2022 has marked an exciting year for quantum computing, as the industry continues to collaborate and innovate, making technical breakthroughs that wouldn’t have been thought possible just a few years ...
    • Quantum Computing
    Quantum computing transforms machine learning, solves complex optimization problems and makes sophisticated simulations possible. Sectors including healthcare, automotive, research, logistics and fina ...
    • NLP Applied
    In the past few years, newer pre-trained language models have transformed the enterprise search landscape. Building semantic search or question answering application for thousands of end users can now ...
    • Scaling AI
    AI is a game changing technology that will have the same impact on our day to day lives as in-home plumbing and electricity. At this point in its evolution however it’s still thought of predominantly ...
    • Computer Vision & NLP
    Many industries are turning to cameras and computer vision to solve novel and non-traditional challenges that may be hard to accomplish with traditional data sets. Example use-cases include biomedical ...
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    The future world of connected transportation will contain many forms of driver assistance AI/ML is critical to success, with the systems spanning embedded systems, mobile device, the edge and the clou ...
    • Energy/Oil & Gas
    The energy industry is experiencing unprecedented change as renewables and low carbon energy solutions have become top priority even for the more traditional oil & gas integrated oil companies.  We, b ...
    • Quantum Computing
    The U.S. Air Force has taken a leading role in the acceleration of quantum research and development over recent years, as the first adopter of this transformational technology. In this keynote, Michae ...
    • Edge & Cloud
    • POC to Production
    • Next Generation Connectivity: 5G & Wireless
    • Smart Cities & Environments
    • Industrial Enterprises
    • Embedded IoT
    • Embedded IoT
    A detailed view of today’s semiconductor market The emerging trends within the semiconductor market Opportunities and challenges faced in the semiconductor supply chain
    • Industrial Enterprises
    • Edge & Cloud
    Is your team developing AI solutions at pace with business demand? Modern cloud architectures have enabled a scale and flexibility for production AI not possible less than a decade ago. However, data ...
    • POC to Production
    Explainable AI Today: Model Transparency What is ML Driven Causality Integrate ML Driven Causality with Explainable AI Understand how Explainable AI and Causality lead to measurable business decisions
    • Smart Cities & Environments
    • Industrial Enterprises
    AI in manufacturing is a hot topic around the industry, with multiple potential use cases, vendors, and methodologies. The challenge for manufacturers is that the path from concept to deployment to RO ...
    • Embedded IoT
    • Industrial Enterprises
    In this presentation, Maria will discuss J&J’s innovation model and ecosystem and how J&J is leveraging AI, advanced robotics and the IoT to transform the J&J supply chain to become more customer-driv ...
    • Quantum Computing
    How start to think about incorporating quantum into your technology roadmap? Are early adopters seeing tangible advantages from their quantum solutions? Is quantum technology now being taken seriously ...
    • NLP Applied
    1.  What is the strategy to introduce conversational AI to transform contact center operations? 2. How to select the proper business cases to achieve an optimal business outcome? 3. How to use Key Per ...
    • Computer Vision & NLP
    Computer Vision based item recognition has several applications in retail but is riddled with problems in scalability and efficiency. There are typically several thousand items in a store and the item ...
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    Unilever is combining AI, Data, and High-Performance Computing to boost our innovation; improve the resilience of our Supply Chain and make our product logic smarter. This presentation describes the c ...
    • Next Generation Connectivity: 5G & Wireless
    The emergence of IoT and edge computing has the ability to transform the ways in which we do business – but making sense of these connected ecosystems can be complex. In this session, Greg Jones, Chie ...
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    At the heart of what is being called “Silicon Orchard” in Metro Atlanta, the City of Peachtree Corners – and its Curiosity Lab technology incubator – is leading the way in creating that blueprint on a ...
    • Scaling AI
    You might think you know what Agile is. You might even have some Technical Program Managers on your team. But do you really know how to leverage them both for successful AI projects? Come learn about ...
    • Energy/Oil & Gas
    Accelerators for talent and solutions are needed to speed up AI development and deployment in Energy & Resource Organizations. We've seen first hand that by investing in solving applied AI problems, E ...
    • Quantum Computing
    Billions of dollars have been invested into quantum computing, but for all of the advancements made the central question of how to effectively scale quantum computing persists. This panel will tackle ...
    • Quantum Computing
    The role of academic research for pushing the boundaries of quantum innovation How far ahead is the theory of quantum science to the practice of commercial quantum computing? Aligning quantum science ...
    • Edge & Cloud
    Current projections place IoT growth at almost 30B in the next few years. However, network designers struggle to build stable, secure, scalable systems. In this session, you will learn about an open, ...
    • Smart Cities & Environments
    How to build real-time recognition with Kafka This talk presents an Image recognition project that uses a normal smart phone as an IoT device that collects and sends telemetry data with an image feed. ...
    • Industrial Enterprises
    Discuss IoT data overflow risks Address IoT as an enabler for automation IoT as a foundation for AI decision automation Industry 4.0 Highlights
    • Embedded IoT
    There is a new generation of devices demanding independent learning and inference capabilities, faster response times, and limited power consumption. Creating opportunities for new products with smart ...
    • Industrial Enterprises
    The development and productization of AI/ML solutions for smart manufacturing such as predictive maintenance, visual quality inspection, and dynamic equipment control is a challenging problem that can ...
    • Embedded IoT
    • Role of the automotive sector in the semiconductor industry in the 21st century
    • Three “mega” transformations in the automotive industry: vehicle becoming an IoT product
    • Automotive semiconductor component functions are shifting
    • Automotive system-on-chip (SoC) market today and future forecast
    • POC to Production
    Daisy has implemented autonomous merchandise planning systems that deliver promotional item selection,  regular and promotional pricing , forecasting, ordering and inventory allocation and space plann ...
    • NLP Applied
    How do you navigate the vast number of solutions coming to market? What are some of the key challenges and pitfalls when bringing NLP into businesses? How do we see NLP evolving businesses and what's ...
    • Scaling AI
    Achieving digital-first business growth starts by bringing your technology services and operations together. By bringing them together:  You can expand technology services while reducing costs Deliver ...
    • Next Generation Connectivity: 5G & Wireless
    Dissect current use cases and apply learnings to your projects Understand the current cellular state of the market and projected lifecycles to inform your business decisions and quantify your ROI Lear ...
    • Computer Vision & NLP
    The creative industry spends billions of dollars every year guessing what content to put in front of customers. Creative intelligence lets brands know not only what content works in different territor ...
    • Energy/Oil & Gas
    How we are leveraging AI and IoT in Oil and Gas pipelines construction Importance of data Transforming business using Digital transformation. Few uses case Constraints of AI and IoT in our business an ...
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  3. Lunch
    • VisionAIres
    • POC to Production
    How do we communicate the value of projects to business teams and decision makers? How can we work best with our internal teams to make our business AI ready? How can we build trust in new processes a ...
    • Edge & Cloud
    Recognise why the Edge is integral to AI & IoT Discuss innovative use cases of edge computing and understand their trajectory in different sectors Understand how to reduce management costs and answer ...
    • Smart Cities & Environments
    Working with different entities within the public and private sector, collaborating with other cities in cohesion Tracking funding and policies for cities for IoT initiatives and projects Building Sma ...
    • Industrial Enterprises
    Tracking data flow with advanced analytics platforms Using automation, robotics, 3D printing and sensing for advanced inspection Getting information and digital data, and securing data into the cloud
    • Embedded IoT
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    While many are able to drive new processes and techniques, few know how to implement major business change at scale. In this fireside chat, Omdia’s Paul Pickering sits down with Suraj Rao, Vice Presid ...
    • Computer Vision & NLP
    • Scaling AI
    What are the considerations and best practices and what use cases do we have across industries? Dispelling AI myths and building trust in your teams and customers Can we ethically monetise enterprise ...
    • Next Generation Connectivity: 5G & Wireless
    Understand the infrastructure value-chain to make better business decisions Learn about the growing role of satellites in the IoT ecosystem How can we work together better to provide seamless solution ...
    • Demo Agenda
    • Quantum Computing
    Hear how Novant Health is currently embarking on its quantum journey, with topics of conversation including: What should an enterprise do right now to prepare for quantum computing? What are the cyber ...
    • Quantum Computing
    In this session, we will take an in depth look at an example of a large enterprise that has already started deploying quantum use cases to drive future of their business. You can expect the presenter ...
  4. Lunch Break
    • Networking
  5. Lunch Break
    • Networking
  6. Quantum Computing Networking Lunch
    • Quantum Computing
    Led by Omdia’s Chief Analyst of Quantum Computing, Sam Lucero, this highly interactive session will offer participants the opportunity to really progress the conversation beyond a high-level overview, ...
  7. AI Supply Chain Disruption Through A Smartphone Teardown
    • Networking
    Enjoy a complimentary lunch while listening to the Omdia analyst team discuss the latest AI and IoT developments across industries.
  8. Industrial Sustainability In Manufacturing
    • Networking
    Enjoy a complimentary lunch while listening to the Omdia analyst team discuss the latest AI and IoT developments across industries.
    • Quantum Computing
    • VisionAIres
    Business leaders are investing heavily in intelligent automation; a recent report from  HfS Research found that on average companies are spending $16M per year on automation initiatives. Yet 87% of C- ...
    • Demo Agenda
    DataForce Worlds | Gamified Data Annotation   Experience DataForce Worlds, an interactive and gamified adaptation of our annotation platform that shows you the importance of properly labeled data in y ...
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  9. Advanced Simplicity: On A New Generation Of IoT Chips
    • Networking
    Enjoy a complimentary lunch while listening to the Omdia analyst team discuss the latest AI and IoT developments across industries.
    • Networking
    Enjoy a complimentary lunch while listening to the Omdia analyst team discuss the latest AI and IoT developments across industries.
    • Edge & Cloud
    One of the biggest challenges with massive amounts of data — whether real time from IoT implementations such as driverless cars and manufacturing sensors or more conventional data such as customer pro ...
    • POC to Production
    Choosing the right partners for your PoC and determining your goal What metrics and success measures should we apply and how can we best monitor these? Communicating your findings to stakeholders and ...
    • NLP Applied
    • Next Generation Connectivity: 5G & Wireless
    The City has implemented numerous initiatives.  Some of the ones are: Tackling the Heat Island Effect in Phoenix: City collaborated with Arizona State University to work on cool pavement technology. D ...
    • Scaling AI
    Data-driven organizations use AI and ML, either natively within applications or infused into applications, to gain enhanced decision intelligence and automate processes for greater efficiency. But the ...
    • Smart Cities & Environments
    Major factors in City Management System City Management Applications
    • Industrial Enterprises
    The lifecycle includes five stages: Generate, Collect, Analyze, React, and Predict. Identifying the technology and process required to progress further down the lifecycle is critical for the success o ...
    • Embedded IoT
    Microcontrollers are gaining new respect as designers take advantage of the system-on-chip component’s ability to employ machine-learning (ML) algorithms at the “edge,” meaning locally, close to the data source rather than “in the cloud.” New applications will be enabled by these advanced MCUs, some of them already possible some other will be enabled in the future.
    • Energy/Oil & Gas
    WattTime leverages cutting edge machine learning, computer vision and statistical algorithms to create new types of carbon emissions data and makes this data available to IoT organizations and governm ...
    • Industrial Enterprises
    Highlights: Condition Monitoring at Caterpillar  - Connected assets   Edge computing vs Cloud computing Analytics Solution Value creation for Caterpillar Customers
    • Embedded IoT
    The Internet of Things has become pervasive in our daily home and work environments like factories, agriculture, mining, etc.  IoT devices are growing so fast because they provide the data necessary f ...
    • Quantum Computing
    Explore how enterprise organizations can determine their current level of 'quantum readiness' and the key indicators they need to form a coherent strategy for future pilot programmes. How will your es ...
    • Quantum Computing
    Quantum computing is set to have a seismic impact on business, but with the technology still in relative infancy it’s difficult for many enterprises to recognise its impact. This wrap-up session will ...
    • VisionAIres
    • Demo Agenda
    • Quantum Computing
    • POC to Production
    AI is rapidly transforming enterprises but enabling data science teams to develop and embed AI solutions across an organization has never been harder. Enterprises need to support an ever-growing numbe ...
    • Edge & Cloud
    The emergence of AI in airline operations has created demand for next-generation technology including real-time telemetry, vision ai, and edge computing. The idea behind the intelligent airport has be ...
    • NLP Applied
    What is CxD, what do conversation designers do (as a job) How CxD is a cross-functional practice that interfaces with NLP, Engineering, and UX teams How to bring the technical side of setting up an in ...
    • Scaling AI
    Current state of Digital platform Journey Evangelize why it's critical for gaming companies need continuous improvement in Tech strategy space to adopt ever changing Disruptive trend in Tech and Socia ...
    • Headliners
    Hear about the trends and challenges that are shaping the Conversational AI market Learn about what pro/low/no-code really means and why it matters Connect on how to achieve AI driven automation for y ...
    • Smart Cities & Environments
    Deploying smart vehicle infrastructure to better manage traffic function Mass transit networks sustainable in operations, design, and maintenance IoT as the gateway to improve public transit and trans ...
    • Industrial Enterprises
    The future needs of smart manufacturing concerning industrial decarbonization Disruptive technologies industry best practices with verification and validation of systems Workforce and skills developme ...
    • Embedded IoT
     Novel many-to-many alternative communications optical channel for use with mobile devices such as smartphones and automobiles  Optical spectrum free to use, energy-efficient, low power Does not requi ...
    • Energy/Oil & Gas
    The challenge – To use AI and IOT data to monitor satellite field wells for operational efficiency and production The solution – A platform solution which runs a machine learning algorithm at the edge ...
    • Industrial Enterprises
    Transportation generates more than 30% of the GHG emissions in US. More than 20% of the transportation emissions are emitted by medium and heavy duty vehicles that are only 5% of the vehicles on the r ...
    • Embedded IoT
    How to process incoming data to determine where problems lie in the field Data from equipment, such as factory equipment or HVAC equipment can be processed to look for faults in operation Simple senso ...
    • Headliners
    • Next Generation Connectivity: 5G & Wireless

    Cellular connectivity is complex – iBASIS works hard to de-risk and simplify it for you.  As a provider of IoT solutions with cellular connectivity, you need the tools to deliver your service at the level (Solution Provider, Reseller or MVNO), you need and to the market you need.   You also need to know that the connectivity is delivered honestly and reliably

    • Quantum Computing
    With numerous hardware and software solution providers in the market, how can enterprises determine the best approach to fit their architecture? Given that quantum computing relies on the foundations ...
    • Headliners

    How do you move from experimenting with AI, to truly innovating and creating value? In this session, we’ll share three key learnings on how to solve real-world business problems and deliver tangible impact with AI, including:

    • The importance of planning and alignment on AI use cases
    • How to leverage AI model factories for scalable success
    • The powerful potential of a Technical AI Center of Excellence

    Plus, we’ll show how one DataRobot customer has realized success with transformational AI.

    • Edge & Cloud
    The intelligent edge is bringing exciting new technology into our lives making them much more efficient. What if we used the intelligent edge to also solve some of the world’s biggest problems like fo ...
    • NLP Applied
    1. How Digital Experiences and Customer Expectations have changed in the Digital World 2. What makes up a Digital Person 3. How you can create engaging and empathetic experiences that your audience wa ...
    • POC to Production
    • Next Generation Connectivity: 5G & Wireless
    Private 5G networks offer mobility, security and QoS to IoT deployments. Learn more about private networks and hear examples of how IoT, connected using private networks, can benefit industries includ ...
    • Embedded IoT
    • VisionAIres

    Key discussion points:

    • The challenges and misconceptions in scaling responsible AI today
    • How to ensure accountability, anti-bias, fairness, and consumer protection
    • Steps to take to remain up-to-date in the best risk mitigation techniques to ensure optimal outcomes

     

     

    • Industrial Enterprises
    • Smart Cities & Environments
    As City Infrastructure begins to grow and more AI training and Inferencing is required, AI-based requirements for common workflows and higher density capabilities need to work together seamlessly for ...
    • Edge & Cloud
    Understanding the current edge landscape and use cases to inform our decision making Solving for latency and bandwidth issues through the Edge How do devices learn at the edge and how do you communica ...
    • Next Generation Connectivity: 5G & Wireless
    How can we best integrate legacy systems with connectivity needs of the future? Learn how to navigate the various connectivity options and decide which works best for you What can we learn from other ...
    • Headliners
    Join us for the premiere of the AI XPRIZE documentary following 150 global teams through a 5-year journey, applying AI to solve humanity’s grand challenges - and win the $5M prize. Meet the grand priz ...
    • NLP Applied
    • Smart Cities & Environments
    Reducing methane pollution is an essential pillar of Canada’s climate plan: a plan that includes a rigorous target of reducing emissions by 40-45% below 2012 levels by 2025 with hefty fines for missin ...
    • Networking
    • Networking
    This after-conference party is about more than just beer! Strike up networking conversations with other delegates over foosball, or switch gears with that panelist who really impressed you over Ping-P ...