Join us on September 5th, 202410:30am - 7pm CDT

THE FUTURE IS NOW:
Leading in the AI Era

September 5th
12 Speakers
Chicago, Illinois
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How to tackle every
company's AI Journey

A one-day conference that starts from the beginning, covering early-stage adoption and experimentation with AI, and progresses to full-scale AI development projects. Through first-hand experiences and interviews with AI experts, discover a real path to AI adoption.

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Learn How To

Incubate

Balance risk and reward, and more importantly, understand where to start.

Accelerate

See real life examples of different ways to use AI to solve common business problems – from simple solutions to bespoke options.

Scale

Hear from companies that have successfully solved customer problems with AI and how to track ROI.

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The Speakers

AJ Yawn

Partner, Armanino LLP

Co-founded ByteChek, Armanino Partner, Security Expert.

OJ Laos

Armanino LLP

Director of AI at Armanino LLP, leading the AI Lab.

Martin Holste

CTO, Trellix

Martin Holste is the CTO for Cloud at Trellix.

Brennan Woodruff

COO Gocharlie.ai

Brennan Woodruff is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of GoCharlie.AI

Derrick Magdefrou

Armanino LLP

Senior Manager, Data Science and AI

Carmel Wynkoop

Partner, Armanino LLP

Carmel Wynkoop is a Partner at Armanino LLP, leading the AI, Automation, and Analytics practice

Mark Weiss

SI Lead, AWS

Mark Weiss is the Strategic Initiatives Lead for DevSecOps at Amazon Web Services.

Jack Brzezinski

UCSD

Senior AI Architect, Generative AI

Manny Bernabe

Ushur

AI Evangelist

Kevin Merlini

Materia

Co-Founder/CEO

Saad Abouyahya

Tipalti

Manager, Alliances - Mid-Market ERPs

Dr. Alvin Chin

Discovery Partners Institute

Research Scientist

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Event Schedule

  • One Day Only

    September 05, 2024

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Welcome

Welcome and 1:1 Sessions

Come early to visit with AI specialists, and pick-up a box lunch before the day begins. Get personal time to connect with our industry experts and partners who can share first-hand experience in leveraging AI.

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Octavio Laos, Manny Bernabe, Dr. Jack Brzezinksi, Dr. Alvin Chin

Incubating AI Projects

The first step can be the hardest part. Attacking head on the main reasons why AI projects never get off the ground. Discuss ethical/privacy/and legal concerns to embark on an AI quest. What are the risks of action vs. inaction, and how do you spur the change on what can be a controversial topic. What is the role of your company for early adopters vs. BYOAI employees leveraging AI on the side? What should AI even mean – generative AI, deep learning, computer vision, RPA, etc.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Carmel Wynkoop, Brennan Woodruff, Kevin Merlini, Saad Abouyahya

Accelerate AI Use-Cases

How to best leverage the right AI tools for the job, innovation committees and idea sourcing, what’s the best way to initiate change within an org


2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Derrick Magdefrau

AI in Action

Show case how AI is evolving and three versions of solving a problem with increasing complexity. Watch as Derrick builds out AI chatbots and use-cases in real time, exploring what is possible.

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

AJ Yawn, Mark Weiss, Martin Holste

Panel: AI at Scale – How Do You Measure Success?

Building and leveraging applications at scale to solve customer problems, improve employee satisfaction and remain competitive. How to handle emerging business needs – CAIO, AI ops/ML Ops? Managing governance, ROI and impact both externally and internally.

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Tipalti.com

Networking Happy Hour Hosted by Tipalti

Join us for a happy hour to network and discuss the day's sessions with other attendees. Hosted by Tipalti

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One Day Only

$ 175

  • Thursday, September 5 2024
  • 10:30am - 7pm CDT
  • Free Lunch and Coffee
  • Appetizers and Drinks After
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