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food tech 2018 | Austin Forum
AI Applications & Impact: How Everything Will Change
April 13, 2021 | Online via Zoom | 6:00pm CDT
Speakers
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Michael Shepherd
Dell Technologies

Ashley Casovan
AI Global

Katrina Riehl
Cloudflare, Inc. 

Online on Zoom

6:00-6:15pm Networking
6:15-7:30pm Presentation
7:30-8:00pm
​Q&A
AI is transforming our daily lives, in ways both visible and transparent, and also may transform our businesses and industries, research, even entertainment... and the rate of change is growing. This presentation--part 2 of our "AI April"--will share many current, diverse examples of AI's impact in business and society, and will close with how we can expect things to continue advancing and accelerating. We're at the beginning of a transformation, a revolution--and soon, we'll be surrounded with intelligent systems, autonomous devices, smart infrastructure, and more. This is inevitable, not fantasy--and we'll help you and your company/organization embrace and leverage this revolution.

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Michael Shepherd
Distinguished Engineer
Dell Technologies
​Michael is a Distinguished Engineer and recognized technical evangelist who speaks globally on the impact of emerging technologies.

With 25 yrs Technology experience backed by 14 years growing up in Asia, he currently leads AI Research and Emerging Tech for Dell Technologies Services.

Michaels responsibilities include engaging with external researchers and collaborating internally across the Chief Technology Offices to envision and drive transformation as we prepare for the Age of AI.

As Augmented Intelligence improves the efficiency by which humans and machines work together, Michael focuses on “the possibilities” with Machine Intelligence and provides vision for how Data Scientists in Dell Technologies Services can help drive human progress and better outcomes for businesses and humanity.

Michaels experience as a sole proprietor and subsequent 20+ yrs at Dell in multiple organizations gives him a unique perspective of Dell’s entire product lifecycle. He serves on the MSBA advisory council for the University of Texas McCombs School of Business and has been granted thirteen hardware and software patents in eight countries.

When he isn’t consumed by Machine Intelligence, he can be found (or not) hiking with family and friends somewhere off the grid…getting recharged by nature where technology has yet to reach.


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Ashley Casovan
Executive Director

AI Global
Ashley has been at the forefront of building tools and policy interventions to support the responsible use and adoption of innovative technologies, both with her work at the Government of Canada, and as the Executive Director of AI Global, a multi-stakeholder  non-profit dedicated to mitigating harm and unintended consequences of AI systems. As a recognized leader in the social tech community she has developed a strong reputation for developing workable governance for data, artificial intelligence, and open source tools. Her work and ability to bring experts together to solve important challenges has led to meaningful change in government and beyond. Her work helps to inform government, industry, and academic research. She is currently a member of the following initiatives:

  • Chair, Responsible AI Certification Working Group, World Economic Forum
  • OECD’s Network of Experts, AI Policy Observatory
  • Canada’s AI Strategy Council Public Awareness Working Group
  • The Canadian Data Governance Collaboration Steering Committee
  • Responsible AI Advisor to the United States Government Accountability Office
  • Responsible AI standards -  ISO JTC1/SC42, IEEE, CIO Strategy Council
  • The Open Community for Ethics in Autonomous and Intelligent Systems (OCEANIS)
  • Advisor to InnSoTech project for Alberta “HelpSeekers” Initiative
  • Member of Advisory Board for NSERC research project at University of Toronto, “CREATE Responsible AI”
  • Industry Advisor for independent study, “Current Health Regulations and their impact on AI,” University of Texas, Faculty of Law



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Katrina Riehl
Director of Data Science
Cloudflare, Inc.
Katrina Riehl is Director of Data Science at Cloudflare. Over the last twenty years, Katrina has worked extensively in the fields of scientific computing, machine learning, data mining, and visualization. Most notably, she worked at the University of Texas at Austin, Apple, and Vrbo (Expedia Group).  She is also a member of the Board of Directors for NumFOCUS, a non-profit which supports open-source projects in the PyData ecosystem.

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