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AI & Why It Will Transform Everything
July 7th, 2020 | ZOOM CONFERENCE | 6:15pm Click here to join the Zoom |
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with Charlie Burgoyne Valkyrie Jay Boisseau Dell Technologies Vizias Austin CityUP Austin Forum Kimberly Storin Rapid Deploy ZOOM 6:00pm Log In 6:15pm -7:30pm Presentation 7:30-8:15pm Q&A |
Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most hyped technology trend in the world right now--and with good reason. The combination of highly capable algorithms, exponentially increasing amounts of digital data, and ever-increasing computational power have enabled tremendous successes in the development, application, and impact of AI in recent years.
We see or experience some of these daily: facial recognition in place of passwords, conversational AI assistants (e.g. Alexa, Siri) and chatbots, detection of fraudulent credit cards charges, improved recommendations for what to buy or watch next, and much more. Companies now use AI to improve operational efficiencies, predict possible maintenance issues, optimize sales and marketing efforts, and more. Perhaps most importantly, AI is now poised to revolutionize healthcare and medicine, mobility and transportation, manufacturing and robotics, finance, national security, and many of the fundamental needs of humanity and society. But what is AI? What makes AI so powerful? Why is it so hyped and why is it considered disruptive, transformative, and revolutionary? (And is it?) What are the most important applications that of AI today and tomorrow? How is Austin contributing to the advancement of AI? Join us to hear some answers to these questions from Austin AI leaders and experts and stay for an extended Q&A session with breakout groups organized by topic. (Join us again on July 21 to explore additional topics about AI including the ethical implications and societal benefits and risks of AI, how to augment humanity and promote inclusion with AI, and more.) We welcome your participation! Please email us with your questions, answers and prognostications in advance.
Admission to the Austin Forum is always free. The Austin Forum accepts donations of used smart phones, tablets, and computers at all our events. Since the events are no online, please let us know via the ‘chat’ window during the event if you have devices to donate. All devices will have a factory reset and be set up as new by the team at Austin Pathways’ nationally-recognized “Unlocking the Connection” initiative, which will connect every public housing resident with a digital device, digital literacy, and a free or very low-cost internet connection. Your donated devices can change lives and help close Austin’s digital divide, thanks to Austin Pathways. |
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Charlier Burgoyne
Valkyrie 
Kimberly Storin
Rapid Deploy |
Charlie Burgoyne is the founder & CEO of Valkyrie Intelligence, a consulting firm with domain expertise in applied science and strategy. Charlie is also the Managing Partner for Valkyrie Signals, an AI driven hedge fund based in Austin, as well as managing partner for Valkyrie Labs, an AI product company. Charlie leads a team of highly trained scientists and strategists to implement advanced analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence into industrial processes and consumer products. Previously, Charlie held a variety of roles including Principal Director of Data Science at Frog Design, Director of Data Science at Rosetta Stone, Vice President of R&D for a government contracting firm specializing in cybersecurity and machine learning, a research physicist for the DOE and NNSA, and a research astrophysicist for NASA in conjunction with George Washington University. Charlie holds a master’s degree in theoretical physics from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s in nuclear physics from George Washington University. He has a real passion for languages and speaks French, German, and Italian.
Jay Boisseau is an experienced, recognized leader and strategist in advanced computing technologies, with over 20 years in the field. Jay has built and led many computing-focused programs, departments, and organizations. Jay’s is CEO and co-founder (June 2014) of Vizias. Vizias is a small team of talented, passionate technology professionals who are determined to change the world by using their advanced computing expertise and experience, especially in high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and smart cities.
Jay’s current primary activity is working as the AI & HPC Technology Strategist for Dell Technologies (since September 2014) to further develop its high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) strategies and new solutions for a broader use of HPC and AI by more companies, government organizations, and universities. Kimberly Storin is the Chief Market Officer at RapidDeploy, an Austin-based start-up that is driving digital transformation across 9-1-1 and public safety. She has 15+ years of experience in enterprise technology and M&A integration with Fortune 500 organizations. Prior to joining RapidDeploy, she led the marketing organization for IBM's Cognitive Systems, helping enterprise clients understand and see the path for value-driven AI implementations from technology development to culture integration. Previously Kimberly led large-scale transformation efforts at AMD and Dell and was in M&A at Deloitte Consulting. She has an MBA from the University of Southern California and a BBA from University of Texas at Austin.
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