2019
AI WORLD FORUM March 4 - 5 The Carlu, Toronto FOLLOW US: @dfinstitute @aiworldforum
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Agenda DAY 1 - MARCH 4
REGISTRATION
7:00 - 8:00 am
WELCOMING REMARKS
8:00 - 8:10 am
ELLIS ODYNN, DIGITAL FINANCE INSTITUTE CAROL WILDING, CPA ONTARIO
8:10 - 8:55 am
OPENING KEYNOTE: CEOS TALK TECH SEBASTIEN GENDRON, TRANSPOD STEVE IRVINE, INTEGRATE.AI
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION
8:55 - 9:40 am
KEN SILLS, PRETECKT RITA CIARAVINO, FORMER CRUISE AUTOMATION MATTI SIEMIATYCKI, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO STANISLAW SCHMAL, LUFTHANSA INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS MODERATOR: CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, THE CANADIAN PRESS
9:40 - 9:55 am
CPQI: DON'T WASTE MONEY ON AI TERRY BOYLAND, CPQI
9:55 - 10:15 am
NETWORKING BREAK SHOPIFY: THE ROLE OF AI IN ECOMMERCE
10:15 - 10:30 am
SARAH SIU, SHOPIFY
HOW AI IS TRANSFORMING BANKING GARY KEARNS, GROWTH ANALYTICS LLC JENNY LIN, RBC TERRY HICKEY, CIBC MELISSA MCSHERRY, VISA MODERATOR: JAMES BRADSHAW, THE GLOBE AND MAIL
10:30 - 11:15 am
Agenda DAY 1 - MARCH 4
AI-BASED AUTONOMOUS RESPONSE: ARE HUMANS READY?
11:15 - 11:30 am
NABIL ZOLDJALALI, DARKTRACE
NVIDIA'S ADVANCES IN AI
11:30 - 11:50 am
SANJA FIDLER, NVIDIA
LUNCH ENTERPRISE AI AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE
11:50 - 1:00 pm 1:00 - 1:45 pm
BENJI SUCHER, LAYER 6, TD BANK GROUP SANJAY SRIVASTAVA, GENPACT CAROLINA BESSEGA, STRADIGI AI ROBERT BARTON, CISCO MEGH GUPTA, ELEMENT AI MODERATOR: CURT HOPKINS, HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
QUANTUM COMPUTING
1:45 - 2:00 pm
MICHAEL BRETT, QXBRANCH
CAN AI OUTPERFORM DOCTORS? AI'S ROLE IN MEDICINE
2:00 - 2:40 pm
GEORGE CERNILE, AIM ANNA ANSEL, PROVENIO AG DORNOOSH ZONOOBI, MEDO.AI DEVIN SINGH, THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN MODERATOR: NATASHA PURI, CYCLICA
CLOSING KEYNOTE: THE FUTURE OF AI IN 2025
2:40 - 3:00 pm
SARMAD IBRAHIM, IBM
OFFICIAL NETWORKING PARTY 48 HAYDEN STREET, TORONTO, ON M4Y 1V8
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Agenda DAY 2 - MARCH 5
REGISTRATION
8:00 - 9:00 am
WELCOMING REMARKS
9:00 - 9:05 am
ELLIS ODYNN, DIGITAL FINANCE INSTITUTE
DEEP LEARNING FOR SELF DRIVING AT UBER ATG
9:05 - 9:25 am
INMAR GIVONI, UBER ATG TORONTO
ETHICS & AI: INVESTIGATING STRATEGIES TO BUILD AI PRODUCTS MORE RESPONSIBLY
9:25 - 9:40 am
DEBORAH RAJI, PROJECT INCLUDE, GOOGLE AI
AI - THE FUTURE OF MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
9:40 - 10:20 am
ERIC DAHAN, OPEN INFLUENCE KHALID AL-KOFAHI, THOMSON REUTERS LAURA MINGAIL, SECRET LOCATION MICHAEL THOMSON, EDELMAN MODERATOR: FATIMA ZAIDI, EIGHTY EIGHT AGENCY
MOVE FROM HYPE TO PRODUCTION WITH AI IN THE ENTERPRISE
10:20 - 10:35 am
BRIAN CARPENTER, PURE STORAGE
COFFEE BREAK WHY 5G MATTERS FOR AI CHRISTINE DUHAIME, DIGITAL FINANCE INSTITUTE
10:35 - 11:00 am 11:00 - 11:15 am
Agenda DAY 2 - MARCH 5
AI PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
11:15 - 11:55 am
CARLO DAL MUTTO, AQUIFI STEVEN KUYAN, NYU NARGIZ MAMMADOVA, DESTIN AI CHIEL HENDRIKS, GOOGLE CLOUD JEFF ZAKRZEWSKI, RITUAL MODERATOR: TRISHALA PILLAI, MYPLANET
CONSCIOUS AI: CAN MACHINES REASON?
11:55 - 12:10 pm
SERGIO SANTOS, FUTURE SYNTHESIS
LUNCH CHATBOTS: GETTING THE ANSWERS YOU NEED
12:10 - 1:20 pm 1:20 - 1:35 pm
JORDI TORRAS, INBENTA
THE TECHNOLOGY OF STORY: HOW CREATIVITY CAN AFFECT THE FUTURE
1:35 - 1:50 pm
PIETRO GAGLIANO, TRANSITIONAL FORMS
ROBOTS: HOW WILL THEY LIVE AMONGST US?
1:50 - 2:35 pm
MANIR AL-FAISAL, SHELLEY AUTOMATION JEAN-BAPTISTE PASSOT, BRAIN CORP ANJALEE NARENTHIREN, TECHEXPLORE JASON BRAVERMAN, SKYX SYSTEMS MODERATOR: PETER SUMA, APPLIED BRAIN RESEARCH
CLOSING KEYNOTE: AI'S GAME CHANGING IMPACT YVES JACQUIER, UBISOFT
2:35 - 2:55 pm
speakers ELLIS ODYNN, CHIEF AI OFFICER, DIGITAL FINANCE INSTITUTE
CAROL WILDING, PRESIDENT & CEO, CPA ONTARIO
SEBASTIEN GENDRON, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, TRANSPOD
STEVE IRVINE, FOUNDER & CEO, INTEGRATE.AI
KEN SILLS, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, PRETECKT
RITA CIARAVINO, FORMER LEAD ENGINEER, CRUISE AUTOMATION
MATTI SIEMIATYCKI, INTERIM DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF CITIES, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
STANISLAW SCHMAL, SENIOR CONSULTANT FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, LUFTHANSA INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS
CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, BUSINESS REPORTER, THE CANADIAN PRESS
TERRY BOYLAND, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CPQI
SARAH SIU, DATA SCIENCE LEAD, SHOPIFY
GARY KEARNS, PRESIDENT & CEO, GROWTH ANALYTICS LLC, FORMER EVP ANALYTICS, MASTERCARD
JENNY LIN, VP OF BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES T&O, RBC
TERRY HICKEY, CHIEF ANALYTICS OFFICER, CIBC
speakers MELISSA MCSHERRY, SVP, GLOBAL HEAD OF DATA PRODUCTS, VISA
JAMES BRADSHAW, BANKING REPORTER, THE GLOBE AND MAIL
NABIL ZOLDJALALI, SENIOR CYBER TECHNOLOGY MANAGER, DARKTRACE
SANJA FIDLER, DIRECTOR OF AI, NVIDIA
BENJI SUCHER, VP & COO, LAYER 6, TD BANK GROUP
SANJAY SRIVASTAVA, SVP & CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, GENPACT
CAROLINA BESSEGA, CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER STRADIGI AI
ROBERT BARTON, DISTINGUISHED SYSTEMS ENGINEER, CISCO
MEGH GUPTA, HEAD OF STRATEGY & CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, ELEMENT AI
CURT HOPKINS, MANAGING EDITOR, HEWLETT PACKARD LABS AND STAFF WRITER, HP ENTERPRISE
MICHAEL BRETT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, QXBRANCH
GEORGE CERNILE, VP, ENGINEERING AI/NLP, AI IN MEDCINE (AIM)
ANNA ANSEL, MD PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY, PROVENIO AG
DORNOOSH ZONOOBI, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, MEDO.AI
speakers DEVIN SINGH, STAFF PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN LEAD FOR CLINICAL AI & DATA SCIENCE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE, SICKKIDS
NATASHA PURI, MARKETING STRATEGIST AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MANAGER, CYCLICA & RESEARCH COORDINATOR, UHN
SARMAD IBRAHIM, SENIOR CLOUD ARCHITECT, IBM CANADA
INMAR GIVONI, SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER, UBER ATG TORONTO
DEBORAH RAJI, FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROJECT INCLUDE & MENTEE, GOOGLE AI
ERIC DAHAN, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, OPEN INFLUENCE
KHALID AL-KOFAHI, VP OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, THOMSON REUTERS
LAURA MINGAIL, SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SECRET LOCATION
MICHAEL THOMSON, VP, TECHNOLOGY SECTOR LEAD, CANADA, EDELMAN
FATIMA ZAIDI, VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, EIGHTY EIGHT AGENCY
BRIAN CARPENTER, AI TECHNOLOGY EVANGELIST, PURE STORAGE
CHRISTINE DUHAIME, FOUNDER, DIGITAL FINANCE INSTITUTE
CARLO DAL MUTTO, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, AQUIFI
STEVEN KUYAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, FUTURE LABS, NYU
speakers NARGIZ MAMMADOVA, FOUNDER & CEO, DESTIN AI
CHIEL HENDRIKS, CLOUD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, GOOGLE CLOUD
JEFF ZAKRZEWSKI, HEAD OF GROWTH ENGINEERING, RITUAL
TRISHALA PILLAI, PARTNERSHIPS MANAGERVOICE, AI & ANALYTICS, MYPLANET
SERGIO SANTOS, CO-FOUNDER & CTO, FUTURE SYNTHESIS
JORDI TORRAS, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, INBENTA
PIETRO GAGLIANO, FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR, TRANSITIONAL FORMS
MANIR AL-FAISAL, PRODUCT APPLICATIONS ENGINEER, SHELLEY AUTOMATION
JEAN-BAPTISTE PASSOT, VP, PLATFORM & AI, BRAIN CORP
ANJALEE NARENTHIREN, FOUNDER & CEO, TECHEXPLORE
JASON BRAVERMAN, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, SKYX SYSTEMS
PETER SUMA, CHAIRMAN & CO-CEO, APPLIED BRAIN RESEARCH
YVES JACQUIER , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION STUDIOS SERVICES, UBISOFT
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