North America Emerging Tech Summit 2024
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This summit focused on the impacts and opportunities associated with emerging AI technologies including (but not limited to) generative AI platforms from companies like IBM, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Anthropic, considering questions such as:
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What are the most profitable and surprising use cases?
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How are companies ensuring data privacy and security?
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How do you turn experiments scattered across the enterprise into a coherent strategy?
Bringing together 120+ senior executives and regional experts charged with creating and executing their organization’s AI strategy for leveraging AI/ML in both enterprise and customer-facing applications from the IT side and the line of business side, this summit offered action-oriented panels, workshops, 1:1 meetings, and numerous networking opportunities to share initiatives, inspire peers, and find solutions to real execution challenges.
WHAT MAKES OUR SUMMITS UNIQUE?
By Invitation Only
We carefully select senior leaders to participate in our Summits and interview each participant in advance. This ensures exceptional quality of conversations and networking.
Practitioner-Generated Topics
Topics are vetted by both participants and our advisory board to ensure they are timely, valuable and actionable.
Relaxed 1:1 Sponsor Meetings
Spend some quality time with sponsors to understand their capabilities, with no sales pressure. Each participant chooses the sponsors they’d like to speak with, and there is no obligation to take any sponsor meetings.
FORMAT
The summit’s conversational format gives you the opportunity to freely ask questions and share your own POV during sessions.
Ample networking time means your day away from the office provides not only an occasion to learn, but also a professional growth opportunity.
Optional 1:1 meetings means you can take advantage of the cutting-edge sponsors who will be on site, ready to help you achieve your 2024 goals and beyond.
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Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
[Foyer Area]
Check-in, enjoy breakfast, and meet with fellow Business Leaders, Experts, and Government Officials before the summit officially kicks off.
9:00 – 9:10 AM
Welcome Reception and BuyerForesight™ Introduction
[Salon I, II, III]
9:10 – 9:20 AM
Keynote Address: The Future of Work in an AI-Everywhere World
[Salon I, II, III]
Course Facilitator of the AI Professional Program at Stanford
Daniel Wu is an accomplished technical leader with over 20 years of expertise in software engineering, AI/ML, and team development.
With a diverse career spanning technology, education, finance, and healthcare, he is credited for establishing high-performing AI teams, pioneering point-of-care expert systems, co-founding a successful online personal finance marketplace, and leading the development of an innovative online real estate brokerage platform.
Passionate about technology democratization and ethical AI practices, Daniel actively promotes these principles through involvement in computer science and AI/ML education programs. A sought-after speaker, he shares insights and experiences at international conferences and corporate events. Daniel holds a computer science degree from Stanford University.
9:20 – 9:45 AM
Emerging Tech Partners Introduction
[Salon I, II, III]
In this introduction, we highlight our solution partners who are driving tech transformation across industries. These strategic collaborators offer expertise in consulting, IT strategy, and innovative technology platforms, collectively assisting companies in formulating, implementing, and reviewing strategies aligned with corporate objectives and compliance requirements.
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Coffee Break and Networking
[Foyer Area]
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Panel Sessions
TRACK 1 – Salon I, II, III
The Most Interesting New AI Use Cases
The initial use cases for GenAI were easy to come up with. Truly conversational AI, summarizing enormous amounts of unstructured text and the like. What disruptive and interesting use cases have companies rolled out recently, and what can we learn from them?
Moderator
Chief Revenue Officer at BuyerForesight™
Solution Expert
Director – Artificial Intelligence at SADA, An Insight company
Panelists
Ex-VP Software Engineering & Data Science at Tonal
Head of Data and AI platform at Rakuten Symphony
Senior Director, Data Science (Business Planning, Analytics) at Charter Communications
Vice President, Head of Global Data and AI Enablement, CDAO Emerging Markets at Prudential Financial
TRACK 2 – Salon IV
Does AI Need to be Explainable?
The negative implications of the “AI black box” are well known, but must all AI models be explainable? In this session, we’ll discuss when explainability is essential. We’ll also look at ways companies are monitoring the quality, accuracy, and potential bias of model outputs in lieu of being able to explain the underlying model.
Moderator
Head of Experience at BuyerForesight™
Solution Expert
Principal, Business Development, Financial Services Industry at IBM
Panelists
Head of Data & AI Investment Banking at Bank of America
VP of Engineering at Promise
AI Chief and Head of Data at Tote AI
Senior Director, Global Product – AI powered Digital Experiences at Align Technology
10:35 – 11:05 AM
Panel Sessions
TRACK 1 – Salon I, II, III
The AI Risks to Prepare for Now
Not all AI risks are obvious. In this session, we’ll discuss how companies are prioritizing AI risks by both urgency and industry.
Moderator
Chief Revenue Officer at BuyerForesight™
Solution Expert
Head of Product Marketing at Telesign
Panelists
Head of Data & AI Investment Banking at Bank of America
Director, Strategic Solutions at Authority Brands
Head of Digital Transformation Office at Societe Generale
Vice President, Head of Global Data and AI Enablement, CDAO Emerging Markets at Prudential Financial
TRACK 2 – Salon IV
What Will Define a “Knowledge Worker” in an AI World?
Generative AI can handle a lot of tasks we associate with junior knowledge workers. As “AI digital workers” proliferate, how will companies redefine these roles for the human staff who remain?
Moderator
Head of Experience at BuyerForesight™
Panelists
Head of Product, Conversational AI & Messaging Platforms at PayPal
VP Software Engineering at Nuvei Technologies aka Paya Inc
AI Chief and Head of Data at Tote AI
VP, Data and Fintech Engineering Team at ThredUp
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM
Peer Connect Session and Scheduled 1:1 Meetings with Sponsors
[Salon V, VI, Willow Glen Room]
Take a break to network with your peers and meet with relevant Emerging Technology Summit sponsors.
12:05 – 12:50 PM
Lunch and Networking
[Foyer Area]
12:50 – 1:20 PM
Panel Sessions
TRACK 1 – Salon I, II, III
How Will You Hire and Train for an AI Future?
When AI is integrated into most aspects of a company’s operations, how should companies be rethinking how they recruit, hire, and train new staff? We’ll discuss what skills and aptitudes are likely to be most valuable in an AI-augmented company.
Moderator
Chief Revenue Officer at BuyerForesight™
Panelists
Senior Director of Software Engineering at Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
VP of Data at Bungalow
VP, Data Governance Leader at Synchrony Financial
Head of Data and AI platform at Rakuten Symphony
TRACK 2 – Salon IV
How Will LLMs Impact Data Privacy?
“Open source” LLMs have generated controversy around the sources of data used in their models, and the potential for abuse that creates. Others see a role for using GenAI to find and flag PII for removal. In this session, we’ll discuss both the risks and opportunities.
Moderator
Head of Experience at BuyerForesight™
Solution Expert
Senior Sales Engineer, Enterprise at Fivetran
Panelists
Sr. Director, AI/ML Platform Product Management at Visa
VP, Data and Fintech Engineering Team at ThredUp
1:25 – 1:55 PM
Panel Sessions
TRACK 1 – Salon I, II, III
Developing an Ethical Governance Framework for AI
Companies are realizing they need both data governance and model governance to avoid ethically questionable outputs. Bias is the biggest risk factor, but there are others. How are companies creating workable governance frameworks?
Moderator
Chief Revenue Officer at BuyerForesight™
Panelists
Vice President, Data Governance and Data Quality at Signify Health
Chief Data Officer, International Markets at Dentsu
VP, Data Governance Leader at Synchrony Financial
VP, Enterprise Data Science & Analytics at Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK
TRACK 2 – Salon IV
Domain-Specific Small Language Models
Domain-specific small language models are creating opportunities for efficiency, versatility, and accessibility that will open up thousands of use cases not applicable to more general LLMs. There is plenty of scope for innovation as developers explore the possibilities of these new customizable codebases.
Moderator
Head of Experience at BuyerForesight™
Solution Expert
Founder & CTO at Turing
Panelists
Director, Data Science at DocuSign
Venture Builder, Product and Technology, AI Accelerator at Munich Re
Founder and Chief Scientist at Zaimler
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Peer Connect Session and Scheduled 1:1 Meetings with Sponsors
[Salon V, VI, Willow Glen Room]
Network with your peers and meet with relevant Emerging Tech Summit sponsors.
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Panel Sessions
TRACK 1 – Salon I, II, III
Who Should Be Leading AI Strategy in the Enterprise?
Most of the demand for AI innovation is coming from the business, but most of the knowledge about AI typically sits in IT. What are the implications for AI strategy driven by either business or IT and how can companies avoid the inevitable blind spots that will arise as a result?
Moderator
Chief Revenue Officer at BuyerForesight™
Panelists
Sr. Director, AI/ML Platform Product Management at Visa
Chief Data Officer, International Markets at Dentsu
Founder and Chief Scientist at Zaimler
Director of Software Engineering at Genentech
TRACK 2 – Salon IV
Fighting Hallucinations: Different Approaches to Trustworthy Output
LLM hallucinations have been an unpleasant reality of all LLMs and so far none of the big players in the space have managed to eliminate them. Enterprises are pushing ahead regardless and mitigating risk with a variety of solutions to the issue. We’ll discuss some of these and how effective they are.
Moderator
Head of Experience at BuyerForesight™
Panelists
Head of ML, Director of Product at JustAnswer
Venture Builder, Product and Technology, AI Accelerator at Munich Re
VP of Innovation at Inflect Health and Vituity
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Peer Connect Session and Scheduled 1:1 Meetings with Sponsors
[Salon V, VI, Willow Glen Room]
Network with your peers and meet with relevant Emerging Tech Summit sponsors.
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Networking Reception with Drinks and Hors D’oeuvres
[Foyer Area]
Enjoy a proper send-off after a day full of conversation, insights, and activities.
Who’s Invited?
