Robbie Allen
CEO
Infinia ML
Tech Talks
INTEGRATING AI INTO YOUR ORGANIZATION – CAN EVERY COMPANY INTEGRATE AI?
Sponsored by Silver Tree Consulting + Services
Listen to experts in the field talk about ways that organizations both large and small can integrate AI into your business operations using different technologies and applications.
Moderator
Monty Moree
Principal Partner
Silver Tree Consulting and Services
Panelists
Akash Ganapathi
CEO
Trill A.I.
Jennifer Hewit
Director
Credit Suisse
Craig Lukasik
Premier Center of Excellence Manager
Hortonworks
Gary Shorter
Head of Artificial Intelligence, R&D
IQVIA
THE INTERSECTION OF AI + BLOCKCHAIN – CAN ONE EXIST WITHOUT THE OTHER?
Decentralized Intelligence Networks are quickly becoming more and more prolific through the use of technologies such as blockchain. Hear more about this and how these two concepts complement one another.
Moderator
Phaedra Boinodiris
Blockchain Strategy + Design
IBM
Panelists
Chris Elmore
Company Evangelist
AvidXchange
Byron Gregg
VP – Strategy + Planning
Fidelity Investments
Michael Johnson
Director – Innovation
Atrium Health
Sam Penfield
Sr. Advisory Solutions Architect
SAS
THE FUTURE OF WORK + AI – WILL WE ALL BE REPLACED?
Sponsored by NorthState Technology Solutions
There is a frenzy about technology taking over jobs that people have done for decades. This panel will discuss the shifting job market and how AI is impacting it.
Moderator
Marc Montoro
Security | Market Leader
NorthState Technology Solutions
PANELISTS
Tracy Doaks
Chief Deputy State CIO/Chief Services Officer
State of North Carolina
Mark Kelley
VP
iCiDigital
Rick McFarland
Chief Data Officer
LexisNexis
Jennifer Redmon
Mgr – Data Science
Cisco
ETHICS IN AI – WHAT ABOUT PRIVACY?
Privacy is critical to all of us, personally and professionally. Hear experts talk about how the convergence of AI and privacy and what ethical dilemmas it raises.
moderator
Dr. Kenneth Russell
VP, Digital Transformation + CIO
Pfeiffer University
Panelists
Sean Doherty
Chief Software Architect
CrossComm
Jessica Nye
Supervisory Special Agent
FBI
Murali Vridhachalam
Distinguished Engineer
IBM
Joe Dickinson
Partner
Smith Anderson
AI IN HEALTHCARE – HOW IS AI IMPROVING MEDICINE + PATIENT CARE?
Sponsored by SAS
Many of the most practical applications of AI have been in the healthcare industry. Learn more about the simple and complex ways that AI is improving our health and well-being.
Moderator
Mark Pitts
Healthcare Analytics Executive
SAS
Panelists
Richard Bootes
VP – Product Dev
TeleHealth Services
John Carew
Managing Director
Accenture
Mike Rhoades
CEO
Blaze Advisors
Kirk Wroblenski
VP – Big Data Frameworks
Optum
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF AI – WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR BOTS?
Sponsored by Lenovo
While the algorithms are working through more and more data at faster speeds, it is still the human that is the creator of those algorithms. Join the discussion about some known unintended consequences and others that might arise.
MODERATOR
Scott Tease
Executive Director, WW High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence Technology
Lenovo
Panelists
Vishwani Dua
Solutions Architect – Watson Delivery
IBM
Curry Guinn
Professor + Chair
UNC-W Department of Computer Science
Peter Prodromou
CEO
Racepoint Global
Neil Riemann
Executive Member
Penry|Riemann, LLC