SIP Talks and Panel Discussion: Put AI to Work:
Get Ready for Artificial Intelligence in Your Business
Toronto City Hall, May 14, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Society of Internet Professional in collaboration with Big Data and AI Toronto are very pleased to invite you to SIP Talks
Put AI to Work: Get Ready for AI in Your Business
A Panel Discussion
Date
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Time
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Location
Toronto City Hall, Committee Room 2
Address
100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Registration: SIP2019May14.eventbrite.ca
Complimentary tickets to explore the benefits of becoming a member of SIP and SIPTalks.
Refreshments will be served
For more information, please contact
Kashif Iqbal |
647-618-3625 |
SIPpost@sipgroup.org
Max Haroon |
416-891-4937 |
rsvp@sipgroup.org
Description
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will touch every industry. Like the advent of the Internet which threw businesses into a Digital Revolution, AI has the potential to drastically change and upend our traditional ways of doing things.
Canada has played a major role in the early days of AI. Today, Toronto is a major AI hub, home to higher education and research labs dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence research. Businesses are applying AI in unique ways that will have an immense impact on business.
Organized in collaboration with Big Data and AI Toronto 2019, join us to hear thought provoking talks from three AI expert speakers about how Artificial Intelligence can be put to work in your business, and participate in the panel discussions.
Presenters:
• Helen Kontozopoulos: What is AI?
What is AI? A brief history of Artificial Intelligence and its Business Applications.
Helen Kontozopoulos, Co-founder and Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto,
ODAIA, an AI based algorithm developed at the U of T. Helen also co-founded U of T Innovation Lab.
• Kevin Ferreira: How, What and Why?
How, What and Why? From research to
reality. Kevin will discuss how teams like at the Bell AI Lab are about to make these
technologies a reality. Learn about the roles necessary to make your
team succeed.
Kevin D. Ferreira, Ph.D, Sr. Manager of AI Labs at Bell Canada, where he is developing a number machine learning applications.
• Yevgeniy Vahlis: The Future of AI
The Future of AI. There's a lot to learn when it comes to AI in this rapidly changing technology. What should traditional business be
worried about.
Yevgeniy Vahlis, Head of Artificial Intelligence Technology at BMO Financial Group.
Panel Moderator:
• Olivia Kitevski, Producer of
Big Data & AI Toronto, Canada's #1 Conference and Expo on Big Data, AI and Analytics, organised by
Corp Agency, the event management agency for the consumer and business worlds. Olivia is a founding member of
Young Women in Business Toronto (YWiB).
Network with our sponsors, your peers and industry leaders.
Photo: SIP Panel Discussion: Put AI to Work
The Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) gathered top AI experts from a Bank to Bell: Helen Kontozopoulos, Cofounder and Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto; Yevgeniy Vahlis, Head of Artificial Intelligence Technology at BMO Financial; Kevin Ferreira, Ph. D, Sr. Manager of AI Labs at Bell Canada. The panel was moderated by Olivia Kitevski of Corp-Agency, conference Producer of Big Data & the AI Toronto Conference.
SIP Post Message Update:Thank You for attending our biggest event of the year: A Panel discussion on AI in Your Business at the City Hall on May 14, 2019
We were thrilled to have three prominent speakers from the upcoming AI Conference (Detailed below).
It was a farewell party for Max Haroon, who is the Founder of SIP. Max revealed many personal plans, in the interview by Paul Litwack, who was the MC of the event. Max served SIP for more than 20+ years, thank you for your leadership.
Some pictures of the event are posted on the SIP’s Facebook page:
tinyurl.com/sip2019may14Please let us know if you have posted any pictures or videos, you never know you may win a prize.
We invite you to participate in the upcoming Toronto AI Conference co-located with BigDATA conference at the Metro Convention Centre on June 12 and 13.The exhibit Floor pass is Free for everyone
Get an exclusive SIP discount of 25% on a 2 day Conference pass (value$595), use the promo code
BIGSIP.
