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Presentation: Data Strategy in the AI Age: Essential Evolution and Future Imperatives
In the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), data strategy stands as the linchpin for organizational success and innovation. This presentation delves into the critical intersection of data strategy and AI, exploring essential considerations and transformative imperatives for businesses navigating the digital landscape.
Murugesh Mayandi
Head - Data & Analytics, Americas
Tech Mahindra
Presentation: Navigating the AI Maze: Debiasing Gen AI for Enterprise Applications
- How to unearth hidden prejudices within AI algorithms?
- Steps to mitigate inherent biases when using Gen AI
- Adopting ethical guidelines to govern Gen AI applications
- Implementing means of detecting and/or correcting biases
Rahul Zende,
Principal Data Scientist
Navy Federal Credit Union
Presentation: Efficiently scale and manage your Data / AI applications with Taipy
- How to create interactive dashboards with minimal coding, eliminating the need for expertise in HTML, JS, or CSS.
- Creating and managing what-if scenarios by modeling dataflows and orchestrating pipelines through an easy-to-use and flexible user interface.
Turn Data and AI Models into production-ready web applications.
During this session, we will demonstrate how to use Taipy to create dynamic, graphically intensive applications that offer practical insights for your Data/AI decision-support applications, all within Python.
Vincent Gosselin
CEO & Co-Founder
Taipy
Presentation: Unlocking a New Era of Business Intelligence: Transforming Your Organization's Landscape with Data Literacy
- Spearheading an effective data literacy initiative to drive tangible and rapid transformation
- Painting a vivid picture and conveying data's worth to non-data personnel, enhancing their involvement
- Establishing a comprehensive framework capable of conveying data to diverse audiences with varying levels of data proficiency
- Introducing user-friendly data analytics tools that don't require advanced technical skills
Kathleen Maley
VP, Analytics
Experian
Presentation: The Evolving Landscape of Data Security and Analytics
- Enhancing data security
- Governance, compliance, and ethical considerations
- Establishing the future directions - Predictive Analytics & Quantum Computing
- Developing a strategic integration and a unified approach
Anish Saripalli
Vice President (Offensive Security Research testing and Attack Surface Validation)
Wells Fargo
Future-Proof Finance: Embracing AI for Strategic Growth
- Strategic AI Investments: Highlighting key investment trends and how financial leaders can leverage AI to drive corporate strategies that align with current market dynamics.
- Risk Management in the AI Era: Discussing contemporary risk management techniques to navigate the evolving challenges and regulatory landscapes associated with AI technologies.
- Monetizing AI Innovations: Examining the latest approaches to generating revenue from AI initiatives, focusing on sustainable growth and value creation in today’s economy.
Monishwaran Maheswaran
Generative AI Researcher
University of California, Berkeley
Interactive Session: Leading with Straight Talk: Transform Competing Data & Analytic Priorities into Collaborative Wins
Data and analytics leaders know that delivering AI solutions requires hard conversations about data readiness. Conflicts around priorities, governance, and tech debt are inevitable as teams strive to balance delivering rapid value with sustainable data infrastructure. Ultimately, the success of a team depends on its leaders' ability to navigate conflicts effectively, fostering an environment where diverse perspectives and constructive debates are encouraged to drive innovation and achieve excellence,
In this interactive session, we’ll:
- Explore active listening and powerful questions as a foundation for cross-team collaboration.
- Learn a simple but effective model for straight talk that can transform challenges into shared wins.
- Share and connect with best practices.
Brad Schwartz
Founder & Principal
Tech Leaders Coach
Presentation: Navigating the AI Era of Enterprise Analytics: Unveiling Insights & Analytics
- Understand the challenges data mature enterprises are facing as they enable self-service reporting
- Discuss how AI can be used to reduce inevitable analytics risks
- Dive into cost optimization opportunities in enterprise reporting
Xin Heng
Head of Data
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