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Event

Artificial Intelligence: Fueling the Next Wave of Innovation

May 8, 2019
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

NYIT de Seversky Mansion
Long Island, NY

Join us as industry experts address cutting-edge developments ranging from the implementation of advanced AI technologies and AI-enabled digital innovations, to customer engagement via machine learning and automation. The conference will also cover topics including AI applications in health, marketing, cybersecurity, robotics, and the future of work and education.This event is held in conjunction with Creative Tech Week.

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Keynote Speaker

Agenda

8 a.m.

Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks

Hank Foley, Ph.D., President, New York Institute of Technology
Laura Curran, Nassau County (NY) Executive

8:45 a.m.

Keynote Speaker

Shobhit Varshney, Partner, IBM Services, IBM

9:20 a.m.

The Future of Work in an AI World

Speakers

Nicole Tricoukes, Senior Maverick, Machine Vision and AI, Chief Technology Office, Zebra Technologies
Kris Skrinak, AI/ML Segment Lead, PSA, Amazon Web Services

10 a.m.

Fireside Chat

Moderator

Joanna Austin, Publisher and SVP, Long Island Press

Speaker

Ilya Meyzin, Vice President, Data Science Strategy & Operations, Dun & Bradstreet

10:30 a.m.

Networking Break and Poster Presentations

Digital Transformation:
How Different Industry Verticals Are Leveraging AI

10:45 a.m.

AI and Healthcare Panel

Moderator

Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, CDN, FAND, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Affairs, School of Health Professions; and, Director, Academic Management, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, NYIT

Panel Members

Purna Prasad, Ph.D., Vice President and CTO, Northwell Health
Kerstin Kleese Van Dam, Ph.D., Director, Computational Science Initiative, Brookhaven National Lab
Gonzalo H. Otazu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

11:40 a.m.

AI and Advertising and Marketing

Speaker

Nicole Larrauri, President, EGC Group

Noon

AI and Cybersecurity Panel

Moderator

Michael Nizich, Ph.D., Director, Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center; and Director, NSA/DHS CAE Cyber Defense Education Program, NYIT

Panel Members

Houwei Cao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, NYIT
Benjamin Dynkin, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Atlas Cybersecurity
Paul Ferrillo, J.D., Cybersecurity Corporate Governance Specialist, Greenberg Traurig
Justin Fier, Director for Cyber Intelligence and Analysis, Darktrace

1 p.m.

Conference Adjourns, Networking

Speakers and Panelists:

  • Gonzalo Otazu Aldana, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Tech
  • Joanna Austin, Publisher, SVP, Long Island Press
  • Houwei Cao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Science, NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences
  • Benjamin F. Dynkin, Co-Executive Director, American Cybersecurity Institute; Co-Founder and CEO, Atlas Cybersecurity
  • Paul Ferrillo, J.D., Shareholder, Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Crisis Management Practice, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Justin Fier, Director of Cyber Intelligence and Analytics, Darktrace
  • Mindy Haar, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Affairs, NYIT School of Health Professions; Director, Academic Management, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, New York Tech
  • Kerstin Kleese van Dam, Ph.D., Director, Computational Science Initiative, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Nicole Larrauri, President, EGC Group
  • Ilya Meyzin, Vice President, Data Science Strategy & Operations, Dun & Bradstreet
  • Michael Nizich, Ph.D., Director, Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center at New York Tech
  • Purna Prasad, Ph.D., Vice President, CTO, Northwell Health
  • Kris Skrinak, AI/ML Segment Lead, PSA, Amazon
  • Nicole Daphne Tricoukes, Senior Maverick, Chief Technology Office, Zebra Technologies

Sponsors

New York Institute of Technology
LISTnet: Long Island Software & Technology Network
Long Island Press
Check Point