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IDEAS Global AI Conference
The IDEAS (Int’l Data Engineering and Science Association – 501.c.3 Non-profit ) Global AI Conference is a learning platform designed to connect AI & data science enthusiasts. It will demonstrate cutting-edge technology and feature AI & data science experts discussing a wide variety of topics including industry trends, data science applications, open-source software, machine learning, and much more.
This is the must-attend event for anyone who is already in the field or just looking to expand their career network within the AI & Data Science arena.
Keynotes & Panels

Our multiple tracks offer a diverse selection of trending topics, including Artificial Intelligence & Automation, Big Data and Infrastructure, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Data Visualizations, Data Analytics, Healthcare & IOT, Business Practice, and Data Security.
The topics covered will involve many industries, including Healthcare, FinTech, Retail, Media, Manufacturing, Insurance, Education, E-Commerce, and more.
Both industry-leading companies and startup firms will present at the conference and demonstrate innovative data analytics technologies. Previous featured speakers included those from IBM, Intel, Capital One, City of Los Angeles, Caltech, Alibaba, Accenture AI, and several other industry-leading companies.
Speakers

Arshad Khan
Founder CEO @ TDM -theDevMasters

Nektar Baziotis
President @ ENKI Inc.

Chong Ho Yu
Professor and Program Director @ Azusa Pacific University

Neal Fultz
Principal Data Scientist@njnm Consulting

Donna A. Dulo
Program Chair @ Sofia University

Aleksandr Petiushko
Adjunct Faculty @ Sofia University

Archie Mayani
SVP and Chief Product Officer @ Change healthcare

Abhinav Kohar
Head of Data Science - Americas @ SLB

John Williams
Chief scientist, CEO @ Abstra.ai

Harvard Han
Founder @ Muah AI INC

Parag Gondhalekar
Co-Founder, CIO @ Innersights LLC

Lakshmanan Sethu Sankaranarayanan
Technical Account Manager - Generative AI/AI &ML Solutions @ Google

Ali Rohafza
CEO @ Altered Carbon LTD

Theo Palios
Founder / CEO @ MyOdyssea

Dorote Lucci
Lead Core Professor @ Sofia University

Dale Gooden
Adjunct Professor @ Sofia University

Ankit Virmani
Senior Manager- Data and ML Platforms @ CVS

Mitesh Mangaonkar
Tech Lead, Data Engineer @ Airbnb Inc.

Charlene Yang
Data Analyst, Corporate Digital Marketing @ KB Home

Jai Balani
Sr Data Engineer @ Netflix Inc
Last year’s agenda
Time | Topic | Speaker | Title |
Dec-17th, 2022 | |||
9:00 AM | Check In | ||
9:30 AM | Opening Speech | Jason Geng | Chairman of IDEAS |
9:45 AM | Launching Ceremony of Web 3.0 Research Center | Susan Brazer | Lighthouse Lab |
10:00 AM
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Keynote-1:
Conversational AI: Beyond Stochastic Parrots |
Peter Voss
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CEO, Chief [email protected] Inc
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10:30 AM
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Keynote-2:
Demystifying Data Science Career Paths |
Nirmal Budhathoki
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Senior Data Scientist@Microsoft |
11:00 AM
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Keynote-3:
Entity extraction, classification, splitting custom models |
Anna Zakowska
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Sr. Technical Program Manager@Fortress Series
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11:30 AM
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Keynote-4:
Self service metadata config driven data load and computational platform |
Manimuthu Ayyannan
|
Senior Engineering Manager II@Walmart | Ex PayPal
|
12:00 PM
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Keynote-5:
Architect Your AI Platform with Optimized Data Pipeline |
Bin Fan
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VP of Open Source and Founding Engineer@Alluxio
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12:30 PM
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Keynote-6:
Reject Inference and the Causal Connection |
Neal Fultz
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Principal Data Scientist@njnm Consulting
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1:00 PM
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Keynote-7:
AI & Data Science in the world of IP |
Pejman Yedidsion
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Patent Attorney@Concept IP LLP
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1:30 PM
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Keynote-8:
Product and Search Embedding to Improve Product Matching in Retail |
Peyman Mohajerian
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Sr. Architect/Manager@Databricks |
2:00 PM
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Keynote-9:
Dynamic data visualization for pattern seeking and insight discovery |
Chong Ho Alex Yu
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Professor and Director of Data Analytics@Azusa Pacific University
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2:30 PM
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Keynote-10:
How to build an effective and scalable cloud-based face recognition system |
Amir Jaberzadeh
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Research scientist@Bayesian Decentralized Computation Protocol project
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3:00 PM
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Panel:
Education in A.I. & Data Science
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Nektar Baziotis | CEO@ENKI Inc. | |
Cervantes Lee | Visiting Assistant Professor – Multi-unit Restaurant Mananagment@UNLV Hospitality College | ||
Yutao He | Senior Researcher Technologist@Jet Propulsion Laboratory | ||
Donna A. Dulo | MSCS Program Chair @ Sofia University | ||
James Dorsett | Professor @ California Institute of Advanced Management |
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Venue
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Los Angeles Convention Center
Conference Room: 408
About Us
OUR MISSION
We build a data science hub to connect real-world knowledge and provide robust resources for business leaders, academic professionals, and promising students. Our vision to foster the data science ecosystem and broaden the adoption of the technology. We empower and accelerate the growth of the community by offering online resources, conferences, latest industry trend and data science job opportunities.