How AI drives every machine, device and service to become intelligent - Virtual Panel on March 30th, 2021
Time: 9:30 AM PST / 12:30 PM EST / 18:30 CET
Please join us at Unikie to interact, learn, and inspire with amazing panelists from Intel, HP Inc, and Ryff. The panel will discuss on value propositions of the artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and embedded vision for industries like industrial automation, consumer electronics, entertainment and not to forget us as end-users:
- Where we are today and tomorrow with artificial intelligence in our everyday lives
- Role of AI in the Cloud – big data and heavy AI compute?
- Role of AI on the Edge – serves for instant data streams and delay sensitive conclusions/recommendations
- How these roles combined will drive every device/machine/service to become intelligent: Scalability, user-experience, security, etc…
| Agenda (times in PST) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | Welcome words - Juha Makikalli - Honorary Consul of Finland, Colorado | |
| 9:35 AM | Unikie Greetings - Seppo Kuula - CEO, Unikie | |
| 9:40 AM | Panel Discussion | |
| Brian McCarson - VP of Internet of Things Group, Intel | ||
| Dan Sparggins - Sr. Director Software Engineering, HP Inc. | ||
| Roy Taylor - CEO & Founder, Ryff | ||
| Petri Talala - VP and GM, Unikie Inc. (Panel Facilitator) | ||
| 10:15 AM | Closing words and end of event | |
AGENDA
Times are PST
| Agenda (times in PST) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM - Welcome words | Juha Makikalli - Honorary Consul of Finland, Colorado | |
| 9:35 AM - Unikie Greetings | Seppo Kuula - CEO, Unikie | |
| 9:40 AM - Panel Discussion | ||
| Brian McCarson - VP of Internet of Things Group, Intel | ||
| Dan Sparggins - Sr. Director Software Engineering, HP Inc. | ||
| Roy Taylor - CEO & Founder, Ryff | ||
| Petri Talala - VP and GM, Unikie Inc. (Panel Facilitator) | ||
| 10:15 AM - Closing words and end of event | ||
PANELISTS
Brian McCarson
VP of Internet of Things Group
Intel
Brian McCarson leads the Industrial Solutions Division Systems Engineering and Architecture team within the Internet of Things Group. He has a Master of Science in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and is Adjunct Faculty at Arizona State University teaching Materials Science and Manufacturing. Brian specializes in system architectures and systems engineering for IoT, industrial automation and control systems, data visualization, innovative data analytics, multivariate problem solving and artificial intelligence technologies.
Dan Spraggins
Sr. Director, Software Engineering – Personal Systems Software
HP
Dan Spraggins is a technology executive with experience leading engineering organizations at startup, mid-size, and Fortune 500 companies. Responsible for globally-distributed groups spanning software development, security engineering, systems engineering, program management, architecture, quality, incident management, and operations. Dan currently leads the Data Science & AI organization within the Personal Systems division at HP.
Roy Taylor
CEO & Founder
Ryff
Roy Taylor has been President and CEO of Ryff Inc. since the company was formed in June 2018. Ryff is the world leader in digital dynamic brand integration for film and television. He is also a Director for the Board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) North America and Technology Advisor to three film schools, the Beijing Film Academy, Dodge Chapman and The Johnny Carson Center of Emerging Arts.
Previously he was Corporate Vice President and Worldwide Head of AMD Studios based out of Hollywood, Los Angeles. Before that Mr. Taylor ran worldwide channel sales at Advanced Micro Devices responsible for $2 Billion annual revenue. He worked at AMD from January 7, 2013.
Prior to AMD Mr. Taylor served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Display Devices Division at MasterImage 3D, where he was responsible for autostereoscopic (glass-free) 3D business. From 1998 to 2010, Mr. Taylor served as Vice President in many roles at NVIDIA, first as a founder of NVIDIA Europe and later internationally after a transfer to NVIDIA headquarters in Santa Clara in 2005.
Petri Talala (Facilitator)
VP & GM
Unikie Inc.
Petri Talala directs Unikie’s AI/ML focused software strategy and USA operations to make every device, service and solution intelligent. He comes with over 20 years experience in building and developing global businesses in high-tech and automotive. Prior to joining Unikie, he has led digital transformation and customer experience projects in North America for Idean, a global design agency and for Vaisala, a leading weather technology corporation.
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ABOUT UNIKIE
Unikie, established in 2015, is a technology company specialized in demanding device-edge-cloud-based software. Its main business segments are the automotive industry and the smart machinery industry, industry 4.0 and secure communications. The company’s spearhead is Unikie AI Vision, a comprehensive and AI-based real-time situational awareness and sensor fusion solution which can be scaled to the global market.
Unikie is the third fastest growing technology company in Finland with operations in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Poland and the United States. The company’s next goal is to address the global solutions market for autonomous mobility, industry 4.0 (utilizing Edge AI, Computer Vision and Realtime Data) and secure communications based on Unikie’s expertise and the strong demand for technology solutions. Unikie’s clients include brands such as Sandvik, Nokia and Valmet along with many large international brands.
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