August brings exciting news for Synaptech | Innovators and leaders of the AI field are joining the event
Synaptech continues the journey of building the newest AI community in Europe, one step at a time. Wishing to better understand the real applicability of Artificial Intelligence, we`ve gathered around our event brilliant minds from all over the world. We like to think that Synaptech will be a stepping stone, at least a small one, into the evolution of AI in Europe.
20 speakers join us for Synaptech
At the end of April, we announced the first Synaptech speakers, as a short glimpse into our upcoming event. All of them and many more, from passionate researchers, to innovative CEO`s and university professors will help to decipher and better understand the usage of Artificial Intelligence.
More and more companies benefit from AI
Did you know that between 34% and 44% of global companies are using AI in their IT departments to resolve employees’ tech support problems or enhance production? A survey on Harvard Business Review shows that by 2020 AI will be a crucial part in every company. Basically, AI will have the biggest impact on the back-office functions of IT and finance & accounting in over 50% of the companies that have already embedded AI into their business.
According to Atomico’s 2016 report on the state of technology, the European tech industry is increasingly focused on deep tech. If in September 2015 there were just 146 articles reporting on AI, just one year later the number rose to 1.112 mentions (almost 8 times higher). This shows an increased interest in the field of AI all around Europe.
Learn from leaders, researchers and innovators in the AI field
As AI is expanding in an accelerated way, so we intend to do with our event. We invited leaders, professors and dedicated innovators to shed a light on the implications of AI in the real world. We are enthusiastic to announce:
Sebastian Wieczorek, Head of SAP Machine Learning Foundation. Sebastian is leading a team of data scientists and developers in Berlin, Walldorf and Singapore to build SAP’s machine learning platform for delivering Application Intelligence.
Cyrus Moazami-Vahid, Principal Deep Learning Solutions Architect at Amazon. In the past 20 years, Cyrus has delivered innovative solutions with track-record of success stories mostly in entrepreneurial environment. In The past 3 years he has dedicated his work to generating Big Data initiatives and solutions.
Manuel Koelman — Co-Founder of PIRATE.global. In 2010, he launched “The Pirate Summit”, Europe’s largest invitation-only conference for early-stage startups, investors and corporate executives.
Alexa Gorman, Global VP SAP.io Fund at SAP. With years of experience at SAP, Alexa has great experience in the fields of Corporate Strategy and Business Development
Arnaud Muller, Founder & CEO of Saagie. Muller founded Saagie, an end-to-end data platform that boosts your business with artificial intelligence in 2013.
You can find out more about the speakers joining Synaptech on our website.
Engage in discussions about AI
On the first day of Synaptech we’ve prepared four workshops. The first one, STM Networks in MXNet for sentiment analysis will be held by Cyrus Moazami-Vahid, Principal Deep Learning Solutions Architect at Amazon. This talk gives a general description of a network that provides sentiment analysis for IMDB movie reviews, network architecture, and implementation in Apache MXNet.
Discover startups that innovate by putting AI at work
Our goal is to discover and comprehend the newest AI developments. Thus, we’ve also developed a startup competition, in partnership with Axel Springer Plug and Play, dedicated to AI-focused startups. Our call for subscriptions attracted 50 applicants from countries all over Europe: UK, Netherlands, Belarus, Poland, France, Norway, Israel and of course, Germany. Keep an eye on our Social Media channels to find out which startups will pitch on the Synaptech stage!
Don’t miss a moment of Synaptech and book your seat now!
With just a little over a month until the event, this is the perfect moment to reserve your ticket. You can choose from three types of tickets: Basic — 199.00 €, Premium — 499 € and VIP — 849 €.
The Basic ticket offers access to 2 out of 4 Machine Learning Workshops on September 21st. For a full Synaptech experience, try the Premium and VIP options. Both assure access to the Machine Learning Workshops, AI Startups Competition and Conference. This type of tickets will be available until 12.09.2017. Afterwards, the prices will rise for the “Last Minute” tickets: Basic — 249.00 €, Premium — 599 € and VIP — 999 €.
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