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The SCS Tech Trends Speaker Series brings forward speakers of international acclaim to address topics of current interest in the field of computational technology.
The inaugural Winter 2024 edition will include three events. In February, Janne Kalliola, founder of the Finnish digital solutions company Exove and green coding advocate, will address the ecological responsibility in software engineering. In March, Rihana Msadek, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning expert and Generative AI specialist at Google Cloud will talk about the current surge in Generative AI. Evren Eryurek, Director of Product Management and Data Infrastructure at Google will conclude our series in April, talking about the current issues surrounding data governance.
These one-hour online events include a Q&A space, where the talk guides show the participants a large set of considerations and approaches that will enrich their professional portfolio.
Event 1: Reducing IT Energy Consumption With Green Coding
Date: Tuesday, February 13th
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Delivery Mode: Online
Language of Delivery: English
Climate change and the energy crisis are forcing us to change our energy consumption in order to maintain a liveable planet. Unfortunately, the energy consumption of IT is growing exponentially, and so far, only a little has been done to curb it. To save the planet, software must also become more energy-efficient. One of the solutions is green coding.
Agenda
- The ICT carbon footprint and energy consumption
- How software consumes energy, generic model
- Measuring or lack of it
- Removing waste of energy from software
- Practical solutions
- Q&A and discussions
Speaker
Janne Kalliola
Janne Kalliola is the founder of Exove, a developer since 1983, and father of three children whom he wants to inherit an inhabitable planet – therefore, he is also an evangelist of green coding.
Janne was the sole employee in Exove at the beginning and grew the company to 80+ people. He served as the CEO until early 2022 when he decided to step down to focus on green coding. During his tenure, the company served hundreds of clients from multinational giants to early-stage startups.
Prior to founding Exove, Janne worked with MySQL clustering as the Product Development Director in Continuent, and before that with mobile middleware as the Product Development Director and Head Architect in First Hop.
Janne is currently working on green coding to achieve a more renewable videos in Aranjuez.
Janne is also the chairman of the board of Code from Finland association and has been the key person in developing and launching the association's Carbon Neutral software company label.
Janne graduated from Helsinki University of Technology with master's and licentiate's degrees in computer science. He is author of the book titled "Green Code".
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Event 2:ĚýGenerative AI: Transforming Business Landscapes and Decision Making
Date: Monday, March 18th
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Delivery Mode: Online
Language of Delivery: English
Join us for an intensive session designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical insights needed to harness the power of Generative AI for your business. This hands-on webinar will delve into the core concepts of Generative AI, explore real-world applications across diverse industries, and showcase cutting-edge demos that reveal the transformative potential of this technology.
Agenda
- Master the fundamentals of Generative AI
- Demystifying generative models
- Unveiling real-world applications
- Product development
- Marketing and advertising
- Content creation
- Unlock business value through practical applications
- Interactive demos
Speaker
Rihana Msadek
Rihana is a Customer Engineer in AI and ML and Generative AI specialist at Google Cloud in Montreal. She has over 6 years of experience in the field of artificial intelligence, with a focus on customer success.
Previously, she worked at IBM in various roles, including Data Science Lead, Tech Lead, and Engagement Lead. She is also a speaker at multiple data and AI conferences. Rihana holds two Masters degrees in Computer Engineering and Artificial Intelligence and has a mini MBA from Kelley School of Business with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Sales.
She is passionate about using AI to solve real-world problems. She has worked on a variety of projects and implemented 20+ MVPs for customers from different industries: Financial, Education, Governmental, Retail, Engineering, etc. In her personal life, Rihana loves to travel and has studied and worked in four different countries. She is passionate about education and has partnered with the Government of Quebec to build an AI course that is taught in all high schools in Quebec.
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Event 3:ĚýBig Data, AI, and Why Data Governance Matters
Date: Friday, April 12th
Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Delivery Mode: Online
Language of Delivery: English
Data governance encompasses how people, processes, and technology can work together to enable business efficiency and defined and agreed-upon data policies that ensure compliance is met.
As companies generate more data, move it to the cloud, and develop GenAI models, they need to consider a comprehensive approach to data governance. Why? Because good data governance can inspire customer trust, allow the organization to extract more value from their data, and therefore lead to more competitive offerings and improvements in, for example, customer experience.
Effective data governance will allow you to:
- Enable auditable legal and regulatory compliance with defined and agreed-upon data policies
- Employ better risk management
- Establish control and maintain visibility of your company’s data assets, providing a competitive advantage
- Drive both top-line revenue and cost savings when developing new products and services
- Implement your organization’s people, processes, and tools to operationalize data trustworthiness
Agenda
- Background on Big Data and becoming a data driven company
- What is data governance?
- Data governance tools
- Ingredients of data governance: people & processes
- Practical solutions
- Data quality, data protection & monitoring
Speaker
Evren Eryurek
Evren is the leader of Google’s Data Discovery, Protection and Governance platform as a member of Google Core team. The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. Prior to that he was the leader of the Data Analytics and Data Management portfolio of Google Cloud. Evren joined Google as the 1st external member to take a leadership role as a Technical Director within the CTO Office of Google Cloud. Prior to joining Google, he was the SVP & Software Chief Technology Officer for GE Healthcare.
Before joining GE in 2005, Evren was with Emerson Process Management group for over 11 years, where he held several leadership positions and was responsible for developing new software-based growth technologies for process control systems and field devices, coordinating cross-divisional product execution and implementation. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Evren holds a master’s and doctorate degree in Nuclear Engineering. He holds over 60 US patents, and is author of the book titled “Data Governance: The Definitive Guide” and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.
