SAVE THE DATE for Big Data Summit 2021!
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
University of Illinois Research Park
I-Hotel and Conference Center
The Research Park’s ninth annual Big Data Summit will take place on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. The free event features discussions from industry leaders on machine learning, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation.
This interactive conference offers participants the opportunity to learn and share knowledge about key aspects of big data and its business applications through dynamic panels, inspiring keynote presentations, and networking opportunities.
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2020 Agenda
8:00 AM COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
8:30 AM WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Laura Frerichs | Executive Director, University of Illinois Research Park
8:40 AM AWS DEEPRACER LEAGUE
Jarai Carter | Data Scientist, John Deere
9:10 AM NETWORK PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Bryan Elverson | Team Lead, Engineering, Riverbed Technology
9:40 AM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LIFE SCIENCES
Yannick Djoumbou Feunang | Data Scientist – Cheminformatics, Corteva
10:10 AM MACHINE LEARNING FOR TUMOR TREATMENTS
John Cole | Chief Scientific Officer, SimBioSys
10:25 AM BREAK
10:35 AM CONSUMER PRIVACY IN DIGITAL ADVERTISING
Larry Lo | VP of Engineering, Data Systems, Amobee
11:05 AM WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT THROUGH AI
Nina Kshetry | President, Ensaras
11:25 AM BIASES IN DATA SCIENCE
Jana Diesner | Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences
11:55 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Philip Hajduk | VP for Information Research, AbbVie
12:20 PM MHUB ACCELERATION INCUBATION – INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT)
Haven Allen | CEO, mHub
12:30 PM CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH STARTUPS
Moderator: Laila Partridge | Managing Director, STANLEY+Techstars Accelerator, working in partnership with Stanley Black & Decker
Chinmay Soman | Co-founder and CEO, EarthSense
Daphne Preuss | Chief Executive Officer, Aspiring Universe
Sam Hamedi Rad | COO and Sr. Research Scientist, LifeFoundry
Mani Golparvar | CTO, Reconstruct
1:30 PM MANAGING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Robert Brunner | Associate Dean for Innovation & Chief Disruption Officer, Gies College of Business
2:00 PM MACHINE LEARNING FOR COVID-19 MITIGATION
Sayantani Basu | PhD Student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:30 PM ALL COVID TESTS (ACT) PIPELINE
Ken Taylor | Cloud Architect, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:55 PM BREAK
3:05 PM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN LIFE SCIENCES
Dirk Tomandl | Principal Scientist and Group Leader Cheminformatics, Corteva
3:25 PM VERIZON 5G INNOVATION HUB
Abhijit Kudrimoti | Distinguished Architect, Verizon
3:45 PM TECH TRAINING PROGRAM
Neal Davis | Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Emilio Ruiz | Tech Training Participant
4:00 PM STUDENT CAREER AND NETWORKING RECEPTION
- Career and Networking Reception continues until 5 pm
(participating companies listed below)
4:30 PM CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE INNOVATION
- Abhijit Chinai | SVP, Analytics Capabilities & Business Development, Synchrony
4:55 PM CLOSING REMARKS
- Laura Frerichs | Executive Director, University of Illinois Research Park
5:00 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION
Big Data Summit History
Check out these highlights from our Big Data Summits of past years.