Computer Vision: Shaping the Future Across Industries
Session Abstract:
In today’s ever-evolving technological landscape, computer vision promises transformative solutions for a wide range of industries. As it continues to advance, computer vision is poised to revolutionize various sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, energy, utilities, and municipalities. Our panel of experts will explore the current state of computer vision technology, its key trends, and the potential disruptions it promises in various industries. We will discuss the challenges and ethical considerations associated with its adoption and offer insights into how technology executives can harness the power of computer vision to stay ahead in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
Speakers:
Keith Olawski is a Business Development Executive within the IoT Commercial Division at SAS, focusing on building strategic IoT partnerships and architecting new ecosystems around them. He has more than 20 years of experience across various dynamic, high-growth industries including telecommunications, big data, analytics, risk management, and the Internet of Things (IoT). He is proficient in establishing strategic global partnerships and alliances while engaging customers to understand how products fit their applications best, identify their unmet and future product needs, and translate those requirements into new products.
Michael Knight is a Technology Industry Veteran with more than 25 years of professional experience. Michael currently leads the Technology and Digital Teams at EPIC iO that includes Research and Development, Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Information Security and Digital Tools. Prior to joining EPIC iO, Michael was the Global CTO of the $2.5B Safety and Security Business Unit at Dell Technologies led by EPIC iO CEO, Ken Mills. He has also served as President, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer, Senior Vice President and Global Director for multiple Technology Organizations delivering a myriad of solutions and services that include Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Edge to Cloud Strategies, Cloud and XaaS (Software, IaaS, PaaS, UCaaS), Enterprise Networking including SD-WAN, IOT/IIOT, Analytics and Business Intelligence, Safety, Physical Security and more.
Guy Merritt is an experienced C-suite executive, Guy has 35 years engineering leadership advising and developing IoT solutions, native cloud-based systems, products and engineering & manufacturing test solutions for a wide variety of industries. He is an author of the award-winning book “Proactive Risk Management: Controlling Uncertainty in Product Development.”
Aaron Allsbrook is the Co-Founder and CTO of ClearBlade Inc., an Internet of Things (IoT), Edge computing, and AI software company. ClearBlade delivers its award-winning IoT Edge computing, and Intelligent Assets SaaS offerings via the Google Cloud marketplace. Early on, Aaron engineered software at IBM building scalable performant platforms for developers to design, develop, and execute modern workloads. As a practitioner, Aaron worked directly in the field with enterprises to enable cutting edge solutions while leveraging existing technical assets. Today he provides a depth of expertise necessary to understand the challenges, opportunities and transitions required for large enterprises to digitize and engage with the IoT.