BLOCKCHAIN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - What senior executives need to know

Are you intrigued by the potential of blockchain? Curious about the future of artificial intelligence? Wondering how to evaluate whether these technologies are relevant to your business? Executives need to understand the difference between hype and opportunity and be aware of potential disruptive threats to revenue growth.

You will leave this briefing informed, educated, and armed with a framework to support you in assessing the potential value of blockchain and Ai for your business and a clear path to what steps you should take in moving forward with these technologies.

V-CRO’s Executive Briefings are an ongoing series for small and medium sized businesses that are designed to help managers make smart decisions and take action on emerging technologies. We focus on practical business applications and go beyond the hype around cryptocurrencies so that you can determine whether these technologies can help your business and, if so, how to get started.

THIS EVENT IS IDEAL FOR YOU IF YOU ARE:

• A senior-level decision maker at your company
• In an organization with less than 1,000 employees
• Anticipating new areas of revenue growth in your business
• Interested in the business potential of blockchain and artificial intelligence
• Looking for guidance in assessing whether and how these technologies fit in your company

Executive Briefing Schedule

• 8:00 am — Meet your C-level peers and network over coffee, bagels, pastries, and fruit.
• 8:30 am — Presentations Begin
  • The importance of blockchain and AI to businesses that are not large enterprises
  • Blockchain and AI: What are they? What is their impact on SMBs?
  • Examples of real world business applications—including use cases the speakers have personally experienced.
  • Assessment Framework: how to decide if you should dive in, stay on the sidelines, or simply say “NO, not for me.”
  • Discussion of the future of these technologies
  • Open Q&A
• 10:25 am — Closing Remarks

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Roy Lowrance is the founder of Applied Data Science, LLC. which advises companies on leveraging machine learning and AI technologies in their businesses. He also co-designed and built NYU’s Center for Data Science, which offered the first on-campus Master of Science in Data Science degree. Before that, he was CTO at Reuters and CTO at Capital One. He was a partner at the Boston Consulting Group. He holds a PhD in computer science from NYU, an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and a BA in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University.

Matthew Zarracina is co-founder and CEO of True Tickets, a platform enabled by blockchain technology. Matt has served as Director of Innovation at Thales xPlor, applying Design Thinking concepts to identify, assess, and develop disruptive innovations for broader commercial applications (Blockchain & DLT, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Augmented Reality, and Big Data). Prior to xPlor, Matt was a Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting and served as a helicopter pilot in the United States Navy.

Joseph Olewitz is Founder and CEO of V-CRO, where he provides CEOs of SMBs with awareness and knowledge about the technologies that could both strengthen and threaten future revenue growth. During his time at USWeb/marchFIRST/CKS and then at Digitas/LBi, Joseph participated in introducing business strategy and applications for disruptive technologies at major corporations. He won an Emmy as Executive Producer of the documentary film “Trader,” earned his BBA in Corporate Finance from the University of Georgia, and received a Certification in Blockchain Strategy from Oxford University.

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