Generative AI  Investing and Startup Forum by NEC

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Generative AI Trends &amp; Investing hosted by NEC FutureFusion Forum

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THIS IS NOT AN Open Future Forum EVENT BUT WE ARE PLEASED TO BE A PARTNER AND OFFER THIS SUPERB PROGRAM FOR FREE TO OUR MEMBERS:GENERATIVE AI TRENDS AND INVESTINGHOSTED BY NEC FUTUREFUSION FORUM andSUPPORTED BY MIT INDUSTRIAL LIAISON PROGRAMP﻿lease register for ONE Category only based on your industry:1. Startups2. Investor3. Tech/Corporate Professionals/Vendors4. Academic/Education_﻿____________________________________________________L﻿EARN ABOUT TOP TRENDS FOR GENERATIVE AI WITH TECH EXPERTS AND INVESTORS. FREE TO ATTEND WITH TOP AI EXPERTS INCLUDES LUNCHNEC X, an innovation engine, having launched numerous startups by pairing NEC's world-class technology with entrepreneurs, marks a special milestone.Celebrating its 5th anniversary, NEC X is thrilled to co-host an event with MIT ILP, a business and technology partner that shares several decades of rich history with NEC. This collaboration emphasizes not just NEC and MIT ILP's enduring partnership in business and technology but also their joint commitment to nurturing innovation and expanding the technological frontier.The event will feature talk sessions with MIT professors, NEC leaders and industry experts, and a pitch event by a promising portfolio of startups that graduated from NEC X.This event is especially for a diverse and dynamic audience, all unified by a commitment to innovation and business growth:WHO SHOULD ATTEND:INVESTORS:Investors who are specifically targeting early-stage startups and are intrigued by the potential of cutting-edge technology. They seek to witness firsthand how innovative concepts can be transformed into flourishing businesses and grow into formidable startups.STARTUPS EARLY AND ADVANCED:Startups who possess a great business idea with the potential to disrupt the industry. Those who harbor this vision but may be pondering the pathways and strategies to bring such a disruptive idea to life will find this event particularly enlightening.CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL, ACADEMIC OR PARTNERS:Representatives from Corporate Venture Capitals (CVCs), academic institutions, or new business development departments that harbor a keen interest in open innovation. Those who are eager to leverage their organization's assets to promote and cultivate innovation within their respective spheres will find this event both engaging and aligned with their objectives.Engage in a compelling dialogue with a diverse panel of speakers, featuring startup founders who have successfully navigated their ventures from concept to launch at NEC X, as well as key supporters who have aided these startups both during and post-program. This illuminating session will delve into the intricacies of the startup journey within the NEC X ecosystem, unpacking the hurdles overcome, the support mechanisms in place, and the crucial elements that have catalyzed success._﻿_______________________________________________________________V﻿IEW MORE DETAILS ON AGENDA HERE9:00 AM - 9:30 PM. Registration9:30 AM - 9:50 AM. Opening &amp; Welcome RemarksHajime Kishimori | Consulate General of Japan in SFMotoo Nishihara | Corporate EVP &amp; CTO, NEC9:50 AM - 10:10 .Keynote Speech 1 : Generative AI and Its Implications to SocietiesDr. Aude Oliva | MIT Director, MIT-IBM Watson AI LabGenerative artificial intelligence presents practical and societal challenges that are growing as the technology scales and it’s increasingly used. Generative models — some with abilities that mimic ...10:10 AM - 10:30Keynote Speech 2 : Leverage: The ‘Unteachable’ Element of Successful CorporateJ﻿ohn Carrier | Senior Lecturer, MIT SloanHBS Professor Howard Stevenson succinctly defines entrepreneurship as the pursuit of opportunity beyond resources controlled.” By its very nature, corporate venture capital should have a distinct adv...10:30 AM - 11:30.Panel Discussion : "Innovation Ecosystems and Artificial Intelligence"Dr. Aude OlivaMotoo NishiharaRachel Chalmers11:30 AM - 11:40 MIT ILP Introduction, Jewan Bae | MIT11:40 AM - 11:50 . NEC X Introduction, Naoto Mizuguchi | CFO, NEC X11:50 AM - 11:55 FutureFusion Wrap-Up12:00 PM - 1:30 . Lunch &amp; Networking1:30 PM - 2:00 PMA Five-Year Reflection and Future Vision of NEC XShintaro Matsumoto | President &amp; CEO, NEC X2:00 PM - 2:30 PMFireside Chat 1 : How Startups Launch at NEC XManny Cerniglia | Co-founder &amp; CEO, FlyhoundAntonio Albanese | Co-founder &amp; CTO, Flyhound2:30 PM - 3:00 PMPitch 1Beagle TechnologyQ.I.Metabob3:00 PM - 3:30 PMCoffee Break &amp; Networking3:30 PM - 4:00 PMPitch 2FlyhoundNavigateIO4:00 PM - 4:30 PMFireside Chat 2 : What Early-Stage Investors Are Looking ForN﻿etworking﻿___________________________________________________________________BIOS FOR SPEAKERSA﻿UDE OLIVAAude Oliva, PhD, is MIT director in the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab and director of strategic industry engagement in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, leading collaborations with industry to translate natural and artificial intelligence research into tools for the wider world. She is also a senior research scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), where she heads the Computational Perception and Cognition group.Oliva has received an NSF Career Award in computational neuroscience, a Guggenheim fellowship in computer science and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship in cognitive neuroscience. She has served as an expert to the NSF Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering on the topic of human and artificial intelligence. She is currently a member of the scientific advisory board for the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.JOHN CARRIERJohn Carrier is a Senior Lecturer in the System Dynamics Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He also worked as a Senior Development Specialist at Molten Metal Technology, where he was responsible for designing and operating high temperature liquid metal chemistries and containment compatibility.He has educated over five hundred top-level leaders in the MIT Sloan Executive Education program in Oil &amp; Gas, petrochemicals, mining, and healthcare. Dr. Carrier holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, a Ph.D. in Control Systems from MIT, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Previously, he was a Case Team Leader at Bain &amp; Co., Director of Six Sigma for Arsenal Capital Partners, and Chief Strategist, Process Innovation at Akamai Technologies.M﻿OTOO NISHIHARAM﻿otoo Nishihara is Corporate Executive Vice President and CTO (Executive Officer), President of Global Innovation Business Unit of NEC Corporation. He is in charge of NEC’s research laboratories over seven regions globally. And he is also responsible for corporate technology innovation strategy and management of intellectual properties.He has driven new type of R&D “Ecosystem R&D” since 2016. Under the concept, he has expanded the collaboration among NEC researchers and outside partners to succeed in accelerating commercialization of NEC’s technology by setting several start-ups.He received his Master of Science degree in Electrical Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tokyo.About NEC XNEC Corporation, a Fortune 500 leader in IT and network technologies, maintains seven global laboratories and invests over $1 billion annually in research and development. NEC X, the company's venture studio, capitalizes on these assets, partnering with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, investors, and others to transform innovative ideas into world-leading startups. This collaboration embodies NEC's commitment to technological excellence and innovation.About MIT ILPThe MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) and MIT Startup Exchange is a membership-based program for large organizations interested in long-term, strategic relationships with MIT.  We engage with organizations from around the globe – in any sector – that are concerned with emerging research- and education-driven results that will be transformative.

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