Big Data & AI Toronto 2020
Big Data and AI Toronto, Canada’s #1 data and analytics event, is going virtual for its 5th edition! Join thousands of data heroes virtually from the comfort of your home on September 29th - 30th, 2020 and get exclusive access to the world’s best and brightest network in data, AI, cloud technologies, advanced analytics, and cybersecurity.
2020 proved to be a game-changer where Big Data and AI continue to be a driving force for all sectors of the Canadian economy. This year, Big Data & AI Toronto is co-located with Cybersecurity Toronto and CloudExpo Toronto to provide you with a unique 4-in-1 learning experience that is engineered to pave the way for success in an era of disruptive transformation.
Big Data & AI Toronto is committed to empowering the data community with the tools, skills, education, and access to the world’s best and brightest network in data, AI, cloud technologies, advanced analytics, and cybersecurity.
Conference
Keynote speeches, panel discussions, master classes, use cases, product demonstrations. Hear from a plethora of speakers, build your program according to your needs, and benefit from 2 days of strategic, practical, and technical content. All sessions will be live streamed online and available on-demand until Dec.31.
Expo
A dynamic marketplace with 5 public content stages, showcasing leading solutions providers; from large tech corporations to innovative start-ups along with a dedicated career development and recruitment zone. Our expo provides you with a unique opportunity to interact with leaders and the newcomers of Big Data, AI, Cybersecurity, and Cloud technologies. Meet your future partners at Big Data & AI Toronto 2020!
Topics Include
- Big Data, Hadoop and Beyond Hadoop platforms
- Digital transformation journey, agile management, and the Future of Work
- Machine Learning and AI technologies
- Advanced analytics, including data visualization, BI, real-time, predictive, prescriptive
- Cloud strategies: hybrid, containerization, serverless, micro-services
- Automated Machine Learning, Edge AI, Augmented Intelligence, Graphical Databases
- Data governance and quality
- Voice technologies, continuous intelligence, AI-as-a-Service, Natural Language Processing
- Cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy
- Digital Ops including DataOps, AIOps, CloudSecOps
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Speakers

Dr. Ella Hilal
Director of Data Science and Engineering, Shopify

Xiaoming Zhang
Senior Data Scientist, Loblaw Digital

Olivera Zatezalo
Chief Security Officer, Huawei Canada

Ammar Yousef
Senior Disaster Recovery Specialist, Moneris Solutions

Tanya Woods
Founder and Chief Impact Officer, Kind Village Inc

Logan Wolfe
Managing Partner, Canada, Wembley Partners

Yevgeniy Vahlis
Head of Artificial Intelligence Technology, Bank of Montreal

Phoenix Unnayan Majumder
Director Data Science, Sun Life Financial

Abhinav Tiwari
Head of Advanced Planning, Alectra Utilities

Dr. Ablajan Sulaiman
Senior Geospatial Specialist, City of Toronto

Sriram Subramanian
Head of Data Sciences, Condé Nast

Xiaojun Su
Senior Data Scientist, NEWCOMP ANALYTICS

Sean Spediacci
Senior Product Marketing Manager, FiveTran

Emily Sommer
Engineering Manager, Etsy

Shyana Srikanthalingam
Director of Natural Language Processing, Ryerson Artificial Intelligence

Nazia Shahrin
Senior Director - Operations Lead - Business Financial Services Transformation, Royal Bank of Canada

Tehmina Shah
Head of Data Science, Sanofi

Vinnie Saini
Director, Data & Analytics, Scotiabank

Jamie Rosenblatt
Principal, Golden Ventures

Mike Roberts
Practice Lead, NEWCOMP ANALYTICS

Alina Rivilis
AVP, Data Science, IGM Financial

Andrew Ricchetti
Head of Analytics, 407etr

Ramesh Panuganty
Founder and CEO, MACHEYE

Vik Pant
Chief Science Advisor, Natural Resources Canada

Diego Oppenheimer
CEO, Algorithmia

Kevin Northrup
Senior Director, Analytics & AI Strategy & Planning, CIBC

Ivy Nguyen
Investor, Point72 Ventures

Amar Narain
CIO & Vice President, Information Technology, Pizza Pizza Limited

Ramy Nassar
Head of Innovation, Mattel Inc

Mahmoud Mussa
Senior Cybersecurity Specialist, Indigo Books and Music

Biju Misra
Director, Operations- Enterprise Systems & Automation CoE, Enbridge Inc

Dan Meyers
CEO, Cinchy

Christian Menkens
Chief Technology Officer, Intact Financial Corporation

Mitu Mann
Data Classification Program Manager, LCBO

Myron Mallia-Dare
Associate, Miller Thomson LLP

Erez Maharshak
Senior Development Director, Electronic Arts

Brian MacLeod
CoFounder and Head of HVAC Systems and Data Innovation, Parity Inc

Jake Lister
Account Executive, FiveTran

Carlo Lisi
Senior Manager, Audit Analytics, TD Bank

Roland Kuhn
Principal Research Officer, National Research Council of Canada

Konrad Konarski
Artificial Intelligence and IOT Practice Head, V-SOFT CONSULTING

Phil Keast
Director -Joint Defence Cloud Program, Department of National Defence Canada

Keyvan Kasiri
Senior AI Researcher, Bank of Montreal

Masha Kandybin
Divisional Vice President of Intelligent Automation, Hudson’s Bay Company

Akshay Kalle
Chief Technical Officer, The Pathway Group; CTO, Elastic Care, The Pathway Group

Shane Johnson
Director Product Marketing, MariaDB

Christopher Janca
Project Manager, Advanced Technologies, Parker Hannifin Corporation

Shrey Jain
Founder and President, Flatten.ca

Maciej Hryniewicki
Manager of Analytics & AI Consulting, PWC

Jess Holbrook
Founder and Lead, People + AI Research, Google UX

Guillaume Hervé
CEO, Co-Founder, Zetane Systems

Domhnaill Hernon
VP, Innovation, Strategy, Creativity, R&D, Nokia Bell Labs

Rob Hedgpeth
Director, Developer Relations, MariaDB

Maryam Haghighi
Director, Data Science, Bank of Canada

Rachel Guinto
AVP Global Information Security Risk Management, Manulife

Inmar Givoni
Senior Autonomy Engineering Manager, Uber Advanced Technology Group, Toronto

Samer Geissah
Director, Technology Strategy, Telus

Richard Downe
Senior Director, Data Science, Loblaw Digital

Dr. Ali Dehghantanha
Director, Cyber Science Lab | Director, Master of Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence Program, University of Guelph

Julien Daniel
Director of Data and Applied AI, Yellow Pages

Victoria Da Poian
Aerospace Engineer, NASA

John Cowgill
Principal, Costanoa Ventures

Stephen Chen
Director, Machine Learning, Royal Bank of Canada

Hubert Chan
Director of Cloud Data Innovation Platform, Hudson’s Bay

Mihaela Capra
AVP, Digital Innovation, Risk Management, Sun Life Financial

Penka Bocheva
Director of Enterprise Robotics, Bank of Montreal

Caitrin Armstrong
Chief Technology Officer, Aifred Health

Sabih Ahmed
Product Lead, Rogers Communications

Nishith Agarwal
Engineering Leader, UBER

Samer Adi
Vice President of Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer, Interac Corp

Ferris Adi
Senior Cyber Security and Compliance Manager, Rogers Communications
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