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Driving eCommerce Sales Through AI Recommendations
How can AI drive a meaningful rise in sales and loyalty? The potential of machine learning recommendation systems driven by conversational chat analysis or computer vision give powerful insights into what consumer preferences are. Getting the right offers out front saves consumers time, makes them feel more heard, and leads to higher sales. We’ll hear from Joseph Babcock, Lead - Data & Experimentation at Jetblack giving key examples from Netflix' recommender and systems at Jetblack and Balaji Ravindran of Markable…
Find out more »Cocktails, Chocolate & Candid Conversation with Female Founders
Join us as we host two industry leaders at the stunning SoHo chocolate boutique to talk about entrepreneurship while enjoying decadent gourmet chocolate & drinks to end summer on a sweet note. As we are approaching the end of the Summer, Ellevate is proud to present Cocktails, Chocolate & Candid Conversation that will feed your mind and stomach! We are sitting down with Maribel Lieberman (Founder & CEO, MarieBelle) and Jessie Gould (Founder & CEO, Ox Verte), two female founders and…
Find out more »NYAI #23: Using Cognitive Neuroscience to Create AI w/ Dr. Peter Olausson
This month's event is focused on AI and Cognitive Neuroscience. We'll hear from Dr. Peter Olausson (CEO and Co-Founder of COGNITUUM) who will talk about "Using Cognitive Neuroscience to Create AI," Wine + Beer + Snacks + AI + Networking = The Best Tuesday ever! BIO: Dr. Peter Olausson started his career as a cognitive neuroscientist and spent over a decade at Yale University researching how our memories, motivation and cognitive control together affect decision-making. Before starting COGNITUUM, Peter was…
Find out more »Designing for Collaboration
Learn how to bring teams together, engage key stakeholders, and help keep collaboration at the center of your design process. Abstract's Founder Josh and Director of Design Heather are flying in from SF to come share the nuances around an effective and impactful organizational collaboration for designing better products and experiences with NYC's DesignX community. We also have our local design leader - Maggie Mckosky from Shutterstock sharing her insightful learnings around engaging stakeholders as well as team members for…
Find out more »Frontier Tech: Robotics, Drones, IoT & More
Our speakers this month include: • Amir Haleem, Founder and CEO at Helium (The world's first Decentralized Machine Network) Helium, based in San Francisco, has raised $38.8M from FirstMark, Khosla Ventures, GV, and others. • Farhad Farahbakhshian, Founder and CEO at Naked Labs (a startup focused on 3D scanning, computer vision, and human-centered design) Naked Labs, based in Silicon Valley, has raised $14M from Founders Fund, NEA, and others. • Melanie Shapiro, Founder and CEO at Token (a biometric-based wearable…
Find out more »Entrepreneurs Roundtable 122
"Entrepreneurs Roundtable" monthly events are free community events open to entrepreneurs and investors in New York City. The event series has been going on every month since 2008. Our goal is to help New York City startup ecosystem grow and connect the entrepreneurial community with each other for learning and networking opportunities. Every event features an active early-stage investor with 5 startups pitching to them for feedback and fundraising followed by community networking. Our speaker at this event will be: Deepen Parikh, Courtside…
Find out more »VC Mentor Meetings with Laconia Capital Group
If you are an early stage startup founder, you are invited to sign up for a 30-minute in-person mentor meeting with the investment team at Laconia Capital Group, a late seed-stage B2B software-focused venture firm. These meetings are not investor pitches but opportunities to ask any and all questions about building your business, funding your company, and navigating the venture & tech ecosystem. We promise straightforward feedback, honesty, and full transparency into our perspective. Underrepresented founders are especially welcome.
Find out more »How Technology is Transforming Patient Access to Health Care
Learn the ways that technology is increasing patient access to health care from some of the brightest minds in NYC tech. In this discussion we’ll explore how companies like CityMD and Simple Contacts approach healthcare, and how they, as well companies like Amazon, are changing the healthcare landscape in the U.S. We’ll learn how patients are benefitting from the increased access. On the panel will be Dr. Richard Park (CEO of CityMD), Jennifer Leib (CRD Associates), Robin Berzin (Founder and…
Find out more »Blockchain & Crypto: What Startups Need to Know
Blockchain has been gaining momentum and attention as ICOs and cryptocurrencies make headlines frequently. Entrepreneurs and investors are keen on exploring this technology, since it has a range of applications in financial technologies, security, healthcare, music, supply chains, and more. We’ve seen many startups launch in the past two years that utilize blockchain as a core part of their tech, and companies from early-stage startups to legacy companies are finding ways to implement blockchain into their products. But, blockchain is…
Find out more »NYAI #24: Infusing AI w/ Trust & Transparency for Enterprises
We're excited to welcome Kush R. Varshney (Principal Research Staff Member & Manager, IBM Research AI) & an authority on Trust & Transparency in AI. While Kush's talk may get technical, this event is open to those with non-technical backgrounds. Wine + Beer + Hors d'oeuvres + AI + Networking = the best Thursday ever! BIO: Kush R. Varshney was born in Syracuse, NY in 1982. He received the B.S. degree (magna cum laude) in electrical & computer engineering with…
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