Jensen Huang to be Keynote Speaker
Thought leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, researchers, and academics will gather under one roof in Santa Clara, CA, at the TiEcon 2024 from May 1-3 2024, to share experiences, engineering know-how, and opportunities.
One of the world’s largest entrepreneur conferences, TiEcon 2024 starts with a keynote by the founder and CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang, followed by others like Warner Thomas, the CEO of Sutter Health, one of the largest healthcare providers in the US.
Tech giants’ masterclass on AI offerings
Three tech giants, Google, Meta, and Nvidia will lead workshops at TiEcon 2024 sharing the latest know-how about their AI technology platforms. For instance, Meta will guide attendees on how to use their AI assistant, Llama3. Attendees can also use Meta Llama3 on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger to get things done, learn, create, and connect with things.
NVIDIA’s AI/ML Bootcamp will condense the latest AI and Machine Learning based on their platform while GOOGLE’s AI Bootcamp will guide attendees on building LLM-Powered Apps with Google. Their immersive hands-on workshop will teach attendees to transform their app development using the latest generative AI and optimize LLM performance. A masterclass in prompt engineering is on Thursday afternoon.
The best line-up in 32 years
“We have the best lineup in 32 years of TiEcon,” said Anita Manwani to India Currents’ reporter Ritu Marwah. TiE Silicon Valley’s first woman President, Manwani is recognized among the top 100 Women of influence in Silicon Valley and a leading entrepreneur and tech leader.
Google will provide thought leadership as well as interact with startups. Amit Zavery, VP/GM and Head of Platform, Google Cloud, will give a keynote on May 3 and Google will host LLM-Powered Bootcamp in the afternoon. On Friday afternoon, Dr. Ali Arsanjani of Google will share more on AI/ML.
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks and CIO, Meerah Rajeval will share their companies’ strategies and Cyber Security Platform. Attendees will hear from corporate healthcare executives like Laura Wilt, Chief Digital Officer, Sutter Health, and AI entrepreneurs like Ping Wu, CEO of Cresta, and Stephen Gold (smart manufacturing).
Thought leaders give overview on AI ubiquity
“This conference has been curated in a way that there is something for everyone, a deep dive into technology as well as a business overview”, said Manwani. “It provides an opportunity for learning, as well as interaction with corporate executives and thought leaders. Additionally, it is reflective of Silicon Valley’s race, gender and age diversity,” said Manwani.
Ask Me Anything with Naveen Chadha, Managing Partner, Mayfield Fund, one of the oldest early-stage venture capital firms, is an opportunity for entrepreneurs on Friday afternoon. Chadha leads the firm and drives its GenAI Cognition-as-a Service (CaaS) focus. Chadha’s investments have created over $120 billion in equity value and over 40,000 jobs. Chadha believes that “AI has catapulted us into the Cognition-as-a-Service (CaaS) era, a mega wave like IaaS, PaaS or the SaaS”.
“The sessions on Friday are designed so the participants don’t have to make a choice”, said Manwani. “Thought provoking conversations in AI are on the main stage with no competition from other panels. Two focused panels discuss high value disruptive solutions for AI by entrepreneurs and another panel shares AI solutions used by Enterprises,” added Manwani.
India-Silicon Valley AI partnerships
The flagship event of TiECon 2024 showcasing AI’s ubiquity, Exponential Opportunities in a Global India: A Panel on Wednesday afternoon, will also focus on India’s role in AI. At India’s StartUp Mahakumbh India initiative, Amit Kumar, Director and Head of Digital Initiatives business at Google Cloud India said to Economic Times, “India is possibly the world leader in AI-first startups today. Indian deeptech companies are working on large language models (LLM) for India, building at a population scale, and these can be exported globally.”
“TiE can help them kickstart their globalization in the US,” said Manwani. “India has become an important corridor for the US. A number of startups from India are coming to TiEcon with STPI and Nasscom. Thought leaders from India will share how they are investing in startups in India.
Charter members can attend conference at no cost
Sangeeta Anand, Board Member at the Sage Group and investor, and advisor in AI-led enterprise software startups just became a charter member of TIE. She said “TIE gives one access to the enormous energy of current and future leaders in AI and enterprise solutions. I’ve benefited from mentors and colleagues and am excited to have the chance to support new entrepreneurs and pay it forward.” As the TiECon 2024 organizers say, “It is an unmissable event for those looking to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of technology.”
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