Press Releases

The Michael Dukakis Institute and the Boston Global Forum Announce Strategic Alliance with AI World Government

AI World Government to Focus on AI Ethics and AI-Government as Public Sector Deployment of AI

Boston, MA – December 4, 2018 – The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation and the Boston Global Forum have announced that they will be a Strategic Alliance Host of the AI World Government Conference & Expo, being produced by Cambridge Innovation Institute. The event will be held on June 24-26, 2019 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.

According to conference founder and chair, Eliot Weinman, "We are pleased to continue our collaboration with The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation and their Boston Global Forum (BGF). Former Governor Michael Dukakis has been an innovative global visionary for decades. For the past several years the BGF has conferred with government, research and technology experts to develop a framework for governments around the world to develop the proper AI ethics regulations. BGF, which created the concept of AI-Government on June 25, 2018 at Harvard University, and organized the first AI-government conference at Harvard September 20, 2018, will jointly develop a dedicated conference on this topic at AI World Government on June 24, 2019. AI World and AI Trends will also publish the continuing results of their research for our global audience."

AI World Government Conference & Expo provides a forum to educate and inform federal, state, and local governments on the many benefits of deploying AI technologies. These agencies are like public and private "enterprises", which AI World is established and known for. The government application of AI is already in its early adoption period and has been deployed in a wide variety of applications that have shown benefits. As AI continues to evolve at a rapid pace, the next generation of deployment will enable government agencies to:

• Provide better and enhanced services to its constituents
• Increase productivity and reduce costs
• Accelerate the overall digital transformation efforts underway throughout government agencies
• Introduce an AI-Government model

AI World Government is also the backdrop for shaping the discussion around ethics, safety, and regulatory requirements for machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, image and pattern recognition, and emerging intelligent automation solutions. According to Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of the Boston Global Forum (BGF), "We have been collaborating with Mr. Weinman and his team at AI World throughout 2018 to support the event as an International Host. We have several activities already underway at AI World 2018, and will continue our strategic alliance for all AI World 2019 events. We will present an AI-Government model at AI World Government."

About the Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) (dukakis.bostonglobalforum.org)
Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) was co-founded by Governor Michael Dukakis and Nguyen Anh Tuan. MDI generates important initiatives in AI in concert with the AI World Society 7-Layer Model, and AI-Government, World Leader in AI World Society Award. MDI is the publisher of Shaping Futures magazine. MDI Innovators are prominent leaders and scholars with Harvard, MIT, Brown, Tufts, Google, and The New York Times, with a Board of Leaders composed of: Chairman Michael Dukakis, Director Nguyen Anh Tuan, and professorship members Nazli Choucri, Thomas Patterson, David Silbersweig and John Savage. At AI World Conference and Expo, December 4, 2018, MDI and BGF announced the AIWS Report About AI Ethics, and Government AIWS Ethics and Practices Index, the first AI Ethics Index about governments.

About AI World Government (AIWorldGov.com)
AI World Government Conference & Expo provides a forum to educate and inform public sector agencies (federal, state, and local governments) and its supply chain on the many benefits of deploying AI technologies. These agencies are like public and private "enterprises", which AI World is established and known for. The government application of AI is already in its early adoption period and has been deployed in a wide variety of applications that have shown benefits. The event will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.

Media Contacts:

Boston Global Forum
Dick Pirozzolo
Communication Manager
dick@pirozzolo.com

Nguyen Anh Tuan
CEO
Tuan_Nguyen@BostonGlobalForum.org

AI World
Lisa Scimemi
Cambridge Innovation Institute
lscimemi@cambridgeinnovationinstitute.com

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Object Management Group and Industrial Internet Consortium to Present the AI & Real-time IoT Track at AI World Conference & Expo

Members Share Practical Insights about AI and Real-time IoT

BOSTON, December 3, 2018 – The Object Management Group® (OMG®) and the Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™) will present the AI & Real-time IoT track at the AI World Conference & Expo 2018. Held in Boston from December 3 – 5, the conference will host more than 3,000 business executives and managers and will shed light on the latest industry innovations and technology.

The track features 13 OMG/IIC members as panelists and/or moderators, who will discuss state-of-the-practice and state-of-technology projects that sit between the intersection of AI and real-time IoT. OMG is an international, open membership, not-for-profit technology standards consortium. The IIC is the world’s leading organization transforming business and society by accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

“Smart buildings, energy markets and factories are all examples where AI is required in the deployment and operation of IoT applications,” said Dr. Richard Soley, Chairman & CEO, OMG and Executive Director, IIC. “Our members are delighted to participate in AI World to share the practical insights they’ve learned through testing and implementing AI solutions with IIC testbeds. Testbeds also help to generate requirements for new standards for many industries including AI.”

Track Program:

The State of AI and IoT – Overview of the industry.

Track Chair:

• Dr. Said Tabet – Lead Technologist for IoT Strategy and OMG Board Member, Dell EMC

Deep Learning for Smart Facilities – The panel of experts discusses how to approach a facility-based deployment.

Moderator

• Les Yeamans, Founder & Executive Editor, RT Insights

Panelists:

• Brad Klenz, Principal Systems Architect, SAS
• Calvin Smith, Director & Head of IoT Partner Engineering, Wipro
• Ken Hatano, System & Service Technology Dept., Software & AI Technology Center, Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation

Provisioning Enterprise Connected Things with Trust and Intelligent Automation - The panel explores the need to distribute data securely and wirelessly within an enterprise IoT deployment.
Moderator:

• Wael William Diab, Senior Director at Huawei

Panelists:

• Robert Martin, Senior Principal Engineer, MITRE
• Michael Thomas, Systems Architect, SAS
• Nisarg Desai, Director of Product Management, GlobalSign

Transforming the Manufacturing Industry - Priority areas to apply AI and analytics include production quality, cost and efficiency problems in the manufacturing environment.
Moderator:

• Ed Burns, Editor, TechTarget

Panelists:

• Shi-Wan Lin, CEO & Co-Founder, Thingswise
• Edy Liongosari, Chief Research Scientist, Accenture

Fireside Chat: AI as Strategic Enabler for the Automotive Sector
Moderator:

• Dr. Richard Soley, Chairman & CEO, OMG and Executive Director, IIC

Panelists:

• John Roese, CTO, Dell Technologies
• James Kuffner, CEO, Toyota Research Institute Advanced Development (TRI-AD)

The third annual AI World Conference & Expo, produced by Cambridge Innovation Institute, provides an avenue for attendees to discern and prioritize a broad range of AI technologies. The event provides a unique opportunity for business executives, data scientists and senior AI developers to learn about innovative AI implementations and how to accomplish this in their enterprise.

For companies and individuals interested in attending this year’s AI World Conference and Expo, registration details can be found here: AI World. Those who register before November 16th will be eligible to receive the discount pricing.

About AI World Conference & Expo
AI World Conference and Expo, produced by Cambridge Innovation Institute, is focused on the business and technology of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. AI World has become the “must attend” event for enterprise executives, decision makers from Global 2000 organizations, and business leaders from across the entire artificial intelligence and machine learning ecosystem. The 3-day conference and expo is designed for business and technology executives who want to learn about the state-of-the-practice of AI in the enterprise.

For a listing of all OMG trademarks, visit https://www.omg.org/legal/tm_list.htm. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Media Contact:
Lisa Scimemi
Cambridge Innovation Institute
lscimemi@cambridgeinnovationinstitute.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AI WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO AND IDC TEAM UP TO PRODUCE THE AI WORLD EXECUTIVE SUMMIT AGENDA
Providing a strategic look at the state of the practice in enterprise AI across multiple vertical industries

NEEDHAM, MA— (August 15, 2018) – AI World Conference & Expo, part of Cambridge Innovation Institute (CII), announces that IDC, the premier global provider of information technology market intelligence and advisory services will lead the AI World Executive Summit program.  The summit will be held on the first day of AI World, December 3, at the Boston World Trade Center, and provides a strategic look at the state of the practice in enterprise AI across multiple vertical industries, including Healthcare and Financial Services. 

“The burgeoning AI market can be difficult to navigate as the vendor landscape grows across industries and applications,” said Scott Lundstrom, Group Vice President, IDC. “AI World Conference & Expo provides an ideal forum to highlight real life deployments, share best practices and engage with the most cutting-edge technology providers and thought leaders in the market.  We are thrilled to spearhead the AI World Executive Summit Program to share our unique insights and industry research on the future of AI.”

Eliot Weinman, conference founder and chair said “We are very excited to be collaborating with IDC on AI World.  AI World Conference & Expo, Accelerating Innovation in the Enterprise, is taking place December 3-5 at the World Trade Center in Boston, MA and will feature over 100 sessions, 200 speakers and 3,000+ attendees.  AI World is designed to help business and technology executives cut through the hype and learn how advanced intelligent technologies are being successfully deployed to build competitive advantage, drive new business opportunities, reduce costs and accelerate innovation efforts.”

For more information about the AI World Conference & Expo, visit:  AIWorld.com

About International Data Corporation (IDC) (http://www.idc.com)
Is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. With more than 1,100 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries.  IDC's analysis and insight helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based technology decisions and to achieve their key business objectives. Founded in 1964, IDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, data and marketing services company that activates and engages the most influential technology buyers.

About AI World (https://aiworld.com)
AI World Conference & Expo is focused on the state of the practice of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. The 3-day conference and expo is designed for business and technology executives who want to learn about innovative implementations of AI in the enterprise.

Contact:
Lisa Scimemi
Corporate MARCOM Director
Cambridge Innovation Institute
lscimemi@cambridgeinnovationinstitute.com

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AI World Teams Up with FORTUNE to Produce Branded Content on Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise
Leading AI Event to Partner with Publication Powerhouse to Bring Readers Machine Learning Content

Needham, MA – June 11, 2018 – AI World Conference & Expo, part of Cambridge Innovation Institute, announce today a collaboration with FORTUNE to produce a branded content section focused on Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise. The branded content section will be published in a fall 2018 issue of FORTUNE, and will be available at the Third Annual AI World Conference & Expo which is taking place in Boston, December 3-5 at the Seaport World Trade Center.

The Exhibitors & Sponsors of the AI World Conference & Expo are invited to be part of the Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise section in FORTUNE. The Editorial Advisor for this venture will be Eliot Weinman, who also serves as the AI World Conference Chair.

According to Mr. Weinman, “We are honored to be working with FORTUNE to produce and promote a branded content section on Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise. AI technologies are fundamentally transforming many industries, businesses and society at large. AI, machine learning software and service providers who wish to participate in this publication will benefit in reaching the extensive readership of FORTUNE as well as AI Trends and AI World marketing. FORTUNE is number one for business, and has the highest concentration of affluent and influential business decision-makers vs. the competition, more than Forbes, Business Insider, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal and Wired. Marketing and promotion through FORTUNE will reach a total audience of more than 3.3 million business professionals. This targeted business reach will be further expanded by the integrated media and marketing plan being produced by AI World.”

According to Joel Baboolal, Business Development Manager of Branded Content, FORTUNE, “We are pleased to be collaborating with Mr. Weinman and his team at Cambridge Innovation Institute. AI World is the preeminent conference brand in the industry and FORTUNE is committed to covering the leading edge of business and technology, and clearly artificial intelligence is one of the fastest growing technology markets today.”

For more information about being part of the AI World and FORTUNE branded content section focused on Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise, please contact Eliot Weinman at ew@AIWorld.com.

About Cambridge Innovation Institute (www.CambridgeInnovationInstitute.com)

A vision since 1992: Cambridge Innovation Institute (CII) delivers cutting edge information through events, publishing, and training to leading commercial, academic, government and research institutes across the life science and energy industries. Cambridge Innovation Institute consists of two business areas: our coverage of advances in life sciences under the well-established Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) brand, and coverage of rechargeable batteries under the newly established Cambridge EnerTech (CET) brand. We focus on high technology fields where research and development are essential for the advancement of innovation.

About AI World Conference & Expo (www.AIWorld.com)

AI World Conference and Expo, part of Cambridge Innovation Institute, is focused on the business and technology of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. AI World has become is the “must attend” event for enterprise executives and decision makers from Global 2000 organizations and business leaders from across the entire artificial intelligence and machine learning ecosystem. The 3-day conference and expo is designed for business and technology executives who want to learn about the state-of-the-practice of AI in the enterprise.

Contact:
Lisa Scimemi
Corporate MARCOM Director
Cambridge Innovation Institute
lscimemi@cambridgeinnovationinstitute.com

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For Immediate Release

CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF
THE AI WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO AND AI TRENDS

The Leading Artificial Intelligence Conference and Publication to Join
Cambridge Innovation Institute’s Extensive Portfolio 

NEEDHAM, MA— (April 18, 2018) – Cambridge Innovation Institute (CII), announces the acquisition of Westborough, Massachusetts based Trends Equity, Inc., which includes the properties of the annual AI World Conference & Expo and AI Trends media offerings.

Phillips Kuhl, President, Cambridge Innovation Institute, says, “CII currently has an extensive product portfolio that spans the life science and rechargeable battery industries, featuring conferences, training seminars and publications. The addition of both the AI World Conference & Expo and AI Trends publication aligns with our current strategy, but also allows us to expand our reach to additional verticals such as financial, manufacturing and robotics.  I am very excited about the opportunities in front of us, and the fast-moving world of AI.”

The AI World Conference & Expo, Accelerating Innovation in the Enterprise, is taking place December 3-5 at the World Trade Center in Boston, MA and will feature over 70 sessions, 150+ speakers and 2,700+ attendees. Event sponsors include: Veritone, DELL EMC, KOGENTiX, Nuance, WorkFusion, DataRobot, PureStorage, ALEGION, Interactions, IDC, Splunk, UIPath, Fortune and MIT Sloan Management Review

AI Trends, launched in January 2016, is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of enterprise AI with over 8,700+ subscribers.

Eliot Weinman, Founder of AI World and AI Trends says “We are extremely pleased to join CII.  After only two years, AI World has become the largest independently produced business AI event in the U.S.  The world class event and publishing team at CII will enable AI World to continue to accelerate the growth of both AI World and AI Trends, and enable us to rapidly expand into key vertical markets such as Healthcare and Pharma.”

All Trends Equity, Inc. employees have been retained, and the Westborough, Massachusetts office will remain open for the interim.

During the acquisition, Cambridge Innovation Institute was represented in the transaction by John McGovern of Grimes, McGovern & Associates of New York.

About Cambridge Innovation Institute (www.CambridgeInnovationInstitute.com)

A vision since 1992: Cambridge Innovation Institute (CII) delivers cutting edge information through events, publishing, and training to leading commercial, academic, government and research institutes across the life science and energy industries. Cambridge Innovation Institute consists of two business areas: our coverage of advances in life sciences under the well-established Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) brand, and coverage of rechargeable batteries under the newly established Cambridge EnerTech (CET) brand. We focus on high technology fields where research and development are essential for the advancement of innovation.

About AI World (https://aiworld.com)

AI World Conference & Expo is focused on the state of the practice of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. The 3-day conference and expo is designed for business and technology executives who want to learn about innovative implementations of AI in the enterprise.

AI Trends (https://aitrends.com)

AI Trends is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of enterprise AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast-moving world of AI and gain competitive advantage.

Contact:
Lisa Scimemi
Corporate MARCOM Director
lscimemi@cambridgeinnovationinstitute.com

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AI World 2017 Draws Over 2,300 Attendees and
Announces 2018 Event

Plans Underway to Expand Content and Industry Participation at AI World 2018, Dec 3-5 in Boston

Westborough, MA – Jan 23, 2018 – Trends Equity, Inc. today announced that the second annual AI World Conference and Expo – www.aiworld.com – held Dec 11-13, 2017 in Boston, MA was a great success, drawing over 2,300 attendees, 150+ speakers and 85+ sponsors and exhibitors.

According to Eliot Weinman, conference founder and chair, “We are extremely pleased to announce that AI World 2017 held Dec 11-13 at the Marriott Copley Square Hotel exceeded all expectations.  In particular, more than 1,000 business executives registered for our 3 day conference attendee passes (more than double our 2016 event), and over 1,300 people registered for an exhibit pass.  AI World was developed to inform global 2000 business executives about the state-of-the-practice of enterprise AI.  The comprehensive three-day conference and expo focused on how AI, machine learning and intelligent technologies are in use today by the most innovative companies to build competitive advantage, drive new business opportunities and accelerate innovation efforts.  Conference attendees heard from business and technology innovators from more than 150 organizations including Google, Facebook, Nielsen, Monsanto, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Philips Healthcare, SONY Pictures Entertainment, MIT CSAIL, iRobot, SRI, PARC and Microsoft.”

Mr. Weinman added, “I want to thank our corporate hosts IBM Watson, Kogentix, Semiconductor Energy Labs and Veritone, our Premier Research Sponsor Forrester, our Premier Business Media Sponsors FORTUNE, Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review as well as all of our speakers, sponsors and conference attendees for helping to make this event so successful.  We have already begun to develop expansion plans for AI World 2018, which will be held Dec 3-5 at the Boston Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center.”

About AI World

AI World Conference and Expo is the largest independently produced conference and expo that focuses on the state of the practice of enterprise AI.  The conference is focused on the business and technology of enterprise AI. The 3–day conference and exposition is designed to bring business and technology leaders together annually to learn about the state-of-the-market and state-of-the-practice in designing and deploying AI innovative intelligent systems in the enterprise.  To learn more, please visit: www.aiworld.com

About AI Trends

AI Trends is the companion online publication of AI World, and is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast-moving world of AI to gain competitive advantage. To learn more, please visit www.aitrends.com.

Media Contact

Ashley Harvey
AI World
ah@aiworld.com
+1 (508) 645-6564

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AI World Announces Final Conference Program & Expo Agenda

Industry’s Largest Event Focused on Enterprise AI to be held December 11-13 in Boston

Westboro, MA – October 30, 2017 – AI World 2017 will be held December 11-13, 2017 at the Boston Marriott Copley in Boston, MA. Now in its’ second year, AI World has become the industry’s largest event focused on the state of the practice of enterprise AI and machine learning. AI World’s mission is to enable enterprise business and technology executives to learn how to successfully harness intelligent technologies to build competitive advantage, drive new business opportunities and accelerate innovation efforts.

According to conference founder and chair, Eliot Weinman, “We are very excited to announce a world class 3-day conference program comprising more than 70 sessions and 120 industry thought leaders. AI World was developed in collaboration with more than 80 leading AI corporate solution providers, executive advisors, research firms, major media channels, associations and start-ups who together have important stakes in the future of enterprise AI.”

Attendees will begin their 3-day journey starting at the AI World Executive Summit led by Forrester. Entitled “Mastering the AI Operating Model – Insight, Automation & Engagement”, attendees will learn a simple framework to think about how enterprises can leverage and stay ahead of the surging interest in AI. David Kiron, Executive Editor of the MIT Sloan Management Review will outline the results of a year-long study which measures the current state of enterprise AI based on a comprehensive study of 3,000 global executives. Executives from organizations such as SRI, Sanofi Pasteur, Pegasystems, Dell/EMC, Flamingo.ai, InterContinental Hotel and others will discuss their corporate AI strategies.

The afternoon of the first day includes intensive half day programs on key AI technologies and a vertical industry summit, including:

• Workshop: Building an Application Specific Digital Assistant
• Enterprise Machine Learning and Deep Learning Seminar
• AI World Healthcare Summit

A general session open to all attendees follows entitled  “AI: Follow the Money” featuring leading investors discussing where the next wave of investments will be going in the AI market. This is followed by a networking reception on the exhibit floor to meet with leading AI solution vendors and AI startups.

Our Monday evening events include the AI Lightning Panel with 7 AI Startups, a special program on from Women in Technology International and Mobile Monday who will be covering the convergence of AI and Life Sciences.

On Tuesday, Dec 12 the program begins with keynote speaker Dr. Sam Madden, co-director of MIT CSAIL Systems That Learn.  Then a complete update on the state of enterprise AI from the point-of-view of executives leading the efforts at Global 2000 organizations, and a thorough discussion of the AI industry. Other luminary keynotes include Rob High, IBM Fellow, VP and CTO, IBM Watson, Heath Terry, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs and Anthony Scriffignano, Ph.D., SVP, Chief Data Scientist, Dun & Bradstreet.

The afternoon is focused on AI implementation in key industries including a special program entitled AI Strategies and Technologies Solutions Theater which provides insights to attendees on specific topics, vendors and solutions in areas such as HPC, Business AI Use Cases, AI in Telecommunications, Robotics Process Automation, AI in Fintech and more.

On Wednesday, Dec 13, AI World looks at the future of enterprise AI, with an opening keynote from Tom Austin, VP and Gartner Fellow, Gartner. Other keynotes and sessions discuss innovation in the enterprise, moving beyond the AI black box, the future of driverless cars, and much more.  Also, the Cognitive Computing Consortium is producing a one day program entitled “Directions in Cognitive”.

The AI World speakers are a who’s who in the industry, including:

• Dr. Sam Madden, MIT CSAIL Systems that Learn
• Rob High, IBM Fellow, VP and CTO, IBM Watson
• Tom Austin, VP & Gartner Fellow, Gartner
• Dr. William Mark, President, Information and CS, SRI
• Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Senior Product Manager, Google
• Dr. Michael Dahlweid, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Digital, GE Healthcare
• Anju Gupta, Director, Digital Partnerships, Monsanto
• Cynthia Breazeal, Founder & Chief Scientist, Jibo
• Bruce Schneier, Cybersecurity Guru
• John Daly, SVP Worldwide Production Services, Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Heath Terry, Head Global Internet Research, Goldman Sachs
• Anthony Scriffignano, SVP, Chief Data Scientist, Dun & Bradstreet
• David Schatsky, Managing Director, Deloitte
• Chad Steelberg, Chairman and CEO, Veritone
• Josh Sutton, Data & AI Practice Lead, SapientRazorfish
• Martin Mrugal, Chief Innovation Officer, SAP
• Alessandro Zolla, VP Tech Machine Learning, Nielsen
• Boyd Davis, CEO & Co-Founder, Kogentix
• Kumar Srivastava, VP Product Strategy, Bank of NY
• Pedro Barata, Principal Prog Mgr. Cognitive Procurement, VodaFone
• Manoj Saxena, Executive Chairman, CognitiveScale

AI World features a special expo program which allows expo attendees to attend 17 special events. In addition, all attendees will have the opportunity of networking at the AI World Expo and AI Startup Pavilion to meet with 75+ sponsors and exhibitors, including:

IBM Watson, Kogentix, Semiconductor Energy Lab, Veritone, Deloitte, SapientRazorfish, Dow Jones, CognitiveScale, Interactions, Forrester, Dell/EMC, MIT CSAIL, CIO Review, FORTUNE, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, deepsense.ai, Avata Intelligence, DataRobot, 451 Research, Pegasystems, Juniper Research, Industrial Internet Consortium, Lux Research, OMG, UiPath, Cray, CrowdFlower, GlassWing Ventures, Hurwitz & Associates, Flamingo.ai, iMerit Technology Services, Indico.ai, Intrprtr, Affectiva, SigOpt, Algomus, Alegion, Maxeler Technologies, Cognitive Computing Consortium, VoiceBase, Rethink Research, Skymind, Tractica Research, AVIOS, CIO Applications, Mobile Monday, AUVSI, MLAI, Fintech Finance, TMA Associates, Datanami, DZone.com, Babson College, Clickworker, GRAKN.AI, Presagen, Life Whisperer, RAO Information Systems, SFL Scientific, SkyScale, RT Insights, TurboPatent, DataInformed, Universal Robots, Xilinx, Mighty AI, WITI, UNH Online, Cobalt Speech & Language, Bi Brainz, Earley Information Science, InsideBigData, Zylotech and more!

For more information on AI World, please contact:

Marketing Contact

Katerina Kilmonis
Marketing
kk@aiworld.com

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Babson named Education Sponsor for AI World 2017
Conference in Boston December 11-13

AI World has named Babson College the Education Sponsor for AI World 2017 to be held
December 11-13, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Oct 30, 2017 – As part of the sponsorship, Babson’s Technology, Operations, and Information Management Department will join the Cognitive Computing Consortium for a separate, full-day program focused on information for the AI / cognitive computing professional. The program will deliver a wide-ranging set of keynotes and sessions devoted to practical challenges for experienced AI practitioners, and will feature Babson College faculty members Ganesan Shankar as presenter and Clare Gillan as moderator.

Babson Professor Ganesan Shankar will co-present ‘A Reference Model for Cognitive Applications,’ showcasing a joint research program sponsored by Babson College and the Cognitive Computing Consortium. The research program is creating a data-centered model for describing and characterizing cognitive applications, and can be used in multiple ways, by organizations planning to integrate cognitive techniques into their operations. Decision makers, developers, human factors professionals, business owners, and users can all use this model to develop insights about their cognitive applications projects.

“AI and Machine Learning have moved from an esoteric topic to a main-stay in today’s business,” said Babson Associate Professor Ganesan Shankar. “Understanding these topics is therefore important not just from a technology perspective but also from a business sense. The purpose of this conference, specifically, the session on Machine Intelligence, is for business users and decision makers to understand how to approach the development of machine intelligence applications and systems, not just the underlying technologies but also the applicability and business value.”

Artificial intelligence-based applications are now being designed and deployed by a number of innovative enterprises. A groundswell of interest from large and small firms was seen at AI World 2016, where attendance exceeded expectations with well over 2,000 attendees. AI World 2017 will build on this success.

“We are very excited to be collaborating with Babson College as Education Sponsor of our AI World 2017 conference and expo in Boston,” said Eliot Weinman, CEO, Trends Equity and AI World Conference Chair. “The artificial intelligence industry is perhaps the fastest growing market segment in the world today. Billions of dollars are being invested into new innovative companies and technologies. Babson College has a world class track record of being the No. 1 ranked entrepreneurial MBA program for 24 consecutive years according to U.S. News & World Report. Thousands of new companies are being created, and these companies can use the experience and education programs that Babson has developed to help them succeed.”

About AI World

AI World Conference and Expo is focused on the business and technology of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. AI World 2017 will be held in Boston, MA on December 11-13. The three-day conference and expo is designed for business and technology executives who want to learn about the state-of-the-practice of AI in the enterprise. AI World has become is the “must attend” event for enterprise executives and decision makers from Global 2000 organizations and business leaders from across the entire artificial intelligence and machine learning ecosystem. AI World 2016 was the largest independent enterprise AI event ever produced, hosting more than 2,200 business executives, 110+ speakers and 65+ sponsors and exhibitors. To learn more, please visit www.aiworld.com.

About Babson College

Babson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds^®. The top-ranked college for entrepreneurship education, Babson is a dynamic living and learning laboratory where students, faculty, and staff work together to address the real-world problems of business and society. We prepare the entrepreneurial leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose to make a difference in the world, and have an impact on organizations of all sizes and types. As we have for nearly a half-century, Babson continues to advance Entrepreneurial Thought & Action^® as the most positive force on the planet for generating sustainable economic and social value

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AI World and deepsense.ai Team Up for Seminar on Deep Learning in the Enterprise

New Webinar Announced Investing Intelligently in AI Solutions on August 30, 2017 at 1:00pm edt

Westboro, MA – August 24, 2017 – AI World Conference and Expo has announced that deepsense.ai has become the event’s Strategic Deep Learning Seminar Sponsor and will run a one-half day seminar Machine Learning and Deep Learning in the Enterprise on December 11. AI World will also host a webinar with deepsense.ai entitled “Investing Intelligently in AI Solutions” on August 30, 2017 at 1:00pm edt.

“We are extremely pleased to be working again with deepsense.ai. Last year, deepsense.ai delivered a world class seminar focused on machine learning in the enterprise at AI World. This year, we have updated the content and have made deep learning a focal point of the seminar and the event.” said Eliot Weinman, Conference Chair and CEO, Trends Equity, Inc. AI World is the “must attend” event for enterprise executives and decision makers from Global 2000 organizations. The three-day conference and expo brings together the entire applied AI ecosystem, including innovative enterprises, industry thought leaders, startups, investors, developers, independent researchers and leading solution providers.

deepsense.ai builds its strategy around delivering Artificial Intelligence solutions for business and research organizations, with deep learning at the center. “For the last few years we’ve been building our machine learning and deep learning competencies constantly as we want to be the ones who help shape the world’s future”, says Tomasz Kulakowski, deepsense.ai CEO and co-founder. “We all already use AI in our daily lives and deepsense.ai is likewise participating — and hoping to push the technology forward. For example, the results of our work will help humans to more effectively diagnose diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and cervical cancer. In the coming few years, areas like fraud detection and failure prediction in manufacturing will become revolutionized by more and more common applications of deep neural networks being used to analyze various kinds of data. This will greatly increase the quality of services and products we then buy as consumers.”

In the December 11 deep learning seminar at AI World, deepsense.ai’s data scientists will explain what deep neural networks are, why they have become so popular in data science and how they can be used in business. Robert Bogucki will also moderate a panel featuring heads of data science and innovation departments discussing how deep learning is disrupting their industries and critical lessons they have learned in deploying enterprise class machine learning applications.

About AI World
AI World Conference and Expo is focused on the business and technology of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. AI World 2017 will be held in Boston, MA on December 11-13. The three-day conference and expo is designed for business and technology executives who want to learn about the state-of-the-practice of AI in the enterprise. AI World has become is the “must attend” event for enterprise executives and decision makers from Global 2000 organizations and business leaders from across the entire artificial intelligence and machine learning ecosystem. AI World 2016 was the largest independent enterprise AI event ever produced, hosting more than 2,200 business executives, 110+ speakers and 65+ sponsors and exhibitors. To learn more, please visit www.aiworld.com.

About deepsense.ai
deepsense.ai delivers AI solutions and supports organizations in unlocking their data potential at all stages. The company created Neptune, a Machine Learning Lab provided as a service for data scientists to speed up the development and productionization of machine learning models. The company’s second product, Seahorse, is a visual framework powered by Apache Spark that helps data scientists rapidly develop Spark applications.

deepsense.ai was founded and is managed by CodiLime, an IT consulting and software engineering company providing professional services for global clients in three core areas: Networks, Security and Big Data & Data Science.

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AI World and the Cognitive Computing Consortium Announce Program for
AI / Cognitive Computing Professionals

Cognitive Computing Consortium Named Premier Association Sponsor of AI World 2017

Boston, MA – July 21, 2017 – AI World and the Cognitive Computing Consortium today announced that AI World has named the Cognitive Computing Consortium as a Premier Association Sponsor for AI World 2017 to be held December 11-13, 2017 in Boston, Mass. The Consortium will produce a full-day program on Wednesday, December 13^th focused on information for the AI / cognitive computing professional. Geared for Consortium members, the separate, day-long program is open to attendees of AI World. The Consortium Program will deliver a wide-ranging set of keynotes and sessions devoted to practical challenges for experienced AI practitioners as well as covering tools and frameworks to help guide professionals engaged in cognitive application development.

Artificial intelligence-based applications are now being designed and deployed by a number of innovative enterprises. A groundswell of interest from large and small firms was seen at AI World 2016, where attendance exceeded expectations with well over 2,000 attendees. AI World 2017 will build on this success.

“The Cognitive Computing Consortium program gives us the opportunity to address deep issues of interest to experienced AI professionals,” said Eliot Weinman, CEO, Trends Equity and AI World Conference Chair. “In addition to offering a range of thought leadership keynotes, the Consortium Program will address tools and frameworks geared specifically to enabling cognitive application teams to successfully design and deploy systems with far-reaching value advantages for the enterprise. The program will also feature original research resulting from the joint research program sponsored by Babson College’s Technology, Operations, and Information Management department and the Cognitive Computing Consortium.”

“We are experiencing a critical skills gap in the area of AI/cognitive computing, in which the availability of data scientists, UX professionals, software developers, and business innovators with AI experience falls dramatically short of the demand for their services,” added Hadley Reynolds, Managing Director, Cognitive Computing Consortium. “The context of the AI World 2017 event is an excellent fit with the Consortium’s mission to build dialog among all those professionals and with the business leaders whose vision will drive this market forward. We expect our program to expose Consortium members and AI World conference attendees to the most accomplished people and the best practical insights into the day-to-day work of delivering AI value.”

About AI World

AI World Conference and Expo is focused on the business and technology of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. AI World 2017 will be held in Boston, MA on December 11-13. The three-day conference and expo is designed for business and technology executives who want to learn about the state-of-the-practice of AI in the enterprise. AI World has become is the “must attend” event for enterprise executives and decision makers from Global 2000 organizations and business leaders from across the entire artificial intelligence and machine learning ecosystem. AI World 2016 was the largest independent enterprise AI event ever produced, hosting more than 2,200 business executives, 110+ speakers and 65+ sponsors and exhibitors. To learn more, please visit www.aiworld.com.

About the Cognitive Computing Consortium

The Cognitive Computing Consortium is a membership consortium of private and public organizations and individuals whose mission is to facilitate the spread of knowledge and innovation in cognitive computing. The Consortium conducts research on the technical, managerial, and organizational aspects of cognitive computing. It acts as an advocate and central resource for cognitive computing thought leadership and education. It provides an impartial discussion forum for topics and issues related to cognitive computing. To learn more, please visit www.cognitivecomputingconsortium.com.

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AI World and the Cognitive Computing Consortium Announce Program for
AI / Cognitive Computing Professionals

Cognitive Computing Consortium Named Premier Association Sponsor of AI World 2017

Boston, MA – July 21, 2017 – AI World and the Cognitive Computing Consortium today announced that AI World has named the Cognitive Computing Consortium as a Premier Association Sponsor for AI World 2017 to be held December 11-13, 2017 in Boston, Mass. The Consortium will produce a full-day program on Wednesday, December 13^th focused on information for the AI / cognitive computing professional. Geared for Consortium members, the separate, day-long program is open to attendees of AI World. The Consortium Program will deliver a wide-ranging set of keynotes and sessions devoted to practical challenges for experienced AI practitioners as well as covering tools and frameworks to help guide professionals engaged in cognitive application development.

Artificial intelligence-based applications are now being designed and deployed by a number of innovative enterprises. A groundswell of interest from large and small firms was seen at AI World 2016, where attendance exceeded expectations with well over 2,000 attendees. AI World 2017 will build on this success.

“The Cognitive Computing Consortium program gives us the opportunity to address deep issues of interest to experienced AI professionals,” said Eliot Weinman, CEO, Trends Equity and AI World Conference Chair. “In addition to offering a range of thought leadership keynotes, the Consortium Program will address tools and frameworks geared specifically to enabling cognitive application teams to successfully design and deploy systems with far-reaching value advantages for the enterprise. The program will also feature original research resulting from the joint research program sponsored by Babson College’s Technology, Operations, and Information Management department and the Cognitive Computing Consortium.”

“We are experiencing a critical skills gap in the area of AI/cognitive computing, in which the availability of data scientists, UX professionals, software developers, and business innovators with AI experience falls dramatically short of the demand for their services,” added Hadley Reynolds, Managing Director, Cognitive Computing Consortium. “The context of the AI World 2017 event is an excellent fit with the Consortium’s mission to build dialog among all those professionals and with the business leaders whose vision will drive this market forward. We expect our program to expose Consortium members and AI World conference attendees to the most accomplished people and the best practical insights into the day-to-day work of delivering AI value.”

About AI World

AI World Conference and Expo is focused on the business and technology of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. AI World 2017 will be held in Boston, MA on December 11-13. The three-day conference and expo is designed for business and technology executives who want to learn about the state-of-the-practice of AI in the enterprise. AI World has become is the “must attend” event for enterprise executives and decision makers from Global 2000 organizations and business leaders from across the entire artificial intelligence and machine learning ecosystem. AI World 2016 was the largest independent enterprise AI event ever produced, hosting more than 2,200 business executives, 110+ speakers and 65+ sponsors and exhibitors. To learn more, please visit www.aiworld.com.

About the Cognitive Computing Consortium

The Cognitive Computing Consortium is a membership consortium of private and public organizations and individuals whose mission is to facilitate the spread of knowledge and innovation in cognitive computing. The Consortium conducts research on the technical, managerial, and organizational aspects of cognitive computing. It acts as an advocate and central resource for cognitive computing thought leadership and education. It provides an impartial discussion forum for topics and issues related to cognitive computing. To learn more, please visit www.cognitivecomputingconsortium.com.

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Katerina Kilmonis
AI World Marketing
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Peter Gorman
For Cognitive Computing Consortium
Black Rocket Consulting, LLC.
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+1 (617) 669-4329

 AI World Teams up with TMA Associates to produce a workshop entitled
“Building an Application-Specific Intelligent Assistant”

One-half day in-depth workshop to be presented at AI World in addition to extended
track coverage on Natural Language Processing

May 18, 2017 – Westboro, MA – AI World – www.aiworld.com – today announced that it is again teaming up with TMA Associates to feature a half-day workshop on Intelligent Assistants and Bots at AI World 2017, December 11-13, 2017 in Boston. The intensive workshop will focus on the current state of the intelligent assistant/Bot market and will include an in-depth comparison of the different varieties of intelligent assistants in the market and how an enterprise can build its own intelligent assistant for different channels—ranging from web browsers to mobile apps to home devices to messaging services.

According to Eliot Weinman, CEO, Trends Equity and AI World conference chair, “Artificial intelligence, in the form of chat bots in messaging apps, and other forms of intelligent assistants are now being deployed by a number of innovative enterprises. AI World 2016 featured a half-day Intelligent Assistant/Bot workshop and sold out. AI World 2017 will build on this success.  In addition to discussing the state-of-the-technology, the workshop will address the major challenges enterprise have in developing the right strategy. The workshop will feature demos from leading intelligent assistant and Bot software providers.   The AI World conference program will also feature expanded coverage on conversational interfaces and natural language processing. ”

AI World and TMA Associates Expands Intelligent Assistant/Bot Research Coverage

Ongoing announcements by companies such as IBM, Microsoft and Facebook have drawn the attention of businesses globally in trying to understand what the state-of-the-technology is, and how to develop a business strategy for this potentially massive disruptive technology. Last year, AI World published a comprehensive vendor guide with TMA Associates that covered more than 170 products and technology providers offering a wide variety of options. This is the largest such report available in the market today (268 pages). The updated report will be available in a few weeks. Go to aitrends.com/research-bots/ for more information.

According to William Meisel, President, TMA Associates and workshop moderator, “Companies and online services must develop specialized digital assistants and bots to maintain their competitive advantage. These digital assistants will exist on the front line, between their organization and their customers, and will represent their company in a diverse range of application areas, such as customer service, technical support, information access, advertising, sales, and proactive notifications. Also, services and enterprise software will need a digital assistant as their “face” to users.”

The intensive half-day workshop on the current state of the intelligent assistant/Bot market will cover:

• In-depth description and comparison of the different varieties of intelligent assistants
• How an enterprise can build its own Intelligent Assistant for different channels—ranging from web browsers to mobile apps to home devices to messaging services.

About AI World

Now in its second year, AI World has become the industry’s largest independent event focused on the state of the practice of enterprise AI and machine learning in the enterprise. AI World is designed to help business and technology executives cut through the hype and learn how advanced intelligent technologies are being successfully deployed to build competitive advantage, drive new business opportunities, reduce costs and accelerate innovation efforts. AI World 2016 drew 2,200+ attendees, 110+ speakers and 65+ sponsors and exhibitors. AI World 2017 will be held December 11-13, 2017 in Boston. For more information, please go to www.aiworld.com

About TMA Associates

William Meisel founded TMA Associates in 1991. Bill writes LUI News (formerly Speech Strategy News) which has been published since 1993, always as a paid-subscription newsletter with no ads. Through consulting assignments, he has aided many firms, from large to small, with strategies in leveraging speech technologies and building applications and services. Dr. Meisel is chair of the Conversational Interaction Conference. To learn more, please visit http://www.tmaa.com

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AI World 2017, the Industry’s Largest Event Focused on Enterprise AI to be held December 11-13 in Boston

Event which has expanded from a very successful 2016 inaugural launch also announces call for speakers

Westboro, MA – February 12, 2017 – Trends Equity, Inc. has announced that AI World Conference & Expo 2017 – www.aiworld.com – will be held December 11-13, 2017 at the Boston Marriott Copley in Boston, MA. Now in its’ second year, AI World has become the industry’s largest event focused on the state of the practice of enterprise AI and machine learning. AI World’s mission is to enable enterprise business and technology executives to learn how to successfully harness intelligent technologies to build competitive advantage, drive new business opportunities and accelerate innovation efforts.

According to conference founder and chair, Eliot Weinman, “We are very excited to announce that we are bringing AI World 2017 to the east coast. Our inaugural AI World 2016 event – 2016.aiworld.com – held Nov 7-9 in San Francisco exceeded all expectations. The 2 1/2 day event brought together the entire AI business ecosystem, including enterprises, industry thought leaders, innovative users, 65+ sponsors and exhibitors, 110 speakers (including 95 CxO’s) and 2,200+ attendees. Our plan for 2017 is to continue to grow the event, by expanding our conference program into vertical industries, key technologies, special events and expo participation.”

AI World connects thousands of end users, developers, investors and solution providers ranging from visionary startups to Global 2000 companies. AI World is marketed to more than four million business and technology professionals through an extended media and marketing campaign across a multitude of industry channels.

AI World Call for Speakers

AI World 2017 call for speakers closes on April 3.

AI World Upcoming Webinar: Strategic Directions for Enterprise Artificial Intelligence

AI World has also announced a new webinar scheduled for Feb 23 at 1:00pm est, featuring Mark Bünger, VP of Research at Lux Research who served as co-chair of the event with Mr. Weinman. The webinar is titled Strategic Directions for Enterprise Artificial Intelligence and reports largely on the discussions at AI World 2016 with a focus on how business executives can better understand this fast moving marketplace and hear about best practices.

If you missed this webinar, please download it at aitrends.com/webinars/

About Trends Equity

For more than 25 years, the principals of Trends Equity have built industry-leading publications and events in diverse high tech markets such as mobile commerce, telecommunications, enterprise IT, application development and robotics. The company principals have been strategic advisors and partners with many of the world’s leading computer software, hardware, services, research, associations and publishing firms. To learn more, please visit www.trendsequity.com.

About AI Trends

AI Trends, the AI World news magazine, is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast moving world of AI and to gain competitive advantage. To learn more, please visit www.aitrends.com.

For more information on opportunities to participate with us at AI World, please contact:

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Inaugural AI World 2016 Draws Over 2,200 Attendees

Plans Underway to Expand Content and Industry Participation 

Boston, MA – November 11, 2016 – Trends Equity, Inc. today announced that their inaugural AI World Conference and Expo – www.aiworld.com – held Nov 7-9, 2016 in San Francisco was a great success, drawing over 2,200 conference and expo attendees and more than 65+ sponsors and exhibitors.

According to Eliot Weinman, conference founder and CEO, Trends Equity, “We are extremely pleased to announce that we more than doubled our attendance expectations for our inaugural AI World 2016 program.  The conference and expo was designed to focus on how global 2000 businesses are using AI, machine learning and intelligent technologies to build competitive advantage, drive new business opportunities and accelerate innovation efforts.  More than 55% of our attendees came from global 2000 organizations and heard from innovation leaders from more than 100 companies including Google, General Electric, Nielsen, McKinsey, Schlumberger, Facebook, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, NTT, IBM, SRI and Baidu.”

Mr. Weinman continued, “I want to thank our corporate hosts Artificial Solutions, Kogentix and PwC, our Premier Research Partner Lux Research, and all of our speakers, sponsors and conference attendees for helping to make this event so successful.  We have already announced plans to expand the conference and expo programs into 2017 where we will be producing AI World next October in Silicon Valley.”

About AI World

AI World Conference and Expo will be held November, 7–9, 2016 at the Hilton Parc 55, San Francisco, CA.  The conference is focused on the business and technology of enterprise AI. The 3–day conference and exposition is designed to enable business and technology professionals learn about the state-of-the-market and state-of-the-practice in designing and deploying AI and intelligent systems in the enterprise.  To learn more, please visit: www.aiworld.com

About AI Trends

AI Trends, a publishing product of Trends Equity, is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast moving world of AI and to gain competitive advantage. To learn more, please visit www.aitrends.com.

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Ashley Harvey
AI World
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Media Alert

Trends Equity and Rethink Research Announce New Research Study

“Enterprise AI Adoption: An Executive Guide on the Commercial Impact of AI and Machine Learning in Vertical Industries”

October 6, 2016 – Trends Equity, Inc., producer of AI World and publisher of AI Trends, today announced it is has teamed up with Rethink Research to publish “Enterprise AI Adoption: An Executive Guide on the Commercial Impact of AI and Machine Learning in Vertical Industries”. Enterprise AI Adoption: An Executive Guide is based on a global survey of enterprises and an expert analysis of the state of the enterprise AI market. The report provides business executives with a concise, digestible handbook of the essential issues they need to understand in order to consider the potential impact of AI on their business.

According to Eliot Weinman, president of Trends Equity and chair of AI World, “We have found that hundreds of global 2000 organizations already have strategic and tactical efforts underway to investigate the opportunities available in the AI market. AI and digital procurement efforts are being led by newly assigned senior executives in these businesses, often who report directly to the CEO. In many cases the intent is to have a direct presentation to the board of the company. If your organization recognizes that your management team needs to be equipped now with the knowledge and tools to understand how AI can affect your business, this report is essential.”

Report author, Caroline Gabriel, research director and co-founder of Rethink Research added, “The potential impact and benefits of using artificial intelligence technologies such as machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, predictive APIs and others are huge. McKinsey estimates the global economic impact of just one of the disruptive trends enabled by AI – automation of knowledge work – will be as great as $6.7 trillion by 2025. However, only some organizations are currently getting value from these technologies. Our research compares vertical market adoption in a multitude of industries, discusses the implementation phases that organizations are experiencing and discusses what impact it is having on their business.”

More Information

A summary of the report can be downloaded at www.aitrends.com/research. In addition, a recent webinar that was focused on reporting the findings of the research is available on www.aitrends.com/webinars  Buyers of the report will also receive a special discount to attend AI World, the nation’s largest conference and expo focused on the enterprise AI market. Ms. Caroline Gabriel will be presenting some of her findings at AI World.For more information on AI World, please go to  www.aiworld.com.

About Rethink Research Rethink offers consulting, surveys, technology forecasts and strategy bulletins. We are experts in technology; Wireless, Video, the Internet of Things and AI. Unlike some analyst groups, we don’t sugar coat how tough the future will be. Our philosophy is simple. Assessing technology is not rocket science and requires experience, perspective, and understanding where technology is right now and what it will do in its next generation. Learn more at www.rethinkresearch.biz.

About AI World AI World Conference and Expo will be held November, 7–9, 2016 at the Hilton Parc 55, San Francisco, CA. The conference is focused on the business and technology of enterprise AI. The 2 ½-day conference and exposition is the largest event in the industry and is designed to enable business and technology professionals learn about the state-of-the-practice in AI and intelligent systems in the enterprise. To learn more, please visit:  www.aiworld.com

About AI Trends AI Trends is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast moving world of AI. To learn more, please visit www.aitrends.com

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Trends Equity Announces New Research Study

“Specialized Digital Assistants and Bots: Vendor Guide and Market Study”

256-page report covers over 170 Intelligent Assistants & Bots and projects the market globally through 2020

August 16, 2016 – Trends Equity, Inc., producer of AI World and publisher of AI Trends, today announced it is has teamed up with TMA Associates to publish “Specialized Digital Assistants and Bots: Vendor Guide and Market Study“, a definitive vendor guide and market study of the digital assistants and Bot marketplace. The 256-page report on digital assistants, in addition to estimating the market by global region through 2020, discusses the resources available to companies that wish to create a digital assistant. Over 170 companies providing these resources are discussed in detail and categorized as to the resource they provide. More information can be found on aitrends.com/research-bots/

“Specialized Digital Assistants and Bots: Vendor Guide and Market Study” was written by the leading independent expert Dr. William Meisel, President of TMA Associates, and editor of LUI News, an industry newsletter covering the use of human language to communicate with digital systems.

According to Eliot Weinman, CEO, Trends Equity, Inc. and Chair, AI World, “Earlier this year we announced we were teaming up with Dr. Meisel to produce a half-day workshop at AI World on intelligent assistants and Bots. The workshop was developed for business and technology executives who want an in-depth analysis of today’s market landscape, insights on determining which applications are best used for intelligent assistants/Bots and what are the best tools, technologies and services to use for their particular implementation. Meisel, a veteran independent industry expert on intelligent assistants, has spent the last four months researching and writing the most comprehensive report on the intelligent assistant/Bot market to date. The intelligent assistant market is expected to boom in the coming years. Meisel has also built a sound financial model to predict the size of this market expansion. Any business interested in doing their own research on this market or that wishes to deploy a bot or digital assistant will find this report extremely valuable, and it will save them tens of thousands of dollars in manpower and resources.”

A digital assistant is a cloud-based application that communicates with an individual through “natural language” (the language we use to communicate with other humans, by voice or text). The assistant, like a talented human assistant, responds by providing requested information or accomplishing a requested task. One rapidly growing form of digital assistant, typically called a “bot,” is addressed by a natural-language text message from within a messaging application such as Facebook Messenger or Microsoft Skype.

Some general digital assistants, including Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, Amazon’s Alexa, and Google’s upcoming Assistant, try to help you with anything you want. Specialized digital assistants have a narrower goal, letting you interact with a single company or specific service. The specialized assistants can operate independently through a website, as a mobile application, by text message, over a phone connection, within a car, or in a particular environment such as a warehouse. The general digital assistants are increasingly able to contact a specialized assistant for help at a user’s request. Also, messaging applications are making it possible to contact “bots,” texting them as if they were simply one of your contacts.

The report provides separate estimates for digital assistants targeted at consumers and those used internally at companies to make the use of enterprise software more efficient. The Enterprise segment is expected to be about 17% of the market in 2016, dropping to 13% of the market in 2020 as consumer assistants expand rapidly.

“Digital assistants are increasingly becoming the new way companies and applications will interact with users, as the market estimates show,” Meisel said. “Every company must understand the options available to participate in this trend. The bulk of the report discusses 170 companies that can help them do so, with a guide to make efficient use of this information.”

The cost of this report is $1,950. The report can be purchased at aitrends.com/research-bots/. Buyers of the report will also receive special pricing to attend Dr. Meisel’s Workshop at AI World on Nov 7 in San Francisco – aiworldexpo.com/sessions/digital-assistants-bots-seminar/

About William Meisel

William Meisel, Ph.D., president, TMA Associates (www.tmaa.com), is publisher and editor of LUI News (formerly Speech Strategy News, a paid-subscription monthly newsletter launched in 1993, and covering commercial applications of the Language User Interface), author of the 2013 book The Software Society, and a consultant on market and product opportunities created by the maturing of speech and natural language technology. His experience in speech technology includes founding and running a speech recognition company and authoring the first technical book on machine learning.

About AI World

AI World Conference and Expo will be held November, 7–9, 2016 at the Hilton Parc 55, San Francisco, CA. The conference is focused on the business and technology of enterprise AI. The 2 ½-day conference and exposition is the largest event in the industry and is designed to enable business and technology professionals learn about the state-of-the-practice in designing and deploying AI and intelligent systems in the enterprise. To learn more, please visit:  www.aiworldexpo.com

About AI Trends

AI Trends is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast moving world of AI and to gain competitive advantage. To learn more, please visit www.aitrends.com.

Media and Marketing Contact

Ashley Harvey
AI World
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TRENDS EQUITY OPENS AI WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Event focuses on “The Business and Technology of Artificial intelligence”

Boston, MA – March 3, 2016 – Trends Equity, Inc. today announced the opening of its call for speakers for AI World Conference and Expo, to be held November, 7–9, 2016 at the Hilton Parc 55, San Francisco, CA. The conference is focused on the business and technology of artificial intelligence (AI). The 3–day conference and exposition is designed to enable business and technology executives learn about the state-of-the-market and state-of-the-practice in designing and deploying AI and intelligent systems in the enterprise.

The deadline for submission of speaker applications is May 15, 2016. The event call for speakers can be found at: http://dev.aiworldexpo.com/callforspeakers/

According to Eliot Weinman, conference founder and CEO of Trends Equity, “In addition to assisting business leaders to gain a firm grasp on what artificial intelligence can do to help their companies and become more competitive, the objective of the event is to act as a catalyst and facilitator for the many channels of the emerging AI ecosystem. Together with strategic research partner Lux Research, we are creating a comprehensive 3-day program that includes more than 40 sessions and workshops, mentor and networking opportunities and entrepreneurial pitches along with an exhibition showcasing leading AI innovators.”

Trends Equity welcomes submissions from all parts of the artificial intelligence ecosystem. The conference program will focus primarily on the solutions available in today’s market that can enable enterprises to design and deploy systems that can achieve ROI through developing new revenue channels, reducing costs and advancing competitive advantage. Some of the areas of coverage include:

Building the Ecosystem
Machine Learning
Deploying AI Systems in the Enterprise
The Technologies of AI
User Interfaces and Experience
AI Systems and Technology Integration
Innovation and Investment Strategies
The Future of AI

About Trends Equity
For more than 25 years, the principals of Trends Equity have built industry-leading publications and events in diverse high tech markets such as mobile commerce, telecommunications, enterprise IT, application development and robotics. The company principals have been strategic advisors and partners with many of the world’s leading computer software, hardware, services, research, associations and publishing firms. To learn more, please visit www.trendsequity.com.

About AI Trends
AI Trends, a publishing product of Trends Equity, is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast moving world of AI and to gain competitive advantage. To learn more, please visit www.aitrends.com.

About Lux Research
Lux Research provides strategic advice and ongoing intelligence for emerging technologies. Leaders in business, finance and government rely on us to help them make informed strategic decisions. Through our unique research approach focused on primary research and our extensive global network, we deliver insight, connections and competitive advantage to our clients. To learn more, please visit www.luxresearchinc.com.

Media and Marketing Contact
Ashley Harvey
ah@trendsequity.com
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TRENDS EQUITY AND LUX RESEARCH ANNOUNCE AI WORLD CONFERENCE AND EXPO

Event focuses on “The Business and Technology of Artificial intelligence”

Trends Equity, Inc. and strategic research partner Lux Research, Inc. today announced AI World Conference and Expo, to be held November, 7–9, 2016 at the Hilton Parc 55, San Francisco. The conference and exposition is designed to enable global 2000 business executives learn from, and network with, the leaders of the applied AI industry.

According to Eliot Weinman, conference founder and CEO of Trends Equity, “The AI market promises to be one of the fastest growing business and technology markets over the next decade. Over the past few years we’ve seen dozens of AI companies quickly acquired by the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and others, and according to Venture Scanner, there are 930 global companies, across 13 categories in artificial intelligence that have raised $4.4 billion.”

Even though the definition of AI remains open, forecasters are trying to quantify AI in dollar terms:
• Market intelligence firm Tractica forecasts cumulative revenue of $43.5 billion during the ten-year period from 2015 through 2024,
• Market Research Store predicts AI revenues will be $40 billion in the single year of 2022. This report states that the U.S. currently represents the largest market, and the fastest growing segment is Expert Systems which are increasingly being used in aviation, defense and financial institutions.
• Reports and Reports believes the advertising and media, finance, and retail sectors will be the main drivers and that total market size will be just $5.05 billion in 2020.

“The wild range of these forecasts reflect AI’s broad applicability and potential, but also confusion, risk, and opportunity to form the future,” offers Mark Bünger, conference co-chair and VP of Research with Lux Research. “At AI World Conference and Expo we seek to separate the nonsense from the insights, the goldmines from the landmines, and the reality from the hype.”

“We’ve created a comprehensive 3-day program that includes more than 40 sessions and workshops, mentor opportunities and entrepreneurial pitches along with an exhibition showcasing leading AI innovators,” explains Mr. Weinman. In addition to assisting business leaders to gain a firm grasp on what AI can do to help their companies become more competitive, the objective of the event is also to act as a catalyst and facilitator for the many channels of the emerging AI ecosystem. “There’s still time to get involved with the conference and we invite all innovative users, solution providers, entrepreneurs, investors, and media and association partners to join us in advancing the AI industry.”

About Trends Equity
For more than 25 years, the principals of Trends Equity have built industry-leading publications and events in diverse high tech markets such as mobile commerce, telecommunications, enterprise IT, application development and robotics. The company principals have been strategic advisors and partners with many of the world’s leading computer software, hardware, services, research, associations and publishing firms. To learn more, please visit www.trendsequity.com.

About AI Trends
AI Trends, a publishing product of Trends Equity, is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast moving world of AI and to gain competitive advantage. To learn more, please visit www.aitrends.com.

About Lux Research
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