Join us for an exclusive Power Women in AI/ML event at Google NYC, discussing the hottest topics and announcements from Google I/O - LLMs (Large Language Models) and Generative AI.
Meet extraordinary women leaders in tech, ask questions, and network with the experts.
Important: You need to arrive before 5 pm and verify your vaccine status.
The event is first come for 60 attendees and after that "doors close".
You are encouraged to show up on time to ensure your spot!
AGENDA
4:30 pm - Doors Open and Check In
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Food and Networking
5:30 pm - 5:40 pm: Welcome and Intro to GDG by Carolina Castro
5:40 pm - 6:10 pm Design Security Infrastructure for Generative AI Tooling by Sydney Lai, Developer Advocate, Topsecret
6:10 pm - 6:40 pm AI: Building Open-Source by Maddie Shang, Senior ML Researcher / Engineer, OpenMined
6:40 pm - 7:10 pm Instruction-Tuning an LLM: Build a Closed-domain Information Retrieval System using Flan-T5 by Jayeeta Putatunda, Senior Data Scientist, Fitch Ratings
7:10 pm - 8:30 pm Townhall and Networking with the Speakers
Developer Relations Program Manager
OpenMined
Sr. AI Research Engineer
Fitch Ratings
Senior Data Scientist
Topsecret
Developer Advocate
Maddie is a Sr. ML / Research Engineer in industry, published author and seasoned open-source AI leader, with 6+ years of experience in ML R&D. Her areas of interest include generative models, NLP and Human <> AI interactions. She was also a 2x startup founder, a Blockchain educator/researcher, Founder of Women Who Code - Data Science, and technical advisor to various startups and Diversity and Inclusion consultant for tech nonprofits. She completed her degree in Mathematics at the University of Waterloo and currently lives / works out her truck. Maddie enjoys piloting airplanes and adventures in the wilderness in her spare time.
Jayeeta is a Senior Data Scientist with several years of industry experience in NLP, Statistical Modeling, and implementing ML solutions for specialized use cases in B2C as well as B2B domains.
Currently, Jayeeta works at Fitch Ratings, a global leader in financial information services. She is an avid NLP researcher and gets to explore a lot of state-of-the-art open-source LLM and Generative AI models to build impactful products and firmly believes that data, of all forms, is the best storyteller.
Jayeeta also led multiple NLP workshops in association with Women Who Code, and GitNation among others. Jayeeta has also been invited to speak at International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2022), ODSC East, MLConf EU, WomenTech Global Conference, Data Science Salon, The AI Summit, and Data Summit Connect, to name a few.
Jayeeta is also an ambassador for Women in Data Science, at Stanford University, and a Data Science Mentor at Girl Up, United Nations Foundation, and WomenTech Network where she aims to inspire more women to take up STEM. Jayeeta has been nominated for the WomenTech Global Awards 2020 and has been spotlighted in the List of Top 100 Women Who Break the Bias 2022.
Sydney Lai is a dev advocate who assists developers in discovering and implementing emerging developer tools in web3 and AI. With a previous background in leading the design of open-source infrastructure for satellite communication, Sydney's expertise extends to helping projects design user behavior and secure funding. As a mentor and resource provider, Sydney is committed to supporting the developer journey in their own growth and success.
GDG Organizer
GDG Organizer
GDG Organizer
Founder & CTO
JP Morgan
GDG Organizer
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