Executive Event

Journey to Generative AI

August 29, 2024 - Dallas, TX

Visionaries

Kevin McCurdy AWS
Kevin McCurdy

Global APN Segment Lead for Consumer Goods

AWS

Custom Speaker

Kevin E. McCurdy is the Global Consumer Goods Partner Segment Leader for AWS responsible for identifying and engaging relationships with strategic ISV and SI Partners for the AWS Global Consumer Goods Vertical. Prior to that he served as Vice President, Demand Signal Management at E2open, Inc. He was Co-Founder and Vice President of Sales for Orchestro, Inc. which was acquired by E2open. He has led engagements with leading CPG companies including: The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills, Kellogg’s, PepsiCo, Newell Brands, Scott’s- Miracle Gro, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, and Kraft-Heinz. He also was Co-Founder and Vice President of Business Development and Services at Mercari Technologies, Inc. which delivered space optimization solutions for CPG and retail companies. Previously, Kevin served as Director of Business Consulting at Blue Yonder (formerly Manugistics). Kevin has 25+ years of experience in supply chain management, category management, and demand signal management working with leading global CPG companies and retailers. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Logistics and International Business from the Pennsylvania State University. He also studied British Economics and the European Union at the University of Manchester in Manchester, England.

Ilya Katsov Grid Dynamics
Ilya Katsov

VP of Technology

Grid Dynamics

Custom Speaker

Ilya Katsov is a VP of Technology at Grid Dynamics, a global consulting company that specializes in emerging technology. Ilya works on AI solutions for large enterprises focusing on smart manufacturing, edge, supply chain, and robotics. Prior to joining Grid Dynamics, Ilya worked at Intel Research on wireless communication technologies. He is the author of “Introduction to Algorithmic Marketing” (2017) and “The Theory and Practice of Enterprise AI” (2022).

August 29, 2024

Agenda

All times Central Time

8:30 AM-9:10 AM

Welcome & Registration


9:10 AM-9:20 AM

Opening Remarks


9:20 AM-9:40 AM

Generative AI Adoption Trends and Key Use Cases in the Consumer Goods & Manufacturing industry

Achieving success with generative AI requires a modern data strategy focused on aligning mindset, people/process, and technology. Customers will learn key elements of an effective data strategy, including a customer-centric mindset, empowered teams, and a scalable data architecture enabled by cloud services like AWS Bedrock and other AWS generative AI offerings to fuel secure and governed generative AI applications. By building these foundational capabilities, organizations can harness the power of generative AI to create business value.


9:40 AM-10:00 AM

Data as your Differentiator

Generative AI is generic and commodity unless you can integrate data about your business and customers, and that requires a modern data strategy. While technology is a critical component, learn what else comprises a modern data strategy and hear best practices for getting started on your journey today.


10:00 AM-10:15 AM

Networking Break


10:15 AM-10:55 AM

A Practical Overview of Enterprise GEN AI Deployments: LLMs and Vision-Language Models

Enterprise GEN AI Deployments can deliver tremendous business impact but can also be complex and costly. Having an executive understanding of these workloads will help you to deploy these projects more effectively. In this session, we give an executive overview of Large Language Model (LLM) inference, detailing technical workings and cost optimization strategies to manage deployment expenses effectively. Subsequently, we will illustrate how this framework can be applied to a specific domain using video analytics for logistics, manufacturing and retail operations as an example. We will demonstrate how one can utilize Vision-Language Models (VLMs) to build a pipeline that addresses safety and compliance monitoring, layout optimization for stores and warehouses, and assembly process enhancement with minimal data collection and engineering effort. This practical overview equips you to leverage these advanced technologies for significant business impact while managing costs efficiently.


10:55 AM-11:50 AM

Navigating the Generative AI Landscape

Let's explore the transformative potential of Generative AI, guided by insights from cloud experts and industry leaders. We'll delve into real-world examples of AI innovations, strategies for C-level executives to integrate AI successfully, and best practices for enhancing customer experiences and driving business growth. Our discussion will also cover the most anticipated advancements in Generative AI over the next 12-24 months and their potential impact on businesses. Additionally, we'll address the ethical and regulatory considerations surrounding AI use, and examine the build vs. buy decisions executives face when choosing AI solutions.


11:50 AM-1:00 PM

Executive Roundtable Lunch


1:00 PM-1:30 PM

Closing Remarks & Networking


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