8:00

Registration and coffee

8:40

Welcome from the morning Chair

8:45

OPENING MINISTERIAL ADDRESS: 

AI and Ireland’s public policy

9:05

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: AI: Powering Change in Our Time

The world is changing. Artificial Intelligence is one of the key technologies that is helping to reshape how we work and live. It has the power to improve how we do our jobs and even enable scenarios and new markets we couldn’t contemplate before. But it turns out, the enabling technology is the easiest part of any digital transformation journey. Building the culture and developing the capabilities to take advantage of these powerful new tools is the hardest challenge of all. Clare will cover examples of AI-powered digital transformation and some practical tips on how organisations can start or continue their AI journey.

9:30

AI and the future of work

– How AI will change the way people work, what roles will be replaced and what roles will be created
– Examples of using chatbots and other AI technologies within the modern workplace to improve processes from
  across organisations

9:50

PANEL DISCUSSION: The ethics of AI: Respect and dignity in data driven life

11:00

PANEL DISCUSSION: How can AI can shape the future of Ireland?

As Ireland rapidly emerges as an important test-bed for artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms, it is predicted that AI could contribute as much as $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030! Thanks to industry collaboration and the IDA striving to position Ireland as one of the destinations at the forefront of the AI world, opportunities abound for start-ups, indigenous tech and R+D. How can Ireland maximise the positive impacts of AI while overcoming stumbling blocks. Does Ireland need and national strategy for AI?

11:45

CASE STUDY 1: Banking

Experiences in Robotics Process Automation from an experienced practitioner…

Bank of Ireland has been working with RPA (Robotics Process Automation) since 2014 and now run over 100 robots executing a wide range of business processes across the enterprise. This session will review this journey, discuss lessons learned along the way and highlight areas for focus in 2019 and beyond.

12:00

CASE STUDY 2: Aviation

12:15

CASE STUDY 3: Health

Transforming clinical decision making

1:45

Welcome back from the Chair

1:50

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Digital Disruption: AI, Machine Learning and Big Data

In this informative keynote, our speaker focuses on the nature of digital transformation and dives into why we need to change our business models and society. Audiences will be introduced to the changes in consumer and customer behavior that forces companies and societies to embrace new technologies such as AI, Big Data, Machine Learning and Robotics. Steffen will give examples of successful transformations from global brands as well as from the SME segment.

2:15

Machine Learning 101

·Building smarter apps with machine learning – from magic to reality

·An intro to clustering algorithms

2:35

Investment in machine learning and AI

(TBC)

3:00

PANEL DISCUSSION: Developing an AI Business

Four founders of Ireland’s most exciting and probably most influential AI start-ups discuss their journey to date and plans for the future…

(TBC)

3:50

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