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Where the global AI community unites to build the future.

Get ready to deepen your expertise, forge powerful connections, and stay at the absolute forefront of artificial intelligence. ODSC AI East is returning to Boston, MA at the Hynes Convention Center, April 28–30, for three days dedicated to practical, hands-on learning and community growth. And/OR you may join Virtual Conference. More details here - https://odsc.ai/east/

First Speakers Announcement

• Adam Tauman Kalai, Safety and Ethics Researcher, OpenAI
• Jonathan Frankle, Chief AI Scientist, Databricks
• Amy Hodler, Executive Director, GraphGeeks.org
• David Campbell, Head of AI Security, Scale AI
• Ben Armstrong\, PhD\, Executive Director \| Co-Lead\, Work of the Future\, MIT
• Ari Morcos, PhD, CEO and Co-founder, Datology AI
• Sydney Runkle, Software Engineer, LangChain
• Noah Giansiracusa, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of Math and DS, Bentley University
• Karen Zhou, Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic
• Joseph Fuller\, Prof. \| Co-head\, Future of Work Project\, Harvard Business School
• Denise Gosnell, Co-Founder & CEO, Data Driven Intuition
• Rajiv Shah, PhD, Chief Evangelist, Contextual AI
• Claire (Yunzhu) Zhao\, Director\, Group Lead \| AI/ML\, AQDS\, Pfizer
• David Hoyle, PhD Research Data Science Specialist, dunnhumby
• Dr. Denis Garagić, Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder, Palladyne AI
• Jeremiah Lowin, Founder & CEO, Prefect
• Veronika Durgin, VP of Data
• Xiong Liu Director, Data Science and AI, Novartis
• Mohammad Soltanieh-ha, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Boston University

This is more than just a conference; it’s the essential event for data science practitioners, AI builders, technical leaders, and anyone looking to pivot into an AI-driven career. With 300+ hours of content from 250+ expert speakers, you'll gain job-ready skills and strategic insights you can implement immediately.

Why You Need to Be Here: Learning and Value

Technical Tracks: Data Engineering \| Physical AI \| AI for BioPharma & Health \| LLMs\, GenAI & RAG \| Agentic AI & Workflow Automation \| Keynotes & Industry Leadership \| Data Science & Machine Learning & MLOps \| AI Engineering & AIOps

Non-Technical Tracks: AI Strategy \| AI Risk & Governance \| Agentic AI for Enterprise \| AI Products & Innovation \| AI & Future of work \| Executive Track \| AI Founder Track

At ODSC AI East, we prioritize tangible value and immersive learning, ensuring you walk away certified and skilled. Our expansive agenda is packed with cutting-edge workshops and deep-dive tutorials across the most in-demand domains:

• Hands-On Training: Master crucial skills in LLMs, Generative AI & RAG, AI Engineering & MLOps, Data Science, and Machine Learning with expert-led, hands-on sessions.
• Focused Tracks: Explore specialized content in Agentic AI & Workflow Automation, Data Engineering, and AI for Robotics.
• Learn from Engineers Who Ship: Our speakers are the industry's top practitioners and researchers, renowned for bringing real-world innovations and strategies to the stage.

Beyond the Talks: Our Expanded Community Events

The true value of ODSC AI East is the opportunity to connect and collaborate. Your pass unlocks a rich ecosystem of co-located events and unique networking opportunities designed for every career level:

• AI X Leadership Summit (Co-located): A curated forum for executives, business leaders, and technical managers to gain practical insights on shaping, governing, and scaling their organization’s AI strategy.
• AI Mini-Bootcamp: Kickstart your journey or reinforce fundamentals with our intensive, pre-conference AI training and certification tracks.
• AI Expo & Demo Hall: Explore the latest advancements, witness live product demos, and meet technical experts from leading AI companies and innovative startups. This is the place to gain insight into build vs. buy decisions for enterprise AI solutions.
• Networking+ Activities & Events: Challenge yourself to grow your network at our dedicated events, including the Main Network Reception, targeted Lunch Meetups, and exclusive VIP Networking sessions, forging invaluable connections across the global community.

Join us in celebrating our community's pursuit of knowledge, inclusivity, and fairness as we work together to move the world of data science forward. Ready to build better AI? Find your perfect pass and secure your spot at ODSC AI East 2026 today!

Useful Links

• ​​Free access to more talks/trainings: Ai+ Training platform
• ​​ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/
• ​​Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q03SyZP80
• ​​Code of conduct: https://odsc.ai/code-of-conduct/

Databricks has been innovating the AI landscape, faster than ever before. Hear what's new directly from the Chief AI Scientist at Databricks, Jonathan Frankle, who co-founded MosaicML and now leads the AI research team.

Please register at the official page here: https://events.databricks.com/FY250522-EV-MosaicSpotlightMeetup-NYC

MosaicX Spotlight is a technical meetup series that focuses on applying the latest GenAI research to business use cases. MosaicX Spotlight NYC will be held at The Times Center, and feature researchers and engineers from Databricks, Databricks Mosaic Research, AI Squared, Patronus AI, Osmo AI, and more! For those who would like to discuss the business around GenAI, we will also be joined by Inspired Capital. Join us as we discuss the research, technologies, and techniques behind how we built DBRX, a leading open-source LLM built completely on Databricks. In addition to discussing how we built it, we've invited key GenAI leaders from the NYC area so we can discuss various aspects of GenAI from performance to reliability. Note that the formalized agenda will be available on May 6th.

Lightning Talks

• Cody Blakeney, Mansheej Paul, Brett Larsen: The importance of high-quality data to build your LLMs
• Mihir Patel: Performance optimization and parallelism for MoE training
• Andrew Drozdov: How to evaluate RAG systems

Panel Discussions

We will have panel discussions around the research and business of Generative AI featuring:

• Jonathan Frankle - Chief Scientist\, Neural Networks\, Databricks
• Benjamin Harvey - Founder & CEO\, AI Squared
• Rebecca Qian - Co-founder & CTO\, Patronus AI
• Alex Wiltschko - Founder & CEO\, Osmo AI
• Claire Pan - Investor\, Inspired Capital
• Ofir Press - Post-doc Princeton

This is a first come, first serve catered event with a capacity for 300 people so please sign up before tickets run out.

Welcome to the London Databricks Meetup May 2024 Gen AI Edition! Join us for an exciting evening of Gen AI insights, expert sessions, and networking.

Event Schedule: 18:00 - 18:15: Arrival & Networking Mingle with fellow data enthusiasts and professionals. 18:15 - 18:30: Opening Remarks & Introductions Get to know your fellow attendees and the organizers. 18:30 - 19:00: How we built DBRX - an open high-quality LLM -- Jonathan Frankle -- Chief Scientist\, Neural Networks @ Databricks and Co-Founder of MosaicML

We are excited to introduce DBRX, an open, leading, general-purpose LLM created by Databricks. It provides the open community and enterprises building their own LLMs with capabilities previously limited to closed model APIs. According to our measurements, it surpasses GPT-3.5 and is competitive with Gemini 1.0 Pro. It is an especially capable code model, surpassing specialized models like CodeLLaMA-70B on programming, in addition to its strength as a general-purpose LLM.

19:00 - 19:30: Streamlining Large Language Model (LLM) Operations with MLflow: A Comprehensive Overview -- Sepideh Ebrahimi -- Senior Specialist Solution Architect @ Databricks 19:30 - 20:00: Geospatial Data within Databricks -- Luke Menzies -- Principal AI Consultant @ Advancing Analytics 20:00 onwards: Pizza, Drinks & Networking

Enjoy some delicious pizza and beverages while networking with peers.

Date and Location: Date: 2nd May Venue: IDEAL London Join us for a fantastic evening of learning and networking at the London Databricks meetup!

***Please register at the landing page here to be added to the building security list***

Join us for the first meetup of 2024! Jonathan Frankle, Chief Scientist, Neural Networks (former Chief Scientist as Mosaic) will be talking about what is actually takes to build and LLM and make effective use of Generative AI. Afterwards, we'll break for networking, drinks, and food.

Hope to see you there!

Jonathan Frankle is the Chief Scientist at MosaicML, which was recently bought by Databricks for $1.3 billion.  MosaicML helps customers train generative AI models on their data. Lots of companies are excited about gen AI, and the hope is that their company data and information will be what sets them apart from the competition.  In this conversation with Tristan and Julia, Jonathan discusses a potential future where you can train specialized, purpose-built models, the future of MosaicML inside of Databricks, and the importance of responsible AI practices. For full show notes and to read 6+ years of back issues of the podcast's companion newsletter, head to https://roundup.getdbt.com. The Analytics Engineering Podcast is sponsored by dbt Labs.

Special guest appearance; Chief Scientist, Neural Networks at MosicaML / Databricks.