Foresight Practitioner Conference: Artificial Intelligence 2019 | International Institute of Forecasters | 13 November 2019 | Rizzo Center, 150 Dubose Home Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA
Venue
Rizzo Center
Rizzo Center, 150 Dubose Home Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA
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| Event Date | Wed Nov 13 EST - Thu Nov 14 EST (about 5 years ago) |
| Location |
Rizzo Center
150 Dubose Home Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA |
| Region | Americas |
Details
Foresight is a quarterly publication of the nonprofit International Institute of Forecasters. It is the premier journal for working forecasters and planners, synthesizing the findings of up-to-the-minute research with the insight and expertise of many of the field’s most respected practitioners. Foresight delivers carefully reviewed and edited articles, tutorials, and case studies that promote the highest-quality professional development for everyone who creates or uses forecasts.
What You Can Expect?
• Invaluable takeaways from world-class experts assessing the emerging and longer-term future of AI’s impact on planning, forecasting, and employment
• Superb opportunities to interact with our speakers and network with your peers
• Ample session time for Q&A
• Complimentary copies of the new Foresight guidebook on AI
• A serene setting at one of North America’s finest hotels and conference centers— 2017 and 2018 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence recipient
Who Should Attend?
• Forecasters and planners
• Managers in all areas of operations, marketing, and finance
• Academics, researchers and data scientists addressing AI
• Anyone who wants to gain insight into AI’s effects on forecasting and planning
Speakers
2019 Speakers
Duncan Klett
Co Founder & Fellow, Kinaxis
Stephan Kolassa
Data Science Expert, SAP, Foresight Associate Editor, Author of Demand Forecasting for Managers with Enno Siemsen
Spyros Makridakis
Creator of the M-Competitions
Nada Sanders
Distinguished Professor, Supply Chain Management, Northeastern University
Shaun Snapp
Author of Supply Chain Systems
Eric Stellwagen
President, Business Forecast Systems, Inc.
Rob Stevens
VP and Principal, First Analytics
Larry Vanston
President, Technology Futures
Bernie Wang
Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Amazon AI Labs
John Wood
Attorney and Author, The Humachine: Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise
Sponsors & Partners
2019 Sponsors
GOLD SPONSOR:
• amazon
SILVER SPONSOR:
• Kinaxis
BRONZE SPONSORS:
• forecast pro
• wahupa
• sas