While NOAA has achieved local successes in applying AI, a central entity to coordinate activities across NOAA will enable it to more effectively integrate AI in all NOAA’s mission areas. Successful AI integration requires both domain knowledge and modern AI technologies. It requires careful stewardship with domain knowledge since many of the challenges NOAA faces are constrained by physical principles. The NCAI is an essential component...

At Shopify, we have over 1.7 million merchants across over 175 countries, with hundreds of millions of consumers shopping at their stores. We’re focused on leveraging the scale of our data to not only empower Shopify, but to create new experiences for our merchants that are impossible without data. In our daily operations at Shopify, we are highly data informed. Some of the ways we’re leveraging advanced analytics is by building an...

Data quality is of the utmost importance when it comes to actionable insights and model performance. In this presentation, Vinay Malkani, Figure Eight Federal's Chief of Engineering will discuss why quality data is critical, opportunities and challenges associated with data, and how to integrate multiple data sources to produce consistent, accurate, and useful information. Jack Hild, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Hall of Famer...

Reimagining the Future of Intelligence We ask 16 experts to describe their vision of how Intelligence will change to more accurately predict future threats in the coming years. All plenary sessions will be live-streamed so you may register to attend virtually or in-person.

Far too often, agencies, organizations, and consulting firms are running data and AI projects without taking the right steps to ensure their success. Agile and iterative approaches have become adopted best practices for application development projects, but why don’t we have something similar when it comes to advanced analytics, big data, and AI projects? Without using best-practices approaches that standardize steps for data preparation...

The 3rd Annual AI World Government provides a comprehensive two-day forum to educate federal agency leaders on proven strategies and tactics to deploy AI and cognitive technologies. With AI technology at the forefront of our everyday lives, the current administration is announcing several new and updated AI initiatives. AI World Government will report on the state-of-the-practice on how federal agencies are deploying and integrating AI and dat...

Briefing Summary: Federal agencies have increased focus on Intelligent Automation (IA) and Robotic Processing Automation (RPA) as part of their modernization journey. Many have achieved impactful results from automating countless manual processes, freeing up time to focus on innovation and mission support. Although mission critical, the acceleration of automation can introduce new security risks and expand the attack landscape. Agencies lookin...

Implementing customer experience (CX) strategies and principles isn't just about making people happy. CX methodologies and strategies are a disciplined approach tht demonstrates a quantifiable impact on outcomes that matter - from achieving the mission to efficiencies through managing the budget, to improving employee engagement, strengthening equity in service delivery and strengthening trust in government. Government services change the live...

Over two days, the Ai4 2021 Summit brings together business leaders and data practitioners to facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology within the various industries. With a use-case oriented approach to content, we deliver actionable insights from those working on the frontlines of AI in the enterprise. We provide a common framework for thinking about what AI means to various industries and to deliver...

Claims processing is a time-consuming process. The submitted claim documents have to be manually reviewed and verified for authenticity, while simultaneously digitizing the data and making outbound calls to request applicants for missing information. This makes the entire process inefficient, cumbersome and difficult to align with business priorities. To stay relevant amidst the changing landscape and meet shifting customer expectations, it is...