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LDV Vision Summit 2019: Agenda
Day 1: May 22, 2019 (8am-6pm)
Location: SVA Theatre, NYC.
8:00 - 8:50 AM Registration & Coffee
9:00 AM
Keynote: Visual Technology Investment Opportunities & Trends From Healthcare, Synthetic Media, Logistics to Nanophotonics Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, General Partner
9:10 AM
Keynote: Photorealistic Avatars, Starting with E-Commerce Shopping
Forma is building photorealistic avatars that are a dynamic and deeply personal form for people’s online identity. Through Forma’s computer vision and graphics technology, users can try on outfits with a single photo.
- Benjamin Chiang, Forma Technologies, Co-Founder & CEO
9:15 AM
Panel: Synthetic Media Will Disrupt or Empower Media & Technology Giants
- Moderator: Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, Deputy Special Projects Editor
- Sergey Nikolenko, Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Laboratory Head
- Lourdes Agapito, University College London, Professor 3D Vision & Synthesia, Co-Founder
- Daeil Kim, AI.Reverie, Founder & CEO
9:50 AM
Keynote: Autonomous Vehicles to Transform Urban Logistics
Apeksha will discuss the unique approach Gatik is taking to training their vehicles.
- Apeksha Kumavat, Gatik, Co-Founder & Chief Engineer
9:55 AM
Keynote: Human/Robot Collaboration Ensures Scalable, Flexible & Fault Tolerant Systems
- Christina Gomez-Terry, Plus One Robotics, Systems Integration Manager
10:00 AM
Keynote: How Will Robots With Eyes Transform Logistics
- Tom Galluzzo, IAM Robotics, Founder & CTO
10:05 AM
Break: Networking & Coffee
11:00 AM
Fireside Chat: Reimagining the Relationship Between Humans & Machines with Neural Interface Technology
- Thomas Reardon, CTRL-labs, CEO
11:35 AM
Keynote: DNA Nanotechnology to Image Cells and Diagnose Diseases at the Earliest Stage
- Yamuna Krishnan, Esya Labs, Chief Scientist & Co-Founder
- University of Chicago, Professor
11:40 AM
Keynote: Using Big Data for Precision Cancer Treatment
- Olivier Elemento, Weill Cornell Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Director & Institute for Computational Biomedicine, Associate Director
11:50 AM
Keynote: Overcoming Disability through Precision Bionics
- Jeremiah Robison, CIONIC, Founder & CEO
12:00 PM
Panel: Computer Vision and Machine Learning will Power Diagnostics
- Moderator: Abby Hunter-Syed
- Panelists:
- Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, MGH/Harvard Medical School, Director of QTIM lab, Center of Machine Learning
- Kyle Stanley, Pearl, Chief Clinical Officer
- Nafissa Yakubova, Facebook AI Research, Visiting Researcher
12:35 PM Lunch & Networking
1:40 PM
Fireside Chat: The Next Billion Dollar Companies at the Frontiers of Computer Vision
- Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, General Partner
- Nabeel Hyatt, Spark Capital, General Partner
2:15 PM
Panel: Trends in Visual Technology Investing
- Moderator: Jessi Hempel, LinkedIn, Senior Editor at Large
- Panelists:
- Hadley Harris, Eniac, Founding General Partner
- Laura Smoliar, Berkeley Catalyst Fund, Founding Partner
- Zavian Dar, Lux Capital, Partner
2:50 PM
Competition: Entrepreneurial Computer Vision Challenge
[ECVC]
Winners receive:
+$100K in prizes from: Google Cloud, Latham & Watkins, Hubspot, and Brex
3:25 PM Break: Drinks & Networking
4:10 PM
Keynote: Understanding Image Quality and Trust in Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces
- Xiao Ma, Cornell Tech, PhD Candidate in Informational Science
4:15 PM
Keynote: Accelerating Artificial Intelligence With Light
- Nicholas Harris, Lightmatter, CEO
4:20 PM
Keynote: Can Silicon Photonics Deliver Chip-Scale LIDAR to Scan a 3D Map of our World?
- Chris Phare, Voyant Photonics, Co-Founder & CEO
4:25 PM
Keynote: Capturing Vivid 3D Models of the World from Video
- Lourdes Agapito, University College London, Professor 3D Vision & Synthesia, Co-Founder
4:35 PM
Keynote: Computer Vision to Enhance Situational Awareness for Autonomous Vessels
- Fiona Hua, Sea Machines Robotics, Lead Perception Researcher
4:40 PM
Keynote: 3D Photography
- Francis Ge, Facebook, Software Engineer
4:55 PM
Closing: Announce ECVC Winner & Thanks
5:00 PM Drinks & Networking
Day 2: May 23, 2019 (8am-4pm)
Location: SVA Theatre, NYC.
8:00 - 8:50 AM Registration & Coffee
9:00 AM
Keynote: Visual Technology is Critical for Artificial Intelligence Success
9:05 AM
Keynote: Revolutionizing Cancer Screening with Computer Vision & AI
- Emi Gal, Ezra, Co-Founder & CEO
9:10 AM
Keynote: The Greatest Visual Technology Opportunities in Telemedicine
- Jeff Nadler, Teladoc Health, Chief Information Officer
9:15 AM
Keynote: Combining AI and Ultrasound to Fight Breast Cancer
- Maryam Ziaei, iSono Health, Co-Founder & CEO
9:20 AM
Keynote: From Spy Mag to Video Insights with Attitude
- Tom Phillips, Section4, President
9:30 AM
Keynote: Reinventing Shared Experiences Online Through Visual Tech
- Avner Ronen, FTW Studios, Founder & CEO
9:35 AM
Panel: The Future of Storytelling with Interactive Video
- Moderator: Rebecca Paoletti, CEO & Co-Founder of CakeWorks
10:10 AM
Keynote: Can Video and AI Empower More Virtual Collaboration?
- Edo Segal, TouchCast, Founder & CEO
10:15 AM
Break: Networking & Coffee
11:00 AM
Fireside Chat: From Investing at Allen & Company, Public Company CFO to Union Square Ventures
- Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, General Partner
- Gillian Munson, Union Square Ventures, Partner
11:35 AM
Keynote: Can Synthetic Media Exponentially Scale Video Production Globally?
- Victor Riparbelli, Synthesia, Co-Founder & CEO
11:45 AM
Keynote: Nanophotonics Impact on Our Society
- Michal Lipson, Columbia NeuroTechnology Center, Eugene Higgins Professor & MacArthur Fellow
11:55 AM
Keynote: Selling Strobe LiDAR to GM & Other Entrepreneurship Stories
- Julie Schoenfeld, Cruise Automation (GM), Vice President of Strobe LiDar
12:05 PM
Keynote: Radar Will Track Avalanche Risk & Hydropower Water Reserves
- Monica Vaksdal, Think Outside, CEO
12:10 PM
Panel: Where are the Next Visual Tech Unicorns?
- Moderator: Polina Marinova, Fortune Magazine, Editor & Author of Term Sheet
12:45 PM Lunch & Networking
1:45 PM
Fireside Chat: Di-Ann Eisnor’s View On How Visual Technologies Empower Businesses From Maps to Cities and more...
- Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, General Partner
- Di-Ann Eisnor, WeWork, CWeO Cities
2:20 PM
Competition: LDV Startup Competition
Winners receive:
+$100K in prizes from: Google Cloud, Latham & Watkins, Hubspot, and Brex
3:20 PM
Closing: Announce Startup Winner & Thanks
3:30 PM Drinks & Networking