# 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](/content/about/evan/index.html) 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](/content/blog/women-leading-visual-tech-lourdes-agapito/index.html), 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**](/content/blog/2020/9/28/reimagining-the-relationship-between-humans-amp-machines-with-neural-interface-technology/index.html) - 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**](/content/blog/2022/6/9/the-fda-approved-cionic-neural-sleeve-overcomes-disability-in-real-time/index.html) - Jeremiah Robison, CIONIC, Founder & CEO 12:00 PM Panel: [**Computer Vision and Machine Learning will Power Diagnostics**](/content/blog/computer-vision-and-machine-learning-power-medical-diagnostics/index.html) - 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](/content/about/evan/index.html) - Nabeel Hyatt, Spark Capital, General Partner 2:15 PM Panel: [**Trends in Visual Technology Investing**](/content/blog/trends-in-visual-technology-investing/index.html) - Moderator: Jessi Hempel, LinkedIn, Senior Editor at Large - Panelists: - [Hadley Harris](/content/blog/2017/5/16/hadleyharris/index.html), Eniac, Founding General Partner - [Laura Smoliar](/content/blog/2019/5/1/visual-technologies-are-progressing-rapidly-as-computing-power-grows/index.html), Berkeley Catalyst Fund, Founding Partner - [Zavian Dar](/content/blog/2019/5/3/any-humans-assessing-images-today-will-be-augmented-in-the-future/index.html), 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**](/content/blog/accelerating-artificial-intelligence-with-light/index.html) - 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**](/content/blog/2019/5/15/sea-machines-analyzes-diverse-visual-data-to-deliver-safe-autonomous-boats/index.html) - 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** - [Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, General Partner](/content/about/evan/index.html) 9:05 AM Keynote: [**Revolutionizing Cancer Screening with Computer Vision & AI**](/content/blog/2019/3/4/ezra-is-revolutionizing-cancer-detection-with-computer-vision-and-artificial-intelligence/index.html) - Emi Gal, Ezra, Co-Founder & CEO 9:10 AM Keynote: [**The Greatest Visual Technology Opportunities in Telemedicine**](/content/blog/2020/3/31/telemedicine-the-first-line-of-help/index.html) - 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**](/content/blog/2019/4/23/from-publisher-of-spy-magazine-to-reimagining-business-insights-as-entertainment/index.html) - 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**](/content/blog/the-future-of-storytelling-with-interactive-video/index.html) - 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](/content/about/evan/index.html) - 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**](/content/blog/women-leading-visual-tech-michal-lipson/index.html) - 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](/content/about/evan/index.html) - 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**