More than Siri and Alexa: Women's Voices in AI

Women's voices are underrepresented - especially in tech. This has a detrimental impact in fields like machine learning and artificial intelligence where biased input is a big issue.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science dedicated to creating systems that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. These tasks include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding.

AI has the potential to revolutionize various industries, improving efficiency, automating mundane tasks, and enabling breakthroughs. However, one significant concern is the potential for bias in AI systems, as they learn from historical data that may reflect existing social prejudices as well as the perspectives of the people responsible for deciding which data to use as input.

In honor of International Women's Day, we’re taking a closer look at the importance of women’s voices and representation in AI, its challenges, as well as tips and opportunities.

The event is hybrid – you can either register for the live stream or on-site.

Agenda:
17:00-17:10: Welcome (on-site & online)
17:10-17:40: Panel Discussion (on-site & online)
17:40-17:55: Q&A (on-site & online)
17:55-18:00: Goodbye (on-site & online)
from 18:00: Get-together and networking (on-site only)

After the panel discussion, there will be a get-together at the idealo office featuring drinks, snacks, and the opportunity to network.

The panel discussion will be hosted by Katie Richard, Team Lead Product & Technology at idealo, and our panelists are:

Nicole Jänchen is a passionate Marketing Tech Enthusiast, distinguished by her expertise in product management, technology, and data analytics, alongside a proven leadership capability. With a solid foundation in computer science and business administration, she embarked on her career in consulting, focusing initially on IT projects within the travel customer loyalty sector. Her journey progressed through significant roles in biotech in the US, e-commerce with industry giants like Rocket Internet and Zalando, and media at Axel Springer. Currently, at idealo, she leads a vibrant team of over 100 product and tech professionals, driving innovation and excellence in front end and app user experience. Her leadership is marked by a unique blend of passion, dedication, structure, empathy, and authenticity, all infused with a sense of fun and a deep-rooted curiosity.

Alexandra Nicolae is a Señorita Technical Product Owner in Generative AI, formerly renowned for her groundbreaking ideas at Axel Springer Ideas Engineering. With her seven years of corporate experience pushing boundaries, she has transitioned into the world of Generative Artificial Intelligence, where algorithms write poetry and machines dream. Hailing from Silicon Valley and after a detour through the Axel Springer Ideation Council, Alex made a leap into the transformative power of AI.

Natalie Noiman is a team lead for the Machine Learning Engineering and Experimentation at idealo. She has a background in psychology and hr and transitioned to tech leadership two years ago. In the last two years of working directly with 7 machine learning engineers she has learnt a lot about the industry and discipline and continues to learn more about it every day as it is ever evolving. She enjoys bringing her psychology background and love for the scientific method into her work and interactions every day.

Andrea Springer-Ferazin is a marketing leader with a robust background in affiliate and performance marketing, who joined idealo in 2018 and has since been promoted to Head of Marketing Tech. As such, Andrea leads those marketing channels which converge on the intersection of traffic acquisition, user retention, and tech enablement. Her work is driven by strong partnership with data and technical stakeholders, as well as a pronounced strategic focus on the relevance of marketing tech beyond organizational or departmental boundaries.

(i) This is not a women-only event. Everyone is welcome!

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