NYAI #18: AI & UX (Rob Strati, Jesse Schifano, Chris Butler)
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Join us for what's sure to be an awesome night in AI! We're excited to be hosting Rob Strati and Jesse Schifano, co-founders of ECHO, who will be talking about "Using Emotional Research and Design Methodologies to Humanize AI". This talk will be followed by Chris Butler, Director of AI at Philosophie, who will speak about "Team Alignment for Human-Centered AI".
Wine + Beer + AI + Networking = The Best Tuesday ever!
COST TO ATTEND (TICKETS HERE: (https://nyai18.splashthat.com/)): Limited availability per release*
• First Release ($5) - SOLD OUT
• Second Release ($8) - SOLD OUT
• Final Release ($10)
• Door Tickets ($15) - First come, first serve basis. Cash/Venmo only.
Please Note: All ticket sales are final.
AGENDA:
[6:30 - 7:00 PM] Networking (Wine & Beer)
[7:00 PM] Welcome Introduction - Kishan Bhoopalam (Advisor, NYAI)
[7:10 PM] "Using Emotional Research and Design Methodologies to Humanize AI" (Rob Strati & Jesse Schifano)
[7:30 PM] Rapid Q&A
[7:45 PM] "Team Alignment for Human-Centered AI" (Chris Butler) [8:45 PM] Closing Remarks - Maryam Farooq (Director, NYAI)
[8:45 - 9:00 PM] Continued Networking
SPEAKER BIO: ROB STRATI (Co-Founder & Head of UX, ECHO)
Rob has been interested in innovation and creativity as long as he can remember. His Design experience started in Silicon Valley at Yahoo!, Netscape, AOL and a number of start-ups. He led international teams as the Director of UX for the AOL International portals, and while running his own UX consulting company he worked on digital products across industries from Disney/ESPN, JP Morgan Chase, Pfizer, Genentech, Arm & Hammer, Newman’s Own, CNN and others.
He started Echo with his co-founder Jesse Schifano in order to bring Emotional Research and Design practices to AI / ML products as well as all types of digital experiences through workshops and project based engagements with companies such as MightyTV, which was acquired by Spotify last year.
SPEAKER BIO: JESSE SCHIFANO (Co-Founder, ECHO & Art Director, Spotify)
Jesse is designer with a keen interest in the intersection of technology, people and culture. He embraces the idea that well designed tools can not only delight and entertain, but can also enrich people's lives. He started his career designing websites at an interactive agency and moved on to designing for mobile & tablet apps, interactive retail experiences, wearable tech and IOT technologies.
SPEAKER BIO: CHRIS BUTLER (Director of AI, Philosophie)
Chris Butler is Philosophie's Director of AI. He leads the firm in human-centered AI engagements. Chris has over 18 years of product and business development experience at companies like Microsoft, KAYAK, and Waze. He first got introduced to AI through graph theory and genetic algorithms during his Computer Systems Engineering degree at Boston University. He has worked on AI-related projects at his startup Complete Seating (data science and constraint programming), Horizon Ventures (advising portfolio companies like Affectiva), and Philosophie (AI consulting and coaching). He has created techniques like Empathy Mapping for the Machine and Confusion Mapping to create cross-team alignment while building AI products.
ANNOUCEMENTS:
- AI & Data Visualization workshop - Thurs, Feb 22 - Times Sq.
https://www.tibco.com/events/ai-and-data-visualization-beauty-and-brains-6 - Focus AI Healthcare event - Thurs, Mar 1 - Flatiron
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/focus-ai-healthcare-summit-tickets-41511779851
Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you at the event!
Best regards,
Maryam & the NYAI team
