VP, Clinical and Digital Solutions, Labcorp Advancing Health With Advanced Technology: Understanding the Impact of Patient- and Provider-Centered Design and Innovation Abstract Healthcare and clinical research are complex ecosystems. Keeping patients and providers at the center of design and innovation is essential to improving patient care. There is a growing call to action to leverage…

Sr Director, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, Compliance, Engagement and Geos, Nike Thriving as a Woman of Color in Tech: Lessons from the Trenches Abstract The digital divide continues to present opportunities for women pursuing careers in technology. Dr. Mona-Lisa Pinkney will share her professional journey and the lessons she has learned — not just to survive,…

Retired Tech Entrepreneur Navigating a Successful Tech Career: Understanding the Tradeoffs of Each Decision Abstract If at first you don't succeed, fail fast — and learn from your mistakes. Drew will share lessons learned from more than two decades in Silicon Valley, marked by bold ideas and spectacular failures. He later applied those lessons to…

Co-founder of the Berryville Institute of Machine Learning Security Engineering for Machine Learning Abstract Machine learning has made impressive progress across a wide range of tasks including image classification, machine translation, autonomous vehicle control and playing complex games like chess, Go and Atari video games. This progress has fueled breathless media coverage of artificial intelligence…

Software Engineer and Google Cloud Leader, Google Google Cloud Networking Takeoff in RDU Abstract Transition to cloud computing is the most democratizing change in the industry this generation.  The Raleigh-Durham (RDU) area is going to play a significant role in this transformation as it has incredible growth potential. The talk outlines how Google is investing…

Chief Information Officer, BCBS of NC Rethinking the IT Organization in the Digital Economy Abstract Digital disruption is everywhere. “Success” is a fast-moving target. The pace of business continues to accelerate, yet decision-making structures in many corporate and government organizations remain slow. In many cases, organizations themselves are their biggest barrier to surviving and thriving.…