As Artificial Intelligence continues to develop over the coming years, it is impacting the future of virtually every industry and every human being. AI has acted as the main driver of emerging technologies like big data, robotics, IoT, and will continue to act as a technological innovator for the foreseeable future. There is so much you can do with AI, as it allows organizations to make better decisions, and helps in improving core business processes by increasing both the speed and accuracy of strategic decision-making processes.
In this session, we will explore the world of Artificial Intelligence and go through some core concepts. Furthermore, practical applications and use-cases in this sector will be presented. Join Hadeel as she takes you on a journey in AI and shows how you can get started!

Who is it aimed at?

This session is aimed at anyone interested in learning about Artificial Intelligence and its applications.

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Speaker: Hadeel Shubair

Hadeel is a Regional Cloud Advocate and Data Analytics Engineer for Microsoft, Middle East/Africa region. She holds a Master’s degree in Data Analytics and is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge on tech topics including Data Analytics, AI, & ML. Before joining Microsoft, Hadeel held several appointments and roles including Google Women in Tech scholar through which she delivered several sessions to the community to motivate and empower young talents. Hadeel also served as part of the Data & Communications team overlooking the organization of the World Government Summit. On the other side, while at University, Hadeel chaired the Women in Engineering club, and was the Chief Editor of the Engineering Newsletter.
As a Cloud Advocate for the Microsoft Reactor, Hadeel’s main goal is to take you on a journey to understand & learn more about Data and AI concepts and applications. She's passionate about technology, education, & growing the Data & AI community across the region.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hadeel-shubair-9883a9160/

Speaker: Vivek Sridhar

Vivek is a technophile and an Open-Source contributor with around 17 years of experience in the Software Industry and works at Microsoft as Senior Cloud Advocate. In his previous role, he has mentored startups/developers, speaker at conferences/meetups for DigitalOcean as Senior Developer Advocate, Co-Founder / Chief-Architect of NoodleNext Technology. He was also heading DevOps and QA at BlackBuck and was a DevOps Solution Architect at HCL (Australia) in client engagement. Vivek started his career with IBM Rational (India Software Labs) as a Software Developer.

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