LDV Vision Summit 2021

February 11, 2021, 11:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Online Event

Our premier global gathering in visual tech goes online to bring to you a mini-Summit that showcases the cutting edge in computer vision, machine learning, and AI solutions to improve the world we live in. Join us for this free event from the comfort of your couch.

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Speakers

Topics

We will discuss:

– Avatars, Virtual Beings and Synthetic Content Creation
– Computational Healthcare
– Sensors and Chips
– Food and Agriculture
– Logistics and Manufacturing
– Investing in Businesses Powered by Visual Technologies

Schedule

11:00 AM ET

Keynote: Visual Technology Powers Business Opportunities Across Healthcare, Media, Food, Agriculture and Beyond

– Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, General Partner

11:15 AM ET

Fireside Chat: The Next Billion-Dollar Computer Vision Companies

– Rick Heitzmann, FirstMark, Founder and Partner
– Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, General Partner

11:50 AM ET

Keynote: Sustainable, Affordable, Nutritious Food via Multispectral Sensors and Computer Vision

– Sumanta Talukdar, Gardin, Founder and CEO

11:55 AM ET

Keynote: State of the Art Neural Rendering and The Future of Content Creation

– Matthias Niessner, Technical U. Munich, Professor, and Synthesia, Co-Founder

12:00 PM ET

Keynote: Computer Vision: Broadening Vistas of Opportunity for Venture LPs

– Trang T. Nguyen, TI Platform Management, Co-Founder

12:10 PM ET

Fireside Chat: Biggest Trends in Visual Tech Investing According to Founder-Turned-Investor, Hayley Barna

– Hayley Barna, First Round, Partner
– Abigail Hunter-Syed, LDV Capital, Partner

12:45 PM ET

Keynote: Visual Tech Fighting Climate Change

– Azeem Azhar, Exponential View, Founder

12:50 PM ET

Keynote: Talent Matching with AI: Ethically-Designed & Human-Centered

– Frida Polli, pymetrics, CEO and Co-Founder

1:00 PM ET

Panel: 3D Sensors Enable Low-Cost Machine Perception: Hype or Reality?

– Moderator: Hayden Field, Morning Brew, Emerging Tech Reporter

Panelists:

– Peter Stern, Voyant Photonics, CEO and LDV Capital, Venture Partner
– Dragos Maciuca, Ford Motor Company, Executive Technical Director

1:30 PM ET

Keynote: Computational Neuroscientist-Turned-Entrepreneur on Selling Nervana to Intel

– Amir Khosrowshahi, Intel, Vice President

1:35 PM ET

Keynote: Delivering Efficiencies to the Construction Industry via Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Computer Vision and AI

– Dareen Salama, Gryps, CEO and Co-Founder

1:45 PM ET

Panel: Investing Trends in Businesses Powered by Visual Technologies

– Moderator: Sarah McBride, Bloomberg, Reporter

Panelists:
– Samir Kumar, M12, GM, and Managing Director
– Kelly Chen, DCVC | Data Collective, Partner
– Deena Shakir, Lux Capital, Partner

2:15 PM ET

Keynote: Next Generation Video Meetings Powered By Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence

– Julian Green, Headroom, Co-Founder and CEO

2:20 PM ET

Fireside Chat: The Cutting Edge Technologies Impacting Hollywood & the Media

– Abhijay Prakash, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, President
– Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, General Partner

2:50 PM ET
Closing Remarks

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