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Upskilling for an #AI-driven future

17 juny 2021 - 18:00 // 19:15

How are AI companies capitalizing on the wealth of AI specialist roles? What are the main skill areas to focus on for anyone looking to take advantage of AI opportunities in the future of work? How can AI help prepare workers for the disruptions underway?

Despite the looming uncertainty felt throughout 2020, the prevalence of AI has been undeniable. AI has been deployed across the globe to better understand the dynamics of the pandemic. Companies have increasingly relied on machine-learning-enabled systems to reengineer production delivery in the face of a massive disruption in supply chains. Policymakers have also turned to AI technologies due to their great promise in strengthening the quality of remote education delivery.

Speakers for this event include:

• Welcome Speech: Daniel Marco. Director General for Innovation and Digital Economy of the Government of Catalonia.
• Cristian Canton. Head of Facebook’s AI Security Red Team and member of Barcelona Alumni in the USA.
• Glòria Macià. Senior Data Scientist at Roche and member of Barcelona Alumni in Switzerland.
• Karina Gibert. Professor and Researcher at the Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center (IDEAI-UPC).
• Moderator: Alexis Roig. Chief Executive Officer of SciTech DiploHub (Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub) and Professor at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST).

This is event is part of the Catalonia AI Chapter of Barcelona Alumni webinar series which features Barcelona’s top talent abroad. Barcelona Alumni is a joint initiative by SciTech DiploHub, the Ministry of the Vice-presidency, Digital Policies and Territory of the Government of Catalonia and i2cat Foundation. This thematic chapter gathers the top scientists and tech experts working in AI and machine learning at world-class research centers and tech companies around the world. It aims to create opportunities for partnerships and share ideas that can help foster the leading competitiveness of the AI hub.