AI Fundamentals and Real Deployments
Join Slovak PRO DC at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington DC for an evening where world class academia and professionals shed light on the buzzwords you have heard in business conversations. On June 9th from 5 to 8 PM, hear from practitioners who have deployed AI into production across enterprise landscape, automotive, defense, and smart cities. All will be welcomed by H.E. Ambassador Andrej Droba. Expect concise talks, live demos, and friendly conversations over an open networking reception.
Conference agenda (final conference flyer will be shared with registered attendees prior to the event):
5:00 PM — Registration & Welcome Reception Light refreshments, badge pickup, informal networking
5:15 PM — Opening Remarks HE Ambassador Andrej Droba Slovak PRO DC Chapter — Bibiana Rais, Alica Jurisova
5:30 PM — Keynote: The Current AI Revolution Prof. Jana Kosecka, George Mason University LLMs at scale, vision systems, and what breaks when AI meets the physical world
6:00 PM — Special Guest: Ranjit Kohli, CEO & Founder, YYZ Data
The Ambient intelligence Layer: The Ambient Intelligence Layer
Physical spaces are the last frontier of dark data. Every building, campus, and facility continuously generates behavioral signals that remain invisible to the people who run them. This talk covers what it looks like when that changes - how can you improve what the production systems are capable of today?
6:30 PM — Interview: Cybersecurity & AI Trust Jana Hranaiova, PhD, AI Lead, EY, and Special Guest: Pablo Molina, PhD, CIO Drexler University - Cybersecurity in the age of AI, AI trust beyond security, and implementing AI responsibly at scale
6:55 PM — Short Break
7:05 PM — Panel 2: AI Compute & Storage on the Edge Moderator: Martin Rapos, Co-CEO, Apex Foundry Guest: Aaron Altscher, VP of IT, Carr Properties Edge AI infrastructure, on-prem vs cloud economics, and enterprise deployment realities
7:30 PM — Featured Talk (Remote, TBC): AI-Powered AR & Digital Twins in Smart Cities Prof. Ivan Viola, KAUST AR, conversational AI, live digital twins, and privacy-first edge architectures
7:45 PM — Closing Remarks Prof. Jana Kosecka and HE Ambassador Andrej Droba
8:00 PM — Evening Reception Open networking: Academia, Industry, Defense, Startups