Forward Deployed Engineers eat the world. Modal x Snowflake

​Forward Deployed Engineers work with companies to train models at scale, run performant inference in production, deploy RL pipelines, and more.

​Join Modal and Snowflake for an evening around on-the-ground experiences putting AI into production, with FDEs and ML Engineers to discuss:

• ​From Autonomous Vehicles to Healthcare – what complexities arise when deploying AI for different customers and industries?

• ​Optimizing Performance & Cost – how are engineers optimizing performance and cost across the AI stack?

• ​Driving AI Research – how do customer requests impact core research developments in AI?

​With an exciting panel of technical and product leaders from Modal and Snowflake:

• ​Akshat Bubna – Co-Founder and CTO of Modal

• ​Luv Kothari – Director of Product, AI at Snowflake and ex-VP of Product at Scale AI

• ​Shariq Mobin – FDE at Modal and ex-founder of Audiofocus

• ​Alejandro Herrera – Sr. AI/ML Architect at Snowflake

​​​Agenda

• ​Welcome & Light Bites

  • ​Grab a drink, enjoy light refreshments, and connect with fellow attendees before the program begins.

• ​Panel Talk with FDEs from Modal and Snowflake

  • ​A conversation on applied AI at Modal and Snowflake, driven by audience questions!

• ​Community & Drinks

  • ​​Continue the conversation with fellow FDEs, ML Engineers, and founders. Light refreshments will be provided.

​​Your hosts,

​​Modal and Snowflake