
Transforming Data With Intelligence
The St. Louis Chapter of TDWI meets Quarterly to provide opportunities for the St. Louis region to collaborate with thought leaders and data professionals on the most innovative and transformational topics that are challenging local professionals.
When:
Dec 7, 2023
5:00 PM- 7:30 PM
Where:
3 City Place, 11th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63141
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Surveying the AI Opportunity Landscape, An active discussion on GenAI
Abstract and Presenters
Surveying the AI Opportunity Landscape
This session will set the stage for a pragmatic and productive exploration of AI in the business world. We’ll dig into the reasons behind all the buzz, define the fundamentals of AI under the hood, and understand what the newest Generative AI can and cannot do. Then we’ll take a personalized look at what YOU should be thinking about. And finally we’ll explore wider impacts for the economy, society, and St. Louis
Dave Castenaro
Dave is Chief Data Officer at CSG, a full-stack software consulting firm, where he helps clients operate and innovate with data-driven strategies. He was formerly Chief Data Scientist at AI SaaS startup Capacity, a strategic planner at Fortune 500 utility Ameren Corporation, and a systems engineer at aerospace giant Boeing. He holds degrees in engineering, neuroscience, and business.
An active discussion on GenAI, led by Nika Mramor
Please join the TDWI STL Community for an active discussion on GenAI, including how to take it from an idea to production.
Nika Mramor
Nika Mramor is a Principal consultant at Slalom, where she leads the St. Louis market’s machine learning engineering practice. Her current work focuses on promoting AI solutions from their origins in the sandbox into live production environments. She enjoys working across disciplines from data architects to UX teams to investigate how Generative AI can reveal opportunities to harness the awesome power of data at scale.
12/7 Agenda
Drinks and refreshments will be provided.
5:00 PM
Networking, Registration and Introduction
5:35 PM
Dave Costenaro
Surveying the AI Opportunity Landscape
6:35 PM
Break
6:45 PM
Nika Mramor
An active discussion on GenAI
7:15 PM
Wrap up and Give-Aways
Our Sponsors
Featuring our newest sponsor: Alation

Alation is the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, including data search & discovery, data governance, data stewardship, analytics, and digital transformation. Alation’s initial offering dominates the data catalog market. Thanks to its powerful Behavioral Analysis Engine, inbuilt collaboration capabilities, and open interfaces, Alation combines machine learning with human insight to successfully tackle even the most demanding challenges in data and metadata management. More than 350 enterprises drive data culture, improve decision making, and realize business outcomes with Alation, including AbbVie, American Family Insurance, Cisco, Exelon, Fifth Third Bank, Finnair, Munich Re, NASDAQ, New Balance, Parexel, Pfizer, US Foods, and Vistaprint. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Alation was named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list and is backed by leading venture capitalists, including Blackstone, Costanoa, Data Collective, Dell Technologies, Icon, ISAI Cap, Riverwood, Salesforce, Sanabil, Sapphire, and Snowflake Ventures. For more information, visit alation.com.

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