Applying AI and Machine Learning To Media and Entertainment
LOS ANGELES, SEPTEMBER 13 2018
The Data Science Salon is a destination conference which brings together specialists face-to-face to educate each other, illuminate best practices, and innovate new solutions in a casual atmosphere with food, drinks, and entertainment.
Data Science Salon unites the brightest leaders in the media and entertainment in Los Angeles data science fields. We gather to educate each other, illuminate best practices, and innovate new solutions.
Data Science Salon LA is the only industry conference that brings together specialists in media and entertainment data science field to educate each other, illuminate best practices, and innovate new solutions in a casual atmosphere. Learn from practitioners, technical experts and executives how to solve real-world problems by harnessing disruptions in data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cutting-edge technologies.
Speakers
Day
Success stories
Meet our speakers
Sam Vidal
CTO,
Advrtas
Scott Edwards
Director of Data Science,
NBCUniversal
Natasha Ericta
Vice President, Research and Data Science,
National Research Group
Jeffrey Rosenberg
Director of Data and Analytics,
Hulu
Subash D’Souza
Director of Big Data & Ops, Data Intelligence,
Warner Bros
Clara Shin
Business Insights Analyst,
Disney Interactive
João Fiadeiro
Product Manager,
YouTube
Garima Garg
Data Scientist,
Buzzfeed
Robert Parviainen
Head of Data Science,
Seriously Digital Entertainment
Jeanne Holm
Senior Technology Advisor to the Mayor & CIO,
City of LA
Xavier Kochhar
Founder & CEO,
The Video Genome Project now Hulu
Joe Devon
Tech Entrepreneur and Advisor
Jen Walraven
Manager, Science & Analytics,
Netflix
James Oliphant
Director of Data Science,
Simpli.fi
Josh Muncke
Director of Data Science,
Red Bull North America
Jason Brancazio
Senior Software Engineer,
Red Bull Media House
Piero Cinquegrana
Director of Data Science PM,
Qubole
Fernanda Carapinha
Founder and CEO,
4Digital
Jasmeet Bhatia
Machine Learning Specialist,
Google
Lori H. Schwartz
Tech Cat,
StoryTech™
Anuj Saini
Solutions Architect,
Sapient
Schedule
07:45 – 08:45
Registration
08:50 – 09:20
Data IS the Solution: How Immersive Smart Ads and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Help Entertainment Brands WIN!
Sam Vidal – CTO, Advrtas
09:20 – 10:10
How I learned to Stop Worrying & Fell in Love with Big Data by Using the Beta Distribution
James Oliphant – Director of Data Science, Simpli.fi10:10 – 10:40
AI in the New Era of Movie going
Natasha Ericta – Vice President, Research and Data Science, National Research Group
10:40 – 11:00
COFFEE BREAK
& Networking11:00 – 11:30
The Beauty and Elegance of Collaborative Filtering and Its Surprising Utility in Producing Useful Streaming Video Recommendations
Scott Edwards – Director of Data Science, NBCUniversal11:30 – 12:00
Automated Machine Learning – Using AI to build better AI
Jasmeet Bhatia – Machine Learning Specialist, Google12:00 – 12:30
Data Science and Entertainment Production
Jen Walraven – Manager, Science & Analytics, Netflix
12:30 – 13:00
Building a true Enterprise Data Governance platform for the modern Machine Learning Era
Subash D’Souza – Director of Big Data & Ops, Data Intelligence, Warner Bros.
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH BREAK
& Networking14:00 – 14:40
PANEL – APPLYING AI AND MACHINE LEARNING TO MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
Xavier Kochhar – Founder & CEO, The Video Genome Project now Hulu
Clara Shin – Business Insights Analyst, Disney Interactive
Josh Muncke – Director of Data Science, Red Bull North America
Fernanda Carapinha – Founder and CEO, 4Digital
Joe Devon (Moderator) – Tech Entrepreneur and Advisor
14:40 – 15:00
Isolating the Effects of Artist Activation on Audience Growth
João Fiadeiro – Product Manager, YouTube14:00 – 15:00
Workshop | Understanding Chatbots and Building Chatbot using Rasa Tech Stack
Anuj Saini – Solutions Architect, Sapient
15:00 – 15:20
COFFEE BREAK
& Networking15:20 – 15:50
Anomaly Detection at BuzzFeed
Garima Garg – Data Scientist, Buzzfeed15:50 – 16:20
Bridging Data Science and Data Engineering: Lessons Learned While Building a Content-Based Recommendation Engine for Red Bull TV
Jason Brancazio – Senior Software Engineer, Red Bull Media House16:20 – 16:50
Analytical Approaches to Understanding Customer Retention at Hulu
Jeffrey Rosenberg – Director of Data and Analytics, Hulu17:00 – 17:30
Don’t reinvent the wheel: Some statistics methods every data scientist should know, with examples from Seriously
Robert Parviainen – Head of Data Science, Seriously Digital Entertainment17:30 – 18:00
Comparing Scalability of Deep Learning Frameworks—A Benchmark Study
Piero Cinquegrana – Director of Data Science PM, Qubole18:00 – 18:20
Building Partnerships to Unleash Data for Good
Jeanne Holm – Senior Technology Advisor to the Mayor & CIO, City of LA
18:30 – 19:30
CLOSING RECEPTION
& NetworkingEvent sponsors
DATE AND TIME
Thurs Sept 13, 2018, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM PDT
LOCATION
Red Bull Media House, 1740 Stewart St, Santa Monica, CA 90404