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Call for Speakers: CES Asia 2020, June 10-12, Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China

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Owned and produced by CES Shanghai and co-produced by Shanghai Intex, CES Asia 2020 will run June 10-12, in Shanghai, China. CES Asia showcases the latest transformative technology in Asia, from 5G connectivity to artificial intelligence (AI), augmented/virtual reality, robotics, vehicle technology and beyond. CES Asia is the only event in Asia that brings together the entire tech ecosystem to build brands, forge partnerships and celebrate the best in consumer tech. Designed not just for the Greater China region, but Asia Pacific and beyond, CES Asia 2020 is expected to draw more than 40,000 attendees, including 7,500 senior level executives and 1,200 members of the global media.

CES Asia seeks abstracts and speakers for the 2020 conference program. Industry executives, innovators and visionaries in transportation technology, 5G connectivity, AI, blockchain, digital health and emerging tech trends are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates, including subject matter experts from Asia and across industries, have the opportunity to submit a conference proposal through January 15, 2020. Accepted proposals will be notified by March 31, 2020. Please review the full list of conference themes, submission guidelines and speaker benefits before submitting.

Source: CES Asia
CESAsia.com

The seventh annual Thrival Festival announced their speaker and topic lineup for the Innovation Summit taking place September 18 and 19, 2019, at the Carnegie Museums in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, PA

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The event showcases the emerging technologies and industries where Pittsburgh is demonstrating leadership. Attendees will experience panels, fireside chats, keynotes, and workshops to understand all of the ways Pittsburgh is thriving. For example, during the Smart Cities session, one of eight sessions, attendees will hear about self-driving vehicles, augmented reality (AR) murals, and sustainability. Other sessions include Digital Transformations in FinTech, Health Technology, and Robotics and AI in Advanced Manufacturing.

“Pittsburgh is one of the most innovative cities in the country and the culture of PNC reflects that,” says PNC Head of Enterprise Innovation, Michael Degnan. “We recognize that we must innovate in order to fulfill our mission of making banking easier for our customers, today and well into the future. We look forward to presenting alongside — and learning from — fellow forward-thinking organizations at Thrival Festival 2019.”

Running concurrently with the Innovation Summit is an Entrepreneurship Day on Thursday, September 19. The morning session, in partnership with Innovation Works, will focus on how entrepreneurs and corporations can foster successful partnerships. During the afternoon, TiE Pittsburgh will be running educational programs and networking meetups for local entrepreneurs. The addition of the Entrepreneur Day aligns with the many Thrival corporate sponsors and speakers who run their own internal innovation programs.

“Entrepreneurs are a big driver of innovation in Pittsburgh,” says Barrie Athol, CEO of Ascender. “We are happy to provide a platform that brings entrepreneurs, universities, investors and corporations under one roof.”

For more information about Thrival, visit thrivalfestival.com. Tickets on sale at Eventbrite.

About Thrival Festival
Thrival Festival will be taking place on September 18-20, 2019 in Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA. The festival will explore innovators, artists, musicians, and creators under the theme “By Pittsburgh. For Pittsburgh. For the World.” Thrival Festival is presented by PNC and supported by UPMC Enterprises, Comcast, Sheetz, Dell, the Pittsburgh Innovation District, and many others.

SOURCE Thrival Festival

Open Source Summit Japan + Automotive Linux Summit, June 20-22 2018, Tokyo, Japan

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The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the full schedule of sessions, speakers and activities for Open Source Summit Japan + Automotive Linux Summit, taking place June 20-22 in Tokyo. One registration provides access to all content at both events.

Open Source Summit Japan is the leading conference in Japan connecting the open source ecosystem under one roof, providing a forum for technologists and open source industry leaders to collaborate and share information, learn about the latest in open source technologies and find out how to gain a competitive advantage by using innovative, open solutions. The event covers cornerstone open source technology areas such as Linux, cloud infrastructure, and cloud native applications and explores the newest trends including networking, blockchain, serverless, edge computing and AI. It also offers an open source leadership track covering compliance, governance and community.

Automotive Linux Summit connects those driving innovation in automotive Linux from the developer community with the vendors and users providing and using the code, in order to propel the future of embedded devices in the automotive arena.

Keynote speakers come from organizations actively contributing to and using open source, including:

Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director, Hyperledger
Dan Cauchy, Executive Director, Automotive Grade Linux
Seiji Goto, Manager of IVI Advanced Development, Mazda Motor Corporation
Mitchell Hashimoto, Founder & CTO, HashiCorp
Kelsey Hightower, Developer Advocate, Google
Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux Kernel Maintainer
Ken-ichi Murata, Project General Manager – Connected Strategy, Connected Management Division, Connected Company & Masato Endo, Project Manager, Connected Vehicle Group, Intellectual Property Division, Toyota Motor Corporation
Michelle Noorali, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft
Linus Torvalds, Creator of Linux & Git, in conversation with Dirk Hohndel, VP & Chief Open Source Officer, VMware
Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, The Linux Foundation
Session highlights for Automotive Linux Summit:

AGL Development Tools – What’s New in FF? – Stephane Desneux, IoT.bzh
High-level API for Smartphone Connectivity on AGL – Takeshi Kanemoto, RealVNC Ltd.
Beyond the AGL Virtualization Architecture – AGL Virtualization Expert Group (EG-VIRT) – Michele Paolino, Virtual Open Systems
Session highlights for Open Source Summit Japan:

Building the Next Generation of IoT Applications – Dave Chen, GE Digital
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Machine Learning with Kubernetes – Vishnu Kannan, Google
OSS Vulnerability Trends and PoC 2017-2018 – Kazuki Omo, SIOS Technology, Inc.
Microservices, Service Mesh and CI/CD Pipelines – Making it All Work Together – Brian Redmond, Microsoft
Use Cases for Permissioned Blockchain Platforms – Swetha Repakula, IBM
Using Linux for Long Term – Community Status and the Way We Go – Tsugikazu Shibata, NEC
The conference agenda for both Open Source Summit Japan and Automotive Linux Summit can be viewed here.

Registration is discounted to USD$350 through April 28, and members of The Linux Foundation receive a 20% discount. Discounted academic and student rates are also available. Applications for diversity and needs-based scholarships are currently being accepted. For information on eligibility and how to apply, please click here.

The Linux Foundation events are where the world’s leading technologists meet, collaborate, learn and network in order to advance innovations that support the world’s largest shared technologies.

Members of the press who would like to request a press pass to attend should contact Noriko Otake at [email protected]

Open Source Summit Japan is made possible thanks to Platinum Sponsors Microsoft Azure and Fujitsu. Automotive Linux Summit is made possible thanks to Diamond Sponsor Automotive Grade Linux; Platinum Sponsors Intel, Panasonic and Toyota; and Gold Sponsors Microchip, NTT Data MSE and Renesas.

Additional Resources
YouTube: Why Attend Linux Foundation Events (https://youtu.be/X_rLxfmLlYY)

Open Source Summit Japan 2017 Event Recap (https://events17.linuxfoundation.org/events/open-source-summit-japan)

Automotive Linux Summit 2017 Event Recap (https://events17.linuxfoundation.org/events/automotive-linux-summit)

Online developer conference AI / IoT / Cybersecurity With The Best, October 14-15 2017

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Online developer conference AI / IoT / Cybersecurity With The Best, October 14-15 2017Improve your technical skills during the largest online developer conference AI / IoT / Cybersecurity With The Best on October 14-15! This online conference assembles 300 of the best speakers from the biggest, disruptive companies and startups. Our platform allows attendees to watch technical talks, book 1-on-1 appointments with speakers, and accept speakers’s challenges. Speakers include Ian Goodfellow, Nicolas Papernot, Patrick McDaniel, Yanick Fratantonio, Hugo Larochelle, Sandy Carter, Silvia Chiappa, and more! Visit our website for details on speakers, talk topics, student discounts, and announcements.

Use code MRM50 for 50% off conference tickets!

We’re expecting over 3,000 hard-core developers, tech enthusiasts, and students from around the world to log in and tune into 300 experts. These experts come from tech giants, startups, and research labs to share their research and knowledge. The two days will cover multiple tech talks, insights and masterclasses, from machine learning technology to application protection to industrial IoT.

As the event takes place online, attendees and speakers won’t even have to leave the house to join – we’re the only conference that lets people lounge in their living room while wearing bunny slippers!