Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm ET
Venue Chop Lobster Bar
Atlanta, GA, USA
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The current AI landscape presents an opportunity for businesses to achieve a significant breakthrough in productivity and competitiveness amidst a challenging economic environment and talent shortages. Consumers around the world have been awakened to the possibility of AI to augment their abilities and improve work. But AI for business has unique needs: governance, a modern data foundation, and intelligent automation across tools and teams that allows organizations to seize new opportunities for growth. Join IBM SMEs as they demystify the technology and learn about IBM’s new AI and data platform to take advantage of the convergence of new technologies, unleash creativity, and up-level skills with AI and automation at scale.
5:00 PM |
Registration | ||
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM |
Welcome | ||
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
Conversational AI for Business ![]() Madison Gooch Director, Watson AI Applications and Solutions | ||
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
Networking |
Director, Watson AI Applications and Solutions
Madison currently serves as the Director of Watson AI Technologies, Americas at IBM. She joined IBM in 2014 as a sales specialist for predictive analytics in the Midwest market and has held many successful leadership roles throughout her tenure. Her former roles include being the Chief of Staff for the General Manager of Watson, leading the global sales organization for Conversational AI, NLP and Data Science technologies, launching the first set of analytics cloud offerings in the Americas and many technical and sales leadership roles, where my primary responsibility was to empower, coach and grow IBMer’s and directly engage with clients to ensure they realize success with IBM technology. Currently, Madison is responsible for IBM’s Watson AI technologies and the go-to-market across the Americas where she focuses on clients’ transformations for conversational AI, NLP, integrated business planning, reporting, self service analytics, governance risk and compliance, and payment solutions. Madison received her BBA from the University of Kentucky, with a major in leadership and administration. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband, a commercial pilot, and one year old son.
An icon known for its exceptional food and service, Chops consistently ranks as one of the top ten steakhouses in the country. Exquisite seafood flown in fresh daily and the very best USDA prime aged beef are served with style in the warm ambiance of the dark wood dining room with locations in Buckhead and Boca Raton. This makes for traditional steakhouse items that go above and beyond such as our certified A5 Wagyu, Nova Scotia Lobster Morsels, and the Genuine Holland Dover Sole. Whether you’re dining for business or pleasure, a meal at Chops is sure to make a lasting impression.
70 West Paces Ferry Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305
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