The world of AI right now is simultaneous rich with innovation and rapid change, and it demands strong governance to ensure solutions deliver business value without unnecessarily increasing corporate risk. For this event, we featured two globally renowned speakers who happen to live in the St. Louis region! John Ladley (consultant, author of “Data Governance: How…
The May 16, 2025 EF3 tornado served as a major stress test on St. Louis’s critical infrastructure, including its housing and food systems from Clayton and University City to North St. Louis neighborhoods. The destruction exposed existing vulnerabilities in distribution networks, farm resilience, environmental safety, and residents’ ability to access nutritious, affordable food and safe homes, especially…
Who in St. Louis has actually implemented agentic AI solutions? Come hear from two local thought leaders on what they imagine we all can accomplish with agentic AI. Hear from Felix Flory, VP of Gnerative AI at Reinsurance Group of America and Tim Williamson, Data Scientist and associate Fellow at Bayer Crop Science. Felix Flory,…
Thank you to all the vendors and attendees who created a wonderful atmosphere of collaboration for our first ever No-Fee Vendor Expo!
Mercy uses generative AI to aggregate medical record information and create a summary for nurses to smooth the transition of care from department to department as a patient’s needs and location within the hospital setting change. Learn their secrets to success including how they built the solution and how they collaborated with clinical leadership to…
Topic 1: Analytics Speaker: Eric Lealos Abstract: The state of the art for engineering in analytics has evolved significantly over the past 25 years. Early on the practice of data modeling emerged as a means to improve performance and make data more accessible and easier to use for authors, analysts and creators. Since the early…
Dr. Beth Cudney and Matt Allsup Dr. Beth Cudney is a professor of data analytics and program coordinator for data analytics at Maryville University’s John E. Simon School of Business, where she brings a 25-year career as an internationally recognized expert and leader in data analytics and Lean Six Sigma to her role as an…
Presentation Topic 1 Maximizing the Benefits of Data De-Identification: Strategies for Sustainable Implementation Speaker: Andrew Dickinson, PhD Join us as we explore the value of data de-identification for organizations and individuals, and the critical factors for ensuring its continued success. We will delve into the common drivers behind de-identification initiatives, and examine two key approaches…
Topic 1: Becoming Digital – Business Transformation through Digitization Speaker: Chad Linch Abstract: According to Gartner, “Digitalization is the use of digital technologies to change a business model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities; it is the process of moving to a digital business.” In this session we will discuss our opportunity to leverage…
Topic 1: The Evolution of Data Architecture in the Cloud Speaker: Eric Lealos Abstract: The state of the art for engineering in analytics has evolved significantly over the past 25 years. Early on the practice of data modeling emerged as a means to improve performance and make data more accessible and easier to use for…
