CARY – SAS and UNC’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise are co-hosting their inaugural AI Innovations Forum next week, focused on policy and research surrounding artificial intelligence technology.

UNC Edward M. Bernstein Distinguished Professor of Economics Eric Ghysels, who is also a lead organizer behind the AI Innovations Forum, says that the event aims to highlight AI’s applications for the future of business.

“Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way business is done and, to date, that change has significantly outpaced our ability to research the implications of implementation,” Ghysels said. “The Kenan Institute is thrilled to be partnering with SAS to host the inaugural AI Innovations Forum, during which students and educators will have the opportunity to connect with industry leaders and policymakers to discuss both the greatest challenges as well as the most significant opportunities AI poses for business.”

On November 4-5, students, educators and leaders in industry and policy will join together at SAS’s global headquarters in Cary to discuss the future of AI research and implementation. The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise says more than 400 participants are registered to attend the free event.

The program is split into two parts. November 4 involves a series of SAS workshops for students and educators who want to get the latest insights in advanced analytics. The sessions will cover topics like data manipulation, visual data mining, deep learning, open-source integration and more—all using SAS software platforms.

November 5 is for leaders in business and government to discuss recent developments in AI and machine learning with students and educators. Keynotes will be delivered by Jianqing Fan of Princeton University’s Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Thomas Zerdick of the European Data Protection Supervisor’s Office, Melissa Strong of Wilmington startup IndiOmics, Peter Guerra of Accenture AI and Steve Bennett of SAS’s Global Government Practice.

Breakout sessions span a range of content categories, from risk monitoring in financial services to market data management to mining customer satisfaction to using AI to assess property value.

The AI Innovations Forum is part of the Kenan Institute’s Rethinc. Labs initiative, which launched earlier this year to bring top thought leaders and researchers together to explore the business opportunities and challenges presented by AI, blockchain, value chain systems and big data.

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