ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
April Fong is a senior editor and deputy personal finance editor with The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business. She was previously Executive Editor of The Logic, where she helped shape its editorial strategy, led its award‑winning daily newsletter, and moderated live events on business, innovation and policy.
A former senior digital producer at BNN Bloomberg, April has also worked at the Financial Post and China Economic Review in Shanghai, covering global business and technology news. She taught Business Reporting at her alma mater, Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication.
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Fireside Chat: Quantum as part of the AI Stack. A conversation with CEO of Xanadu
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
Future of quantum computing
Business Leaders: C-Level Executives, Project Managers, and Product Owners will get to explore best practices, methodologies, principles, and practices for achieving ROI.
Engineers, Researchers, Data Practitioners: Will get a better understanding of the challenges, solutions, and ideas being offered via breakouts & workshops on Natural Language Processing, Neural Nets, Reinforcement Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Evolution Strategies, AutoML, and more.
Job Seekers: Will have the opportunity to network virtually and meet over 30+ Top Al Companies.
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During an Ignite Talk, presenters discuss their research using 20 image-centric slides which automatically advance every 15 seconds.
The result is a fun and engaging five-minute presentation.
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