Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving fields of technology today. Every month, there are new developments, breakthroughs and events that showcase the potential and impact of AI on various domains and industries. In this blog post, we will highlight some of the top 10 biggest AI events in March 2023.
AI UK 2023: This is a two-day event hosted by The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and AI, on 21-22 March 2023 in London. The event will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, workshops and demonstrations on how data science and AI can be used to solve real-world challenges in health, education, security, environment and more.
Big Data & AI World 2023: This is a large-scale exhibition and conference that will take place on 8-9 March 2023 at ExCeL London. The event will bring together thousands of technologists, data specialists and AI pioneers to explore the latest trends, innovations and solutions in big data and AI.
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction: This is a premier interdisciplinary conference that covers all aspects of human-robot interaction (HRI), such as social robotics, collaborative robotics, assistive robotics, ethical issues and more. The conference will take place on 13-16 March 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Intelligent Automation Middle East 2023: This is a regional event that focuses on how intelligent automation technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA), machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision (CV) can transform businesses and industries in the Middle East region. The event will take place on 8-9 March 2023 in Muscat, Oman.
The European Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit: This is a dedicated event that showcases how chatbots and conversational AI can enhance customer experience, engagement and loyalty across various sectors such as retail, banking, travel and more. The event will take place on 15-16 March 2023 in Edinburgh, UK.
3rd Annual Conversational AI Summit 2023: This is another event that focuses on chatbots and conversational AI but with a global perspective. The event will feature speakers from leading companies such as Google Assistant, Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, IBM Watson and more. The event will take place on 14-15 March 2023 in Dubai, UAE.
AI for Good Global Summit 2023: This is an annual event organized by ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, in collaboration with other UN agencies and partners. The event aims to leverage AI to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and address global challenges such as poverty, health, education, environment and peace. The event will take place on 28-31 March 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.
AI Expo Africa 2023: This is Africa’s largest business-focused AI trade show and conference that connects buyers, suppliers, innovators and investors across the continent. The event showcases how AI can be applied to various sectors such as agriculture, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, mining and more. The event will take place on 6-8 March 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.
ReWork Deep Learning Summit Boston2023: This is an influential summit that brings together experts from academia and industry to share their insights and research on deep learning applications such as computer vision (NLP), generative models (reinforcement learning). The summit also features workshops (networking sessions) to foster collaboration (innovation). The summit will take place on 23-24 March (Boston), USA.
Women In Data Science Conference (WiDS) 2023: This is a global initiative that aims to inspire (educate) women (girls) about careers (opportunities) in data science (AI). The initiative hosts an annual conference at Stanford University (live-streamed worldwide), as well as regional events (podcasts)throughout the year. The conference features speakers from diverse backgrounds (industries),
Here are the AI events in March 2023 you can check out.
Over 600 industry leaders, entrepreneurs and investors across Africa will gather in Kigali, Rwanda for the annual Africa Tech Summit aimed at connecting the African technology ecosystem.
Microsoft’s Africa business and market development engine, 4Afrika, is a sponsor of the event. The company will share insights on artificial intelligence(AI) in Africa and leveraging partnerships to scale businesses. As well as engaging the community on leveraging its tools, solutions, platform and network.
Microsoft will steer conversation about AI and what AI is doing in Africa during the keynote and panel session at the Future Summit on day one.
On day two of Africa Tech Summit, the company will host a fireside chat for startups. On how they can leverage on partnerships to scale their businesses at the Africa Start-up summit.
The Pan-African tech event will bring together industry leaders, startups, investors and corporates from across the region.
Join other developers from around the world for the annual Microsoft Connect (); online developer event.
Microsoft executives use the online conference to connect with developers and share the latest technologies, tools and plans for the future.
The event schedule includes feature news, demos and insights through keynotes and mostly technical sessions. There’ll be over 70 technical sessions and more deep diving into the techs.
It’ll showcase Senior Microsoft executives – like Executive Vice President Scott Guthrie; who will be speaking at the keynote and other industry speakers. – Informing developers about the latest in technologies like Azure, Visual Studio, .NET, etc. It will also show deployments of flexible tools that embrace various environments that target Android, iOS, Linux, Windows etc.
“As a developer company we want to empower developers with open and flexible technologies that enable innovation on their terms,” – Scott Guthrie
In an announcement about the event Microsoft said,
Whether you are creating cloud native-applications, targeting the edge of devices and IoT, infusing your apps with AI, or just getting started, Connect(); 2017 will inspire and equip you with the tools and skills you need to build the apps of the future. Through Connect(); you’ll: Learn from top developer minds and industry experts like Microsoft Executive Vice President, Scott Guthrie Discover what’s next for developers across Microsoft and open source technologies Expand your knowledge and skills with more than 75 technical online sessions and hands-on training
Don’t forget to save the date and join us live for the Microsoft Connect(); 2017 online November 15-17, 2017 10am ET, 2PM UTC, 5PM EAT.
Liquid Telecom and Microsoft host the Azure Accelerator Conference 2017 to inform on how to leverage the possibilities of the cloud.
Liquid Telecom a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider is working together with Microsoft to host this event. In August this year Liquid Telecom extended their serives to deliver Microsoft cloud products and services to businesses across Africa.
At the event scheduled to take place on the 20th of September 2017 @ the Nairobi Garage. Discussions will center around what the African Azure cloud means for African businesses. Conversations will be delivered by Microsoft and Liquid Telecom experts on digital transformation, cloud trends, cyber security and their impact in the cloud.
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Speakers of the event will come from both companies and include Microsoft East Africa general manager Sebuh Haileleul. Microsoft
WECA Corporate Affairs regulatory lead. Angela Ng’ang’a and Marc Israel, Microsoft WECA Cloud & Enterprise Business Group Lead and Liquid Telecom Group Product Manager Microsoft Products, Winston Ritson.
The event will also provide an opportunity to attendees to learn, share and network with like-minded individuals and get first-hand accounts from local businesses that are already using the versatile tools Microsoft Azure has to offer.
Registration for the event is up but spaces are already booked. But you can sign up to receive details or information. Heading to the Azure Accelerator Conference 2017? Let us know. We will try to bring you an update from the event, so look here for more.
WINsiders4Good Nigeria Fellowship has launched in Lagos, Nigeria. Microsoft’s Windows Insider chief Dona Sarkar launched the program.
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After the 1st anniversary of Windows 10, the WINsiders4good initiative was introduced. The WINsiders4Good fellowship fellowship program is a series of global create-a-thons with the aim of helping insiders within a community build something for a local impact.
The WINsiders4Good Nigeria Fellowship is part of our global #WINsiders4Good program designed to help Windows Insiders tackle important issues in their local communities. With the #WINsiders4Good Nigeria Fellowship, we want to build a fellowship of up to 20 Nigerian entrepreneurs to develop products and services that would help improve the lives of Nigerian people.
Who qualifies to be a part of the fellowship?
1st you need to be a legal resident of Nigeria and registered in the Windows Insider Program. You must have an idea that can help solve local issues. It also doesn’t matter if you have already pitched or shared it anywhere else before.
We would like to build a fellowship of 20 Nigerian entrepreneurs to become our first ever, inaugural class of #WINsider4Good Fellows. If chosen, you will receive hardware and software, including Windows 10, Office 365 and Azure credits. Along with 6 months of tailored technical and strategic mentorship from local and international leaders to help bring your unique idea to life.
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Kindly note the following important dates for the program;
Round 1 Application Opens: September 21, 2016
Round 1 Application Closes: October 10, 2016
Round 2 Application Opens: October 17, 2016
Round 2 Application Closes: October 24, 2016
Fellows Announced: November 16, 2016
Wondering how and what IDEA will count for as good consideration for the fellowship?
A panel of Microsoft-selected local and global experts will select both Finalists and up to 20 #WINSiders4Good Fellows based on the following criteria. Social Impact: Your product or service addresses a common issue affecting a clearly identified segment of the Nigerian population and provides a clear benefit to the customers upon purchase and use of the product or service. Market Viability: The product or service has a clearly defined market and can be priced as such that it can be viable and sustainable as a business given the local context. Innovation: The product or service provides a unique approach to the issues faced by the local market through a net new innovation; an improvement on existing solutions; or a combination of multiple solutions for more effective and efficient intervention. Scalability: The business has the potential to serve customers across the geographic region where the entrepreneur is based, or across all of Nigeria.
If someone is chosen as a #WINsiders4Good Fellow,Microsoft will;
Connect them with the global community of Windows Insiders.
Prioritize and collaborate to unblock their technical issues that are preventing them from achieving their goal.
Mentor them with technical, strategic and business guidance for six months.
Provide hardware and software to bring their ideas to life.
Excited about the Windows Insiders community program coming closer to you in Nigeria? looking forward to getting your idea come to life and make an impact? Share and tell us about it in the comments.
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