Chris Slee

We've heard a lot lately about how the machines may be taking over our jobs. Join Chris Slee, a software engineer from AWH, for a discussion on artificial intelligence and machine learning - and how it will affect your business in the future. You'll leave not only understanding machine learning and AI but what pieces of these cognitive services are available to use in your business today. Participants will learn: • The differences between ML and AI • How machines "learn" • How businesses are using the technology today • The future of these innovations and how will they affect your enterprise

Bad products are created for many reasons – a lack of product ownership, the absence of a clear vision and strategy, or a focus on a low-value problem that disinterests customers. Without clear ownership and an established discipline, even the products with the greatest potential to be innovative and disruptive will fail. Join Chris Slee, founder and principal of AWH, a digital product consulting, user experience, and software development firm, for a discussion on how to be innovative by first mastering product. Participant will learn how to: • Use compasses and maps to build a great product through great product management • Develop a prototype based on a strong hypothesis and customer / user feedback • Make product decisions driven and validated by customer / user focus • Outline epics, feature clusters, and features for product development • Identify the core components of user personas

Blockchain, the technology at the heart of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is predicted to revolutionize the business world, redefine companies and economies, and supercharge the IoT and artificial intelligence. But many business leaders and technologists, despite their enthusiasm, are left with questions: What is the true potential of blockchain? Are the predictions simply hype? How do we realize the promise of blockchain technology in our organizations? Join Chris Slee, founder and Chief Product Officer of AWH, a 23-year old software development firm in Dublin, OH, as he goes beyond the hype and headlines to provide a firm overview to blockchain and its potential. Attendees will walk away with insights to blockchain as a foundational technology and discover strategies to begin their own blockchain transformation.