## Conference Program _Click on the titles below to see abstracts and speaker bios. Download PDF schedule._ ### Monday 14/3 - [Automating ML workflows: a report from the trenches — Jose A. Ortega Ruiz](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/automating-ml-workflows-a-report-from-the-trenches-jose-a-ortega-ruiz/index.html) 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM - [Machine Learning Services Benchmark: choosing the right tools for your application — Inês Almeida](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/3/machine-learning-services-benchmark-choosing-the-right-tools-for-your-application-ins-almeida/index.html) 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM - [Machine learning performance evaluation: tips and pitfalls — Jose Hernandez Orallo](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/machine-learning-performance-evaluation-tips-and-pitfalls-jose-hernandez-orallo/index.html) 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM - [Coffee break](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/coffee-break-2/index.html) 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM - [Open source Machine Learning and Predictive APIs — Alex Housley](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/1/-alex-housley/index.html) 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM - [How to build a successful data team — Florian Douetteau](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/1/how-to-build-a-successful-data-team-florian-douetteau/index.html) 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM - [Panel Discussion: Opportunities of AI in FinTech](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/panel-discussion-opportunities-of-ai-in-fintech-1/index.html) 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM - [Lunch](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/lunch-1/index.html) 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM - [Microdecision making in financial services — Greg Lamp](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/microdecision-making-in-financial-services-greg-lamp/index.html) 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM - [Predictive APIs: What about Banking? — Natalino Busa](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/3/predictive-apis-what-about-banking-natalino-busa/index.html) 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM - [Coffee break](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/coffee-break-1/index.html) 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM - [Predictive Analytics Use Cases in the Manufacturing Industry — David Arnu](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/predictive-analytics-use-cases-in-the-manufacturing-industry-david-arnu/index.html) 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM - [Real-world applications of AI — Daniel Hulme](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/3/-daniel-hulme/index.html) 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM - [Building a production-ready predictive app for customer service — Alex Ingerman](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/3/building-a-production-ready-predictive-app-for-social-media-filtering-alex-ingerman/index.html) 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM - [A business-level introduction to AI — Louis Dorard](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/business-level-introduction-to-artificial-intelligence-louis-dorard/index.html) 9:10 AM – 9:45 AM ### Tuesday 15/3 - [Closing Remarks with Molt Honorable Sr. Vicent Soler i Marco](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/3/0n9sykolffcsw3rxk59gapzpfem6m6/index.html) 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM - [AI Startup Battle](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/artificial-intelligence-startup-battle/index.html) 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM - [Lightning Talks](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/lightning-talks/index.html) 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM - [Coffee break](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/coffee-break-4/index.html) 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM - [Using ML to build an autonomous drone — Greg Lamp](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/3/using-ml-to-build-an-autonomous-drone-greg-lamp/index.html) 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM - [Speed-up distributed deep learning with Spark on AWS — Vincent Van Steenbergen](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/speed-up-distributed-deep-learning-with-spark-on-aws-vincent-van-steenbergen/index.html) 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM - [Demystifying Deep Learning — Roberto Paredes Palacios](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/demystifying-deep-learning-roberto-paredes-palacios/index.html) 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM - [Evolving a data-driven company from MapReduce to Spark — Ferran Galí Reniu](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/evoluting-a-data-driven-company-from-mapreduce-to-spark-ferran-gal-reniu/index.html) 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM - [Lunch & Mascletà](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/lunch-2/index.html) 12:35 PM – 1:30 PM - [Panel discussion: short and long-term impact of AI in Society](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/panel-discussion-short-and-long-term-impact-of-ai-in-society/index.html) 12:10 PM – 12:35 PM - [Engineering the Future of Our Choice with General AI — JoEllen Lukavec Koester](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/engineering-the-future-of-our-choice-with-general-artificial-intelligence-joellen-lukavec-koester/index.html) 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM - [Past, Present and Future of AI: a Fascinating Journey — Ramon Lopez de Mantaras](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/past-present-and-future-of-artificial-intelligence-a-fascinating-journey/index.html) 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM - [Coffee break](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/coffee-break-3/index.html) 10:55 AM – 11:20 AM - [Revolutionizing Offline Retail Pricing & Promotions with ML — Daniel Guhl](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/3/revolutionizing-offline-retail-pricing-promotions-with-machine-learning-daniel-guhl/index.html) 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM - [How to predict the future of shopping — Ulrich Kerzel](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/3/how-to-predict-the-future-of-shopping-ulrich-kerzel/index.html) 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM - [The emergent opportunity of Big Data for Social Good — Nuria Oliver](/content/connect-valencia-2016/talks/2016/1/big-data-for-social-good-nuria-oliver/index.html) 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM