Conference News: Two More AI Events! London Tech Week Coming Up
Connecting AI to the Enterprise: For over 30 years, Enterprise Connect has been the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and collaboration in North America. In order to capitalize on the excitement and potential of AI in the enterprise the conference organizers are creating a new event this fall – Enterprise Connect AI (1-2 October in Santa Clara) will offer guidance to technology decision makers who are “actively seeking insights to help lead their enterprise’s implementation of AI for communications/CX tech and business productivity.” The event will cover three tracks: CX, Productivity, and IT Management, and aim to explain “how AI can help make end users more productive, contact center more profitable, customer experience more powerful and IT operations more cost-effective.”
Adding AI to ME: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), a government-owned entity that currently helps organize well-known events such as GITEX GLOBAL, GITEX AFRICA & upcoming GITEX EUROPE is creating introduce a dedicated, standalone edition of Ai Everything GLOBAL in the Middle East. Self-described as “the world’s first 360° showcase spotlighting the R&D, entrepreneurship, application, and regulation behind the cutting-edge AI technology shaping our future,” Ai Everything Global Summit, Awards and Evening Opening Reception will take place on 4 February 2025 in Abu Dhabi followed by Ai Everything Global Exhibition Showcase on 5-6 February 2025 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), Expo City. The focus of the gathering will be to act as a hub connecting governments, development finance institutions, international organizations, startups, investors, and the private sector to catalyze AI innovation globally. The event organizers expect approximately 15,000+ attendees from more than 60 countries.
Submission Opportunity: GreenBiz Annual Conference will return to Arizona from 12 – 15 February 2025 and is now seeking speaker proposals. The “premier annual event for sustainability professionals” will again host more than 3,000 professionals, who are executives from large companies, nonprofit leaders, policy makers, academics and entrepreneurs. Content will be spread across seven tracks next year, including Transforming Value Chains; Comms with Integrity; Finance for the Transition; Confident Disclosure; Drawdown Now; Regenerating Nature; and Progress & Thrive. The event organizers spend time providing detailed information on what they are seeking so please review the speaker nomination page before sharing your ideas. The deadline is 19 July.
Lunchtime Learning: EarthX, which runs each year the week of Earth Day, was created to amplify and accelerate the work of organizations, governments, and individuals on “the frontlines of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.” Although the 2024 conference is over and the next event won’t be held until April 2025, anyone can check out last year’s sessions covering topics ranging from climate adaptation, conservation, energy, environmental justice, and the built environment on demand. Stay tuned for new videos from the 2024 conference to be added soon, including talks on oceans, plastic waste, and circularity.
Coming Up Next Week: Banff World Media Festival is held 9-12 June, celebrating 45 years in the entertainment content business. Banff 2024 includes the Indigenous Screen Summit/ISS which showcases First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices, creators, and their unique stories across a variety of genres. London Tech Week kicks off 10 June with a new venue at Olympia, shining a light on London and the UK as Europe’s biggest tech hub. At AWS re:Inforce (10-12 June; Philadelphia), the cloud giant’s partner event focused on security, content will cover such topics as generative AI, automated reasoning, and cryptography. International Economic Forum of the Americas will hold its IEFA Conference of Montreal 10-12 June to promote an exchange of views and perspectives on pressing economic and policy issues of our times. Finally, the 4th annual Economist Impact Sustainability Week US gets underway 12 June in New York, uniting 500 in-person attendees along with several thousand more online, to help business leaders and sustainability professionals better achieve their targets.