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Vikas Chandra

Director, AI Research
Meta Reality Labs

Vikas Chandra is Director of AI Research at Facebook where he leads the On-device AI research focusing on AR and VR products. Prior to Facebook, he was Director of Applied Machine Learning at Arm Inc. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He held the positions of Visiting Scholar (2011 – 2014) and Visiting Faculty (2016 - 2017) in the EE department at Stanford University. He has authored 70+ research publications and is an inventor on 40+ US and international patents. Dr. Chandra received the ACM-SIGDA Technical Leadership Award in 2009 and was invited to the 2017 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium organized by the National Academy of Engineering. He is a senior member of IEEE.

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Vikas Chandra

Director, AI Research
Meta Reality Labs

Vikas Chandra is Director of AI Research at Facebook where he leads the On-device AI research focusing on AR and VR products. Prior to Facebook, he was Director of Applied Machine Learning at Arm Inc. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He held the positions of Visiting Scholar (2011 – 2014) and Visiting Faculty (2016 - 2017) in the EE department at Stanford University. He has authored 70+ research publications and is an inventor on 40+ US and international patents. Dr. Chandra received the ACM-SIGDA Technical Leadership Award in 2009 and was invited to the 2017 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium organized by the National Academy of Engineering. He is a senior member of IEEE.

 

Vishnu Ram

VP of Data Science and Engineering
Credit Karma

As VP of Data Science and Engineering at Credit Karma, Vishnu has been instrumental in building and scaling Credit Karma’s machine learning infrastructure, powering personalized recommendations at scale, in pursuit of helping its 120 million members make financial progress. Having been with Credit Karma for nearly eight years, Vishnu has led development strategy and implementation of the company’s deep-learning based system comprised of an internally built machine learning platform that helps the Credit Karma transform and manage data at scale.

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Vishnu Ram

VP of Data Science and Engineering
Credit Karma

Vishnu Ram

VP of Data Science and Engineering
Credit Karma

As VP of Data Science and Engineering at Credit Karma, Vishnu has been instrumental in building and scaling Credit Karma’s machine learning infrastructure, powering personalized recommendations at scale, in pursuit of helping its 120 million members make financial progress. Having been with Credit Karma for nearly eight years, Vishnu has led development strategy and implementation of the company’s deep-learning based system comprised of an internally built machine learning platform that helps the Credit Karma transform and manage data at scale. His team runs 35 billion model predictions a day and is tasked with building sophisticated models to boost platform innovation in order to deliver an optimized product experience for Credit Karma’s 120 million members. Prior to joining Credit Karma, Vishnu held CTO roles at Nykaa and Games24x7.

 

 

Supriya Gupta

GM, Recommendations
Credit Karma

As Credit Karma’s head of Recommendations, Supriya is charged with personalizing the Credit Karma app experience for the company’s more than 120 million members. When she joined the team more than three years ago, Supriya oversaw the transformation of the company’s recommendations engine into a dynamic and personalized deep-learning based system that leverages data and machine learning to deliver tailored recommendations and offers to our members.

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Supriya Gupta

GM, Recommendations
Credit Karma

Supriya Gupta

GM, Recommendations
Credit Karma

As Credit Karma’s head of Recommendations, Supriya is charged with personalizing the Credit Karma app experience for the company’s more than 120 million members. When she joined the team more than three years ago, Supriya oversaw the transformation of the company’s recommendations engine into a dynamic and personalized deep-learning based system that leverages data and machine learning to deliver tailored recommendations and offers to our members. This means members are served financial products, tools and recommendations at the right time, and that best adhere to their financial goals and ambitions. Under Supriya’s leadership, Credit Karma’s recommendations system has significantly grown and transformed over the years, and her team is doing more than 35 billion model predictions each day. Today, her business unit partners with nearly every team at Credit Karma and drives a significant portion of revenue for the business. Prior to joining Credit Karma, Supriya worked in product at Facebook, where she led product strategy and development for a number of ads products. Supriya holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

Marshall Choy

SVP, Product
SambaNova Systems

Marshall Choy is Senior Vice President of Product at SambaNova Systems and is responsible for product management and go-to-market operations.  Marshall has extensive experience leading global organizations to bring breakthrough products to market, establish new market presences, and grow new and existing lines of business.  Marshall was previously Vice President of Product Management at Oracle until 2018.  He was responsible for the portfolio and strategy for Oracle Systems products and solutions.  He led teams that delivered comprehensive end-to-end hardware and software solutions and prod

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Marshall Choy

SVP, Product
SambaNova Systems

Marshall Choy

SVP, Product
SambaNova Systems

Marshall Choy is Senior Vice President of Product at SambaNova Systems and is responsible for product management and go-to-market operations.  Marshall has extensive experience leading global organizations to bring breakthrough products to market, establish new market presences, and grow new and existing lines of business.  Marshall was previously Vice President of Product Management at Oracle until 2018.  He was responsible for the portfolio and strategy for Oracle Systems products and solutions.  He led teams that delivered comprehensive end-to-end hardware and software solutions and product management operations.  Prior to joining Oracle in 2010 when it acquired Sun Microsystems, he served as Director of Engineered Solutions at Sun.  During his 11 years there, Marshall held various positions in development, information technology, and marketing. 

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Victor Chen

Founder & CEO
Foodland Ventures

Victor Chen

Founder & CEO
Foodland Ventures

Victor Chen

Founder & CEO
Foodland Ventures
 

Maija Itkonen

CEO & CO-Founder
Onego Bio

Maija Itkonen is a designer, innovator, serial entrepreneur and one of the movers and shakers at the alternative protein field.

Currently she’s acting as CEO and Co-founder of Onego Bio, a company producing animal-free egg white with cellular agriculture means.

Her previous company Gold&Green is focused on plant proteins, specifically oat based meat alternatives.

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Maija Itkonen

CEO & CO-Founder
Onego Bio

Maija Itkonen

CEO & CO-Founder
Onego Bio

Maija Itkonen is a designer, innovator, serial entrepreneur and one of the movers and shakers at the alternative protein field.

Currently she’s acting as CEO and Co-founder of Onego Bio, a company producing animal-free egg white with cellular agriculture means.

Her previous company Gold&Green is focused on plant proteins, specifically oat based meat alternatives.

Maija is a musician as her second profession, and if not found at the innovation lab or by the saxophone, she’s probably taking care of cucumbers with her kids.