Rod is an exceptional technical marketing evangelist with a proven track record of creating the future through products and ecosystems.
– Creator of the Arm software ecosystem- enabled Arm to be the number one processor architecture in the world.
– Passion for creating future products, win-win strategies and compelling business models.
– Infectiously inquisitive about the future with a strong drive to communicate & set corporate direction accordingly.
Managing a team of software architects who engage directly with Arm strategic software partners (Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft) in the areas of IoT and ML. The team identifies key software technologies that Arm should invest in early to ensure they are optimal and available for the evolving Arm Architecture. This entails working across the company to engage the research, advanced technology and product groups with strategic software partners to jointly develop win-win technology strategies and products.
Public Achievements:
– Partnership between Arm and Google on TensorFlow Lite Micro
– Partnership between Arm mbed and Google Cloud IoT Core
– Collaboration between Arm and Facebook on Caffe2 for mobile
AI Expo Africa Overview
AI Expo Africa is the largest business focused AI & Intelligent Automation event in Africa. Our Enterprise Transformation conference and expo runs annually and builds upon the phenomenal success of the past 6 events that have cemented it as the largest gathering of its kind in Africa.
With 50K+ business practitioners, it is the largest trade focused Artificial Intelligence and Smart Tech community in Africa. We annually unite 1000s companies & 100s of decision makers, investors, buyers, suppliers, innovators, SMBs and global brands focusing on real world smart business applications you can deploy TODAY.
We are the defacto regional trade body focusing solely on trade (inward and outward) in this tech category. Over the last 6 years we have become a trusted advisory partner and soft landing entry point into the Africa market. We publish Synapse Magazine, Africa’s first 4IR trade publication https://issuu.com/aimediasynapse. We also engage in regional advisory consulting helping business, embassies, trade bodies, start-ups & investors understand regional opportunities.
Our business audience is comprised of Enterprise decision makers / CxOs, allied to AI Cloud platform providers, Tier 1 / 2 deployment & service providers, AI start ups / innovators, investors, educators, government and AI ecosystem community builders.
You will learn about real Enterprise case studies and the application of AI in Business TODAY, available technology and cloud platforms, deployment challenges, ethical considerations allied to the vibrant innovation and start up ecosystem driving the industry in Africa.
About AI Media
AI Media are the curators of Africa’s largest business focused AI trade community. We believe the tech media industry is changing. We are leveraging new formats and platforms to communicate the business opportunity in the African AI & 4IR tech landscape for entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders and corporates. We make our content accessible across the whole of Africa by removing price and knowledge barriers to content, creating new event formats and sharing the fastest growing business opportunity across the continent with our community
We are frequently asked to help organisations understand the local and regional detail of the African AI & Data Science market. Its one of the most rapidly developing sectors and we provide consulting support ranging from Ambassadorial Delegations and Investors to Start Ups and Corporates seeking clarity on the B2B / B2C and Investment climate across the continent. We also provide analysis reports and introductions on a consulting basis.
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