Connect | New York // DCD>Next-Gen Workforce Development Program
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Speakers

Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD>Academy

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, New York Internet (NYI)

Director, Education Programs, Infrastructure Masons

Founder and Managing Director, Freshriver.ai

Graduate, Infrastructure Masons
2:00 - 2:10 pm | Welcome & Intro to DCD>Academy, iMasons & Nomad Futurist
Meet some of the organizations that are welcoming the next generation of data center experts.
- Courtney Popp, Director of Education Programs, iMasons
- Vlad-Gabriel Anghel, Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD>Academy
- Phillip Koblence, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Nomad Futurist
2:10 - 2:30 pm | Presentation: In the age of AI, how will your future be affected?
This session is designed to demystify the data center and the current capabilities of AI and LLMs. Learn where the future of data centers may go, and how this may impact the future of employment.
- Courtney Popp, Director of Education Programs, iMasons
2:30 - 3:00 pm | Presentation | iMasons Capstone Program experience
Jean Park, an iMasons Capstone Program graduate and current NYU student, discusses her experience with the Capstone as well as her intended career plans in AI and Policy
- Jean Park, Graduate, iMasons Capstone Program
3:00 - 4:00pm | Panel: How is the industry building an AI talent Pipeline?
This session will discuss efforts to recruit and train a workforce equipped to weather the AI revolution.
- Courtney Popp, Director of Education Programs, iMasons
- Joti Balani, Founder and Managing Director, Freshriver.ai
- Jean Park, Graduate, iMasons Capstone Program
- Vlad-Gabriel Anghel, Director of Solutions Engineering, DCD>Academy
- Phillip Koblence, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Nomad Futurist
4:00 - 5:00 pm | Executive roundtable | Meet the experts