Thiruvananthapuram, Former NASA astronaut and technology executive Steve Lee Smith will be the keynote speaker at the country's first International GenAI Conclave, organized by the Kerala government in Kochi on July 11-12.
Smith, a veteran astronaut, flew into space four times at 17,000 miles per hour on the space shuttle during his time at NASA, covering 16 million miles.
He also performed seven spacewalks, including repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope, according to a statement here Saturday.
Smith will speak on "Lessons Learned from a Skywalker" on the opening day of the event.
Preparations are in full swing for the flagship event that will present the state's main strengths as an attractive destination for a wide range of companies driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics.
It will showcase Kerala's commitment to fostering innovation and adopting transformative technologies.
The conclave to be held at the Grand Hyatt Bolgatty International Convention Center in Kochi will bring together industry leaders, policymakers and innovators to explore the transformative potential of AI and its impact on society and the economy, he said.
The featured speakers on the inaugural day of the conclave are Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Minister for Industries, Law and Coir, Shri P Rajeeve, Principal Secretary, Government of Kerala, Dr V Venu, Principal Secretary (Industries) A P M Mohammed Hanish, Secretary of Electronics. and IT Dr. Rathan U Kelkar, CEO KSIDC and Director Industries & Commerce and Secretary I&PRD S. Harikishore and Senior Vice President Products IBM Software Dinesh Nirmal.
The GenAI conclave aims to transform Kerala as an AI destination and showcase the state's outlook on industry 4.0, besides giving a fillip to the growth of the economy, he said.
In preparation for the conclave, the state government in association with IBM held a 'Technical Talk' at Technopark here, Infopark in Kochi and Cyber Park in Kozhikode.
Two pre-event hackathons are taking place on the Watson X platform, one dedicated to university students and the other to local startups.
In addition to developers, universities, students, media and analysts, the conclave will include demonstrations, activations, interactions with industry experts, panel discussions and conferences.
Participants will also have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the latest developments in the AI sector, the statement added.
Smith, a veteran astronaut, flew into space four times at 17,000 miles per hour on the space shuttle during his time at NASA, covering 16 million miles.
He also performed seven spacewalks, including repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope, according to a statement here Saturday.
Smith will speak on "Lessons Learned from a Skywalker" on the opening day of the event.
Preparations are in full swing for the flagship event that will present the state's main strengths as an attractive destination for a wide range of companies driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics.
It will showcase Kerala's commitment to fostering innovation and adopting transformative technologies.
The conclave to be held at the Grand Hyatt Bolgatty International Convention Center in Kochi will bring together industry leaders, policymakers and innovators to explore the transformative potential of AI and its impact on society and the economy, he said.
The featured speakers on the inaugural day of the conclave are Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Minister for Industries, Law and Coir, Shri P Rajeeve, Principal Secretary, Government of Kerala, Dr V Venu, Principal Secretary (Industries) A P M Mohammed Hanish, Secretary of Electronics. and IT Dr. Rathan U Kelkar, CEO KSIDC and Director Industries & Commerce and Secretary I&PRD S. Harikishore and Senior Vice President Products IBM Software Dinesh Nirmal.
The GenAI conclave aims to transform Kerala as an AI destination and showcase the state's outlook on industry 4.0, besides giving a fillip to the growth of the economy, he said.
In preparation for the conclave, the state government in association with IBM held a 'Technical Talk' at Technopark here, Infopark in Kochi and Cyber Park in Kozhikode.
Two pre-event hackathons are taking place on the Watson X platform, one dedicated to university students and the other to local startups.
In addition to developers, universities, students, media and analysts, the conclave will include demonstrations, activations, interactions with industry experts, panel discussions and conferences.
Participants will also have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the latest developments in the AI sector, the statement added.
