Owais Hashmi is a Senior Data & AI evangelist who has a passion for using A.I to solve business problems cross-industry globally. Currently employed at Microsoft he helps organizations innovate and progress through their data-driven journey. Owais brings a blend of both industry and academia. His experience spans across industries including Telecommunication, Financial Services, Retail, Startups, Media & Entertainment etc. He holds a Masters in Management Analytics (MMA) from the Smith School of Business and an MBA from Lucas (San Jose State).

Rajibul Mian is a Statistician. He has extensive teaching and professional experience in distinguished Healthcare Institutes and Medical Research organizations. He is currently working at McMaster University, Department of Medicine. His professional background and interest encompass Biostatistics, Computational Statistics, Statistical Modelling, Data Analytics, and Data Science.

Rajibul holds PhD in Statistics from the University of Windsor.

Mian Shah is a goal-oriented leader with passion to spread the power of artificial intelligence. He earned his MSc in Artificial Intelligence with Robotics from University of Hertfordshire (UK) in 2013.

He has worked in the industry for the last many years and is currently employed with Oracle Corp as Software Developer helping with development of chatbots and NLP systems to solve business problems. Mian also teaches data science and programming courses at Sheridan College and has taught previously at Humber and Durham colleges.

Mian’s areas of interest include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Blockchain technology and systems automation. Mian enjoys completing fun hobby projects such as turtle-bot navigation, object recognition, automated doggy door, 3D printed robot arm, etc.