Name: Tech Talks KY 1st Anniv & Costume Party! - Sell Machine Learning at work
Start: 2017-10-25T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2017-10-25T20:00:00+00:00
Location: O'Shea's Irish Pub

We're excited to announce our 1st Anniversary of Tech Talks KY in Louisville! Get your costumes ready as you compete for great prizes like Echo Dots and premium video courseware from Wes Bos (http://wesbos.com/). So you've learned what Machine Learning is, you've done the Hello World projects, now how do you get your boss to let you use it at work? This talk will cover some example business problems that Machine Learning can be great at solving, how to pitch it to your boss, then how one would go about starting a project with production in mind. Attendees will leave with knowledge of the practicality of using Machine Learning at work, how to go about convincing stakeholders, and how to design and structure your Machine Learning project. Wes Eklund is from Louisville Kentucky and has been coding for over a decade. He studied engineering at the University of Kentucky until he decided to drop out and fulfill his dream of working at a tech startup. Passionate about new tech and solving interesting problems, Wes has taken his career from Full Stack Software Engineering to Data Science and Machine Learning. Wes now helps businesses with their data and tech needs to solve complex business and technical problems. When he isn't coding, Wes loves to support the tech community by hosting a meetup and organizes Startup Weekend events. And as always free beverage and food :) O'Shea's has a lot of parking behind the building. Presentation/Discussion and also hearing from our sponsors at IT staffing firm TEK Systems. Hope to see everyone there!