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    • Here’s to those who build

    Saturday, November 09 > 2024
    Alfândega Congress Center Porto, Portugal ‎ SOLD OUT!

    About the event

    Sword AI Summit Manifesto

    At Sword, we deeply believe in democratizing access to fundamental matters, especially those upon which important things are built. Just like access to high-quality care, which helps you get your life back, access to knowledge and networking nurtures growth and innovation—both individually and collectively.

    That’s why we set up the Sword AI Summit: the only AI event where, for a symbolic fee, you can access world-class experts building state-of-the-art AI.

    Meet our Speakers

    Unveiling a world-class line-up

    Here’s the final batch of speakers bringing unparalleled expertise to our stage.

    Event

    What you can look forward to

    Keynotes for the builders

    Talks on the latest developments in GenAI, including new models, agentic frameworks, and model serving platforms. Practical insights you can actually leverage in your work.

    Connect with world-class practitioners

    Opportunity to connect with those who are shaping the AI landscape by building state-of-the-art AI models, tools and real-world applications, and thus gain valuable insights straight from the source.

    All hours displayed are in GMT
    08:30–09:30 am
    Doors open
    09:30–09:45 am
    Luís Ungaro > Opening Keynote
    09:45–10:10 am
    Ricardo Rei > TowerLLM: An Open Multilingual LLM for Translation
    Discover how Unbabel managed to build the world's best open-source LLM for translation tasks while also outperforming many larger closed-source models.
    10:10–10:35 am
    Michal Valko > Aligning LLMs with human preferences
    A deep dive into a quintessential aspect of building an LLM: techniques and algorithms for alignment with human preferences.
    10:35–11:05 am
    Coffee Break/Networking Time
    11:05–11:30 am
    Maxime Labonne > Fine-tuning and Merging LLMs at Every Scale
    Learn about the modern post-training pipeline (including best practices for fine-tuning and merging LLMs) designed for different scales and purposes.
    11:30–12:00 pm
    Perry Krug > What is a vector database?
    A deep dive into how vectors support a RAG architecture and the role a vector database like Pinecone plays in indexing and retrieval.
    12:00–02:00 pm
    Lunch Break/Networking Time
    02:00–02:25 pm
    Elijah Ben Izzy > Constructs for Building Reliable AI
    Discover why building reliable AI products is tough by handling code and data alongside non-determinism. Learn how our open source approach with Hamilton and Burr simplifies these challenges empowering you to focus on what matters for user experience.
    02:25–02:50 pm
    Alexandre Vieira > Empowering the Future of Healthcare with Multi-Agent Systems
    In this session we will explore the art of the possible with agentic frameworks and how they can revolutionize healthcare by enhancing decision-making plus improving patient care and fostering innovative medical research.
    02:50–03:15 pm
    Clara Matos > Lessons learned from shipping AI-powered healthcare products
    Explore Sword Health’s journey developing and launching AI-powered healthcare products. Discover how we tackled technical challenges through rapid iteration to deliver impactful user-centric products that enhance patient care.
    03:15–04:00 pm
    Product Pods/Networking Time
    Catch Phoenix in action! See for yourself how our AI Care Specialist delivers smart and personalized care with real-time support and motivation.
    04:00–04:25 pm
    Humberto Ayres Pereira > Optimizing an AI for thousands of weekly users on a horizontal product
    Learn how Rows powered its AI Analyst with hundreds of different spreadsheet skills and increased its success rate from less than 50% to 70% while optimizing cost and speed of large requests and high-volume simpler tasks.
    04:25–04:50 pm
    Mehdi Ghissassi & V > Fireside Chat
    04:50–05:20 pm
    Coffee Break/Networking Time
    05:20–05:45 pm
    Alexander Morgan & Fernando Correia > Fireside Chat
    05:45–06:10 pm
    Noah MacCallum > Building Products with OpenAI (remote keynote)
    Preview what’s coming from OpenAI and learn how the best startups are building breakthrough AI products today.
    06:10–06:30 pm
    Luís Ungaro > Closing Keynote

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