As we move forward in time, artificial intelligence’s penetration into our work and lives is to only increase. Henceforth, it becomes essential with the clock to grasp the best utilization of the technology for universal betterment. Tech conferences are the right places to extend this very vision. 

With the effects of the pandemic slowly subsiding, in-person conferences are kicking off again (with most providing virtual access as well) for techies, enthusiasts and domain experts to come together in one place and exchange ideas and thoughts.

Let us look at some of the top AI and ML conferences one must not miss in 2022. The list is in chronological order.

Data Engineering Summit

The Data Engineering Summit 2022, presented by Google Cloud and organised by Analytics India Magazine, is India’s first conference dedicated to the high-demand and impactful field of data engineering. The focus of the summit will be on data engineering innovation, and it will give attendees direct access to top engineers and innovators working in leading tech companies. The summit will feature important discussions on “How to be successful in your own data transformation”, “Data Engineering and Analytics in Business”, and “Intelligence and Unified Data Governance in the multi-cloud age”, among others. 

World Data Summit

To be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from May 18-20, this three-day summit will help the attendees get a better understanding of developing an analytical model for their business. The conference will showcase esteemed speakers such as Matz Lukmani, Product Lead, Analytics & Attribution, Google, Richard Benjamins, Chief AI & Data Strategist, Telefonica, Francois Mondino, VP, CS&Q Data & Analytics, Schneider Electric, among others. 

Key topics to be covered in the event include:

  • Model interpretability
  • Decision-making system
  • How to reduce company costs using AI
  • Future technologies, data-driven approach
  • Know your training data: systematic ways to assess data for ML
  • Privacy and ethics for customer analytics

 MachineCon 2022

Analytics India Magazine’s MachineCon will be held in Bengaluru on June 24. It is an exclusive invite-only conference honouring the 50 most influential AI & data science leaders in India. In its fourth year, MachineCon will see the leaders of the Indian AI industry come together in one place and discuss groundbreaking innovations and the challenges that they face in data adoption. Some of the past speakers of the conference include Sandeep Mittal, Managing Director at Cartesian Consulting, Shailendra Kumar, VP and Chief Evangelist (Analytics & Leonardo) – APJ&GC at SAP, Maheswaran Mahalingam, CAO at Hansa Cequity, amongst others.

Data+AI Summit 

Organised by Databricks, the Data+AI Summit 2022 is scheduled for June 27 to 30 in San Francisco and virtually. It will feature sessions and keynotes from tech leaders such as Andrew Ng of DeepLearning.AI, Zhamak Dehghani, Director of Emerging Technologies, Thoughtworks, Christopher Manning, Professor of Computer Science and Linguistics, Stanford University, Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, amongst others. The summit is suitable for data and ML engineers, data scientists, researchers, data practitioners, and key decision-makers.

Cypher 2022

One of India’s largest AI summits, Cypher, is the flagship conference of Analytics India Magazine. This three-day conference will be held from September 21 to 23 in Bengaluru. The conference will have three tracks:

  • Thought leadership
  • Knowledge series 
  • Workshops

The event will also include mentorship sessions, quizzes, hackathons, and exhibitions as well. The past speakers at Cypher have included some big names like Devi Shetty, Chairman and Executive Director of Narayana Health, T. V. Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education, Deep Thomas, Group Data and Analytics Officer at Nomura, among others.

AI for Good Summit

This conference will be held on November 10 and 11 and will look at how responsible and practical applications of machine learning and deep learning can be used to improve individual lives and society. It will be held in Seattle, but interested participants can also attend online. 

The event will cover topics such as 

  • Future of education
  • Sustainability
  • Healthcare
  • Ethics
  • Machine learning
  • Deep learning
  • Robotics
  • Climate change
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Disease prediction
  • Waste reduction

IROS 2022 Kyoto

The International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) will be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto, Japan, from October 23-27. For this year, the focus will be on the “Embodied AI for a Symbiotic Society” agenda. The four-day event will include exhibitions, tutorials, panel discussions, technical sessions, presentations, workshops, and forums.