Scaling the
Human-AI Enterprise

Abdul Raheem

Chief Data Scientist at Mondelez International

Abdul Raheem is an innovative leader that enables Mondelēz globally for effective decision-making using data and analytics. Abdul is responsible for leading the Analytics Lab which builds proofs-of-concept, prototypes, and test & learns initiatives for the toughest business challenges before they scale. He’s had a progressive career within Mondelēz over the last 8 years working with data and making a meaningful impact within Procurement, Sales, Retail, and IT.

Prior to joining Mondelēz, Abdul gained strong Retail & CPG industry knowledge by working for the largest Canadian retailer, Loblaw. His entrepreneurial spirit has also given him over 15 years of experience within E-Commerce and Technology. He is a qualified Project Management Professional (PMP®) with a Masters in Technology and Innovation. Abdul enjoys mentoring students in Commerce, Management, and Technology as an Alumni from McMaster University and the University of Toronto. He’s also an avid supporter of disruptive thinking, an angel investor in tech start-ups, and actively seeks exciting adventures in life.

Dr. A. Lynn Abbott

Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. A. Lynn Abbott is a Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. He has been a faculty member in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1990. His primary research interests involve Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Biometrics. Dr. Abbott is currently working on a project related to driver behavior and safety, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. He has conducted research involving he analysis of 3-dimensional data, including point clouds from lidar sensors. He serves as an advisor to a student team for the AutoDrive Challenge™, which is sponsored by SAE International and General Motors. In the area of biometrics, he has led efforts involving fingerprint analysis, authentication from cardiovascular signals, and facial expression recognition. During the past year, he has helped develop a new approach to panoptic image segmentation, in which the problem of occlusion is addressed by incorporating a compositional model into a deep-learning architecture. Dr. Abbott has authored or coauthored more than 160 technical publications and has been awarded one U.S. patent. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990. He teaches graduate courses in the area of Computer Vision, and undergraduate courses in data structures, microcontroller systems, and Artificial Intelligence.

Carlos Espindola

APAC Marketing Technology Integration & Innovation at 3M

+20 years experience in Marketing and Digital Marketing holding different business positions in Asia and Latin America for 3M, GE and TV Azteca (TV company) both, in B2B and B2C implementing knowledge to generate profitable strategies and efficient growth. I help businesses develop a digital strategy to drive business and marketing results in an Omni-channel environment.

In the different positions, I have been responsible for Business Digital Transformation Strategy for all business groups in 3M, (Healthcare, Safety & Industrial, Transportation & Electronics and Consumer Business), creating End2End programs based on Customer Journey that help our clients be more successful and managing senior stakeholders across the organization globally. Managing Marketing Automation (creating the lead generation strategy routing and nurturing MQLs to SQLs and opportunities), Digital Analytics (business dashboards and reporting performance), Paid Media, Social Governance and Capability Building in Asia.

I also created the Digital Center of Excellence for Latin America and I centralized all the media operations, both LATAM and Asia.

Now I am leading the APAC Marketing Technology Integration & Innovation roadmap to be able to be more efficient and find new business opportunities. I have been leading regional teams for more than 15 years and I have created a strong network around the world.

Colleen Wortham

VP, Digital Product & Operations at Albertsons Companies

Colleen Wortham has over 16 years in the Grocery Industry. A passionate advocate of Customer Experience, she refined the strategy and tools used for 1:1 Targeted Marketing at scale and helped to create the Just for U loyalty program. She has held responsibility for digital targeted marketing operations which includes digital content setup, personalization as well as web, email and mobile communications. Previous to Safeway, Colleen dedicated 6 years to IT consulting in Northern Virginia, serving both military and government clients. Colleen holds a BS in Economics/Electrical Engineering and also an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.