Join us as we introduce a groundbreaking new multimodal service as part of the Azure AI portfolio - Azure AI Content Understanding. Discover how we are helping enterprises build the next-generation of multimodal AI apps by streamlining data processing workflows with an efficient setup, grounding mechanisms, and confidence scores for modalities such as documents, images, video, and audio. Learn how WPP and Numonix are delivering new customer experiences using the new Azure AI service.
Selena Cameron
CEO
Selena is the CEO of SJR, a global, award-winning content technology company. SJR builds next generation, AI-powered digital content that delivers conversions, connections, and trust — at scale.
Marco Casalaina
Vice President of Products, Azure AI
Marco Casalaina is VP Products of Azure AI and AI Futurist at Microsoft. He leads the AI Futures team, which finds trends and develops products that will lead to the next generation of AI. He has previously led a number of teams across Azure AI, including Azure OpenAI, Vision, Speech, Decision, Language, Responsible AI, and AI Studio. Prior to coming to Microsoft, Marco led the Einstein AI team at Salesforce. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Cornell University.
Evan Kahan
CTO
Evan is an experienced technology leader with a diverse background in biotech engineering and telecommunications leading into call recording technology. Currently focused on driving technical and product strategy at Numonix, Evan excels in environments that demand both cross-functional collaboration and strategic vision. With a hands-on approach and a proven track record of tackling complex challenges, Evan consistently transforms opportunities into successful outcomes. Known for rapid adaptability and a knack for delivering innovative solutions, Evan thrives in complex, regulated industries, helping organizations meet their goals while navigating technical and operational hurdles.
Vinod Kurpad
Group Product Manager, Azure AI
Vinod leads the Azure AI Vision and Document services and is also driving the use of Generative AI for content understanding. With over 20 years of experience in large scale distributed systems, big data and advanced analytics, Vinod has a passion for applying AI today’s challenges.