On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2019. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Helen ↗
In their words
if we're not in the room so all the marketing and sales people and the ethics people and everyone who is not the tech lead in our group has to be in the room
TechTO, Jul 2019 · watch at 03:29 ↗
your products really do screw up when you don't have more people in the room discussing issues
TechTO, Jul 2019 · watch at 04:13 ↗
question the position question the voice and the understanding of that person
TechTO, Jul 2019 · watch at 09:27 ↗
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Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What company did Helen Kontozopoulos co-found?
ODAIA, a Toronto-based AI company serving pharmaceutical commercial teams.
What is her connection to the University of Toronto?
She is an adjunct professor of computer science and co-founded the department's innovation lab; ODAIA was spun out of UofT research.
What was her TechTO talk about?
How business and technology teams can overcome communication barriers when building AI products for real human users.
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