Beyond the ChatGPT Hype

Jeremy Kedziora, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Milwaukee School of Engineering

Jeremy Kedziora, Ph.D. is the PieperPower Endowed Chair in Artificial Intelligence at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Dr. Kedziora is an award-winning researcher and scientist with 17 years of experience developing new methods in machine learning, Bayesian inference and game theory. Previously, he was a director of data science and analytics at Northwestern Mutual, where he managed the development of machine learning and modeling efforts focused on cybersecurity. Prior to that Dr. Kedziora led product development at financial tech (fintech) startup Giant Oak where he focused on natural language processing. He also served for 9 years at the Central Intelligence Agency as a chief methodologist where he led applied R&D efforts in data science and modeling. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Rochester and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and serves as an advisor to multiple fintech startups.

Emotional Toll of Employee Relocation

Lynn Wagner, President, REA - Partners in Transition
LinkedIn

Lynn has 25 years of experience in global mobility. She began her career in assignment management and later moved on to concentrate on coaching services to employees and families navigating relocation transitions. Having spent over two decades focused on mobility transition coaching, she is convinced that it is among the most important services offered to employees as they uproot their lives to pursue careers and their employer's business goals.

Jennipher Christensen
Managing Director, IPR Destination Services

Jennipher Christensen serves as IPR's Managing Director. IPR is a U.S. based, destination service provider with the goal of simplifying and enhancing the relocation experience. The IPR team shares her commitment to make a positive impact as a trusted and valued partner during the relocation journey by delivering relevant and meaningful services while maintaining cost effective and compliant solutions to the companies and individuals IPR serves.

Katia Brattberg has lived in 5 countries. speaks three languages and moved as the relocating employee as well as the accompanying spouse. Katia is currently Account Manager with IPR Destination Services and was previously an Area Consultant in Dallas TX. Prior to working in relocation, she held various Human Resource positions with multinational pharmaceutical and telecom companies where she was responsible for over 15 countries. When not working she enjoys tennis, hiking, Mah Jong and reading.

Economic Impact

Doug Duncan, Sr. Vice President and Chief Economist, Fannie Mae

Douglas G. Duncan is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Fannie Mae where he is responsible for forecasts and analyses of the economy and the housing and mortgage markets. Duncan also  oversees strategic research regarding the potential impact of external factors on the housing industry.

Under his leadership, Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group (ESR) earned the 2022 Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecast Accuracy recognizing their industry-leading work over a fouryear period. In both 2015 and 2016, Duncan and the ESR Group won the NABE Outlook Award, presented annually for the most accurate GDP and Treasury note yield forecasts, becoming the first recipient in the award's
history to capture the honor two years in a row.