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<span class=\"tit-role\">Director, Head of Realtime Messaging Technology, Capital One<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tit-loc\">LaCava 340<\/p>\n<div class=\"tit-tags\"><span class=\"tit-tag data\">Data<\/span><span class=\"tit-tag coding\">Coding<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!-- Oct 27 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tit-card\">\n<div class=\"tit-date\"><span class=\"dow\">Tue<\/span><span class=\"day\">27<\/span><span class=\"mon\">Oct<\/span><span class=\"time\">2:00 PM<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tit-body\">\n<h3>Leading AI Strategy and Governance for a Pharmaceutical Client<\/h3>\n<p class=\"tit-speaker\"><strong>Bhavik Patel<\/strong> &middot; <span class=\"tit-role\">Principal, SEI<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tit-loc\">LaCava 325 AB<\/p>\n<div class=\"tit-tags\"><span class=\"tit-tag ai\">AI<\/span><span class=\"tit-tag health\">Health<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!-- Oct 28 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tit-card\">\n<div class=\"tit-date\"><span class=\"dow\">Wed<\/span><span class=\"day\">28<\/span><span class=\"mon\">Oct<\/span><span class=\"time\">2:00 PM<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tit-body\">\n<h3>Beyond the Pixel: Where Computer Vision Goes Next<\/h3>\n<p class=\"tit-speaker\"><strong>Angela Su<\/strong> &middot; 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