Gant Laborde is a New Orleans native, born and raised. He grew up with hurricanes (not the drink), rich New Orleans culture, and as a free tour guide for all his out-of-state friends. Over the years he’s seen his city experience corruption, flooding, heartbreak, and most importantly, revived-determination. “New Orleans doesn’t know how to quit,” Gant says, “that’s why I love it.” Gant firmly believes conflict abets passion, a fire always moves fastest uphill. As CIO for the popular company Infinite Red, Gant works remotely from his home and uses his self-managed autonomy to explore a variety of leadership arts. Besides managing the all-remote team from around the world, Gant has become a published author, adjunct professor, volunteer mentor, and a speaker at conferences worldwide. Each day, Gant refines what motivation and leadership mean as he strives to bridge the gap the theory and the concrete. He voraciously consumes self-help books and online lectures, which he incorporates into his everyday processes. Focus on personal enthusiasm and motivation to lead projects, workshops, and teams are the bedrock of success. He refines these skills as often as possible at his local Toastmasters clubs, where he serves as Division Director.
Hacking AI - How to Survive the AI Uprising
While AI can recognize faces under masks, track purchases, and watch you sleep, there's still hope when the Great Robot Revolution kicks off! Hacking software was cool in the 90s, but hacking data against AI will be cool tomorrow. We'll discuss some of the mechanics for data bias, image perturbation, and jailbreaking that are emerging as their own mechanics against machines. No prior AI knowledge is needed for this talk, everyone will follow along and learn!
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Monday, November 18
| Time | Salon F: Vue/CoreJS | Salon A: React/Misc | Salon B: Angular/Misc | Salon C: AI/Misc | Salon D: Practices | Salon E: Web/HTML/CSS |
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| 8:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |||||
| 9:00 AM | Web performance workshop: hands-on tools and practicesSia Karamalegos | JS + AI: (BYOM) Build Your Own Model with TensorFlow.js!Will MarpleGant Laborde | Automated Testing Made EasyMicah Wood | Advanced React: Lessons from 10 YearsCory House | ||
| 10:30 AM | Morning Break | |||||
| 12:00 AM | Lunch | |||||
| 2:30 PM | Afternoon Break | |||||
Tuesday, November 19
Wednesday, November 20
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- May 1
2024 Kickoff
Call for Papers, Early Bird tickets sales (first 100 only, then prices +$100), sponsor sales, scholarship program all open
- June 1
CFP Close
CFP Closes
- July 1
Speakers Announced!
Speakers announced, regular ticket sales
- September 11
Late ticket sales
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- November 18
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- November 19
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