Conferences

Speaking Highlights and Feedback:

• Singularity University Colloquium, Santa Clara, CA, July 2017
  • Presenter demonstrated deep subject matter expertise: 4.8 (out of 5)
  • Presented complex information effectively and in a way that was easy to understand: 4.8 (out of 5)
  • Presenter addressed questions in an engaging and open fashion: 4.7 (out of 5)
  • Presenter projected confidence: 4.9 (out of 5)
  • Delivery was polished and professional: 4.9 (out of 5)
  • “Very comfortable and credible presenter, great slides, great audience engagement, compelling talk.” -Colloquium participant
  • “This was one of the best colloquium talks I’ve seen. Great speaker -- lots of poise..and polished slides and examples. Great use of narrative and audience engagement.” -Colloquium participant

• UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Data Science & Strategy Lecture Series, Berkeley, CA, May 2017
  • Highest score out of all speakers on: (1) usefulness of the talk; and (2) engagement generated with the audience
  • “Michael’s discussion was timely and relevant. Very honest discussion on insights and challenges. Thank you!” -Program participant

Conference Presentations:

• Los Angeles Data Science Salon, Los Angeles, CA, December 2017
• Human for AI: An Evening of AI, Networking & Art, Santa Monica, CA, November 2017
• General Assembly: Talk Data to Me, Los Angeles, CA, September 2017
• Innovation Partnership Program, New York, NY, September 2017
• Los Angeles Chief Technology Officer Forum, Santa Monica, CA, July 2017
• Singularity University Colloquium, Santa Clara, CA, July 2017
• UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Data Science & Strategy Lecture Series, Berkeley, CA, May 2017
• JMP Securities Technology Conference, San Francisco, CA, February 2017
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, October 2016
• Open Data Science Conference West, Santa Clara, CA, June 2016
• Wharton People Analytics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 2016
• Searle Center Leadership Roundtable on Talent Analytics and Workforce Science, Chicago, IL, October 2015
• Predictive Analytics & Business Insights 2015, San Francisco, CA, February 2015
• Searle Center Leadership Roundtable on Talent Analytics and Workforce Science, Chicago, IL, October 2014
• WorkTech 14 West Coast, San Francisco, CA, October 2014
• Telecommunications Industry Association Network of the Future Conference, Dallas, TX, June 2014
• Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ, May 2014
• HRO Today Forum, Philadelphia, PA, May 2014
• Wharton People Analytics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 2014.
• HireCamp San Francisco 2014, San Francisco, CA, January 2014.
• DataWeek 2013 Conference and Festival, San Francisco, CA, October 2013.
• E2 Conference, Boston, MA, June 2013.
• ICMI Call Center Demo and Conference, Dallas, TX, October 2012.
• IQPC’s 13TH Annual Call Center Week, Las Vegas, NV, June 2012.
• Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.
• AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2010.
• Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August 2009.
• Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, ENT Doctoral Consortia, Chicago, IL, August 2009.
• International Health Economics Association 7th World Congress, Beijing, China, July 2009.
• AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 2009.
• National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Trainees Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2009.
• Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, OMT Doctoral Consortia, Anaheim, CA, August 2008.
• National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Trainees Conference, Washington, DC, June 2008.
• International Health Economics Association 6th World Congress, Copenhagen Business School, July 2007.
• AcademyHealth Health Information Technology Interest Group Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 2007.
• Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE), Northwestern University, December 2006.