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Join us for a special event next Tuesday, November 17 at 1:00pm with Mark Esposito, PhD. on artificial intelligence and robotics. Mark is recognized internationally as a top global thought leader in matters relating to The Fourth Industrial Revolution, the changes and opportunities that technology will bring to a variety of industries. He is Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer at Nexus FrontierTech, an AI scale up venture, dedicated to help business become more efficient and competitive by introducing the latest data management science.

He was inducted in 2016 in the radar of Thinkers50 as one of the 30 most prominent rising business thinkers in the world. He is a global expert of the World Economic Forum and advisor to national governments.

He will be joined by one of our 2017 Young Leaders, Adrien Treuille, as a moderator. Adrien is Co-Founder & CEO of Streamlit, which pioneered next-generation tools for data scientists.

Title: Artificial Intelligence & Robotics and Their Impact on the Workplace

Description: Artificial intelligence has captured the attention of business people, scientists, and engineers worldwide. Across industries leaders are seeking ways to create value through machine learning and other frontier technologies.

Date: Tuesday, November 17 at 1:00 pm EST

Title: Peugeot’s Plan to Land in America in Three Years

Description: The US development of the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot.

Date: Thursday, December 10 at 1:00 pm EST

Speaker: Larry Dominique, President & CEO of PSA North America

Moderator: Alexandre Marian, Managing Director at AlixPartners

Title: Honoring our Veterans and Military Personnel

Date: Thursday, November 19 at 1 pm EST/ 19h Paris

Join us for a virtual discussion honoring our many alumni who currently serve or who have previously served in the military. This café will provide a forum for discussing the transition from military to civilian life, and will also compare and contrast experiences in France and the United States. All Young Leaders and alumni are welcome, including those who are not affiliated with the military but who wish to honor those who are.

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If you are a Young Leader or alumni, and you want to participate in this event, please contact Katie DeMallie at kdemallie@frenchamerican.org. Thank you!

The Young Leaders Café is a new series exclusive to the Foundation's Young Leaders and alumni featuring a different topic of interest each month. Designed to be small and informal, the café series invites Young Leaders from all class years to see each other on screen, share their thoughts, and learn something new in a private setting.

Anaïs Rameau is assistant professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, at Weill Cornell Medicine. Prior to joining Cornell, Dr. Rameau trained at Stanford University where she established the groundwork of her current clinical practice and research. As a clinician, she provides medical and surgical care to patients with voice, swallowing and airway problems. As a researcher, she focuses on the development of novel technologies to benefit older persons at risk of pneumonia and to restore voice in individuals who have lost their larynx to cancer. Her work is currently supported by federal, institutional and foundational grants. Click here to read her full bio.

I find voice fascinating in its intimate connection to our identity. It is mesmerizing that, despite the apparent rudimentary structure of vocal folds, each human voice is unique and inimitable. Voice is both tangible and ethereal. It can be recorded and used as a biometric marker, yet it is made up of invisible acoustic waves which can powerfully affect our emotions. Listening to an opera aria can bring us to tears, while a child’s cry is immediately disconcerting (and nowadays some political voices can cause us to cringe).

Treating the human voice both medically and surgically allows me to get a little closer to its mystery. In academia, I have the privilege to dedicate time to research and produce new knowledge about the larynx. There is still so much to discover, from regeneration of damaged tissue to restoration of vocal fold mobility. I also love the convergence of voice and new technologies, and think there are innumerable possibilities in the therapeutic, entrepreneurial and creative realms. MyophonX, a silent speech device, is an embodiment of this convergence. All my endeavors are borne out of curiosity and a passionate drive to innovate for patients.

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