National Medal of Technology and Innovation

ACORD Transcriber Recognized as 2023 PropertyCasualty360 Insurance Luminary

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACORD Transcriber, the intelligent document processing tool built by ACORD Solutions Group, the provider of solutions for standardized data exchange through the global (re)insurance industry, has been selected as an honoree for Technology Innovation in the 2023 PropertyCasualty360 Insurance Luminaries Awards.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACORD Transcriber , the intelligent document processing tool built by ACORD Solutions Group , the provider of solutions for standardized data exchange through the global (re)insurance industry, has been selected as an honoree for Technology Innovation in the 2023 PropertyCasualty360 Insurance Luminaries Awards.
  • ACORD Transcriber automates the extraction, download, and population of data in structured and unstructured insurance industry forms and documents.
  • We are proud to provide capabilities like ACORD Transcriber that deliver tangible results and advance the digitalization of our industry."
  • ACORD Solutions Group's ADEPT (ACORD Data Exchange Platform and Translator) received a similar commendation from PropertyCasualty360 in 2021.

Earnix Selected for the 2023 PropertyCasualty360 Insurance Luminaries Awards

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Monday, October 2, 2023
Technology, Insurance, Finance, Fintech, Banking, Professional Services, Software, Data Analytics, Data Management, NU, Organization, Software as a service, P&C, Multimedia, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Risk management, Management

Earnix , the global provider of intelligent, SaaS solutions for insurers and banks, has been named to PropertyCasualty360’s Insurance Luminaries Class of 2023 in the category of Technology Innovation.

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  • Earnix , the global provider of intelligent, SaaS solutions for insurers and banks, has been named to PropertyCasualty360’s Insurance Luminaries Class of 2023 in the category of Technology Innovation.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231002148560/en/
    Earnix Price-It has been named to PropertyCasualty360’s Insurance Luminaries Class of 2023 in the category of Technology Innovation.
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    This recognition celebrates innovation in the property and casualty insurance industry.
  • For over 20 years Earnix has provided solutions that bridge the needs of customers and insurers.”

InvoiceCloud Selected for the 2023 PropertyCasualty360 Insurance Luminaries Awards

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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InvoiceCloud , an EngageSmart ( NYSE: ESMT ) solution for online bill payment services, has been named to PropertyCasualty360’s Insurance Luminaries Class of 2023 in the category of Technology Innovation.

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  • InvoiceCloud , an EngageSmart ( NYSE: ESMT ) solution for online bill payment services, has been named to PropertyCasualty360’s Insurance Luminaries Class of 2023 in the category of Technology Innovation.
  • This recognition celebrates innovation in the property and casualty insurance industry.
  • “Today’s top insurance organizations recognize the industry’s history and purpose while embodying contemporary processes and services,” says NU Property & Casualty Executive Editor Elana Ashanti Jefferson.
  • “As an organization focused on simplifying customer and client engagement, we’re proud that our industry-leading work with customers like Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance and EmPRO Insurance is being recognized by PropertyCasualty360,” said InvoiceCloud Vice President, Insurance Julie Schieni.

Meeranda, the Human-Like AI, Welcomes Recognized Machine Learning and AI Expert, Francesca Lazzeri, Ph.D., to its Advisory Board

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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She has more than 15 years of experience in academic research, applied machine learning, AI innovation, and engineering team management.

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  • She has more than 15 years of experience in academic research, applied machine learning, AI innovation, and engineering team management.
  • Currently serving as the Senior Director of Data Science and AI, Cloud and AI at Microsoft , Dr. Lazzeri leads a team of skilled data and machine learning scientists.
  • "Dr. Lazzeri's contributions to the advancement of machine learning and AI technology are immense, quite well-known, and respected amongst her peers within this sector.
  • Academically, Dr. Lazzeri is an Adjunct Professor at New York's Columbia University, teaching Python for machine learning and AI students.

Meeranda, the Human-Like AI, Welcomes Recognized Machine Learning and AI Expert, Francesca Lazzeri, Ph.D., to its Advisory Board

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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She has more than 15 years of experience in academic research, applied machine learning, AI innovation, and engineering team management.

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  • She has more than 15 years of experience in academic research, applied machine learning, AI innovation, and engineering team management.
  • Currently serving as the Senior Director of Data Science and AI, Cloud and AI at Microsoft , Dr. Lazzeri leads a team of skilled data and machine learning scientists.
  • "Dr. Lazzeri's contributions to the advancement of machine learning and AI technology are immense, quite well-known, and respected amongst her peers within this sector.
  • Academically, Dr. Lazzeri is an Adjunct Professor at New York's Columbia University, teaching Python for machine learning and AI students.

Explainable-AI Image Recognition achieves precise 3D descriptions of objects for US Air Force, a major AI breakthrough

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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This is in sharp contrast to the other algorithms in industry (e.g., statistical algorithms, Neural Net, Deep CNN, ResNet, and GAN), which are not able to describe and measure 3D objects at all.

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  • This is in sharp contrast to the other algorithms in industry (e.g., statistical algorithms, Neural Net, Deep CNN, ResNet, and GAN), which are not able to describe and measure 3D objects at all.
  • In addition, the other algorithms in industry also require thousands to billions of training samples, trained on large GPU servers.
  • ZAC algorithms can describe and measure 3D objects from any viewpoint, for full "Explainability" of 3D objects.
  • "ZAC algorithms can describe and measure 3D objects from any viewpoint, for full Explainability of 3D objects," emphasized Dr. Bijan Tadayon, CEO of ZAC.

The 18th China Changchun Film Festival is “in its youth” in the “Cinema Cradle City”.

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Friday, September 1, 2023
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From August 28th to September 2nd, the 18th China Changchun Film Festival (CCFF) （ https://www.chinaccff.com ）were held in Changchun, the city of the “Cradle of Chinese Cinema”, where guests gathered to recount the legend of cinema.

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  • From August 28th to September 2nd, the 18th China Changchun Film Festival (CCFF) （ https://www.chinaccff.com ）were held in Changchun, the city of the “Cradle of Chinese Cinema”, where guests gathered to recount the legend of cinema.
  • This year’s Festival, putting people at the center, is tasked with serving of the film industry in an aim to empower Changchun’s cultural industry ...
  • As the first film festival named after a city in China, CCFF was born, sprouted and flourished under the profound cultural accumulation of Changchun Film Studio.
  • Sun Yiming, who finished watching 12 Angry Men: The Great Judgment at the Changchun Film Studio Cinema, said, “Every film festival is like celebrating a traditional festival for us.

B20 India Summit: MSMEs Need Access to Funding and Technology to Accelerate Energy Transition

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Friday, August 25, 2023
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Thus, access to funding and technology is necessary for MSMEs to fully perform their roles as providers of community needs and job opportunities, enabling rural communities to increase their income.

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  • Thus, access to funding and technology is necessary for MSMEs to fully perform their roles as providers of community needs and job opportunities, enabling rural communities to increase their income.
  • Oki Muraza, Senior Vice President, Research & Technology Innovation at PT Pertamina (L), during the Sustainability Summit B20 held in New Delhi, India (8/24).
  • "The challenge lies in providing capital or funding and technology access to MSMEs, allowing them to effectively contribute to the energy transition and benefit both the community and corporations," said Oki.
  • Oki explained that by involving MSMEs in this energy transition, Indonesia aims to combine international aid, creating job opportunities for the public and benefiting companies in expediting the energy transition.

Final Entry Deadline Extended in 20th Stevie® Awards for Women in Business

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world's premier business awards programs, has extended the final entry deadline in the 2023 (20th annual) Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Entrants now have until September 6 to submit nominations. The original final entry deadline was August 23.

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world's premier business awards programs, has extended the final entry deadline in the 2023 (20th annual) Stevie Awards for Women in Business .
  • The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor the achievements of working women in more than 100 categories, including Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive of the Year, Mentor or Coach of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and more.
  • The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are widely considered to be the world's premier business awards competition for women.
  • The Stevie Awards for Women in Business recognize achievement in the workplace in award categories including:
    There are two new Achievement categories for 2023: Achievement in Environment, Social, and Governance and Achievement in Technology Innovation.

Pertamina's Steps in Facing Global Energy Challenges

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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  • (Image: Pertamina)
    Oki Muraza, PT Pertamina, explained that political tensions in Europe have led to dangerous increases in energy prices, posing a threat to energy security and resilience in countries like Indonesia.
  • "So, we must strive to enhance our energy resilience while working to achieve sustainability goals.
  • However, with the decline in energy security, where Europe is once again importing energy sources like coal, there's a shift in the energy mix that affects the world.
  • In line with this, Valentin de Miguel, Senior Managing Director of Growth & Strategy Lead Growth Market, explained to address global energy challenges, developing countries must earnestly focus on implementation and execution.