Test Kimi and Open Models on Real Analytics Work
Wed, Aug 12, 2026
7:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)
Virtual (Zoom)
Free to join
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Wed, Aug 12, 2026
7:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)
Virtual (Zoom)
Free to join
Go deeper with a course
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What you'll learn
Understand what open models are and why they matter
See if open models can power analytics work reliably
Swap an open model into your workflow live
Know when an open model is the right call
Why this topic matters
You'll learn from
Shane Butler
Co-founder, AI Analyst Lab
Shane Butler is a Co-Founder of the AI Analyst Lab. Previously he led evaluation strategy for AI product development in the legal tech domain. He has more than ten years of experience in product data science and causal inference, with prior roles at Stripe, Nextdoor, and PwC. Shane is also the co-host of the AI podcast Data Neighbor, where he interviews product, data, and engineering leaders who are pioneering the next generation of data science and analytics in an AI-driven landscape.
Sravya Madipalli
Senior DS Leader (Ex-Microsoft)
Sravya Madipalli is a Senior Manager of Data Science with 14+ years of experience helping teams make better decisions with data. She has built and led data science and product analytics teams at Microsoft, eBay, Nextdoor, and Superhuman (prev. Grammarly), working closely with product, engineering, marketing, and leadership. Her expertise spans experimentation, metrics design, modeling, analytics, and translating complex user behavior into clear, actionable insights.
Hai Guan
Head of Data at Ontra, Ex-LinkedIn
Hai Guan leads the data organization at Ontra, the leading legal tech AI solutions for private markets. He previously led Data Science & Analytics at LinkedIn, Nextdoor, Pinterest, and Meta. He's spent a decade teaching product development teams how to ask questions that actually drive decisions—and now teaches how to combine that judgment with AI to move 10x faster.