Parallax

📣 Leeds Digital Festival is back this September and so are we! 📣 We're hosting two of our own events, and a few more for our friends (more details on those soon), we can't wait to welcome you back through our doors! 📅 We're going to be back with Applied AI on Tuesday 17th September and taking a journey from it's inception to the innovations of today. Then in week 2, on Tuesday 24th, we've got our friends from Brass Monkey joining us for a chat about how they're using #IoT to make ice baths even cooler! And if you're lucky, you may get the chance to take a cold water dip! Find out more, and get your tickets through the links below: 🤖 Applied AI: A Journey from Inception to Innovation >> https://lnkd.in/eNg4Tzzd When Health & Technology Combine: How IoT is Making Ice Baths Even Cooler >> https://lnkd.in/eNuXmwaV We're looking forward to seeing you soon! 👋 #leedsdigitalfestival #AI #IoT

🚨 📣 Leeds Digital Festival is here, and we're SOLD OUT for our Applied AI event tomorrow! 📣 🚨 If you've signed up and can't get down in person, or if you want to check it out in your own time then you can tune into this LinkedIn Live event. 🎥 We're so excited to be welcoming such a bumper crowd to the office (and online)! Stay tuned... #LDF24 #AppliedAI

Leeds Digital Festival, the UK’s largest open tech event is back next Monday! 🌐💡 With over 200 events across the city, it’s a true celebration of all things digital in Leeds and we're thrilled to be a part of it in more ways than one. We’re hosting a few events for our friends, along with a couple of our own, all taking place at Parallax HQ📍: 📅 Monday 16th September (6 PM - 7:30 PM) 🤖 AI and Innovation in DWP Digital with Simon King 🎟 https://lnkd.in/et_EEe25 📅 Tuesday 17th September (11 AM - 2 PM) 🚀 Applied AI: A Journey from Inception to Innovation with talks from Tony Boobier, Lucy Batley & Paul Wye 🎟 https://lnkd.in/ehqWKefE 📅 Thursday 19th September (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM) 💚 GreenTech Gathering featuring our co-founder Lawrence Dudley 🎟 https://lnkd.in/eaqRKKcy 📅 Tuesday 24th September (11 AM - 2 PM) 🧊 When Health & Technology Combine: How IoT is Making Ice Baths Even Cooler with Brass Monkey's Paul Hill and Parallax's Lawrence Dudley 🎟 https://lnkd.in/eEFWTTKu 📅 Wednesday 25th September (6 PM - 8 PM) 🎙 Software Engineering Leadership @ WRK digital x The Off Script Podcast featuring the incredible James Hall & Josh Nesbitt 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eEuUEgra But be quick, we're very close to capacity so if you want to get involved then check the links above. #ldf24 #aievent #leedsdigital

We've been shortlisted, twice, at the Leeds Digital Festival Awards 2024. We couldn't be prouder for being recognised as a great place to work but also for our ongoing work and achievements in the world of AI. It's a true testament to the hard work and passion that not only goes into our client work but also into our people, which makes Parallax an environment where people can truly reach their full potential! #ldfawards24 #lifeatparallax

Fancy a dip? Want to see how a Brass Monkey Ice Bath works? Check here for free tickets - https://lnkd.in/eNuXmwaV - join us on the 24th and have the opportunity to do both. #ldf24 #iotevent #brassmonkey

In less than three weeks we'll be diving in to explore the fascinating intersection between wellbeing and technology and how IoT is revolutionising the ice bath industry. Paul Hill, Customer Experience Director at Brass Monkey will be discussing the benefits of cold water dipping and sharing insights into the impact that the use of IoT, within their product portfolio has had. From day-to-day usage to ongoing support, updates and diagnostics, hear firsthand accounts of the benefits and challenges of connected baths. Lawrence Dudley, Co-Founder and IoT Lead at Parallax will be getting technical and looking at how IoT technology is integrated into ice baths. Learn about the sensors, connectivity, and data analytics that allow users to control and monitor their ice baths through a mobile application. And don't forget that if you bring your cozzie, you can take a dip yourself in our very own Brass Monkey Ice Bath! Warm and dry networking options are available too, but it really is an opportunity not to be missed. For more information and free tickets click here: https://lnkd.in/eNuXmwaV #LDF24 #IOTevent #icebath

So you didn’t get #Oasis tickets… neither did we (well some of us did but the rest of the office aren’t talking to us now)! But if you want the hottest, sorry, coolest tickets during Leeds Digital Festival then be sure to check out our event with Brass Monkey on the 24th September. Join us as we explore the fascinating intersection between wellbeing and technology. We’ll be sharing insights on IoT’s impact on client satisfaction, getting technical by uncovering how IoT is helping to revolutionise the Ice Bath industry and discussing the benefits of cold water dipping. And if you bring your cozzie, you also have the option to take a dip in our very own Brass Monkey Ice Bath! You could choose to stay warm and network with your peers, but it really is an opportunity not to be missed. Some might say you'll feel supersonic! For more information and free tickets click here: https://lnkd.in/eNuXmwaV #IoTevent #LDF24

This week we're introducing the speakers for Applied AI: A Journey from Inception to Innovation, taking place during the Leeds Digital Festival. 📣 And last but not least, please welcome Paul Wye, Head of AI at Answer Digital. With a passion for delivering cutting-edge technology into the NHS that will have a real impact on patient care, Paul is now driving adoption and bringing the NHS a value based healthcare approach to AI and promoting reuse based on an infrastructure that will keep the NHS at the forefront of the innovation to come. Paul's career has focussed on implementing digital solutions across the NHS, including national programs for personalised cancer and rare disease treatments. Leading the teams creating the first AI platforms for the NHS, enabling large-scale AI deployment and secure model training to enhance patient care. Following deployment into several NHS trusts, this work won AI Project of the Year at the prestigious UKIT Industry Awards in 2023. Paul is dedicated to technology driving meaningful change in healthcare and beyond. In his talk at Applied AI, he will be focusing on the steps organisations need to take at a technical and organisational level to embrace this industry and derive true value from it. 🎟 Tickets are going fast so be sure to get them while you can - https://lnkd.in/eNg4Tzzd #AppliedAI #LDF24 #AIevent

This week we're introducing the speakers for Applied AI: A Journey from Inception to Innovation, taking place during the Leeds Digital Festival. Next, we have the amazing Lucy Batley, spending the last 30 years designing for the digital world, and her talent recognised at the outset of her career by winning EMAP’s Best Young Designer. Lucy built a strong foundation at the dawn of the digital era to bring products to the then-burgeoning online marketplace, working with renowned brands and artists including Audi, MaxMara, Samsonite, Vespa, Fila Sport and The Manic Street Preachers. She also designed the digital interface to launch the Euro into the UK to Barclays Bank SME division. She has since founded and scaled digital design agencies and established Traction Industries, providing solutions incorporating Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies to drive innovation. A thought leader and visionary designer, Lucy is passionate about how AI can work with humans and is a sought-after speaker, AI expert and a broker. Lucy will be busting some AI myths (both positive and negative), putting AI into context with GenerativeAI and data driven insights and wrapping them all up with applied use cases. 🚨 Make sure you don’t miss out and get your tickets in the comments below. 👇 #AppliedAI #LDF24 #AIevent

This week we're introducing the speakers for Applied AI: A Journey from Inception to Innovation, taking place during the Leeds Digital Festival. First up, we're thrilled to welcome Tony Boobier to our panel. Previously a worldwide executive with over 40 years of international experience. Focussing on data, analytics and AI, and with a global viewpoint, he now operates as an independent expert, executive mentor and advisory board member. A well-known international speaker, editor / contributor to multiple publications, and author of 4 books: ‘Analytics for Insurance’ (2016), ‘Advanced Analytics and AI: Impact, Implementation and the Future of Work’ (2018), ‘AI and the Future of Banking’ (2020), and his lockdown project ‘AI and the Future of the Public Sector’ (2022). Tony also holds Fellowships and other qualifications in engineering, insurance, supply chain management, and marketing. He'll be speaking about his personal journey from BI to AI, understanding the hype cycle that AI is undoubtably in the centre of right now, key implementation issues and the future of work and AI. You’re all invited, but you need a ticket, so be sure to get them while you can! 🎟️ Link in the comments below 👇 #AppliedAI #LDF24 #AIevent