Scott Litman to speak at Jan. 12 meeting
Rotary Club of Edina will welcome entrepreneur Scott Litman as program speaker at the Thursday, Jan. 12, meeting. Litman, co-founder of Magnet 360 and the Minnesota Cup, will talk about his latest venture—Equals 3, the use of artificial intelligence with IBM's super computer, Watson.Jim Roberts will give his classification talk at the meeting.
Litman is an entrepreneur in search of new ways technology can advance the mission of chief marketing officers, advertising and media agencies. Some highlights of his career include:
- Co-founded web development company Imaginet, sold to J. Walter Thompson.
- Co-founded Spot Buy Spot, which provided a digital platform for media buyers, sold to Comcast.
- Co-founded Magnet 360, a sales service and marketing company aligned with Salesforce, sold to Mindtree.
- Co-founded Equals 3, which is working on commercializing IBM's Watson to marketers through a cognitive companion called Lucy.
- Co-founded the Minnesota Cup, the largest statewide business planning competition in the country.
Litman will primarily be speaking about his work on his current venture, Equals 3, and the exciting use of artificial intelligence with IBM's super computer, Watson.
Jim Roberts will give his classification talk at the meeting.
The Rotary Club of Edina meets at 12:15 p.m. Thursdays at the Edina Country Club. All are welcome. Cost for lunch and the program is $20 for adults, $12 for children. Cash, check and credit cards are accepted at the front desk. Credit card payments are subject to a service fee.