Janan
Guillaume
Vice President of Product at AirWorks
"From Pixels to Precision: Building AI Products That Transform Physical Industries"
"From Pixels to Precision: Building AI Products That Transform Physical Industries"
Wed May 13 - 4:50 PM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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"From Pixels to Precision: Building AI Products That Transform Physical Industries"
"From Pixels to Precision: Building AI Products That Transform Physical Industries"
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Session: From Pixels to Precision: Building AI Products That Transform Physical Industries
The construction and engineering industries have remained largely unchanged for decades—until now. At AirWorks, we're proving that AI isn't just for chatbots and recommendation engines; it can revolutionize how we build the physical world.This session takes attendees behind the scenes of building an AI-powered geospatial platform that transforms drone imagery and aerial data into survey-grade CAD drawings—work that previously took human drafters weeks, now delivered in hours with 2-pixel accuracy.
I'll share the product leadership lessons learned from bringing cutting-edge computer vision and machine learning to a traditional industry that was skeptical of automation. We'll explore how to identify the right problems for AI, build trust with customers who've "seen it all before," and scale a product that must meet exacting professional standards in construction, surveying, and infrastructure development.
Whether you're building AI products for healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, or any other physical-world domain, this session offers a practical playbook for vertical AI success.
Key Takeaways
- Identifying high-impact problems: How to find where AI can create 10x value in traditional industries, not just incremental improvements
- Building for accuracy: Product strategies for meeting professional-grade standards when "close enough" isn't good enough
- Human-AI collaboration: Why the best AI products augment experts rather than replace them—and how to design for this
- Scaling vertical AI: Lessons from growing from startup to serving major engineering firms
Bio
As Vice President of Product at AirWorks, Janan Guillaume leads the development of AI-powered geospatial solutions that help telecom providers, utilities, and infrastructure developers move from concept to construction faster. Her decade-plus career spans infrastructure technology and utilities, where she has spearheaded the integration of machine learning into imaging and analytics tools addressing real-world bottlenecks in site assessment and route planning.Known for her ability to translate complex AI capabilities into practical operational efficiency, Janan brings a dual perspective: deep technical fluency with the strategic vision to build products that solve industry problems at scale.
