Although these kinds of conferences are sometimes seen as pointless, unproductive jollies, the relationships I had built there over years of soggy quiche slices and partially-frozen cheesecake turned out to be very important. It meant that when I came to these people with urgent and unprecedented requests in the coming weeks, there was great trust between us. So when I asked Netty at the BIA to put a call out explaining the work we already had in train, our confidence in our technology, and our need for assistance from industry, the response was heart-warming and incredible. We immediately
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