Big Data - Destination Unknown?

Please note that while this conference is free to attend, a small deposit of £15 will be taken to secure your place. This sum will be refunded to you within 3-5 working days upon your attendance at the conference.

Big Data analysis is taking over as a critical component in a variety of industries, ranging from gaming and AI to marketing and consulting. As it becomes a crucial part of day-to-day business, join us for a conference that will provide you with an insight into its capabilities and potential.

Within the general theme of “The Fusion of Business and Technology”, this conference will focus on the rise of Big Data and its perhaps not yet fully understood impact on business in the future. Hear from industry experts who will share their experience and provide hands on workshops for you to boost your understanding of Big Data. Come and get a chance to build your network, and visit Imperial’s own data centre.

We have a range of confirmed speakers from industry-leading companies as well as start-ups and are looking to confirm a few more this week.

The conference welcomes students and staff from all different faculties at Imperial College London, as well as students and professionals from outside the College.

Agenda (please note that this is subject to change):

Morning Session (09.00 - 12.30)

Theme: New Opportunities

Confirmed Speakers:

• Noa Tamir (King)

• Giles Pavey (Dunnhumby)

• Alwin Magimay (McKinsey)

• David Cole (IBM - Watson)

Lunchtime Session* (12.30 - 14.00)

Networking Lunch with a choice of interactive workshops (exact content to be confirmed):

• Tableau - The Beautiful Science of Data Visualisation

• BCG - Identifying new business opportunities using Big Data

• Imperial College Data Science Society - Data Analysis using R

• KPMG Data Observatory (tbc)

Afternoon Session (14.00 - 18.00)
Theme: What the future will bring

Confirmed Speakers:

• Entrepreneur First Panel session, including three start-ups in behavioural data, e-commerce and cloud-supercomputing tech

• Ray Eitel-Porter (Accenture)

A networking reception will take place from 16.45 to 18.00 - there will be an opportunity for a tour of the KPMG Data Observatory from 17.00.

Attendees can opt for Full-Day tickets, Morning tickets, or Afternoon tickets.

*Please note that the lunchtime session is included for both morning and afternoon tickets.