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  • Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs and Spokes Workshop

    Event date: 
    Friday, 2 June, 2017
    Place: 
    Orlando (USA)

    This full-day event will allow interested parties to learn more about the BD Hubs and Spokes, especially how to become involved in their activities. During the opening panel, the executive directors for each BD Hub will introduce the activities and opportunities for their region. The main attraction of the workshop will consist of presentations from select BD Spoke and planning grant investigators, which will highlight the current research related activities facilitated by the BD Hubs.

    More info: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/bdspokes/index.jsp

    Event type: 
    Other

  • 2nd NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework Workshop

    Event date: 
    Thursday, 1 June, 2017 to Friday, 2 June, 2017
    Place: 
    Maryland (USA)

    NIST will host its 2nd NIST Big Data Public Working Group (NBD-PWG) workshop for NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework (NBDIF) with the theme of Towards a Standard Ecosystem for Big Data Applications and Analytics on June 1-2, 2017, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

    The NBD-PWG was established together with the industry, academia and government to create a consensus-based extensible NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework (NBDIF) which is a vendor-neutral, technology- and infrastructure-independent ecosystem. It can enable Big Data stakeholders (e.g. data scientists, researchers, etc.) to utilize the best available analytics tools to process and derive knowledge through the use of standard interfaces between swappable architectural components.

    More info: https://bigdatawg.nist.gov/

    Event type: 
    Other

  • Watify Matchmaking Event on Generating Value from Big Data

    Event date: 
    Wednesday, 24 May, 2017
    Place: 
    Madrid (Spain)

    The Watify initiative is an awareness-raising campaign, supported by the European Commission, to boost the technological transformation and industrial modernisation of Europe’s industry. Watify is organising matchmaking activities on Big data as part of the Digital Business World Congress in Madrid.

    "Generating value from Big data" is a challenge for many companies – but if accomplished the business opportunities are enormous. Bilateral meetings between different actors could help to foster the much needed cooperation to find solutions to this challenge, combined with multilateral working group meetings to take into account the unique circumstances per industry sector. The working groups are:

    - Big data and healthcare
    - Big data and manufacturing
    - Big data and retail
    - Big data and tourism
    - Big data and finance

    Watify is offering a free 3-day business pass to the Digital Business World Congress (www.des-madrid.com) after they register for Watify matchmaking event.

    More info: https://watify-madrid.b2match.io/

    Event type: 
    Other

  • mHealth Workshop

    Event date: 
    Monday, 15 May, 2017 to Tuesday, 16 May, 2017
    Place: 
    Chapel Hill (USA)

    The South Big Data Innovation Hub invites you to our mHealth Workshop, a chance for researchers, industry leaders, and medical professionals to discuss the challenges and opportunities to improve access to mobile healthcare to people across the South. The workshop will provide immediate value to the individual participants as well as interim benefits in shaping a comprehensive data-focused research agenda for mHealth Internet of Things (IoT).

    To request to attend the invitation-only event, email: sdavis@renci.org.

    More info: https://southbdhub.wordpress.com/programs/mhealth-workshop/

    Event type: 
    Other

  • European HPC Summit Week 2017

    Event date: 
    Monday, 15 May, 2017 to Friday, 19 May, 2017
    Place: 
    Barcelona

    This European HPC ecosystem event offers a wide variety of workshops covering a number of application areas where supercomputers are key, as well as HPC technologies and infrastructures. This second edition will include HPC workshops covering a range of application areas including renewable energies, oil & gas, biomedicine, big data, mathematics, climate modelling, computing applications, as well as HPC future technologies. It will be a great opportunity to network with all relevant European HPC stakeholders, from technology suppliers and HPC infrastructures to HPC scientific and industrial users in Europe

    More information: https://exdci.eu/newsroom/press-releases/european-hpc-summit-week-2017-b...

    Event type: 
    Other

  • Chief Analytics Officer Spring 2017

    Event date: 
    Tuesday, 2 May, 2017 to Thursday, 4 May, 2017
    Place: 
    Arizona (USA)

    http://coriniumintelligence.com/chiefanalyticsofficerspring/

    The second edition of Corinium’s Chief Analytics Officer Spring takes place from May 2-4 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona and will explore why now is the time, more than ever, you as an analytics leader need to prove the return on investment in analytics tech for your organization.

    This conference is not just for Chief Analytics Officers: it may be led by CAO’S but all top level Analytics, Data, Data Science, Business Intelligence specialists cross-industry are welcome, allowing you to meet and network with the very best of your peers from a range of organizations and backgrounds.

    Explore strategies and approaches for deriving real actionable insights utilizing analytics through tangible real-world case studies and topic highlights including:

    - The Chief Analytics Officer as the driver of insights within your organization: Where are you in the analytics curve – where are the opportunities to grow and how do you prove real ROI?

    - Moving organizations towards analytical capability: How can you best prepare your business, departments and teams for analytical involvement and enable seamless integration and acceptance for your analytics function internally?

    - Creating an architecture for analytics: Discussing what is needed in this new world of analytics, with ever growing data sets, fringe data, upgraded tools and processes and security threats. How do you build the right architecture to handle this whilst remaining agile and adaptive?

    - Data philanthropy – the future of corporate social responsibility: How private sector companies can help make real progress on big world problems the refugee crisis to world hunger by donating untapped data and decision scientists. What are the business gains through bringing together new data sources?

    - Liberating your data! Putting data and analytics into the hands of the internal consumer: How can we empower and educate the non-quantitatively informed, to use analytical tools and make better informed judgments so data is in the right form, in the right place at the right time.

    Confirmed speakers include:
    • Eric Daly, VP, Data Science and Analytics, Sony Pictures Entertainment
    • Vishwa Kolla, VP, Head of Advanced Analytics, John Hancock Insurance
    • John Hershberger, VP, Enterprise Analytics Office, USAA
    • Harsh Tiwari, Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer, CUNA Mutual Group
    • Dany De Grave, Senior Director InnX: Innovation Programs and External Networks, Sanofi Pasteur
    • Ash Dhupar, Chief Analytics Officer, Publishers Clearing House
    • Melanie Shipek, Director of Decision Support, Sanford Health
    • Ron Mardenly, VP of Global Insights and Strategy, Staples
    • Dr. Amy Gershkoff , Chief Data Officer, Zynga
    • Zachery Anderson VP, Marketing Science & Analytics, Electronic Arts
    • Daniel Caraviello, Associate R&D Director – Analytics, Dow Agrosciences

    View the latest agenda http://coriniumintelligence.com/chiefanalyticsofficerspring/agenda

    We are delighted to offer BDVA a 10% on their ticket purchase. Please quote Promo code BDVA10

    Ticket Price Options and registration - http://coriniumintelligence.com/chiefanalyticsofficerspring/register/

    For more information, contact Laurence Allen, Marketing Manager
    Email: Laurence.allen@coriniumintelligence.com

    Event type: 
    Other

  • Rendez-vous Cygal : Sécurité et résilience pour le véhicule connecté (Security and resilience for connected vehicles)

    Event date: 
    Wednesday, 26 April, 2017
    Place: 
    Paris

    Systematic Paris-Region and the Groupe thématique Confiance Numérique et Sécurité launches its "CyGal CyberSecurity Meetings Cycle" with a first "Safety and Resilience for the Connected Vehicle" meeting on April 26th at Square Paris, in partnership with the Transport and Mobility GTs and Information Systems for Digital Transformation.

    More information: http://systematic-paris-region.org/fr/evenements/cygal-securit-et-resili...

    Event type: 
    External (BDVA Participates)

  • 2nd International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security

    Event date: 
    Monday, 24 April, 2017 to Wednesday, 26 April, 2017
    Place: 
    Porto, Portugal

    Internet of Things (IoT) is a platform and a phenomenon that allows everything to process information, communicate data, analyze context collaboratively and in the service or individuals, organizations and businesses. In the process of doing so, a large amount of data with different formats and content has to be processed efficiently, quickly and intelligently through advanced algorithms, techniques, models and tools. This new paradigm is enabled by the maturity of several different technologies, including the internet, wireless communication, cloud computing, sensors, big data analytics and machine learning algorithms.

    More information here: http://iotbds.org/Home.aspx

    Event type: 
    Other

  • Southern Data Science Conference

    Event date: 
    Friday, 7 April, 2017
    Place: 
    Atlanta (USA)

    Southern Data Science conference is a one day event where data science pioneers nationwide will come to Atlanta to share their most recent research and development in the data science field. It's an event organized by southern data scientists for the southern data science community.

    More info: http://www.southerndatascience.com/

    Event type: 
    Other

  • Customer Behaviour Analytics Conference

    Event date: 
    Thursday, 30 March, 2017
    Place: 
    One America Square, 17 Crosswall, London

    19 cross-sector brands including; Barclays, Superdrug, Thomas Cook, Boots, BT, Travelodge, Dublin Airport, P&O Cruises, Santander and QVC reveal how they are turning analytics into usable, actionable insight, and how are they applying this to make a real difference to the business and their customers. The event is attending by senior-level analytic professionals who are are seeking to propel analytics beyond just number crunching. 


     More information and registration HERE
    Event type: 
    Other

  • DATA INNOVATION SUMMIT

    Event date: 
    Thursday, 23 March, 2017
    Place: 
    Stockholm International Fairs, Stockholm

    The Data Innovation Summit is an annual one day event bringing together the most innovative minds, enterprise practitioners, technology providers, start-ups and academics, working with Data Science, Big Data and Analytics. With over 40 domestic and international speakers on three stages and plenty of learning and networking activities in the exhibition area, the 2017 summit is the place to be for all professionals and organisations working with utilisation of data for increasing profit, reinventing business models and increasing customer satisfaction.

    Event type: 
    Other

  • Digital Day

    Event date: 
    Thursday, 23 March, 2017
    Place: 
    Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, via del Corso 305, 00186 Rome (IT)

    https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/digital-day

    Digital Day, the digital part of the official celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, will take place in Rome, on 23 March 2017. The event is organised by the European Commission and the Republic of Italy, in collaboration with the Maltese Presidency of the European Union and will look at topics that impact the near and long term future of EU citizens.

    The Digital Day will explore the exponentially increasing role of what digital means for Europeans. The event will reinforce cooperation between public and private stakeholders in the field to improve the daily lives of Europeans and strengthen our economy. It will focus on how the European Union can make the most of digital innovations across society and the economy.

    Event type: 
    External (BDVA Participates)

  • EIT Digital Conference 2017

    Event date: 
    Tuesday, 21 March, 2017
    Place: 
    Brussels, Belgium


    On March 21, 2017, EIT Digital will host its second annual Conference showcasing EIT Digital's achievements, and how we are taking a leading role in shaping digitisation in Europe. The conference will be held in the EGG in Brussels.
    The 2017 conference programme gives the floor to leading government and industry experts as well as entrepreneurs, bringing their experience with disruptive digital innovation. There will be the opportunity to join seminars and discussions on challenges and solutions for the digital economy. We will also showcase disruptive digital innovations that EIT Digital is bringing to the market in an exposition. 

    For more information visit www.eitdigital.eu/conference

    Event type: 
    External (BDVA Participates)

  • BIG DATA WORLD

    Event date: 
    Wednesday, 15 March, 2017 to Thursday, 16 March, 2017
    Place: 
    ExCeL London, UK

    Big Data World is an interpretive and practical ‘how to’ event, with content designed to help data and business professionals, including CDOs, Data Analysts, Scientists and Officers (plus key LOB decision makers and influencers) shape big data strategies.

    The world-leading conference will offer insight, best practices, ideas and techniques that you can take back to your office and use across your own Big Data projects. Hear from world-class speakers from Microsoft/ Skype, Google, Booz Allan Hamlinton, Royal Mail, eBay, GSK and Captial One, Essex County Council, First Utility and many more!

    The exhibition floor will allow you to source the latest products and solutions from a record 500 cutting-edge suppliers.

    Register now for your ticket to attend the UK's most anticipated Big Data driven event for a data driven world: Big Data World 2017.

    If you are a business data or technology professional or a BDVA member you can register here today for FREE!

    For more information about Big Data World, visit the website www.bigdataworld.com

    Event type: 
    Other

  • FIWARE Open Day

    Event date: 
    Tuesday, 7 March, 2017
    Place: 
    Brussels, Belgium

    The European Commission in partnership with the FIWARE Foundation is organising an Open Day that will be held in Brussels on the 7th of March 2017 at the European Commission Charlemagne building.
    The half-day event will mark the beginning of the go-to-market for FIWARE and will be a good opportunity to debate with key stakeholders about the future of the FIWARE ecosystem. With the Future Internet PPP completing its 5-year unique journey, it is now the FIWARE Open Source Foundation in Berlin, which will drive open platform technology in its three priority business sectors, i.e. Industry 4.0, Agri-Food and Smart Cities. The Open Day will also explore the opportunities of open, standardised APIs for the development of the Digital Single Market.

    For more information and registration please visit the event website http://www.fiwareopenday.com/ and don't forget to share with your colleagues and stakeholders who might be interested in this event.
    Follow the event on Twitter @FIware

    Event type: 
    Other

  • Big Data Paris 2017

    Event date: 
    Monday, 6 March, 2017 to Tuesday, 7 March, 2017
    Place: 
    LE PALAIS DES CONGRÈS DE PARIS

    In the context of a growing maturity of companies on Big Data, the question of deploying an agile organization that will place data at the heart of the decision-making process is more than ever.
    In addition, the rise of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence combined with Big Data offers unprecedented opportunities to develop applications in various domains: fraud detection, customer experience revolution, predictive ...

    More information about the event here: https://www.bigdataparis.com

    Event type: 
    External (BDVA Participates)

  • Big Data PPP in Horizon 2020

    Event date: 
    Thursday, 2 March, 2017
    Place: 
    Research Council of Norway

    How can trade and industry and R&D groups collaborate on common Big Data projects? This seminar will provide information about upcoming funding announcements as well as relevant initiatives in the field.

    In close cooperation with R&D groups and the European Commission, European industry has entered into a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement regarding Big Data Value. The objective is to provide substantial funding for research and innovation projects to strengthen European competitiveness and to make the data-driven economy a reality.

    The Research Council of Norway and SINTEF (full member of the BDVA, and member of Board of Directors) are hosting a seminar on the Big Data Value Public-Private Partnership under Horizon 2020. The seminar will introduce selected projects that have been recommended for funding and provides the opportunity to meet some of the key actors in the area. Information about upcoming funding announcements and relevant initiatives in the field in Norway and abroad will be presented

    Event type: 
    External (BDVA Participates)

  • Chief Data Officer Europe

    Event date: 
    Monday, 20 February, 2017 to Thursday, 23 February, 2017
    Place: 
    London, UK

    Topics of the conference include challenges and opportunities for beginning and mature organisations, leveraging big data to drive innovation, managing data talent and one full focus day of discussing implications of GDPR for businesses. Discover the event agenda and speakers >>

    Secure your place now to benefit from discounted rates! Book on coriniumintelligence.com/chiefdataofficerseurope/register. 

    Find more information here: www.coriniumintelligence.com/chiefdataofficerseurope


    Event type: 
    Other

  • Big Data Summit

    Event date: 
    Thursday, 16 February, 2017
    Place: 
    Congress Park Hanau Schlossplatz 1 63450 Hanau

    Businesses are changing more and more quickly to take advantage of the opportunities of digitizing business processes and markets. Big data technologies form the core of digital transformation. The data science is going to mature the process from the artisan to the industrialization.

    The Big Data Summit has been the annual meeting of data management decision makers since 2013. Over 650 users of advanced big-data solutions, policy-makers, technology providers, strategy and innovation consultants, as well as academics are being brought together.

    More information here: https://www.bitkom-bigdata.de

    BDVA will be represented in this event by its German Antenna: Michael Beigl from KIT

    Event type: 
    External (BDVA Participates)

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