LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the fifth consecutive year, London will host the Big Data Week Anchor Conference, on October 27. Last year, more than 300 big-data enthusiasts gathered to explore use cases in retail and the Internet of Things. This year, the “Big Data in Use” Conference will address four additional industries: finance, healthcare, entertainment and travel.
“With keynotes from practitioners working at data-driven organisations such as Google, Facebook, TripAdvisor, Shazam, Exterion Media, TfL, NHS, or NATS, attendees will leave with a better understanding of how big data is leveraged in real business scenarios,” said Lavinia Bucur, Big Data Week Programme Director. “Big Data Week is committed to cut through the big-data hype, by highlighting specific use cases and actionable advice. On October 27, we have prepared a world-class conference programme, bringing forward true dynamos of the big-data field.”
Speakers featured by the Big Data Week London 2016 lineup:
- Mark van Rijmenam, Founder / Datafloq
- Josh Partridge, VP – EMEA, LATAM and Canada / Shazam
- Marton Trencseni, Data Engineer / Facebook
- Scott Krueger, Data Architect / Skyscanner
- Charlie Ballard, Global Director, Customer Insights / TripAdvisor
- Roland Major, Enterprise Architect / Transport for London
- Daimon Brown, Principal Architect / NATS
- William Vambenepe, Lead Product Manager for Big Data / Google Cloud Platform
The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. BST and will be held at the etc. venues 155 Bishopsgate. For tickets, please visit http://london.bigdataweek.com/.
Big Data Week London 2016 is presented by Bigstep and sponsored by Exterion Media, MapR, Google Cloud Platform, media140, and Frontiers in ICT.
The Official Media Partners supporting the “Big Data in Use” Conference are Datafloq, O’Reilly, Technology for Marketing, Enterprise Management 360°, and Business Review Webinars.
About Big Data Week
Big Data Week is a leading global festival of interconnected community events focusing on the social, political and technological impact of data. Each year, an entire week filled with big data buzz is organised in dozens of cities around the world, with the festival’s anchors in London and Chicago. In 2016, cities across four continents will be joining Big Data Week, gathering more than 6,000 participants. For more information, visit london.bigdataweek.com.
