From Data to Predictive Analytics
Grand Challenges
4-5 October, 2016
Dublin, Ireland

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2015 Speakers

John Elder

President & Founder
Elder Research, Inc.

Hear John Elder reveal how data and predictive analytics are transforming business in a number of surprising areas.

Sean O’Sullivan

Managing Director
SOSventures

Sean will reveal his investment philosophy which has guided his 300+ investments globally. See the future of data and predictive analytics as Sean shares his investment advice for disruptive startups.

Erik Marcade

VP, Advanced Analytics Product
SAP

The Future of Analytics Infrastructure - From Business Intellegence to Advanced Analytics and the role of Exploratory Analytics.

Dr Constantin Gurdgiev

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance
Trinity College, Dublin

Managing Risk in the Age of Rising Uncertainty and Complexity. Read More

Johnny Ryan

Author & Founder
Toolkit.ie

In this master-class Johnny will explain how we are at the Hinge Of History. You will gain a new perspective on the impact that the digital age is having on business, politics and culture. Read More

Todd Curry

CEO
Aon Centre for Innovation & Analytics Ireland

Todd's passion for the transformative value of analytics brought him to Aon, where he is helping the Dublin Centre deliver better carrier-centric analytics, broking analytics platforms and data architecture. Read More

Eoin O'Reilly

Data Analytics Lead
EY Ireland

Eoin will share insights on the power of predictive analytics in business and explain the highlights of a recent EY report "Becoming an analytics driven organisation to create value". Read More

David White

CEO & Co-Founder of import.io

David White is CEO & Co-Founder of import.io, the fastest and most efficient way to extract data from the web. Read More

Duncan Anderson

CTO
IBM Watson Europe

Bringing the promise of cognitive computing to reality. Read More

Olivier Van Parys

Head of Analytics
Bank of Ireland

Olivier has 15 years of Experience in Data Mining, Project management and integrated business forecasting system delivery. Read More

Alan Reilly

Former CEO
Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Enhance your decision making with data-driven insights from Alan Reilly who will share the hard lessons learned from successfully protecting consumers during international food safety crises.

Eileen Gibney

Nutrition and Genetics
University College Dublin

Take a journey through the fascinating world of personalised nutrition where Eileen will prove the case for algorithms and data for tailored diets in Europe.

Mike Bolger

Former Head of the Chemical Hazards Assessment Group
CFSAN - US FDA

Learn from Mike how agencies like the US FDA mitigate the risks and unintended consequences of major public health policy initiatives.

Alan McNamee

VP Technology
Chief Scientist, Openet

Hear how a major infrastructure investment in the telecoms sector was driven by data and predictive analytics.

Oliver Daniels

CEO
Insight Centre

Learn how to develop solutions by partnering with Europe's largest publicly funded research group in predictive analytics.

Cronan McNamara

Founder & CEO
Creme Global

Cronan will share his vision for the democratisation of data-driven decision making, delivering value for organisations large and small.

Paul Hanlon

Assoc. Dir. of Regulatory Affairs
Abbott Nutrition

Find out how the world's leading food and nutrition companies keep customers safe using information and risk-based programs.

Barry O'Sullivan

Director
Insight Centre for Data Analytics

Towards a Magna Carta for Data: Social and Ethical Challenges and Opportunities for Big Data.

Nora Khaldi

Founder & CSO
Nuritas

Learn how Dr. Nora Khaldi of Nuritas is using artificial intelligence and big data to unlock nature's hidden ingredients that positively impact people's health.

Parsa Ghaffari

Founder & CEO
AYLIEN

Learn how AYLIEN is simplifying the analysis and understanding of large volumes of text and images through Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing.

Barry Dillon

Head of Research and Analytics
Aon Centre for Innovation & Analytics Ireland

Barry has been leading a team of analysts in ACIA for 5 years where they are helping decipher insurance data from all over the world.

Edward McDonnell

Director
CeADAR Centre

Find out about the tools you need to unleash the power of big data & analytics in your organisation.

Brian Healy

Head of Quantitative Analytics
Semblent

Does the house always win? Brian reveals bookmaking by crunching big data using thousands of variables.

Liam Ó Móráin

Digital Provocateur
Ulster Bank

Learn about the Data Dividend in Financial Services from an engineer by profession and innovator by vocation.

Sandrine Pigat

Head of Food and Nutrition
Creme Global

Where nutrition and health meets big data - the data and tools used to assess and model population dietary intakes.

Niall McKeown

Founder & CEO
Ionology

Simply a masterclass on Digital Strategy and gaining competitive advantage using Predictive Models.

Brian Mac Namee

Principal Investigator
CeADAR

Brian is very attached to his computer (as you can see), so this is a great opportunity to see him live as he takes us through a light introduction to Deep Learning.

Deirdre Lee

CEO
Derilinx

Founder & CEO of Derilinx, working in the field of Linked and Open Data. Derilinx’s vision is to support the provision of effective public-services through the coordinated use of data.

Damian Costello

Managing Partner
Decode

Find out how Data and ICT forces are dictating a new economy and creating an explosion of opportunities that we can capitalise on. Read More

Stephen O'Leary

Managing Director
Olytico

Can listening to social media help us to predict the future? Stephen will present research by Olytico on years of social media data and the products and services that were foreseen and that now exist. Read More

Pamela Duncan

Journalist
The Irish Times

Pamela Duncan is a data journalist with The Irish Times. She can usually be found at her desk poring over spreadsheets, reformatting PDFs, building interactive visualisations and cleaning, mapping and decoding data. Read More

Gavin Sheridan

Founder Vizlegal

Gavin Sheridan is the founder of Vizlegal - a legal information and analytics startup. He was previously Director of Innovation at Storyful. He is a freelance investigative journalist and trainer specialising in Freedom of Information (FOI) and data journalism. Read More

Cian O'Mahony

Head of Expert Models & Statistics
Creme Global

The truth is out there. Cian will explain how disparate data sets are being structured and combined in predictive models to answer questions about human health and consumer safety. Read More

Oisín Boydell

Senior Researcher
UCD/CeADAR

Talk: Storms and Sparks: Real-time continuous analytics. Oisín’s research background is in data analytics, machine learning, personalization and recommender systems. Read More

Owen Phelan

CTO
Eagle Alpha

Dr. Phelan is the CTO of Eagle Alpha. He leads the technical teams of Engineers and Data Scientists who work alongside experienced Research Analysts to mine signals in alternative data for Asset Managers in US and Europe. Read More

John Kelleher

Lecturer
Dublin Institute of Technology

The Alpha & Omega of Predictive Analytics Read More

Gerard Lynch

Senior Researcher
UCD/CeADAR

What Natural Language Processing can do. Read More

Barry Hand

Managing Director
Handmade Marketing

Barry will reveal how to mine google analytics and other key digital marketing data for better decision making. Read More

James Sugrue

Lead Architect
Carma

James is a growth hacker and lead architect at Carma. Learn how James and his team use data analysis and visualisation techniques to help make better business decisions and increase the effectiveness of growth hacking efforts. Read More

Dietrich Rebholz-Schuhmann

Director
Insight Centre for Data Analytics

Dietrich has established several world-class bioinformatics services and managed and participated into several large-scale research projects. Read More

Cathy McGennis

Co-Founder
Presidion

Cathy is a Co-Founder of Presidion, one of the most experienced Predictive Analytics solution providers in the UK and Ireland. Read More

Dermot Casey

Principal
Near Future

Dermot is a Principal of Near Future and has spent over 20 years helping businesses achieve their goals through Digital Transformation. Read More

Yvonne Kiely

Director, Customer Practice, Advisory Services
EY Ireland

Yvonne is a director in EY’s Customer Practice, leading engagement that help B2B and B2C clients define and improve Customer Lifetime Value approach particularly through income generation and customer experience transformation initiatives. Read More

Joe Smyth

CTO and co-founder
Altocloud

Joe will discuss how realtime data analytics apply to your online visitors so that you can discern browsers from buyers and communicate with the ones most important to you in the moment and with the full context of their journey. Read More

2015 Predict Conference Series

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And the Specifics for Your Sector:

SME Decision Makers

This is the most accessible conference on predictive analytics you will find. Strengthen your network with new suppliers, partners and advisors in this area.

Data Scientists

What more can we say? This is the event for you.

IT Professionals & Engineers

Data and IT systems to manage data are precious to you. Learn about the latest technologies and tools in your area.

Data Designers

Data is complex and building simple user interfaces is a huge challenge. Showcase your work at a stand or in meetings.

Technology Executives & Leaders

Understand how to unleash the disruptive power of data for your organisation.

Business Analysts

Data is your bread and butter. Understand how to unleash the power of data in your organisation.

Entrepreneurs & Founders

You know data and predictive analytics will play a huge part in your future success. Find out about the partners, tools and investors you need to succeed in this area.
Promote your organisation to an audience of decision makers and investors.

Scientists, Academics & Students

Translate your data science and predictive analytics into real world impact.
Cross pollinate ideas by presenting your work at a stand or in meetings.

What to Expect

Predictive Analytics

Learn about the latest innovations in predictive modelling and analytics. Explore how predictive analytics is changing how major companies do business and how data analysis is being used to predict future trends and affect decision making in a wide range of areas.

The Data Age

The volume of data being generated, stored and analysed is increasing at a staggering rate. The data age is well and truly upon us - seen by many as the next phase of the Information Age. Learn about the significance of this new era and the implications for our future.

Data Science

Constantly finding applications in a variety of fields, Data Science is quickly becoming a distinct discipline of its own. We will explore some of the latest statistical techniques, data structures and algorithms being used to analyse data for better decision making.

Technology

Explore the latest tools, technologies and platforms being used to exploit Big Data. Learn how these are making predictive analytics available to decision makers in business, government and science.

Human Health

One of the most exciting (and sometimes controversial) frontiers of predictive analytics is how novel data sources are being used to determine and improve human health. We will explore some of these areas and debate the significance of predictive analytics as an emerging field within health science.

Business Impact

Businesses and organisations have benefited by integrating predictive analytics into different aspect of their operations. We present real case studies of effective systems that have been implemented to help organisations make better decisions.

Startups & Entrepreneurship

Hear about disruptive innovation in the area of predictive analytics. We are organising a startup session - with an investor panel - where startups will pitch their ideas to investors. Hear what investors are looking for and what they have invested in. Who will get funded? Who will succeed? Find out at the event.

Live Data Innovation

We are running a ‘Build a predictive model in a day!’ event. Select or upload your data and create and deploy your predictive analytics model on the ExpertModels platform. The best models will be demonstrated at the conference. Contact us for more information on how to get involved.

Decision Making

Following data gathering, predictive analytics and expert advice - how do leaders make important decisions that affect our health, wellbeing and economic progress?
How do they weigh data against intuition to come to the best possible decision? We will learn from leaders who have had made critical decisions, with often limited information, under great public, media and time pressure.