conference schedule

The ability to convey the story the data is telling is a key yet often overlooked skill for Data Leaders. In this session presenter and star of BBC The Real Hustle, Alexis Conran, explains the art of storytelling.

In this talk James will take the audience step by step through the data swamp to the land of the transformed.

The morning roundup is an informal discussion of the key points raised in the morning’s talks by the speakers and hosts involved. These sessions are designed to be interactive so questions from the audience are encouraged.

In this wonderful age of data and data enablement that we are living in we are still getting used to how to get the best from the data and the technology it underpins. How should we be tackling this complicated issue and what helps point the way?

Once in a decade a new technology comes along that fundamentally shifts the bar on what we do and how we do it.  The relational database, client-server, the internet.  Cloud is the next game-changing addition to that list. With the cost of compute falling and the unit of compute shifting to an entire data centre concepts like AI and Machine Learning, first proposed in the 40’s and 50’s are now a reality.  We are living in the future.  But is the future ready for Financial Services?  Who controls “your” data when it’s in the cloud?  Where does it go?  What are the tax implications? How does disaster recovery work when Google or the internet goes “down”?

The lunchtime roundup is an informal discussion of the key points raised in the lunchtime’s talks by the speakers and hosts involved. These sessions are designed to be interactive so questions from the audience are encouraged.

To leverage the power of data we need to be creative. We need to be able to imagine the ‘new’ without being able to see it. More than that we need to be able to describe the ‘new’ to people who haven’t yet imagined it.

Going beyond the concepts, to leverage the transformational power data business processes will need to change, so we need to unleash our creativity to imagine what those new processes and organisational structures will look like.

Data professional need to be creative, think creatively and deliver creative solutions. Many business are currently limited by their imagination.

Without the right people, neither an analytical nor a digital culture, will be achieved. So by bringing your workforce on the journey, including them in the process and investing in them, you are not only increasing your chances for success, you are also futureproofing your business.

Without data, there is no successful transformation. Rachel will take you through her experience of using data to improve public sector organisations and the change process that took place, saving money, changing ways of working and keeping the team engaged!

The afternoon roundup is an informal discussion of the key points raised in the afternoon’s talks by the speakers and hosts involved. These sessions are designed to be interactive so questions from the audience are encouraged.

In the closing session of DataTalks Caroline Carruthers and Peter Jackson provide their insight into the key issues raised during the day. They will also look ahead to the potential issues facing Data Leaders in the upcoming year, some of which might form the basis for DataTalks 2020!

Drinks and Networking sponsored by Alqami