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Doing Data Right: Through People and Partnerships”

Posted: 15th August 2019

Join Data-Driven Innovation in Edinburgh on the 10th of September for “Doing Data Right: Through People and Partnerships”

Our conference will bring together key players from business, academia, and the public and charity.

Key industry issues will be covered in our Adopting and fostering data innovation in industry session by Agrekko, Mudano, Data marketing Agency and Accenture including:

  • Using analytics to drive innovation
  • How machine learning can transform the future of retail banking
  • Searching for value in the age of data

Caroline Criado Perez, author of best-selling Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, will also deliver a keynote talk and take part in a panel discussion on Women and Data, addressing issues of diversity in jobs and skills.

The conference will close with a case study with Unicef on childhood obesity and how they used “Data for good”.

There are many great networking opportunities throughout the day as well as break out sessions you can attend.

To book your free place and view our agenda, please click here

 

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