Speakers and agenda announced for Big Data Belfast 2019

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The agenda for this year’s Big Data Belfast conference is now live, with speakers confirmed from organisations including Reach plc, RBS, GitHub and many more.

Now entering its seventh year, Big Data Belfast returns to the ICC Belfast on Thursday 24 October 2019. The event - which last year welcomed more than 500 delegates from over 100 companies - has now grown to become one of Northern Ireland’s leading data-driven technology conferences, bringing together talent from across the technology and business communities. 

Big Data Belfast has seen significant growth in attendees and the key to its success is the consistently high calibre of international speakers combined with homegrown talent. Dr Aislinn Rice, Managing Director, Analytics Engines

Delegates at this year’s conference will hear from leading industry experts such as Derek Hosty, head of global data for Diaceutics, nuclear scientist turned machine learning engineer Dr Clair Sullivan from GitHub and Data Analytics Director Paul Brook from Dell Technologies.

Also contributing are Robert Barbour, Data Transformation Director for Travis Perkins plc, the UK’s largest distributor of building materials; Paul Hudson, Principal Solutions Strategist at Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Automated Intelligence; and Steve Rogers, Chief Digital Officer at Reach plc, the UK’s largest newspaper group.

View a full line-up of speakers.

Analytics Engines MD Dr Aislinn Rice said: “Big Data Belfast has seen significant growth in attendees and the key to its success is the consistently high calibre of international speakers combined with homegrown talent.

“At Big Data Belfast 2019, we aim to build upon the success of last year’s event and provide a platform to educate, inform and inspire. With a strong focus on both the technical aspect of data and the business use cases that have driven the latest data innovations, the event will appeal across industry and the public sector.”

Presented by Analytics Engines and supported by headline sponsor EY, the event promises to provide insight into emerging trends and hot-button issues in data and business analytics. Also sponsoring the event this year are supporting sponsors Dell, CME Group, Allstate Northern Ireland, SmashFly, SpotX and Altra Executives and industry sponsors Invest Northern Ireland and Signifyd.

Big Data Belfast takes place at the ICC Belfast on Thursday October 24. For tickets and more information visit the Big Data website. 

For information regarding exhibition opportunities please contact Richard Willis, email [email protected].