Programme 2013

Tools, Techniques and Technologies for Exploiting the Information Overload

8.30 - 9.00 Registration and breakfast
11.00-11.30	Overcoming the limitations of the traditional data warehouse to deliver scalable solutions Is there a place for traditional data warehouse solutions in the new business environment? Cut your costs and increase efficiency by putting your data in the cloud How to manage security and governance in the cloud Speaker: Tony Harper, BIM Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini UK	Addressing the challenges of real time analytics Learn about the key technology elements for real time data capture and analytics What architectural choices are necessary for real time data capture and management? What tools - software and hardware - are available to help you? Speaker: Alan Priestley, Director, Strategic Marketing EMEA, Intel
11.30-12.00	Monetising 100% of your data with analytics How can you improve your services and reduce costs with smart analytics? How do you extract value from unstructured data? Introduction to Big Data analysis tools Speaker: Richard Brierton, Senior Lead EMEA Marketing, Autonomy	New architectures for greater scalability and compatibility Current trends in SQL, noSQL and Big Data. Is SQL becoming obsolete? Learn about benefits of hybrid SQL-noSQL solutions Assess which data store solution is right for your organisation Speaker: Anthony Saxby, Data Platform Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft UK
12.00-12.30	Big Data problem or big problem with your data? Validity and Value - the additional two Vs of Big Data you need to consider Can a holistic view of Big Data lead to a greater level of insight? Learn about a 4 step approach to successful information management Speaker: Suranjan Som, Practice Head of Business Intelligence, IMGROUP	Transforming information into knowledge through visualization The importance of visualization in extracting value from your data What's the best platform to use for visualization? Creating the infrastructure to link visualization with decision making Speaker: Rick Wild, Business Information Solutions Architect, Differentia Consulting; QlikView Partner
12.30-13.20	Lunch break and visit to the exhibition area
13.20-14.00 Panel: Transforming unstructured data into structured intelligence using data analytics Learn what companies are achieving with smart analytics Discover how to find the right tool for the job How do you successfully transform information into business decisions? Moderator: Chris Middleton, Consulting Editor, Computing Speakers: Darren Silvester, Chief Architect, Three Darren Robertson, Data Scientist, Action for Children Rupert Brown, Lead Architect, UBS Christopher Osborne, Senior Product Manager, AlertMe
14.00-14.30 Case study: Cyber security Security as a competitive advantage Technological approaches to information security Cyber security threats - business and government challenges Speaker: Jamie Randall, Technology Specialist, BSkyB
14.30-14.50 Afternoon break and visit to exhibition area
14.50-15.30 Panel: Assessing the value of Big Data - lessons learnt from the early adopters Hear how the early adopters are exploiting Big Data and delivering ROI Learn how to anticipate and react to the challenges presented by Big Data Steps you need to take to update your technology infrastructure Moderator: Chris Middleton, Consulting Editor, Computing Speakers: Mark Whitehorn, Chair of Analytics, University of Dundee Mike Hainey, Head of Data Analytics, HMRC Benjamin Stopford, Lead Architect, RBS David Williams, Head of Customer Intelligence, ASOS
15.30-15.40 Closing remarks
15.40 Drinks Reception

8.30 - 9.00 Registration and breakfast

9.00-9.05 Welcome and opening remarks

Speaker: Stuart Sumner, Editor, Computing

9.05-9.20 Computing research: a review of Big Data trends

Speaker: David McClelland, Consulting Editor, Computing; Member of the BCS

9.20-10.00 Panel: Assessing the value of Big Data - is it worth the investment?

Is Big Data a fad or will it revolutionise business?
How to use the data you already have to gain new insight and improve decision making at a lower cost
When to expect results and how to measure return on your Big Data investment

Moderator: Kate Craig-Wood, MD, Memset; Member of the BCS

Speakers: Martyn Croft, CIO, The Salvation Army

Christina Scott, CIO, Financial Times

Tony Scott, Global Enterprise Architect, Arup

Lauren Sager Weinstein, Head of Analytics, Customer Experience, TfL

10.00-10.30 Keynote Presentation: The power of convergence: life science and Big Data

Big Data analytics enabling better drug discovery and development
Future of the industry - improving health and managing the total cost of care with Big Data
AstraZeneca's journey to Big Data

Speaker: Angela Yochem, CTO, AstraZeneca

10.30-10.55 Morning break and visit to exhibition area

Stream 1

Realising business benefits from Big Data

Chaired by: David McClelland, Consulting Editor, Computing; Member of the BCS

Stream 2

Tools and technologies for managing the information overload

Chaired by: Graeme Burton, Chief Reporter, Computing

11.00-11.30

Overcoming the limitations of the traditional data warehouse to deliver scalable solutions

Is there a place for traditional data warehouse solutions in the new business environment?
Cut your costs and increase efficiency by putting your data in the cloud
How to manage security and governance in the cloud

Speaker: Tony Harper, BIM Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini UK

Addressing the challenges of real time analytics

Learn about the key technology elements for real time data capture and analytics
What architectural choices are necessary for real time data capture and management?
What tools - software and hardware - are available to help you?

Speaker: Alan Priestley, Director, Strategic Marketing EMEA, Intel

11.30-12.00

Monetising 100% of your data with analytics

How can you improve your services and reduce costs with smart analytics?
How do you extract value from unstructured data?
Introduction to Big Data analysis tools

Speaker: Richard Brierton, Senior Lead EMEA Marketing, Autonomy

New architectures for greater scalability and compatibility

Current trends in SQL, noSQL and Big Data. Is SQL becoming obsolete?
Learn about benefits of hybrid SQL-noSQL solutions
Assess which data store solution is right for your organisation

Speaker: Anthony Saxby, Data Platform Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft UK

12.00-12.30

Big Data problem or big problem with your data?

Validity and Value - the additional two Vs of Big Data you need to consider
Can a holistic view of Big Data lead to a greater level of insight?
Learn about a 4 step approach to successful information management

Speaker: Suranjan Som, Practice Head of Business Intelligence, IMGROUP

Transforming information into knowledge through visualization

The importance of visualization in extracting value from your data
What's the best platform to use for visualization?
Creating the infrastructure to link visualization with decision making

Speaker: Rick Wild, Business Information Solutions Architect, Differentia Consulting; QlikView Partner

12.30-13.20

Lunch break and visit to the exhibition area

13.20-14.00 Panel: Transforming unstructured data into structured intelligence using data analytics

Learn what companies are achieving with smart analytics
Discover how to find the right tool for the job
How do you successfully transform information into business decisions?

Moderator: Chris Middleton, Consulting Editor, Computing

Speakers: Darren Silvester, Chief Architect, Three

Darren Robertson, Data Scientist, Action for Children

Rupert Brown, Lead Architect, UBS

Christopher Osborne, Senior Product Manager, AlertMe

14.00-14.30 Case study: Cyber security

Security as a competitive advantage
Technological approaches to information security
Cyber security threats - business and government challenges

Speaker: Jamie Randall, Technology Specialist, BSkyB

14.30-14.50 Afternoon break and visit to exhibition area

14.50-15.30 Panel: Assessing the value of Big Data - lessons learnt from the early adopters

Hear how the early adopters are exploiting Big Data and delivering ROI
Learn how to anticipate and react to the challenges presented by Big Data
Steps you need to take to update your technology infrastructure

Moderator: Chris Middleton, Consulting Editor, Computing

Speakers: Mark Whitehorn, Chair of Analytics, University of Dundee

Mike Hainey, Head of Data Analytics, HMRC

Benjamin Stopford, Lead Architect, RBS

David Williams, Head of Customer Intelligence, ASOS

15.30-15.40 Closing remarks

15.40 Drinks Reception

Please note: This programme is subject to change