Swiss Conference on Data Science

Usage of Data and Analytics in the Middle East is growing exponentially, and by 2022, it is expected to be worth around $61 billion. As businesses face unprecedented challenges, there is a great emphasis on making the most of their key asset - Data. How can data and analytics accelerate digital transformation across the region? Velocity is the Middle East’s largest data and analytics summit presented by Datatechvibe, the region's most influential community of technology leaders. Join hundreds of experts as we lead the discussion on Data and Analytics!

According to ‘The Global AI Agenda’ a 2020 survey of 1,000+ AI experts conducted by MIT Technology Review across the Middle East and Africa, 82% of large companies across the region had launched AI programs by the end of 2019. Also, a majority of respondents (44%) expected AI to power 21%-30% of their business processes by 2023. With AI being the next big thing in the region, various sectors are now converging these two technologies to harvest better results. According to predictions from Forrester, 70% of organizations in the UAE alone, are expected to implement AI to analyse unstructured data in the next two years, with banking, healthcare, tourism and oil and gas considered as the top players to use big data analytics.

The Business Analytics Conference (BACon) is PMsquare’s annual signature event. BACon 2020 focused on solving organizations’ data and analytics challenges throughout the analytics life-cycle, from source data challenges to end-user presentation. This event was designed for professionals interested in improving their organization’s ability to leverage data and analytics at any level in the analytics life-cycle. Managing Partner of PMsquare, Dustin Adkison, will speak on the importance of integrated and unified data analytics and the value it can bring to your organization while touching on the best solutions and practices to have throughout the analytics life-cycle. Learn about how the largest companies in the world with the most complex data systems look to market leader Trifacta to tackle today’s most pressing data wrangling needs.

This Conference will provide you with the tools and training to integrate advanced decision-making techniques into business processes that center on the experience of your customers, clients, and guests. While the specific methods and integration may change from industry to industry, the science and techniques remain the same. We’re confident you’ll see examples of how data-based, analytical decisions work in all areas of business.