November 4 | 10:30 - 10:55
We know that prioritising data is something that comes from the top management – but how do we get this to happen? This session will examine:
Speaker:
Vipin Gopal, PhD, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Eli Lilly and Company (USA)
June 3 | 11:00 - 11:25
We know that prioritising data is something that comes from the top management – but how do we get this to happen? This session will examine:
Speaker:
Vipin Gopal, PhD, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Eli Lilly and Company (USA)
It is no secret, the world is a data-driven world. The increase in data over the last decade has pushed organizations into looking on how to capitalize on their data. With this increase of data, we have also seen an increasing need to learn how to use that data effectively. Join Global Head of Data Literacy Jordan Morrow to discuss what data literacy is, how speaking the language of data can empower an organization towards data and analytical success, and finally, what organizations can do to become more data-driven.
Speaker:
Jordan Morrow, Global Head of Data Literacy, Qlik
June 3 | 11:30 - 11:55
It is no secret, the world is a data-driven world. The increase in data over the last decade has pushed organizations into looking on how to capitalize on their data. With this increase of data, we have also seen an increasing need to learn how to use that data effectively. Join Global Head of Data Literacy Jordan Morrow to discuss what data literacy is, how speaking the language of data can empower an organization towards data and analytical success, and finally, what organizations can do to become more data-driven.
Speaker:
Jordan Morrow, Global Head of Data Literacy, Qlik
June 3 | 12:00 - 12:25
In this segment, we will discuss some of the known and little-known issues with Data Governance programs and provide a comprehensive overview of technology that can take the pain out of implementing a program and make it exponentially easier to maintain over the course of time, and for a wide variety of roles within the business and technology teams.
Speaker:
Sam Benedict, Vice President of Solution Strategy, erwin
June 3 | 12:30 - 12:55
In this segment, we will discuss some of the known and little-known issues with Data Governance programs and provide a comprehensive overview of technology that can take the pain out of implementing a program and make it exponentially easier to maintain over the course of time, and for a wide variety of roles within the business and technology teams.
Speaker:
Sam Benedict, Vice President of Solution Strategy, erwin
Correlation tells you how numbers interacted in the past, but it doesn’t tell you the structure of that data. After a shock, the ability for data leaders to forecast future scenarios is so much harder, as you can’t just draw on previous trends. This panel will examine:
Panellists:
Evelyn Wareham, Chief Data & Insights Officer, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Brian Ferris, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Loyalty New Zealand
Mazen Kassis, Head of Data & Analytics, Foodstuffs North Island
Caroline Izzard, General Manager, Data and Insights, TVNZ
Tony Aitken, GM Data and Analytics, Auckland Transport
Kevin Ross, CEO, Precision Driven Health
Speaking:
November 5 | 13:00 - 13:40
Correlation tells you how numbers interacted in the past, but it doesn’t tell you the structure of that data. After a shock, the ability for data leaders to forecast future scenarios is so much harder, as you can’t just draw on previous trends. This panel will examine:
Panellists:
Evelyn Wareham, Chief Data & Insights Officer, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Brian Ferris, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Loyalty New Zealand
Mazen Kassis, Head of Data & Analytics, Foodstuffs North Island
Caroline Izzard, General Manager, Data and Insights, TVNZ
Tony Aitken, GM Data and Analytics, Auckland Transport
Kevin Ross, CEO, Precision Driven Health
Moderators:
Kitty Ling, Senior Manager / NZ Lead Retail Analytics, Woolworths NZ Limited
Scott Brooker, Head of Business Intelligence, Yellow
June 3 | 13:45 - 14:15
Moderators:
Kitty Ling, Senior Manager / NZ Lead Retail Analytics, Woolworths NZ Limited
Scott Brooker, Head of Business Intelligence, Yellow
Moderators:
Kevin Sweeney, Principal Advisor - Data Leadership & Capability, Stats NZ
Gary Blumgart, Head of Theta Data and Insights
June 3 | 13:45 - 14:15
Moderators:
Kevin Sweeney, Principal Advisor - Data Leadership & Capability, Stats NZ
Gary Blumgart, Head of Theta Data and Insights
For many companies their risk appetite and posture has changed with staff working from home. “Out of sight and out of mind” has never been so relevant as it is during this pandemic where we have entire functions straining approved access points and networks, all the while having to trust that client side aspects are secure.
Moderator:
Anna Tarasoff, Head of Data and Analytics Capability, Southern Cross Health Society
June 3 | 13:45 - 14:15
For many companies their risk appetite and posture has changed with staff working from home. “Out of sight and out of mind” has never been so relevant as it is during this pandemic where we have entire functions straining approved access points and networks, all the while having to trust that client side aspects are secure.
Moderator:
Anna Tarasoff, Head of Data and Analytics Capability, Southern Cross Health Society
Peter Langham - Domain Chapter Lead, Data Engineering and Data Science - will discuss why Spark decided to move their data and analytics capability to the cloud, the benefits achieved and how Snowflake Cloud Data Platform has enabled them to be more data driven, deliver faster and improve analytic output across the business.
Speaker:
Peter Langham, Domain Chapter Lead, Spark New Zealand
June 3 | 14:20 - 14:45
Peter Langham - Domain Chapter Lead, Data Engineering and Data Science - will discuss why Spark decided to move their data and analytics capability to the cloud, the benefits achieved and how Snowflake Cloud Data Platform has enabled them to be more data driven, deliver faster and improve analytic output across the business.
Speaker:
Peter Langham, Domain Chapter Lead, Spark New Zealand
Speaker:
Dr. Paulo Gottgtroy, Data Centre of Excellence Manager, Mercury Energy, and Executive Council, AI Forum NZ
June 3 | 14:20 - 14:45
Speaker:
Dr. Paulo Gottgtroy, Data Centre of Excellence Manager, Mercury Energy, and Executive Council, AI Forum NZ
Speaker:
Dr. Figen Ulgen, Head of Analytics and Insights, Woolworths NZ
June 3 | 14:30 - 14:40
Speaker:
Dr. Figen Ulgen, Head of Analytics and Insights, Woolworths NZ
Speaker:
Dr Kameron Christopher, Chief Scientist - High Performance Computing and Data Science, NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
June 3 | 14:30 - 14:55
Speaker:
Dr Kameron Christopher, Chief Scientist - High Performance Computing and Data Science, NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Case study on making it happen, with the nuts and bolts of the execution
Speaker:
Steven Parrish, Chief Information Officer, Taranaki District Health Board and Interim SRO - eSPACE Programme, Healthshare
November 4 | 14:30 - 14:50
Case study on making it happen, with the nuts and bolts of the execution
Speaker:
Steven Parrish, Chief Information Officer, Taranaki District Health Board and Interim SRO - eSPACE Programme, Healthshare
Speaker:
Nic Aagaard, Principal Advisor, Ethics, Quality Assurance and Safety, Health System Improvement and Innovation, Ministry of Health
and
Dr. Vanessa Jordan, Senior Research Fellow, University of Auckland
June 3 | 14:50 - 15:15
Speaker:
Nic Aagaard, Principal Advisor, Ethics, Quality Assurance and Safety, Health System Improvement and Innovation, Ministry of Health
and
Dr. Vanessa Jordan, Senior Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Speaker:
Nina Anchugina, Deputy Director/Senior Data Scientist, AUT Centre for Social Data Analytics (CSDA), Auckland University of Technology
Speaking:
November 6 | 14:50 - 15:15
Speaker:
Nina Anchugina, Deputy Director/Senior Data Scientist, AUT Centre for Social Data Analytics (CSDA), Auckland University of Technology
Speaker:
Kevin Sweeney, Principal Advisor - Data Leadership & Capability, Stats NZ
June 3 | 15:20 - 15:45
Speaker:
Kevin Sweeney, Principal Advisor - Data Leadership & Capability, Stats NZ
June 3 | 15:50 - 15:55
Opportunity to continue the conversations in the virtual exhibition!
June 3 | 15:55 - 16:00
Opportunity to continue the conversations in the virtual exhibition!
November 6 | 10:30 - 10:55
June 3 | 10:55 - 11:00
Speaking:
November 5 | 11:00 - 11:25
Vodafone New Zealand is undertaking a major data modernisation program. Learn how real-time data is enabling their Vodafone TV and Customer Care teams to offer a more personalised, proactive and engaging experience.
Attend this session to find out how Vodafone NZ:
Speakers:
Peter McCallum, Head of Business Intelligence, Vodafone NZ
Stu Garrow, Senior Vice President & General Manager APAC, Talend
June 3 | 11:30 - 11:55
Vodafone New Zealand is undertaking a major data modernisation program. Learn how real-time data is enabling their Vodafone TV and Customer Care teams to offer a more personalised, proactive and engaging experience.
Attend this session to find out how Vodafone NZ:
Speakers:
Peter McCallum, Head of Business Intelligence, Vodafone NZ
Stu Garrow, Senior Vice President & General Manager APAC, Talend
Attend Devin's 20-minute lighting talk and learn our methods for:
- Spotting stupid
- Identifying those stupid items which you have a fighting chance for stamping out
- Being able to marshall your organisations' political will and funding to initiate the change necessary to get rid of stupid
Speaker:
Devin Deen, Associate Partner, Data & Analytics, ServianJune 3 | 12:00 - 12:25
Attend Devin's 20-minute lighting talk and learn our methods for:
- Spotting stupid
- Identifying those stupid items which you have a fighting chance for stamping out
- Being able to marshall your organisations' political will and funding to initiate the change necessary to get rid of stupid
Speaker:
Devin Deen, Associate Partner, Data & Analytics, ServianCOVID-19 showcased the importance of data to decision making, and this is the story of Stats NZ’s involvement in providing this support, including how it’s rethinking its approach to data delivery following the success of its COVID-19 data portal.
This session will focus on:
Speaker:
Mark Sowden, Chief Executive and Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand
Speaking:
November 5 | 12:30 - 12:55
COVID-19 showcased the importance of data to decision making, and this is the story of Stats NZ’s involvement in providing this support, including how it’s rethinking its approach to data delivery following the success of its COVID-19 data portal.
This session will focus on:
Speaker:
Mark Sowden, Chief Executive and Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand
Advanced data science techniques, like machine learning, have proven an extremely useful tool to derive valuable insights from existing data. Platforms like Spark, and complex libraries for R, Python, and Scala put advanced techniques at the fingertips of the data scientists.
However, most architecture laid out to enable data scientists miss two key challenges:
Attend this session to understand how data virtualization offers an alternative to address these issues and can accelerate data acquisition and massaging. And a customer story on the use of Machine Learning with data virtualization.
Speaker:
Chris Day, Director, APAC Sales Engineering, Denodo
June 3 | 13:00 - 13:25
Advanced data science techniques, like machine learning, have proven an extremely useful tool to derive valuable insights from existing data. Platforms like Spark, and complex libraries for R, Python, and Scala put advanced techniques at the fingertips of the data scientists.
However, most architecture laid out to enable data scientists miss two key challenges:
Attend this session to understand how data virtualization offers an alternative to address these issues and can accelerate data acquisition and massaging. And a customer story on the use of Machine Learning with data virtualization.
Speaker:
Chris Day, Director, APAC Sales Engineering, Denodo
Technologies like Tableau make it easier than ever for business people to access and explore their data. As a result, more insights are uncovered within companies every day. However, unless we can communicate these insights effectively, no one will act on them, and no change will occur. In this session, we will explore ways to overcome this too familiar 'insights dead-end'.
Speaker:
June 3 | 13:30 - 13:55
Technologies like Tableau make it easier than ever for business people to access and explore their data. As a result, more insights are uncovered within companies every day. However, unless we can communicate these insights effectively, no one will act on them, and no change will occur. In this session, we will explore ways to overcome this too familiar 'insights dead-end'.
Speaker:
Data is the fuel for decision making – day-to-day decisions and strategic decisions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, data was the lifeblood of every country’s response. This panel discussion will explore what that decision making looked like in NZ, and what were the lessons learned.
Panellists:
Dame Diane Robertson, Executive Director, The New Zealand Data Trust
Emily Mason, Chief Executive and Co-founder, FrankAdvice and Impact Lab
Kevin Ross, CEO, Precision Driven Health
Mark Sowden, Chief Executive and Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand
Speaking:
November 5 | 14:00 - 14:30
Data is the fuel for decision making – day-to-day decisions and strategic decisions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, data was the lifeblood of every country’s response. This panel discussion will explore what that decision making looked like in NZ, and what were the lessons learned.
Panellists:
Dame Diane Robertson, Executive Director, The New Zealand Data Trust
Emily Mason, Chief Executive and Co-founder, FrankAdvice and Impact Lab
Kevin Ross, CEO, Precision Driven Health
Mark Sowden, Chief Executive and Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand
Privacy and trust are becoming increasingly important in the public conversation. When health outcomes are of paramount importance, and policy is moving at pace, does a citizen’s privacy become a luxury?
Panellists:
Nic Aagaard, Principal Advisor, Ethics, Quality Assurance and Safety, Health System Improvement and Innovation, Ministry of Health
Sarah Auva'a, Lead Digital Trust Partner, Spark New Zealand
June 3 | 14:00 - 14:30
Privacy and trust are becoming increasingly important in the public conversation. When health outcomes are of paramount importance, and policy is moving at pace, does a citizen’s privacy become a luxury?
Panellists:
Nic Aagaard, Principal Advisor, Ethics, Quality Assurance and Safety, Health System Improvement and Innovation, Ministry of Health
Sarah Auva'a, Lead Digital Trust Partner, Spark New Zealand
We know that prioritising data is something that comes from the top management – but how do we get this to happen? This panel will examine:
Panellists:
Astrud Burgess, General Manager, Data and Marketing, ANZ Bank
Neville Richardson, Chief Information Officer, Gallagher
Linley Jesson, Group Leader Data Science, Plant and Food Research
June 3 | 14:00 - 14:30
We know that prioritising data is something that comes from the top management – but how do we get this to happen? This panel will examine:
Panellists:
Astrud Burgess, General Manager, Data and Marketing, ANZ Bank
Neville Richardson, Chief Information Officer, Gallagher
Linley Jesson, Group Leader Data Science, Plant and Food Research
Speaker:
Huazhuo Lin, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, WEL Networks
June 3 | 14:35 - 15:00
Speaker:
Huazhuo Lin, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, WEL Networks
Speaker:
Drew Broadley, Executive Director at Data Ventures, Stats NZ
June 3 | 14:35 - 15:00
Speaker:
Drew Broadley, Executive Director at Data Ventures, Stats NZ
How Tennis New Zealand is using data analytics to:
Speaker:
Matthew Alexander, National Development Coach, Tennis New Zealand
November 4 | 15:05 - 15:30
How Tennis New Zealand is using data analytics to:
Speaker:
Matthew Alexander, National Development Coach, Tennis New Zealand
What are the practical steps that can be taken to tackle common organisational barriers to the success of D&A programmes, such as:
This talk will also look at balancing the art of the possible with your ability to deliver and meet expectations
Speaker:
Richard Griffin, Head of Data, TOWER Insurance
June 3 | 15:05 - 15:30
What are the practical steps that can be taken to tackle common organisational barriers to the success of D&A programmes, such as:
This talk will also look at balancing the art of the possible with your ability to deliver and meet expectations
Speaker:
Richard Griffin, Head of Data, TOWER Insurance
June 3 | 15:30 - 15:30
June 3 | 10:30 - 10:55
Organisations all know that during moments of crisis, the first thing they need is trusted data for their insights and decision making. This keynote charts the course from basics to the Holy Grail of Data-as-a-Service, and examines:
Speaker:
Anwar Mirza, Data Strategy & Governance, FedEx Express
June 3 | 11:00 - 11:25
Organisations all know that during moments of crisis, the first thing they need is trusted data for their insights and decision making. This keynote charts the course from basics to the Holy Grail of Data-as-a-Service, and examines:
Speaker:
Anwar Mirza, Data Strategy & Governance, FedEx Express
COVID-19 has caused a dramatic shift as the linear future we were predicting no longer exists. This applies to the economy, the job market, the balance of skills needed for a prosperous NZ and what customers are demanding. It also applies to how we lead through data and analytics. For us in the data and analytics business, this means:
Speaker:
Jan Sheppard, Chief Data Officer, Tertiary Education Commission
Speaking:
November 5 | 11:30 - 11:55
COVID-19 has caused a dramatic shift as the linear future we were predicting no longer exists. This applies to the economy, the job market, the balance of skills needed for a prosperous NZ and what customers are demanding. It also applies to how we lead through data and analytics. For us in the data and analytics business, this means:
Speaker:
Jan Sheppard, Chief Data Officer, Tertiary Education Commission
AI and machine learning models are trained on historical data, but due to the massive systemic impacts of COVID-19, historical datasets may no longer reflect the current reality. In this talk, Aman will cover:
Aman Sharma, Customer Facing Data Scientist, DataRobot
June 3 | 12:00 - 12:25
AI and machine learning models are trained on historical data, but due to the massive systemic impacts of COVID-19, historical datasets may no longer reflect the current reality. In this talk, Aman will cover:
Aman Sharma, Customer Facing Data Scientist, DataRobot
Speaker:
Evelyn Wareham, Chief Data & Insights Officer, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
June 3 | 12:30 - 12:55
Speaker:
Evelyn Wareham, Chief Data & Insights Officer, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Panellists:
Jan Sheppard, Chief Data Officer, Tertiary Education Commission
Kari Jones, GM, Data & Analytics, New Zealand Post
June 3 | 13:00 - 13:30
Panellists:
Jan Sheppard, Chief Data Officer, Tertiary Education Commission
Kari Jones, GM, Data & Analytics, New Zealand Post
June 3 | 13:00 - 13:25
Speaker:
Tony Aitken, GM Data and Analytics, Auckland Transport
Speaking:
June 3 | 13:35 - 14:00
Speaker:
Tony Aitken, GM Data and Analytics, Auckland Transport
Speaker:
Ali Khan, Head of Data, Auckland District Health Board
June 3 | 13:35 - 14:00
Speaker:
Ali Khan, Head of Data, Auckland District Health Board
Speaker:
Tom Lintern, Head of Commercial, Chief Data Scientist, homes.co.nz
Speaking:
June 3 | 14:05 - 14:30
Speaker:
Tom Lintern, Head of Commercial, Chief Data Scientist, homes.co.nz
Speaker:
Kieran Turner, Head of Data and Analytics, Z Energy Limited
June 3 | 14:05 - 14:30
Speaker:
Kieran Turner, Head of Data and Analytics, Z Energy Limited
June 3 | 14:30 - 14:30