GCC Masterclasses To Teach Big Data Science And Extracting Business Value

DUBAI INTERNET CITY, UAE - Jan. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Two specially-created Masterclasses will explain the latest in data science techniques, as well as methods which extract true business value from raw data, to delegates at the GCC BIG DATA SUMMIT in Dubai this March.

Each class will be presented by an acclaimed global thought-leader from the United States. They are Silicon Valley based Juergen Urbanski, former CTO of Deutsche Telekom’s Enterprise Services, and Houston-based Dr Satyam Priyardarshy, Chief Data Scientist of Halliburton USA.

Dr Priyardashy’s Masterclass will look deep into Big Data Analytics and Data Science. He stresses: “Big Data is the second industrial revolution for business.”

The first part of his class will help delegates to think like a data scientist – the second will be devoted to hands-on activity, where they will use these tools to experience statistical methods, regression techniques, correlation, dimensionality reductions and simple-to-interpret visualisations.

He adds: “The take-aways for delegates include learning the simple 7-step process for application to complex problems; understanding and using tools and techniques that support the Data Analytics pipeline – and being able to speak intelligently about Big Data analytics across your organisation.”

The second Masterclass will be Juergen Urbanski’s ‘Success with Big Data.’

“Extracting business value from Big Data runs through several stages,” he emphasizes.  “This session will help delegates understand not just where they are, but where they could be by when, and what they should do next.”

Mr Urbanski will use a collaborative, practical approach that blends industry best practices with real-world experience as well as an online self-paced assessment.

“This interactive session will ensure that incremental benefits are being realized while your organization progresses on the longer maturity journey. Take-aways will include: understanding top risks in reaching the next stage; prioritising use case identification (with concrete examples for sectors such as financial services, retail, public sector and telecommunications) and understanding enterprise-wide target architecture, solution design choices and criteria for vendor selection.”

There will be a further 25 international and regional speakers in the main section of the Summit. The speaker panel accordingly includes senior representatives of Etisalat, Injazat Data Systems, DU Telecoms, Halliburton, ADNOC, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Gulf Air, ADWEA, Emirates Group, Etihad Airways, Daman Health Insurance and Mobily, among others. The event will take place at Dubai’s Address Marina Hotel from March 8-10, 2015.

Last week of ‘early-bird’ pricing

“The regular two day conference pass is US $ 1727 – but until January 20, we are offering a special early-bird price of $1199 per head,” notes Kumar Ramanujam, Director of Conferences for the Summit’s organisers TMC of Dubai.

“Similar early-bird rates apply to the two specialist masterclasses being held on March 8, immediately before the main event.  Savings will be over a thousand dollars for anyone wanting to take both masterclasses as well as the conference itself: full details are on our website.”

The full Masterclass and Summit programme, with speakers’ topics and detailed supporting information, is available on the GCC BIG DATA & ANALYTICS SUMMIT website, www.gccbigdata.com or from the organisers on info@tmc-me.com.

For further information, please contact:

Stefan Kemball

Director of Strategy, TMC

Tel: 04 276 5391 x 103

Email: stefan@tmc-me.com

Read all about the full event programme, masterclasses, advisory board, delegate booking and sponsorship opportunities at www.tmc-me.com or www.gccbigdata.com