First Speakers Announced for ODSC APAC 2020

With the ODSC APAC Virtual Training Conference & Expo coming up in less than a month, December 8-9, it might be a good time to learn more about the unique lineup of ODSC APAC speakers attending over those two days. On Tuesday, December 8, you will hear from speakers from India; on Wednesday, December 9, you’ll hear from speakers in the Asian & Pacific region.

[Related article: Announcing ODSC APAC Dec 8-9]

December 8: India

Ravi Ranjan | Senior Data Scientist | Publicis Sapient: ML at scale expert working in various fields such as banking, retail, and insurance. He’s currently working on hyper-personalized recommendation systems.

Kavita Dwivedi | Head of Data Science | Infinite-Sum Modelling Inc.: 12-year data science expert with experience in management and analytics delivery. She has published papers on financial econometrics and social media analytics, among others.

Piyush Arora, PhD | Research Scientist | American Express AI Labs: As a research scientist, Piyush studies information extraction and retrieval, user search behavior, NLP, and more. When he was a student, he focused on developing novel solutions for improving search experience and user learning.

Debanjana Banerjee | Data Scientist | Walmart Labs, Bangalore: At Walmart, she has been instrumental in building numerous high-functioning bots in the compliance space dealing heavily in Natural Language Processing, Optimization, Mixture Models, and Rare Time Series.

December 9 ODSC APAC Speakers: APAC

Toby Walsh, PhD | Laureate Fellow and Professor | University of South Wales and Data61: Named a “rock star” of Australia’s digital revolution, Toby research has been instrumental in banning autonomous weapons and the impact of AI and robotics on society.

Dr. Sigrid Rouam | Global Director, Data Analytics & Data Science | Standard Chartered Bank: Sigrid is driving the identification and development of data-driven solutions with advanced analytics (AI, ML), allowing to provide personalized products to end customers, to have a deeper understanding of customer risk profiles, and to identify sustainable trade finance opportunities.

Isaac Reyes | Co-Founder | StoryIQ: Isaac Reyes, Co-Founder at StoryIQ, is a TEDx speaker and international keynote presenter in data visualization and machine learning. His ultimate goal is to empower every organization to derive value from data.

Dr. Noriko Arai | Professor/Founder | National Institute of Informatics/Research Map: Arai is the program director of an AI challenge, Todai Robot Project, which asks the question: Can AI get into the University of Tokyo? The project aims to visualize both the possibilities and the limitations of current AI by setting a concrete goal: a software system that can pass university entrance exams. 

Register now and hear from more ODSC APAC Speakers

Over the course of two days, you’ll be able to learn from these ODSC APAC speakers and more, on pivotal topics like machine & deep learning, recommendation systems, cutting-edge research, and the tools to make it all happen. Register by November 20 to save 40% and see what data science in 2021 will be like!