Smart data summit is back for its 7th edition in March 2020

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

H.E. Mohammad Hassan, Executive Director - National Statistics and Data Sector, Federal Competitiveness & Statistics Authority delivering the keynote presentation at Smart Data Summit 2019

Press Release

Dubai: Expotrade Global, organizers of the Smart Data Summit, today announced the dates of the 7th edition of the conference. To be held on 23 and 24 March 2020 at Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa, the program agenda focuses on the theme driving customer insights and business performance through advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.

Following the success of its last few editions, the 2020 conference will host over 400 senior data analytics, BI, data science and marketing professionals representing diverse industries based across the GCC region. Featuring over 20 sessions, including five panel discussions, the two-day event offers a number of learning and knowledge-sharing opportunities.

The two-day event agenda will cover topics on augmented analytics, boosting business opportunities by using real-time analytics, the evolving roles of Chief Data Officers and Chief Analytics Officers, structuring data lakes to attain ROI, powering up the new-age retail industry with big data analytics, the impact of big data analytics in E-commerce, and amplifying the power of predictive analytics, amongst many others.

Announcing the 2020 event dates, Mr. Brad Hariharan, Regional Director, Expotrade Middle East, said, “Big data, analytics and AI are technologies that have not only significantly changed the way businesses are conducted, but also played a strategic role in government organizations improving public services. The extent to which data analytics has redefined business processes cannot be ignored. The Smart Data Summit will highlight strategies that organizations need to deploy to tackle challenges and keep up with the ever changing demand of their customers.”

Bartosz Peitruzka, Chief Data Officer & Head of Analytics, HSBC; Vittorio Barraja, Chief Data Officer, The Carlyle Group; Youmna Borghol, Chief Data Officer, Choueiri Group; Rami Zahran, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Saudi German Hospitals; Pablo Durante, Chief Marketing Officer, The Luxury Closet, Inc.; Richard C. van der Wath, SVP Head of AI & Advanced Analytics, Emirates NBD; Bahaa' Awartany, SVP & Head of Business Analytics & Decision Support - Personal Banking Group, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Theodore Khoury, Head of Analytics, Amazon, to name a few are some of the early confirmed speakers for this event.

Across two days, more than 50 senior international and regional industry experts participating as speakers and panelists will share business transformation case studies and insight on the trends witnessed in the big data analytics industry and how to overcome challenges to achieve business results.  

More information on the Smart Data Summit is now available at https://www.smartdatadubai.com/. Follow the Summit on social media with the hashtag #SMDATA.

Source: ZAWYA