Ian Hansel
	Director
Verge Labs
- Highlighting the critical advances in machine learning and predictive analytics already increasing customer satisfaction and retention
- Using depersonalised data to deliver high-level predictions of consumer behaviour
- Outlining how customer mobility and a non-linear customer journey can guide the targeting of consumers and increase sales and client acquisition
 Hema Prasad
Hema Prasad
	Head of Domain (Data) Architecture
Commonwealth Bank
Data integration and data engineering requirements are often the most challenging and complex aspects of AI/ML projects today. Traditional IT-centric data management approaches focused on lengthy ETL processes, and complex SQL tooling means that it can often be difficult for Data Scientists to find and leverage the correct data quickly and easily. A Data Fabric centric approach leveraging data virtualisation technology offers an alternative path that increases the speed of data provision and can empower more users via a self-service paradigm.
In this session, we will cover the following and how companies like Prologis have accelerated their analytics efforts by 30%, leveraging Denodo and data virtualization.
- How to accelerate data discovery and exploration using Data Catalog
- How to ease the process of connecting and using all data sources via data virtualization
- How to leverage data as a service in your model deployment process
- Discussing why IoT needs artificial intelligence to be truly useful
- What are the key hurdles we need to overcome to bring true AI to the IoT sphere?
- Where do the most significant possibilities exist for IoT and AI to work together to bring about game-changing transformation?
- What possible applications could be created from the merging of AI and the blockchain
Moderator:
 Ian Hansel
Ian Hansel
	Director
Verge Labs
Panellists:
 Zeeshan Javed
Zeeshan Javed
	Head of Media Performance and Analytics
Foxtel
 Felix Liao
Felix Liao
	Director of Product Management
Denodo
This session brings together leaders from a variety of client-facing enterprises to discuss the important role AI plays in developing a superior customer-focused business.
Topics to be discussed include:
- How does content personalisation, using AI, drive predictive analytics and improve your long-term customer retention?
- Is using machine learning to gain insights into the customers' user behaviour, preferences, and feedback, truly allowing a more customer-focused experience?
- Matching customers with their next possible sale is one area in which AI-enhanced customer experience management has been a trailblazer. What do you see as the next key area AI will be applied to increase overall customer satisfaction?
- AI obtains and stores vast amounts of your customer's data. What strategies can be used to ensure the data is used accurately and protected?
Moderator:
 Kshira Saagar
Kshira Saagar
	Chief Data Officer
Latitude Financial Services (ACS top 25 analytics leaders 2020)
Panellists:
 Leon Hagopian
Leon Hagopian
	Head of Digital Solutions – Asia, Group Transformation Officer
UBS
 Hendra Suryanto
Hendra Suryanto
	Chief Data Scientist
Rich Data Corporation
- What do you need leaders to do and what’s holding them back
- How to prepare the leaders for your intelligent system (and dashboards) so you get the outcomes you need
- Overcoming existing inertia and challenges
 Leisa Hart
Leisa Hart
	Co-Founder & Director
Adaptive Change Mindset
 Dr Debra Panipucci (Rivera), Ph.D
Dr Debra Panipucci (Rivera), Ph.D
	Co-Founder & Director | Strategic HR & Transformation Specialist
Adaptive Change Mindset
- Understanding how digital technologies are driving new levels of industry performance
- Analysing continually accruing data to streamline equipment to reduce breakdowns and increase equipment performance
- Enhancing data streaming, storing and processing capabilities through big data technology
- Examining the current state of the utilities business and what it takes to become an Intelligent Digital Enterprise
- Discuss how AI is revolutionizing the utilities industry, allowing businesses to meet new customer needs, lower costs, and enhance customer experience
 Michael Kirch
Michael Kirch
	Digital Strategy Practice and Customer Experience Director APAC
HCL Technologies
 Phil Hermsen
Phil Hermsen
	Solutions Director APME
HCL Technologies
- Gaining insights into what technologies are on the horizon with the potential to cause the most disruption to the traditional workplace model
- Understand the likely impact of emerging technologies and how you can adapt affected workers to jobs that have long-term resilience to AI introduction
- Balance social responsibility and business opportunity - learning what technologies to invest in to lower operating costs
 
		
	
	
	 
	 
	 Felix Liao
Felix Liao
 Richard George
Richard George