Catalysing Industrial Strategy in the West Midlands
When: September 25th, 10:00 – 15:00
Where: iCentrum, Innovation Birmingham Campus
Big Data is the rising star of the technology industry and it provides a rich source of innovation and development for both SMEs & corporates and local/national government. Our Industry and Policy event intends to bring these sectors together and provide a forum to discuss how further use of big data in the region can accelerate this development. We will present how tailored projects such as the ERDF-Big Data Corridor (BDC) project can support this work, and discuss where further collaborative work could be undertaken.
10:00 – 10:30: Registration and Networking
10:30 – 10:45: Welcome and Speech from WMCA Representative
Importance of Big Data Influences on all of the key priorities of the West Midlands Industrial Strategy
Bridging the gap between the capacity and demand of industry and of the public sector
10:45 – 11:30: Keynote Speech
Christian Howes (Expert in Big Data and Social Media Analytics)
11:30 – 12:00: Utilising the Unseen Data
Presentation from BDC Partner to highlight how to identify novel data sources, how to analyse this data in large quantities and how to monetise the “unseen data”.
Speaker: Chris Thompson (CEO, EnableiD/You Smart Thing)
12:00 – 12:45: Lunch
12:45 – 13:30: Big Data Corridor Showcase
12:45-13:00 BCU and PBL Care
13:00-13:15 You. Smart. Thing. and MyEd
13:15-13:30 Aston University
13:30 – 14:30: Catalysing the Industrial Strategy in the West Midlands
Chris Thompson (CEO, You. Smart. Thing.)
Christian Howes (Expert in Big Data and Social Media Analytics)
Paul Edwards (Head of Strategy, Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership)
Iain Mansell (Project Manager, Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands)
14:30: Close and Networking
