January ProductTank

ProductTank is all about Data this month, and - curated by one of our members Paul Malyon (https://twitter.com/PaulMalyon) - we have got a great line up of presenters for you!

We are back in the heart of Shoreditch, at Central Foundation Boy's School on Cowper Street (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Central+Foundation+Boys+School&hl=en&ll=51.525914,-0.086002&spn=0.007009,0.01929&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=Central+Foundation+Boys+School&hnear=0x47d8a00baf21de75:0x52963a5addd52a99,London&cid=0,0,12003387383963018746&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A). Right next to Old Street tube station.

Speakers

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/2/e/0/event_191665312.jpeg Heather Savory | Chair, Open Data User Group

Heather will be presenting on the opportunities to alter the data landscape and create a ‘store cupboard of ingredients’ to cook up new, valuable products.

Twitter: @SaturnSA4 (https://twitter.com/SaturnSA4) | LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/heather-savory/0/55b/630

http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/6/e/8/event_194178152.jpeg Duncan Ross | Director of Data Science, TeraData

Duncan will be looking at the power of predictive analytics to addvalue to data.

Twitter: @duncan3ross (https://twitter.com/duncan3ross) | LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanross

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/4/b/e/event_194313982.jpeg Nigel Shadbolt | Chairman & Co-Founder, Open Data Institute

Nigel will be reviewing how Open Data can create value for business, focusing on securing high quality Open Data and ensuring businesses of all scales are in a position to use it.

Twitter: Nigel_Shadbolt (https://twitter.com/Nigel_Shadbolt) | Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Shadbolt

There will then be a short panel discussion and Q&A with all three speakers.

Registration will start at 6:30pm, with the first presenter beginning at 7:30pm.

Finally we will have the usual networking over drinks before we repair to a nearby pub for more drinks around 9:30pm!

ProductTank is proudly sponsored by Engine6:

Engine6 (http://www.engine6.com) is a digital consultancy that helps organisations measurably improve how customers connect to their data. We do this by creating robust and usable web applications that seamlessly work across disparate data sources.

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