SMART DATA SOLUTIONS

Data is everywhere these days and efficient data management is THE key factor for success in nearly all industries in the meantime. McKinsey lists data as a key factor for production alongside with labor and capital in one of their recent reports(1). Furthermore, Data is produced in huge amounts by sensors, social networks or mobile devices and the amounts of data available worldwide grow exponentially…

To create value out of such data is the credo of SMART DATA SERVICES & SOLUTIONS and all the important trends of the last years are part of this as: Open Data & Linked Open Data (LOD), Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and-and-and ...

The MeetUp ‘Smart Data Solutions’ taking place on 15.9.2015 combines these topics and brings together all related communities, to present viewpoints, discuss solutions and draw an outlook into the world of SMART DATA SOLUTIONS! The event is designed as an interactive mix of presentations, lightning talks and open discussion as well as a lot of networking!

The event is also the official evening reception of the SEMANTiCS2015 (http://www.semantics.cc) conference.

The 6 planned lightning talks will be selected via an open call that is already open for submission and the deadline is 04 September 2015, 23:59pm CET(2)

(1) McKinsey: ‘Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity’ (http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/big_data_the_next_frontier_for_innovation)
(2) http://bit.ly/SmartDataSolutions

***Programme - see latest version: http://bit.ly/SmartDataSolutions ***

Moderation: Nika Mizerski (SWC) & Sandra Stromberger (Digital City Vienna)

18:30 - 19:00: Registration & Networking
19:00 - 19:15: Welcome, Axel Polleres (WU) & Andreas Blumauer (SWC)
19:15 - 20:15: Short Talks - Smart Data Solutions & Innovation (15’ each)

.) Eva Czernohorszky (Vienna Business Agency (https://viennabusinessagency.at/)): (Smart) Data Activities in Vienna

.) Christian Dirschl (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiandirschl) (Wolters Kluwer Germany, WKD): BigData Value Association (http://www.bdva.eu/) (BDVA)

.) Martin Kaltenböck (http://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkaltenboeck) (http://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkaltenboeck)(SWC): Big Data Europe Project (http://www.big-data-europe.eu/)

.) Elena Simperl (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elena-simperl/b/584/40b) (Southampton University, The ODI): ODINE, Open Data Incubator Europe (https://opendataincubator.eu/)

20:15 - 20:45: 6 x 5mins Lightning Talks
.) Lightning Talk 1-6

20:45 - 21:00: Open Discussion with participants and presenters (ALL)
21:00-22:30: Networking with drinks & finger food