Announcing #SDSC21: A Series of Spatial Data Science Events

Summary

Following the success of #SDSC20 we're excited to announce 2021's online edition of the Spatial Data Science Conference plus 2 more industry specific events

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Announcing #SDSC21: A Series of Spatial Data Science Events

Having brought together more than 5 000 experts online in 2020  we're excited to announce 2021's online edition of the Spatial Data Science Conference  gathering Data Science  Advanced Analytics & GIS experts from across the globe. Further supporting the exponential growth of this community  we're excited to bring together businesses and organizations who need to ask important location-based questions to adapt to the new era we are living in.  

This year  as well as the main virtual event (October 25th - 28th) we will also be holding two more industry-specific events: the Spatial Data Science in Financial Services Summit & the Spatial Data Science in CPG & Retail Summit. Both of these industries are rapidly increasing their investment in location analytics and bringing experts together to discuss the latest use cases  datasets and methodologies in smaller events will provide a unique experience to continue conversations sparked at #SDSC20.

Spatial Data Science in Financial Services Summit 2021

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The Financial Services industry has become one of the leading verticals in Spatial Data Science in recent years – with a growing number of professionals ramping up their use of geospatial data for fraud detection  risk assessment  market analysis  branch & ATM site planning  catastrophe modelling  M&A analysis  and much more.

This event will bring together Data Science and geospatial leaders from banks  credit card companies  PE and hedge funds  insurers  and reinsurers to demonstrate the next-generation use cases they are working on to push the envelope in their respective areas.

Examples of Previous Speakers from the Financial Services Industry:

Tim Kiely  Lead Data Scientist & Head of Research at Hodges Ward Elliott
Rayne Gaisford  Head of Data Strategy at Jefferies
David Weis  VP Location Intelligence at Mastercard
Dr Tomas Holderness  CTO at Addresscloud
Iván Fanego  Branded Content & Social Media Manager at ING

March 24th & 25th – Online
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Spatial Data Science in CPG & Retail Summit 2021

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Understanding consumers through the lens of location has never been more important  with leading CPG & Retail brands increasing their investment in Spatial Data Science to understand not only the "where" but the "why" behind consumer behavior.

At this event we'll bring together thought leaders in location-based analytics for use cases such as omnichannel planning  supply chain network design  white space analysis  revenue prediction and much more  looking at the new types of data and modelling being used across the industry and how this will enable the industry to adapt to a new normal for CPG and Retail.

Examples of Previous Speakers from the CPG & Retail Industry:

Tim Rains  Spatial Data Scientist at Sainsbury's
Neera Chatterjee  Senior Product Manager at Instacart
Alex Singleton  Professor of GIS at University of Liverpool
LeeRyan Solomon  Data Scientist at US Foods

May 19th & 20th – Online
Register now!

If you would like to speak at any of the upcoming events please submit your abstract using the following links: Main Event / Financial Services / CPG & Retail.

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