Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science

Pieter Vorster is the GM CSR & Chief Data Analytics Officer at Commonwealth Bank, one of the largest companies in Australia. He is an internationally recognized leader in the data analytics space with over 20 years of experience in industries like retail, wealth, corporate and investment banking, financial services, insurance, etc. In this episode, Pieter explains how he considers his real dat...

The digital transformation of the retail industry has been going on for years. It has increased speed, efficiency, and accuracy across every branch of retail business, thanks in large part to advanced data and predictive analytics systems that are helping companies make data-driven business decisions. None of those insights would be possible without the internet of things (IoT), and most important...

As few as 15% of data scientists today are women. And that lack of diversity is a serious issue. AI algorithms are susceptible to bias, so building them requires a team that includes a wide range of views and experiences. What’s preventing more women from joining the field? In this week’s podcast episode, Felipe will be speaking with Fiona Milne, Head of Data and Ai at Whispir and Founder of WiMLD...

In this week’s episode, Felipe will be speaking with Simon Herbert, NSW Customer Service Department’s Chief Data Officer. Simon has worked for the NSW Data Analytics Centre for over three years. He has been instrumental in the transformation of the DAC to an agile culture. He and his team have built an advanced analytics service in the commercial cloud which delivers the enhanced capability and sc...

Today we have Apple’s Senior Data Scientist, Farhan Baluch as we deep dive into Data Analytics. Farhan has over 10 years of combined academic and industrial experience in machine learning. He likes to combine strategy with tactics and enjoy operating both at the micro and macro levels of data science efforts. As a neuroscientist, he worked on data obtained from sensors used to record neural activi...

We are joined by José Murillo, Chief Analytics Officer at Grupo Financiero Banorte, Mexico's second largest financial group and also the most profitable one pre-pandemic. José had a long tenure at Mexico’s Central Bank, where he worked at the research department. Around 7 years ago, he joined Banorte and established the Analytics Business Unit. His efforts delivered profits equivalent to 46x the c...

Today we are joined by Doug Laney, Data & Analytics Innovation Fellow at West Monroe and Author of "Infonomics". Nearly two decades ago, Mr. Laney originated the field of Infonomics, developing methods to quantify information's economic value and apply asset management practices to information assets. He authored the book "Infonomics: Monetizing, Managing and Measuring Information as a Competi...

We have Kevin Buckley, Founder and CEO of Torrey Pines Law Group, PC in San Diego, USA. He joins us for an insightful chat on Life Sciences and AI. He created Torrey Pines Law Group when he returned home to San Diego in 2013. Throughout his career, he has successfully represented pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, specialty chemical, digital health, healthcare softwa...

We have Calvin Ng, Head of Equality and Linking at Equifax and Patrick Choy, Senior Consultant at Talent Insights Group. Today we are focusing on teams. Everything from hiring, how to structure them, retention and more useful tips. Patrick shared some tips for data scientists who want to differentiate themselves when going through recruitment processes. For him, communication is key and he encoura...

Doug Farell is the Senior Web Engineer at Shutterfly and Author of The Well-Grounded Python Developer, he joined us as our first live webinar guest back in January. Doug has more than 20 years of software development experience in several industries and disciplines. Having been in the industry for many years, Doug fully embraces the concept that "change is the only constant" and can take advantage...

We are joined by Alexey Grigorev for an episode that will be very useful for anyone wanting to identify the skills needed to get into the data science world. Alexey works as a lead data scientist at OLX Group, where he deals with content moderation and image models. He is an experienced software engineer with 10 years of experience. In the last 6 years, he focused mainly on different aspects of ma...

We have Matthew Dixon, Assistant Professor of Applied Math at the Illinois Institute of Technology and author of the textbook, Machine Learning in Finance: From Theory to Practice. He has also written several journal papers on algorithms and models for machine learning, blockchain based technologies with applications in fintech.  Quotes:  "Do you want uncertainty as your first class citi...

Merve Hickok, Founder of AIEthicist.org, joins us today to share her knowledge on AI Ethics. She is an independent consultant, lecturer and speaker on AI ethics and bias and its implications on individuals & society. She creates awareness, builds capacity and advocates for ethical and responsible AI while also collaborating with several national and international organizations building governa...

We are joined by Michelle Perugini, she is the co-founder and CEO of Presagen and Life Whisperer. In 2017, she had the opportunity to combine her passion for healthcare and technology and started Presagen, an amazing company that's doing things that actually change people's lives. Presagen is both a platform and product company. They have a really unique AI platform that helps them build scalable...

In this episode we talk to Tyler Folkman, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Branded Entertainment Network.  Tyler joined Branded Entertainment Network almost two years ago and ever since has been working on how to leverage AI and data in the world of entertainment, specifically product placement. Their work is similar to that of a recommendation algorithm in that they use data to connect bra...

We have Carlos Avello, Marketing Science Lead at Amazon (Director of Marketing Analytics at eBay at the time of recording) joining us for an insightful chat on Causal Inference and how it can help businesses understand causes and impacts for better decision making. Even before ecommerce started, Carlos was already working within an extremely data-driven business model. He started his journey in di...

We are joined by Aurelie Jacquet, Chair of Standards Australia, an independent not-for-profit organisation that specializes in the development and adoption of internationally-aligned standards in Australia. Aurelie is an expert in governance, data ethics, privacy and responsible use of technology. She starts by sharing with us how her journey in the data and ethics world started. She is a lawyer b...

We’re starting 2021 with Silvio Giorgio, GM Data Science & Strategy at Australia Post. He is an energetic senior leader appointed by the Group CFO to disrupt finance from within. Silvio establishes and leads Data Science for Australia Post applying artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive modelling, robotics and much more to improve people's safety, customer experiences and commer...

In our last episode, we have Alan Ho, Head of Global Partner Marketing at Tibco Software. We look back on the challenges brought by this year and, as it comes to an end, we reflect on what we need to do differently moving forward and what areas offer hope to those who wish to participate more actively in the data economy. As a part of today’s discussion, we also had the pleasure of chatting with S...

We are joined by Disha Goenka Das, Director of Marketing at Twitter APAC to discuss the modern CMO's job. Disha has had a great career in marketing and has experience in several areas like sales, operations, product management and product marketing. She describes herself as endlessly curious and always wanting to explore the world. Creating marketing strategies and campaigns purely for customer de...

Kate Carruthers, Chief Data & Insights Officer at the University of New South Wales joins us for an episode that discusses the results of a survey shared by She Loves Data across their community regarding women's expectations about their careers, given the challenges of the past year. To start us off, Kate shares how her change-ready attitude has allowed her to seize new opportunities and lear...

We are joined by Celine Le Cotonnec, Chief Data & Innovation Officer at Bank of Singapore and Shameek Kundu, Chief Data Officer at Standard Chartered Bank. They share with us their perspective on what the function and goal of the Chief Data Officer is. From Shameek’s experience, the function of the Chief Data Officer role varies by industry, maturity of the organization with respect to data an...

In this episode we have Figen Ulgen, Head of Data & Analytics at Woolworths NZ and Angela Kim, Head of Analytics & AI at Teachers Health joining us for a conversation around soft skills and their relevance in the world of data. Figen gives soft skills the same importance as technical skills, given that both of them are necessary for individuals to reach success. Soft skills may come natura...

On our 7th episode we are joined by two very talented women, Siew Choo Soh, Managing Director & Group Head of Consumer Banking and Big Data/AI Technology at DBS Bank and Terisa Roberts, Director and Global Lead: Risk Modelling and Decisioning at SAS. Siew Choo shares with us DBS’s mindset around innovation. For them, the use of technology does not equate to innovation. They don’t have a design...

In this episode we have Vidyarth Eluppai Srivatsan, Director of Marketing Technology at The Coca-Cola Company and Pavel Bulowski, Chief Marketing Officer at Meiro and Co-Founder of She Loves Data. Vidyarth describes the Director of Marketing Technology position as a bridge between the roles of Chief Data Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Information Officer. It’s about going across the ma...