Contributors

Dev Lakhani- Founder at Batch Insights
Dev Lakhani has a background in Software Engineering and Computational Statistics and is a founder of Batch Insights, a Big Data consultancy that has worked on numerous Big Data architectures and data science projects in Tier 1 banking, global telecoms, retail, media and fashion. Dev has been actively working with

Sudhanshu Adhuja- CEO at Ideatory.co
Sudhanshu Ahuja is the founder of Ideatory Pte. Ltd., who organize open-innovation challenges to help companies discover, attract and hire great tech talent. Ideatory is a recipient of the ACE Start-ups Grant. Ahuja is also a Technology Scout for Electrolux, where his role involves searching and identifying technologies or products

Rob Markovich – CMO of Moogsoft
As Chief Marketing Officer at Moogsoft, Rob is responsible for global outbound marketing, sales support, and product management. Rob’s 25-year career is all about building successful IT service assurance businesses. Prior to Moogsoft, he was SVP of Sales and Marketing at VSS Monitoring and later Danaher after its acquisition. Rob

Kris Hammond- Chief Scientist, Narrative Science
In addition to being Narrative Science’s Chief Scientist, Kris Hammond is a professor of Computer Science and Journalism at Northwestern University. Prior to joining the faculty at Northwestern, Kris founded the University of Chicago’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. His research has been primarily focused on artificial intelligence, machine-generated content and context-driven

Sean Farrington – Regional VP for Northern Europe at Qlikview
Sean has been MD UK & Ireland and Regional Vice President for Northern Europe for Qlik since July 2009. He has over 19 years’ experience in the business software industry, 15 of those are within Business intelligence. Prior to Qlik, Sean was Regional Vice President and General Manager, UK, Ireland

Bernard Marr – Big Data Expert
Bernard Marr – the ‘Big Data Guru’ – is one of the world’s most highly respected voices anywhere when it comes to data in business. He is a highly acclaimed keynote speaker and advises companies and government organizations on how to use big data, analytics and metrics to improve strategic

Himanshu Bari- Director of Product Management at DataTorrent
Himanshu Bari is the Director of Product Management for DataTorrent. His prior experience includes working a Senior Product Manager for Symantec and Hortonworks, a Strategy Consultant for Panasonic, and a Senior Systems Analyst for Goldman Sachs. See all of Himanshu’s posts here.

Philip Berliner- Business Development Manager at evolve24
Philip Berliner has spent the last 15 years helping businesses communicate with their key audiences more effectively by facilitating their purchase of the right web-based software solutions and managed services for their unique business needs. At evolve24, his work enables Marketing, Public Relations, Consumer Insights, and Predictive Analytics professionals to gain an

Dominic A Ienco- CEO of Univision
Dominic Ienco’s career has spanned over 30 years of combining a strong immersion in music and entertainment with corporate advisory and business development services. He has assisted numerous emerging companies with the raising of capital and acting as a roving advisor he has been particularly successful in procuring international business

Stephen Lahanas- Vice President & IT Architect, Semantech
Stephen Lahanas is the Vice President & IT Architect of Semantech Inc. His work is primarily focused on SOA, Data, Strategy, Cyber Security and Semantic Technology. He has provided critical technical and leadership support in a number of industries including defense & government, telecommunications and education. His writing has also