How AI Built This

Gil is the VP of Product at Israeli AI start-up Edgify.

They are doing something pretty novel, developing an approach to training models directly onto the edge devices, which is super exciting.

Their first use case is within supermarkets and barcodeless items - which is handy with Gil's background being quite retailed focused.

Excited to see how Gil & the team get on next year and beyond.

Hope you enjoy!

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Phil is the Head of Data at Street Group, a Manchester based tech start-up looking to change the way the property market works.

They have recently launched a brand new product, which is underpinned by data and Phil, alongside his team are solving some pretty cool problems!

He's also a great guy, very forward thinking when it comes to hiring, coaching and just generally around technology.

I hope you enjoy!

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Zandra is the CEO of Panintelligence, a Leeds based SaaS company helping companies embed BI, Reporting and Predictive Analytics in one.

Coming from a Sales background, Zandra has had a really interesting career and has helped shape Panintelligence to being a genuine competitor to the likes of PowerBI and Tableau!

We had a great chat and it's always good to see companies in Leeds doing so well on a global scale.

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Kaylea is a talented, Manchester based (but importantly, Scottish) Data Scientist.

Having spent time working with Peak in Manchester as one of their early Data Scientists and recently moving to Residently, a start-up trying to disrupt the renting market, she has some really interesting experience.

We delve into her academic background, working for start-ups and the weird situation of starting a role mid-Covid!

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Paul is the Head of Analytics at Edinburgh based Forecast, a data analytics company working to help clients make the most of their data.

Paul has a great story and was a lot of fun to talk to!

The team have grown exponentially in the time he's been with them and continue to do so - which is great to see in these weird times.

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Our first ever highlight show!

Have a listen to some of the best bits of the show so far about building teams and how to go about it, from some of the most informed people in the UK.

Featuring:

Richard Potter, CEO @ Peak

Erik Mathiesen-Dreyfus, Head of Data Science @ Attest

Craig Mackay, CEO @ Sharktower

Alastair Andrew, CEO Dayshape

Andrew Hathaway, CTO @ Hark

Tom Liptrot, Data Science Consultant @ Ortom

Leanne Fitzpatrick, Data Science Manager @ Talk Talk

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Vicky is the VP of Analytics at Merkle Aquila in Edinburgh and has been with the company since they were a small start-up to now being a real analytics powerhouse in the UK.

Having worked for a big consultancy and a large bank, going to a start-up was quite risky, we had a great chat about why Aquila Insight was right for Vicky and the journey that followed.

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Anna Sutton is the CEO of Leeds based Data Analytics company The Data Shed, which she runs with her husband Ed.

The Data Shed was born through shared frustrations of data not being readily available for key decision makers in businesses, they have went from strength to strength over the years.

Heavily involved in championing the Leeds tech community, Anna and her team are at the forefront of so much good work in the Leeds data world.

It was great to sit down and find out more about Anna's and The Data Shed's story.

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Rachael is the Research Software Community Manager at The University of Manchester and Software Sustainability Institute and Founder of the Manchester chapter of Her + Data MCR.

A real champion for D&I in STEM subject, Rachael has been instrumental in the Manchester data scene for a number of years now.

An Astrophysicist by trade, we had a great chat about doing a PhD in that world and what the current role involves.

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Tom is the Strategy Principle at Futurice, an international digital engineering and innovation company.

They provide Consultancy work across technology and strategy, with Tom looking specifically at AI.

They also have an R&D hub in their Finnish office where they are working on AI projects for internal use but also as proof of concept for future client work.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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