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In this conversation, Angela & Joshua from Booz Allen sat down with Vishal to discuss the Mathematical Corporation. They discussed some of the stories, challenges, and opportunities facing any corporation on their journey to a Mathematical corporation.

Timeline:

0:29 Angela and Josh's introduction.

4:00 Inspiration behind their book.

8:20 Machine Intelligence.

12:27 Ideal fit for a business to embrace mathematical organization.

14:54 Convincing executives towards data science.

19:20 Working with data science skeptics.

23:02 How much percent data-driven should a company be?

26:38 Mathematical models being predictable in an unpredictable environment.

30:25 Mathematical organization response to open sources.

34:14 AI the job enabler.

36:52 Advice for small businesses to be data-driven.

39:36 A fully mature mathematical corporation.

44:16 Sleeping on the wheel.

45:28 An ideal reader for the book "Mathematical Corporation".

48:37 The aha moment while writing the book.

50:40 Creating awareness for business to be data-driven.

54:18 Takeaways from "Mathematical Corporation".

Their Book: The Mathematical Organization is out to help the business stay data-driven and competitive. You could download the book @ http://amzn.to/2hNsoaH

THE MATHEMATICAL CORPORATION: Where Machine Intelligence and Human Ingenuity Achieve the Impossible (PublicAffairs; June 6, 2017), by Booz Allen Hamilton machine intelligence experts Joshua Sullivan and Angela Zutavern, is the first book to show business leaders how to compete in this new era: by combining the mathematical smarts of machines with the intellect of visionary leaders.

About the Guest

DR. JOSH SULLIVAN is SVP at Booz Allen Hamilton. One of the world’s leading experts in data science and machine intelligence, he was among the first people to hold the title “data scientist.” He has appeared on CNBC.

ANGELA ZUTAVERN is VP at Booz Allen Hamilton and pioneered the application of machine intelligence to leadership and strategy. Together, they’re radically transforming how Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and major government agencies perform by helping leaders shatter long-held constraints and reveal hidden truths in their organizations. They live in Washington, D.C.

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Data & Analytics Bi-Weekly Newsletter Cast Aug 03, 2017

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In this session, Brett McLaughlin, Chief Data Strategist at Akamai, discussed his journey to creating a forecasting solution. He sheds light on some limitations, some innovative thinking, and some hacks that one could use to structure a good forecasting model.

Timeline:

0:29 Brett's journey.

15:06 Data scientist fulling the vision of the CEO.

24:25 Art of doing business and science of doing business.

29:23 Data science and mathematics.

34:55 Salesforce defining the value of algorithms.

38:14 Capturing feedback to improve data models.

46:14 First steps in building a futuristic data model.

54:27 Using algorithms to forecast.

1:01 Tips for data leaders to build a team.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/discussing-forecasting-brett-mclaughlin-akabret-akamai/

Here's Brett's Bio:

Twenty-one years of experience transforming business operations through more intelligent use of data. Expertise in leading organizations in data transformation, predictive analytics (e.g., forecasting, linear programming, operational simulations, etc.), world-class visualizations and interfaces, and tight integration into existing operations.

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Level Analytics Bootcamp by Northeastern University Event:

Future of Data Science - Graduation Talk

by Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek

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In this podcast, Robin discussed how an analytics organization functions in a collaborative culture. He shed some light on preparing a robust framework while working on policy rich setup. This talk is a must for anyone building an analytics organization with a culture-rich or policy rich environment.

Timeline:

0:29 Robin's journey.

6:02 Challenges in working as a chief data scientist.

9:50 Two breeds of data scientists.

13:38 Introducing data science into large companies.

16:57 Creating a center of excellence with data.

19:52 Challenges in working with a government agency.

22:57 Creating a self-serving system.

26:29 Defining chief data officer, chief analytics officer, chief data scientist.

28:28 Designing an architecture for a rapidly changing company culture.

31:39 Future of analytics and data leaders.

35:47 Art of doing business and science of doing business.

42:26 Perfect data science hire.

45:08 Closing remarks.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/futureofdata-with-robin-thottungal-chief-data-scientist-at-epa/

Here's Robin's bio on his current EPA Role:

- Leading the Data Analytics effort of 15,000+ member agency through providing strategic vision, program development, evangelizing the value of data-driven decision making, bringing a lean-start up approach to the public sector & building advanced data analytics platform capable of real-time/batch analysis.

-Serving as Chief data scientist for the agency, including directing, coordinating, and overseeing the division’s leadership of EPA’s multi­media data analytics, visualization, and predictive analysis work along with related tools, application development, and services.

-Develop and oversee the implementation of Agency policy on integration analysis of environmental data, including multi­media analysis and assessments of environmental quality, status, and trends.

-Develop, market, and implement tactical and strategic plans for the Agency’s data management, advanced data analytics, and predictive analysis work.

-Lead cross­federal, state, tribal, and local government data partnerships as well as information partnerships with other entities.

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The security challenges of a particular business may often be proportional to the amount of data they need to capture, process, and interpret. As businesses grow their security needs become ever more complex and challenging as the volume, velocity, and variety of data increases. Forward thinking organizations using data science to better process and interpret vast data stores both on-premise and in the cloud to identify threats and intrusions to their local networks and beyond.

Join us to participate in a dynamic discussion from practitioners with deep experience in the areas of data science or information security including:

• Bob Rudis, Chief Security Data Scientist, Rapid7, frequent blogger at rud.is, co-author of Data Driven Security, and ardent R open source contributor. Follow Bob on the web here. Previously, Bob was at Verizon and responsible for the Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) known in the security industry as "an unparalleled source of information on cybersecurity threats."

• Mark Gerner, Sr. Economic Data Scientist / Analytics Leader with 10+ years of experience designing, implementing, and communicating the results of analyses in support of customer engagement, strategic planning, and programmatic portfolio management related activities.

• Kalpesh Sheth, Co-founder & CEO, Yaxa, With 20+ years of technical expertise in data networking, network security, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and Cluster Computing. Before co-founding Yaxa, Sheth was Senior Technical Director at DRS Technologies (acquired by Finmeccanica S.p.A.), Director at RiverDelta Networks (acquired by Motorola and now part of Arris) and fifth employee of Digital Technology (acquired by Agilent Technologies). He is a co-author of VITA 41.6 an ANSI standard, and has spoken at numerous trade conferences as an expert panel member.

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In this session, Jon talks about analytics in the agency business. He discussed best practices and some operational hacks to help leaders become successful in the world of analytics in the marketing domain(one of the early adopter of technology)

Timeline:

0:29 John's journey.

6:07 Use cases for the benchmark studies at L2.

7:16 The struggles and challenges in the digital industry.

11:30 How much data is good data.

14:55 Staying relevant during times of disruption.

20:18 Analysing data of various cultures for a global company.

24:30 Art of doing business and science of doing business.

27:22 Jon's current role.

30:06 How much of L2 in facing and out facing?

31:45 Qualifying a source/platform.

35:20 Integrating a new source into the existing algorithm.

38:16 Building classifiers.

40:00 Jon's leadership style.

43:00 Client facing a leadership.

45:12 Jon's magic data science hire.

47:28 Suggestion for starting a data practice in a dissimilar industry.

50:55 World without survey.

53:11 Future of data in the digital industry.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/futureofdata-jon-gibs-chief-data-officer-l2-inc/

Bio-

Jon Gibs is the Chief Data Officer and Chief Data Scientist at L2, a digital research, benchmarking, and advisory services company recently acquired by the Gartner Group. Prior to his time at L2, Jon founded and was the group vice president of data science and analytics at Huge, a digital agency in Brooklyn, and spent 10 years at Nielsen running its digital analytics practice.

Jon's graduate work has been in Geography and spatial statistics at The University at Buffalo.

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Data & Analytics Bi-Weekly Newsletter Cast June 22, 2017

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Data & Analytics Bi-Weekly Newsletter Cast June 8, 2017

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