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Here are 10 data analytics conferences / summits / forums that we think will be helpful to you as you and your organization dive into 2016. We’ve included the hashtags of these conferences so even if you can’t make it, you’ll be able to follow along on social media for those golden nuggets of data wisdom. Enjoy!
As we’re headed toward 2017, check out our list of data analytics conferences for the remainder of 2016.
January
Chief Analytics Officer Forum
When: January 26-27th 2016
Where: New York, NY
Speakers: 40+ Speakers – Charles Schwab, Affinity Health Plan, State Farm Insurance, Sharp Healthcare, McGraw-Hill Education
Hashtag: #CAOForum
Big Data Innovation Summit – ‘Making Your Data Actionable’
When: January 28-29th 2016
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Speakers: eBay, Boeing, US Dept of Commerce, Groupon and GE
Hashtag: #DataVegas16
February
Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit – ‘Advancing Insight Through Data Science’
When: February 18-19th 2016
Where: San Diego, CA
Speakers: TE Connectivity, Washington Post, LiveNation, XBOX, and LinkedIn
Hashtag: #PASanDiego
April
Enterprise Data World – ‘The Transformation to Data-Driven Business Starts Here’
When: April 17-22nd 2016
Where: San Diego, CA
Topics: Enterprise Data Strategy Data Governance Program Implementation Building for New Demands of Data Architecture Data Quality Measurements and Scorecarding Big Data Trends and Technologies Rolling out Master Data Management EIM – Transforming into Data-driven Business Real-time Analytics & Business Intelligence Best Practices in all aspects of Enterprise Data Management Agile Data Methods
Hashtag: N/A
Data Visualization Summit – ‘Data In. Decisions Out.’
When: April 21-22nd 2016
Where: San Francisco, CA
Speakers: Social Media Research Foundation, Tesla Motors, Pinterest, VTC, Netflix
Hashtag: #DataViz15
Sentiment Analysis Innovation – ‘Learning from Social Signals’
When: April 27-28th 2016
Where: San Francisco, CA
Speakers: Twitter, LinkedIn, MetaMind, Thomson Reuters, Salesforce
Hashtag: #DataSocial
May
PASS Business Analytics Conference – ‘Data. Insights. Action’
When: Pre-Conference Sessions – May 2nd 2016, General Sessions May 3-4th 2016
Where: San Jose, CA
Early bird deadline: March 13th 2016
Speakers: Jer Thorp, American Express, GoDaddy, SolidQ, minitab, Oregon Lottery, Pragmatic Works + many more!
Big Data & Analytics in Healthcare Summit – ‘Improve Outcomes with Big Data’
When: May 11-12th 2016
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Speakers: Independence Blue X, Highmark Health, Anthem, Kaiser Permanente, United Surgical Partners
Hashtag: #Datahealthcare
June
Customer Analytics Innovation – ‘Identify, Attract, Retain’
When: June 15-16th 2016
Where: Chicago, IL
Speakers: ScoreBig, eBay, Sears, Saving Star, AirBNB
Hashtag: #datacustomer
Big Data & Analytics for Retail Summit – ‘Building Brands with Customer Analytics’
When: June 15-16th 2016
Where: Chicago, IL
Speakers: McDonalds, Facebook, Groupon, Readers Digest, Sephora
Hashtag: #DataRetail
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UPDATE: Check out our latest post for more great data analytics conferences in 2016
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