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Join us for an afternoon of mind-bending presentations that will leave you inspired and equipped with new tools, techniques and strategies to improve your data and analytics game. Whether you’re looking to optimize your processes, make better decisions, or simply stay ahead of the latest trends, the Tour de Data got you covered.

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The Tour de Data

Get ready for an afternoon packed with exciting content at Tour de Data! We’ve got user cases, roadmaps from our partners, strategy presentations, and an epic panel discussion lined up for you. But that’s not all. We’ve saved the best for last!

Join us in welcoming the legendary cyclo-crosser, Sven Nys, to the stage. He’ll share his experiences on how data has revolutionized the world of sports, and why it’s become an essential tool for athletes looking to gain a competitive edge. Trust us, you won’t want to miss this!

Discover more about the several stages of Tour de Data blow!

Roadcaptain Sven Nys

Peloton

Working towards real-time quality checks at Melexis

As Melexis designs and tests microchips, good quality checks are required. This presentation will highlight the efforts of the datacore team towards implementing real-time quality checks in chip testing. The audience will learn about the specific business case, as well as the technical challenges and decisions that were made.

Speakers

Chris Schraepen (data engineer @ Melexis)
Jasper Puts (data & analytics consultant @ Aivix)

Implementing a durable AI strategy and best practices

MIVB/STIB was looking for a solution to get their different data scientist teams working in a uniformous way and tooling.
In this session you will see how we managed to get all teams on board in this way of working. A deep dive will be taken in the approach and the proposed tooling.

Speakers

Rob Roemers (head of data & analytics @ STIB-MIVB)
Tom Thevelein (technical lead @ Aivix)

Soigneurs

Tina Rosario

head of data innovation, chief data officer @ SAP France

Keynote: Creating a Winning Data Strategy

Tina Rosario is the head of Data Innovation and chief data officer at SAP, responsible for helping EMEA businesses drive data innovation as part of an enterprise-wide transformation initiative. With over 25 years of experience in business process reengineering, she works directly with senior business executives to design data management approaches and future-state information capabilities. Additionally, she serves as the president of the European chapter of the Women in Big Data network, promoting diversity in the field of data management.

Wesley Backelant

cloud solution architect @ Microsoft

Tim Schaeps

cloud solution architect @ Microsoft

Keynote: Data Mesh in Azure

For years and years, organizations have been operating on a model where data was put in silos and where this data was consequently never shared with other entities in the organization. And if it was ultimately shared, it took ages for it to become available to whoever needed it. What if we told you that there is a better way which comes with the name “Data Mesh”. It proposes a complete new (and fresh) approach and it changes how organizations let their data work (for them). In this session we will discuss Data Mesh (why do you need it, what does it solve, how does it work,…) and we will show you how you can (help) change your organization and evolve towards this new way of working. We will also make it practical and use the Cloud-scale Analytics framework to achieve all of the above in Azure.

Jonas Golan

regional leader, consulting & SI Partners @ Databricks

Corbin Albert

SR. solutions architect @ Databricks

Arjan Nesselaar

account executive @ Databricks

Keynote: Becoming Data Forward, the unification of data, analytics, and AI

We are heading into the Decade of Data where the unification of data, analytics, and AI is at the core to become a Data Forward Organization. Covering what and how along with examples and what it will look like.

Yohan Wadia

solutions architect @ AWS

Keynote: Transform your data approach: Develop a modern data strategy

Organizations often have different data needs, disparate data sources, or unreliable data pipelines, forming data silos and a lack of knowledge when it comes to harnessing their data gold mines. In this keynote, you will learn how to design the right modern data strategy to help eliminate data silos, modernize your data and analytics architecture, and unlock the real value of your data to create the foundation for rapid innovation. Get insights, and learn how to turn your data into a tool for innovation by achieving agility, scalability, and cost savings.

Panel discussion

During the panel discussion, professionals from diverse industries shared their insights on implementing a modern data platform, highlighting its benefits and challenges. This interactive discussion will reveal how a well-designed data platform can drive innovation and streamline operations.

Rob Roemers

head of data & analytics @ STIB-MIVB

Rosalien De Saer

Analytics Lead @ Ontex

Jan-Pieter Laleman

chief data officer @ Credendo

Christophe Posson

Group Data and Analytics Platform Manager @ Atlas Copco

Yes, let’s ride the Tour de Data together!