Speaker Category: SoCal-2018

I’m a full-stack data-driven marketer with classical doctoral training in economics and mathematics. My focus is on e-commerce and social marketing. I have been building analytics products to make a difference and harnessing the…

Edward Mehr is an entrepreneur and engineer with the background in smart manufacturing and artificial intelligence. He is the founder and CEO of Cyberpunk Lab, a company that provides AI solutions in manufacturing. Previously…

David Asher Brown is a rare voice among young, American composers. The Metropolitan Opera’s William Lewis praised him as, “one of the most brilliant music makers it has been my pleasure to serve”. His…

Sujee Maniyam is a seasoned Big Data practitioner and founder of Elephant Scale. He teaches and consults in Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, NoSQL and Cloud) and Data Science. He is an open source…

Microsoft’s AI for Earth team provides resources and technical expertise that enable NGOs to bring AI to critical problems in conservation biology and environmental science. As a data scientist on the AI for Earth…

Award-winning author, innovator, disrupter, engineer and strategist. Author of the new book “Jerk: Twelve Steps to Rule the World” and “Data Crush: How the Information Tidal Wave Is Creating New Business Opportunities”, winner of…

As Data Programs Manager at the Office of Finance, Juan blends data, operations, engagement, and creativity to help the 300-person department better serve customers. He uses tools like Esri ArcGIS Online, Tableau, and Socrata…

Michael Alvarez is a professor at the California Institute of Technology, where his research and teaching have focused on computational social science. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences,…

Phillip is a founder and data scientist at Banking & Quantitative Solutions LLC. He worked in various traditional & data analytics roles in legal, insurance, social media, finance, and investment banking. His expertise is…