Eric Siegel answers these eight questions: 1. What is predictive analytics? 2. Why is predictive analytics important? 3: Isn’t prediction impossible? 4. Is predictive analytics a big data thing? 5. Did Nate Silver use predictive analytics to forecast Obama’s elections? 6. Does predictive analytics invade privacy? 7. What are the hottest trends in predictive analytics?
Predictive Analytics World, April 14-19, 2013 in San Francisco is packed with the top predictive analytics experts, practitioners, authors and business thought leaders, including keynote speakers: Rayid Ghani Chief Data Scientist Obama for America Analytics and the...
Dean Abbott is President of Abbott Analytics in San Diego, California. Mr. Abbott is an internationally recognized data mining and predictive analytics expert with over two decades experience applying advanced data mining algorithms, data preparation techniques, and...
Richard Boire, B.Sc. (McGill), MBA (Concordia), is the founding partner at the Boire Filler Group, a nationally recognized expert in the database and data analytical industry and is among the top experts in this field in Canada,...
Bala Deshpande has extensive experience that ranges from start-ups to Fortune 5 international firms where he has demonstrated strong leadership and initiative in solving complex business problems. He has nearly two decades of consulting experience in fields...
Dr. John Elder heads Elder Research, a recognized industry leader in the science, practice, and technology of advanced analytics with vast experience in data transformation and model construction. Founded in 1995 by Dr. Elder, Elder Research (www.elderresearch.com)...
Josh Hemann is the Director of Analytic Services at Activision where his team builds data tools to support video game studios and embed analytics within the games they create. Prior to this his industry experience spanned diverse...
Yan Krupnik graduated from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, and is currently the Business Development Manager at Retalon, the world’s leading provider of predictive analytics for retail. Since 2002 Retalon has optimized pricing, inventory management, merchandising, planning,...
Greta Roberts is an acknowledged influencer in the field of predictive workforce analytics. Her continued vision is to bridge the gap between the business, predictive analytics and workforce communities. Since co-founding Talent Analytics in 2001, Greta has...
1). The Future of Predictive Analytics Is Here Now Over the past 10 years, advanced analytics grew exponentially to become one of the hottest topics in business technology. A look at Google Trends reveals an over 300...
