Virtual event provides information sharing platform for all data experts and users to define their digital data journey
Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 September 2021: TechSoft International,the exclusive African territory partner of TIBCO Software, the global leader for integration and analytics, today announced that local speakers will take the stage at the annual TIBCO NOW event. Alongside a host of industry speakers and data experts, the event is set to offer a view of advancements in data, analytics, integration and industry trends.
The increasingly popular event will continue in its virtual format for 2021, running from September 27-30, offering insights from some of the world’s greatest minds in data, data science, and analytics. This year the theme is LIMITLESS, focusing on how advancements in data technologies have accelerated over the past year, providing organisations with the insights they need to be more responsive in a business environment that has been upended by the ongoing effects of the pandemic and economic upheaval.
“The role of data in this era of digital-everything cannot be overstated. Every action and interaction is guided and monitored from the business insights determined by data,” said Shehzaad Noormahomed, Executive Head of Customer Engagement and Sales TechSoft International. “At this year’s TIBCO NOW, the focus will be very heavily on customer stories and how they have leveraged TIBCO technologies within their environment. Showcasing how they have a better handle on their data and how a hyperconverged approach to analytics extends its use beyond just data scientists. Making it relevant and useable for everyone in a business.”
African telecommunications giant Safaricom will be headlining a session titled “Integration Journey and the Power of Now”. The discussion will cover how the company has used the TIBCO technologies to support new business cases, embrace an agile, low code platform to reduce time to market for new products and unlock a superior digital customer experience. Additional local speakers will include Altron, who will be showcasing key local case studies and IoT specialists Macrocomm, who will uncover the role of data in a world defined by the intelligent edge.
Notable keynote speakers include:
- Dr Jennifer Doudna, a biochemist at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-inventor of CRISPR Technology, which won a Nobel prize, will discuss data’s relevance in medical science.
- A financial journalist and New York Times author, Michael Lewis, will touch on data and the ever-changing value systems driving economic markets, political landscapes, and cultural norms.
- Dr Jill Seubert, an Interplanetary Navigator, shares her views on how technology is shaping deep space exploration.
- Nachiket Karajagi from PepsiCo will talk about big data analytics and data science in digital transformation.
- Dr Ngiam Kee Yuan, Group Chief Technology Officer at National University Health System (NUHS), will deliver his insights on artificial intelligence research and its use in healthcare.
As the event will be virtual, local customers, partners, data enthusiasts, analysts, and data scientists can join in local time and take advantage of two days of free access to keynote sessions. Premium tracks can be purchased with an all-access pass and offer attendees additional breakaway sessions, certification opportunities, and extended networking. The premium tracks include CONNECT focussing on data integration and resilience, UNIFY building a data platform (any data hub), and PREDICT, which will home in on the power of hyperconverged analytics.
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TechSoft International and TIBCO work with customers to empower them to connect, unify, and confidently predict business outcomes using their data. TechSoft and TIBCO help customers solve complex data-driven challenges and fuel digital business by enabling better decisions and faster and smarter actions. From APIs and systems to devices and people, we interconnect everything, capture data in real-time wherever it is, and augment the intelligence of your business through analytical insights. A Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) company, and the exclusive territory partner of TIBCO Africa, we invest in the nurturing and growth of local digital skills and competencies. Today we help hundreds of customers throughout Africa to build compelling experiences, energise operations, and propel innovation.
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