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Leading Big Data Summit for Large Corporations / Loads of Use Cases / Lots of Time and Space for Meaningful Networking / Monetize Big Data Now!
Data is the fuel of digitalization. Big Data Analytics and AI are the core technologies for successful digital business models. The 5th Big Data Strategy Dialog provides invited decision makers with efficient strategies and management methods for better utilizing Big Data by presenting successful use cases up and running in large corporations. On top of that you can dive deeper in one-to-one and group meetings with peers, consultants, solution providers and scientists.
Powerful analysis of data collected from internal and external sources is the foundation for the development of new digital services and products, as well as for strategic planning and decision-making. Data science uncovers hidden correlations in the alleged data chaos, thus enabling better predictions and innovations serving market needs not seen before.
Topics
- Use Cases / Business Cases
- Big Data Analytics
- AI
- Data Science
- Predictive Analytics
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Strategies
- Digital Roadmap
- Digital Services
- Platform Economy
- Industry 4.0
- IoT
- Business Model Innovation
- Startups: Make? Found? Buy?
- Management Methods for more Innovation and Creativity
- Organisational Change / Talent Management
- Big Data Architecture
- Big Data Ecosystems
- Data Governance
- Data Integration
- Compliance
- Cloud Strategy
- Partner Strategy
- Parameters in Europe: Status quo and Outlook
Format
- Best practices: Selected business cases
- Matchmaking: Interests and competencies of all attendees
- Networking: Matched and pre-arranged one on one meetings
- Workshops: Confidential peer discussions
- High level: Colleagues in similar positions
- Decision support: Knowledge of an elite network for your projects, strategies and ideas
- Ultra efficient: Personal agenda – optimal time invest
- Chill out: Informal networking at after-event bar meeting
- Online community: Access new contacts and knowledge after the event
Great setup and organisation enabled high level networking and an open-minded exchange. Exciting presentations showed new perspectives.
Axel Vogelbruch, Global Head of Digitalization (CDO), BYK-Chemie GmbH
Very meaningful event for know-how transfer, strategy definition and networking in an intimate, productive and easy-going environment. I received very good inputs for my digital strategy and defined new brilliant starting points. Looking forward to the next event.
Katharina Uribe Casillas, VP Global Business Development Automotive & Industrial, Kuehne + Nagel
Very well organized event. The selection of delegates and the highly interactive format led to a lot of exciting and relevant meetings. The new contacts and held conversations will help us a lot in the future.
Jens Kaatze, Senior Vice President – Head of Commercial Operations EMEA LatAm BU Polycarbonates, Covestro
Outstanding opportunity to network with like-minded. Excellent Organization. Very interesting topics.
Domonkos Gaspar, Digital Solutions Leader, Roche
Very well organized event with practice-oriented, relevant presentations and time for extensive networking
Thomas Röttinger, CEO, Pewatron AG

Sudhanshu Sawlani, Head of Robotics & Intelligent Automation, ING Wholesale Banking
RPA & Intelligent Automation at ING Wholesale Banking
- Aligning with IT, advanced analytics and innovation departments
- Amplifying the digitalization impact
- Accelerating the improvements of employee engagement and customer satisfaction

Miguel Blockstrand, Head Digital Energy Solutions, Alpiq AG
The Data of Energy Efficiency
- Big data analytics use cases in energy management
- Creating a new data-driven business model
- Outlook

Marc Eckerhall, Director After Sales Service EME, AGCO
Big Data in Machinery Service Management
- Smart maintenance solution: Machine Monitoring Center
- Big data analytics enables early warnings
- Customer Experience

Igor Nikolaev, CTO, Tracks GmbH
Startup Showcase: Reducing CO2 Emission with Machine Learning
- Big Data in the truck industry
- ML fuel consumption prediction algorithm
- Combining machine learning with knowledge database
Nicholas Krimmel, Director Big Data & Artificial Intelligence, Handelsblatt GmbH
Data Competence in Marketing Automation

Steven Pannell, Chief Digital Officer, IBO GmbH
Data Analytics in IBO’s Digitalization Journey
- Machine learning for deep analysis of production and business data
- Supporting sales, production and industry counterfeit protection
- Deriving an AI strategy to give a guideline for digital transformation

Muralikrishna Sridhar, Program Head, AI Stack, Platform & Services for Autonomous Driving and Mobility, Continental
AI Strategy for Autonomous Driving and Mobilty
- The role of AI and Big Data for the future of mobilty
- Aligning strategy with business goals
- Strategic AI projects across several departments and geographies
- Developing AI innovation prototypes towards customer products

Christian Jäger, Head of Consumer Applications & E-Mail, Deutsche Telekom
Machine Learning in Telco Consumer Products: Telekom Connect App Showcase
- Customers always want the fastest internet connection - why isn't this working fully automated?
- Solution: Intelligent WLAN/G4 selection without customer interaction
- The usage of Machine Learning to solve the problem of intelligent connection management
Time | Activity | 5. November |
8:30 | Start of registration | ![]() |
9:00 | Opening Peer Round Table / Warm up | ![]() |
9:30 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
10:00 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
10:30 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
11:00 | Coffee Break / Networking | ![]() |
11:15 | Networking Session 1 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
11:45 | Networking Session 2 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
12:15 | Networking Session 3 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
12:45 | Networking Session 4 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
13:15 | Lunch / Networking | ![]() |
14:15 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
14:45 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
15:15 | Networking Session 5 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
15:45 | Networking Session 6 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
16:15 | Coffee Break / Networking | ![]() |
16:30 | Networking Session 7 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
17:00 | Networking Session 8 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
17:30 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
18:00 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
18:30 | Apéro an der Hotelbar | ![]() |
Time | Activity | 6. November |
8:30 | Start of registration | ![]() |
9:00 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
9:30 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
10:00 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
10:30 | Coffee Break / Networking | ![]() |
10:45 | Networking Session 9 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
11:15 | Networking Session 10 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
11:45 | Networking Session 11 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
12:15 | Networking Session 12 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
12:45 | Lunch / Networking | ![]() |
13:45 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
14:15 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
14:45 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
15:15 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
15:45 | Wrap-up Discussion | ![]() |
16:00 | End of Event | ![]() |
Time | Activity | 5. November |
8:30 | Start of registration | ![]() |
9:00 | Opening Peer Round Table / Warm up | ![]() |
9:30 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
10:00 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
10:30 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
11:00 | Coffee Break / Networking | ![]() |
11:15 | Networking Session 1 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
11:45 | Networking Session 2 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
12:15 | Networking Session 3 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
12:45 | Networking Session 4 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
13:15 | Lunch / Networking | ![]() |
14:15 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
14:45 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
15:15 | Networking Session 5 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
15:45 | Networking Session 6 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
16:15 | Coffee Break / Networking | ![]() |
16:30 | Networking Session 7 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
17:00 | Networking Session 8 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
17:30 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
18:00 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
18:30 | Apéro an der Hotelbar | ![]() |
Time | Activity | 6. November |
8:30 | Start of registration | ![]() |
9:00 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
9:30 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
10:00 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
10:30 | Coffee Break / Networking | ![]() |
10:45 | Networking Session 9 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
11:15 | Networking Session 10 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
11:45 | Networking Session 11 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
12:15 | Networking Session 12 (parallel activities) | ![]() |
12:45 | Lunch / Networking | ![]() |
13:45 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
14:15 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
14:45 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
15:15 | Business Case / Best Practice / Strategy Briefing | ![]() |
15:45 | Wrap-up Discussion | ![]() |
16:00 | End of Event | ![]() |

Hilton Mainz, Rheinstraße 68, 55116 Mainz, Germany, phone +49 6131 2450
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All solution partner packages include the following services:
- Invitation of corporate decision makers who are interested to meet with suppliers to discuss projects.
- Matchmaking between the parter’s solutions and the interests and projects of the invited coporate decision makers.
- Documentation of individual matching results with opportunities to select meeting partners.
- Exclusive space at event venue for confidential one-on-one meetings.
- Appointed meetings with pre-qualified decision makers, max. 30 miuntes each, pre-arranged with advanced business matching methods and approved by both sides.
- Delegates and project profiles of all decision makers prior to the event.
- Full event participation for every person booked.
- High standard catering for every person booked.
- Presentation of the partner’s solutions in invitation calls, newsletters and on the event website with logo and links to partner web resources.
- Invitation of companies and managers named by the partner if desired by the partner and in accordance with the event character.
Terms & Conditions (all we need indeed):
- The booking becomes valid when confirmed by Cintona.
- Cintona guarantees for the services stated above.
- Payment is due prior to the event after booking, because Cintona starts to work for the client immediately after booking (presentation of solutions, research etc.) and needs to pay servcies in advance herself.
- Cintona is not liable for damages caused by technical malfunctions or force majeure like e.g. acts of God, war, riots, terrorist threats or activities, political constraints or trade disputes.
- The regular cancellation fee is 25% of the invoice. In a period starting 4 weeks before the event the fee is 100% of the invocie.
- The solution partner bears expenses for damages caused by the partner’s representatives during the event.
- Place of jurisdiction shall be Kreuzlingen, Switzerland