Johannesburg, 01 Oct 2019
Two international keynote speakers, Mico Yuk, CEO of BI Brainz, and Mike Bugembe, founder of lens.ai, will be presenting individual keynote addresses at ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit 2020, to be held from 3 to 5 March at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Mico Yuk is a co-founder of BI Brainz and has trained thousands globally on how to strategically use the power of data visualisation to enhance the decision-making process.
Her proprietary BI Dashboard Formula (BIDF) methodology fuses the art of data storytelling and visualisation to drive users to take action. Yuk’s ability to help companies gain ROI from their business intelligence (BI) investments has been sought out by many Fortune 500 companies, and she has been rated as the number seven most influential entrepreneur in BI by Onalytics.
She also authored ‘Data Visualization for Dummies’ in 2014, and has been named one of the Top 50 Analytics Bloggers to follow by SAP.
Yuk has presented at many top events, including AnitaB.Org Hopper X1 London, Real Business Intelligence Conference at MIT, Google BlacktechMecca, Facebook Women in Analytics, Booz Allen Inspiration Series, Microsoft PASS Business Analytics Conference, and Big Data World in London.
Mike Bugembe is a best-selling author, international speaker and executive advisor, helping organisations use data and AI to transform their businesses and grow. He has worked with organisations across a wide range of industries, advising leaders on how to create optimised data science teams, create data cultures and generate real business value with data.
Bugembe has built award-winning teams, created data-driven cultures and developed algorithms that have generated millions of pounds in revenue.
In addition, he has spearheaded some work on the interplay between data and behavioural economics, researching the part that data plays in human behaviours and choices. His work has seen him recognised as one of the UK’s Top Digital Masters, and he has been named as one of the most influential people in a data-driven business in the UK. He is the author of the bestselling book, 'Cracking the Data Code', which has been used as a blueprint on data for many businesses.
“Both speakers have a wealth of experience and knowledge in the areas of BI, data, analytics and AI and we are delighted to have them on board," says Angela Mace, CRM and events director of ITWeb. "They are just two among many experts from SA and abroad who will be sharing their knowledge at our 2020 event.”
Mace says BI Summit 2020 will offer a platform for BI, data, analytics and AI specialists from across a variety of industries to meet, share knowledge and hear about the latest technologies, solutions and trends.
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