Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#67 12 Questions to Ask in Mentoring Sessions with Felipe Flores – Founder & Podcast Host
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Felipe talks about an aspect of leadership, the one-on-one mentorship and feedback session with people on your team. To start, ask yo...
#66 How to Structure a Data Analytics Team with June Dershewitz – Director of Analytics
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
June Dershewitz has spent her career driving analytics strategies for major businesses. She's currently Director of Analytics at Twitch, the world's l...
#65 Using the Love@Work Method to Improve Workplace Culture with Olivia Parr-Rud – Speaker, Award-Winning Author, and Data Scientist
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia is an internationally known thought-leader, speaker, best-selling and award-winning author, and a data scientist who focuses on the interplay b...
#64 Intersections of Analytics, AI, Linguistics and Culture with Prashant Natarajan – Principal, AI & Analytics
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prashant Natarajan has 18+ years’ experience in building EMRs, ERP, big data platforms, actionable analytics, and machine/deep learning applications...
#63 Set Yourself Multi-Year Professional Challenges with Felipe Flores – Founder & Podcast Host
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anthony Ugoni, one of Australia’s more prominent leaders in analytics interviews Felipe. Felipe came to Australia as a backpacker a...
#62 Full Stack Data Science with Gregory Hill – Global Head of Analytics
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Hill leads the Analytics function at Brightstar's Global Services division, developing and delivering their data & analytics strategy,...
#61 Data Science Strategy in the Military, Startups and Tech/Digital Leaders with Sveta Freidman - Data Analytics & Science Director/Mentor
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sveta Freidman is a data scientist and business intelligence leader with extensive experience in consulting and client-based environments. She has a v...
#60 Building Self-Driving Cars in Silicon Valley with Vladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D. – Senior Computer Vision Engineer and Kaggle Grandmaster
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vladimir Iglovikov graduated from university with a degree in theoretical physics, he moved to Silicon Valley in search of a data science role in the ...
#59 Creating the Link Between Business and Data with Tony Gruebner - GM Analytics, Insights and Modelling
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Gruebner is the GM Analytics of Insights and Modelling and the Exec Sponsor of Personalisation at Sportsbet. He established a department of 40+ s...
#58 Explainable AI Methods for Unstructured Data
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a different type of episode, this is a presentation that Felipe did at the Chief Data and Analytics Officer Conference in Canberra, and ...
#57 From Academic to Data Science Leader with Yuval Marom - Analytics and Data Science Professional
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yuval is an Analytics and Data Science professional with extensive commercial and academic experience. His interests and goals are to be working on in...
#56 Every Business is an AI Business with Dr. Eric Daimler – Serial Entrepreneur, Technology Executive, Investor and Policy Advisor
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eric Daimler is an authority in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics with over 20 years of experience in the field as an entrepreneur, executive...
#55 The Truth about AI from the People Building it with Martin Ford, Futurist and New York Times Bestselling Author Focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics and the Future Economy
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Ford is a prominent futurist, New York Times bestselling author, and leading expert on artificial intelligence and robotics and their potential...
#54 How to build a Data Department from scratch with Annie South – General Manager of Data at ME Bank
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Annie South is the General Manager of Data at ME Bank. She is an Information Management professional with twenty years’ experience of complex inform...
#53 Winning Data Science Competitions With Pavel Pleskov - Data Scientist & Kaggle Grandmaster, Top 3 In The World
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pavel Pleskov is a data scientist at Point API (NLP startup) and currently ranks number 3 out of 109,624 on Kaggle, making him a Grandmaster. Pavel ha...
#52 Transforming Marketing with Data Science with Danielle Timmins – Chief Data Analytics Officer
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Timmins is the Chief Data Analytics Officer for Free Range Creatives. Free Range Creatives is a digital marketing agency that is deeply roote...
#51 AI-as-a-Service with Technology Executive & Serial Entrepreneur Peter Elger, Founder and CEO of fourTheorem
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Elger is the founder and CEO of fourTheorem; his focus is on delivering business value to his clients through the application of cutting edge se...
#50 Making CDOs more effective with Prakash Baskar – Founder and President
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prakash Baskar is the Founder and President of Khyanafi. He helps data leaders to rapidly transition and accelerate the success of data, analytics, an...
#49 Becoming a Kaggle Competition Master with Valeriy Babushkin – Head of Data Science, Kaggle Competition Master (Top 60)
04 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Valeriy Babushkin is the Head of Data Science at X5 Retail Group where he leads a team of 50+ people (4 departments: Machine Learning, Data Analysis, ...
#48 Leverage What You Know to Get Your Foot in the Door with Jay Liu - Chief Data Scientist at Digital-Dandelion
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Liu is the Chief Data Scientist at Digital-Dandelion specializing in helping insurance, and medical organizations innovate by integrating the late...
#47 Transforming Government Organisations with Data Science with Marek Rucinski – Deputy Commissioner, Smarter Data Program
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marek Rucinski is the Deputy Commisioner leading the Smarter Data Program at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Marek has taken part and driven the...
#46 Today is the Best Time to be a Data Scientist with Jonny Bentwood – Global Head of Data & Analytics
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny Bentwood is the Global Head of Data & Analytics at Golin. Jonny is an innovative leader with 15+ years of experience in communications - win...
#45 Mastering the Domain of Your Work Before Becoming a Data Scientist with Warwick Graco - Senior Director Data Science
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Warwick Graco is the Senior Director of Data Science at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). He has worked in defence, health, and taxation...
#44 Using Data Science to Actually Solve Problems with Caroline Worboys - Data Expert, Investor, Advisor, COO & Vice Chair
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Worboys is a data expert, investor, advisor, COO at Outra & Vice Chair at DMA Group. She has been working in the data industry for over 3...
#43 Increasing Market Share and Improving Operations Using Data Science with Kevin Harrison - Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Harrison is working as Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for the City of Oakland in California. Prior to this he worked as...
#42 Maintaining an Updated Skillset Despite Rapid Technological Advances with Michael Tamir - Head of Data Science & Data Science Lecturer
16 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike serves as Head of Data Science at Uber ATG and lecturer for UC Berkeley iSchool Data Science master’s program. Mike has led several teams...
#41 Improving Learning on a Large Scale Through Data Science with David Niemi - VP Measurement and Evaluation
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Niemi is Vice President of Measurement and Evaluation at Kaplan, Inc., where he oversees efforts to improve the quality of measurement across al...
#40 How to Build a Diverse Data Science Team with Kjersten Moody - Chief Data and Analytics Officer
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kjersten Moody joined State Farm in July 2017 as Vice President and Chief Data & Analytics Officer in Bloomington, Illinois. Previously, Kje...
#39 Communicating the Results of Advanced Analytics Projects with Matt Kuperholz - Partner and Chief Data Scientist
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Matt Kuperholz. Matt currently works for PWC as a Partner in their Analytic Intelligence Area and is their Chief Data scient...
#38 How to build a world class data science team
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about data scientists and ways you can attract the best talent to your team. Instead of telling your employees what they can d...
#37 Data Visualization Made Simple with Dr. Kristen Sosulski - Associate Professor of Data Visualization NYU Stern, Director of Learning Science Lab and Consultant
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Kristen Sosulski who is the Data Visualization Professor at NYU Stern School of Business. She has just written the book Data...
#36 Kickstarting 2019 With A Look Back at 2018 (Part 2): Episodes 19 to 34
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of listeners have asked what have been my takeaways from the 30+ discussions with the guests on this podcast so far. To launch 2019 I’ve done ...
#35 Kickstarting 2019 With A Look Back at 2018 (Part 1): Episodes 1 to 18
02 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of listeners have asked what have been my takeaway points from the 30+ discussions with the guests on this podcast so far. To launch 2019 I’ve...
#34 Sally Grove - General Manager of Insights
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sally is the General Manager of Insights at the Australian Motoring Services. She previously spent 10 years working in banking and today she shares he...
#33 Graeme McDermott - Chief Data Officer
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Graeme started in actuarial science and developed a love for algorithms and automation. He worked in data warehousing before moving into data analytic...
#32 Carole Wai Hai - Head of Data Science & Analytics
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Carole had an unusual path into data science. She's worked as a content project manager, in strategic planning and in sales before getting into data t...
#31 Scott Wilson - Founder & CEO
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Scott started his career pushing trolleys at Woolworths. In his career he rose to management levels in retail with Woolworths, consumer goods with Kra...
#30 Aaron Black - Chief Data Officer
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron started his career working in accounting and building management information systems (MIS). He had his own company, worked in multiple industrie...
#29 Dr. Klaus Ifflander - Chief Analytics Officer
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Klaus started his career doing internships at Yahoo! and the port of Hamburg. He worked as a consultant and completed a PhD in Quantitative Marketing....
#28 Jennifer Prendki - VP of Machine Learning & Data Strategist
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer started her career as a particle physicist before becoming a data scientist. After gaining experience in many fields including high frequency...
#27 Dr. Mark Nasila - Chief Analytics Officer
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark used to be a statistics lecturer at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa. He then joined First National Bank as a quantitative analyst where...
#26 Sam Robertson - Head of Research & Innovation
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sam's background is in sports & exercise science. He has an accomplished career in sport analytics. Today, he is the Head of Research and Innovation a...
#25 Ben Taylor - Chief Al Officer & Cofounder
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ben started his career as a chemical engineer. He developed an interest for computer vision early on. He worked for Intel, then at a hedge fund and th...
#24 Mistakes in Building a DS Capability by Felipe Flores
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a different type of episode! This episode is a presentation I recently did at a large financial services institution. I presented on 5 Mistake...
#23 Mario Vinasco - Marketing Analytics and Data Science Mgr
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mario is an Electrical Engineer from Colombia. He went to Silicon Valley to do his Masters at Stanford University and stayed to build a career in Mark...
#22 Kshira Saagar - Head of Analytics and Data Science
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kshira has been with the Analytics/Decision Sciences industry for almost a decade now having worked across Americas, Asia, Europe and Australia. He is...
#21 Antony Ugoni - Director, Global Matching and Analytics
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Antony stumbled into his love of predictive modelling at the tender age of 10. He started his professional career in biostatistics and then made the s...
#20 David Greenberg - Senior VP and Head of Data Analytics
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David studied applied physics and began his career as a consultant. He’s had his own company where he created a video asset management & workflow so...
#19 Vlad Kazantsev - Head of Data Science
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vlad started his career in visual effects & computer graphics. He worked on Hollywood blockbusters such as Avatar, Dark Knight, Happy Feet. He current...
#18 Dr. Ahmed Khamassi - Vice President of Data Science
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ahmed started his career at Siemens research, worked in startups, at Google, PayPal, SAS and JPMorgan and has his own machine learning company and now...
#17 Naomi Clarke - Head of Data
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Clarke started as a graduate in the oil business, since then she's worked in multiple industries, and now she is Head of Data in the finance ...
#16 Apollo Gerolymbos - Head of Data Analytics
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Apollo Gerolymbos who is the Head of Data Analytics at the London Fire Brigade. We speak about: - the applications of d...
#15 Tony Laing - General Manager Analytics & Data Services
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Tony Laing who is the General Manager of Analytics & Data Services at Auto & General. We talk about: - what is the ‘n...
#14 Dr Gabriel Maeztu -Medical Doctor & Chief Data Scientist
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Dr Gabriel Maeztu who is the Co-Founder and & Chief Data Scientist at IOMED Medical Solutions. We talk about: - his bac...
#12 Alessandro Pregnolato - Director of Analytics
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Alessandro Pregnolato, he is the Director of Analytics at Typeform.com. We talk about: - his journey to get where he is...
#11 Takaharu Tsuda -Practice Director & Head of Data Science
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Takaharu Tsuda, Practice Director & Head of Data Science at Think Big Analytics. We talk about: - his journey to get wh...
#10 Jonathan Hart - Head of Data Science & Analytics
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Jonathan Hart, Head of Data Science & Analytics at MullenLowe Profero. We talk about: - his journey working in the US, ...
#9 Matt McDevitt - Director of Data Engineering
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Matt McDevitt, Director of Data Engineering at Think Big Analytics. We talk about: - his journey working in the US, UK, E...
#8 Agile Data Science by Felipe Flores
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a different type episode! This is a recording of a presentation I did to about 300 data scientists in Melbourne, Australia. The theme of the n...
#7 Sandra Hogan - Group Head of Customer Analytics
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Sandra Hogan, Group Head of Customer Analytics at Origin Energy. We talk about: - how to successfully apply data science,...
#6 Dr Mark Blakey - Ex-Managing Director
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Mark Blakey, Ex-Managing Director at his own technology company Mainstream Consulting. We talk about: - how to combine en...
#5 Dr Anthony Rea - Chief Data Officer
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Dr Anthony Rea, Chief Data Officer at The Bureau of Meteorology of Australia. We talk about what happens to over 30 petaby...
#4 Dr Sam Kharazmi - Head of Data Science
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Dr Sam Kharazmi, Head of Data Science at RedBubble. We talk about how to focus on product & users with your data science e...
#3 Dr Jacek Kowalski - Chief Data Scientist
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Dr Jacek Kowalski, Chief Data Scientist at Australian Unity. We talk about pragmatic and realistic data science, data scie...
#2 Ben Pattison - Head of Customer Data Science
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Ben Pattison, Head of Customer Data Science at Medibank. We talk about getting buy-in from stakeholders, how to develop da...
#1 Dr Eugene Dubossarsky - Chief Data Scientist & Principal Trainer
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Dr Eugene Dubossarsky, Chief Data Scientist at AlphaZetta and Principal Trainer at Presciient.com We talk about data liter...