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Draft:Data Makers Fest

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Data Makers Fest is a data science conference dedicated to bringing together individuals and organizations from various sectors of the data ecosystem to discuss its applications, current trends, and its impact on decision-making.[1] The first edition of Data Makers Fest took place in October 2023, at Porto Convention Centre, in Porto, Portugal, attracting 700 attendees.[1] The event featured speakers and participants from notable companies and organizations from Portugal and abroad, such as Intel, Meta, Nvidia, the United Nation, Wix, IKEA and Novo Banco.[2][3][4] Speakers talked about the possibilities unlocked by data science, highlighting the profound impact data holds across diverse domains, be it in football or terrorism prevention.[5]

Second Edition: 2024[edit]

Building on the success of its inaugural edition, Data Makers Fest has announced its second edition, scheduled to take place on September 24th and 25th, 2024. The event will once again be held at Alfândega do Porto, also known as Porto Convention Centre, this venue promises to once again host a great event, building on the foundation laid by the first edition.[5]

Notable Speakers[edit]

The inaugural edition of Data Makers Fest featured distinguished speakers such as:

  • Lambert Hogenhout (Chief Data, Analytics, and Emerging Technologies at United Nations), brought awareness to the fact that data scientists have an unproportional impact on the world as their work, even if often invisible to society, is highly impactful, they can impact wars and shape nations.[6]
  • Wei Li (VP and Manager of AI and Analytics at Intel), talked about how AI was a great opportunity for Intel, both in hardware and software. He presented two case studies, the first about partnering with Meta Platforms for the creation of their Large language model, LLaMA2 and the creation of the supercomputer Aurora Gen AI.[1]
  • Carlos Muñoz (Co-founder of Alinia, a Startup working on LLM safety, AI Governance & Regulation) and Kai Zenner (Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser in the European Parliament), discussed The EU Artificial Intelligence Act. This act aims to regulate how AI is used in the EU depending on the potential risk. In a crossroads of politics and technology, they gave information on the AI act, and its impact on practitioners and on the fast paced environment of EU digitalization.[7]

Conference Content[edit]

Data Makers Fest covers a wide range of topics relevant to the data science field, such as:[8]

  • Advanced Analytics
  • Data Career Skills
  • Data-Centric
  • Data Engineering & MLOps
  • Data Product Management
  • Data Team Leadership
  • Data Visualisation
  • Deep Learning
  • Domain-specific applications of AI
  • Explainability
  • Forecasting
  • Generative AI
  • Information Retrieval
  • NLP
  • Recommendation and Personalization
  • Responsible AI

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "O que é que a tecnológica Intel e o clube de futebol Atalanta têm em comum?". The Next Big Idea. October 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Exame Informática | Vai nascer um clube privado de líderes em ciência de dados em Portugal". Visão. October 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Data Makers Fest junta no Porto os temas da ameaça e poder da Inteligência Artificial". SAPO Tek.
  4. ^ "Inteligência artificial poderá fazer-nos confiar mais nos bancos?". The Next Big Idea. November 7, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Com o grande poder (dos dados) vem uma grande responsabilidade". The Next Big Idea. October 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lambert Hogenhout: "Temos de ter cuidado para não ficarmos à mercê da tecnologia"". Dinheiro Vivo.
  7. ^ "O que é que dois advogados a jogar às cartas nos podem ensinar sobre Inteligência Artificial? - Renascença". Rádio Renascença. October 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Data Makers Fest 2024 | Porto, 23-25 September". www.datamakersfest.com.
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