Big Data & Business Analytics

Goals

Activities

Work Group

Objectives of the Observatory

The Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory research, now in its 11th edition, aims to highlight the strategic value that Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, and Data Management methodologies play in businesses and the Public Sector, highlighting potential benefits related to competitiveness, profitability, promptness and increased effectiveness in decision-making processes.

Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory Research

The Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory is focused on portraying and understanding the status of Data & Analytics in Italy. In particular, it aims to:

quantify and analyze the Data Management & Data Analytics market in Italy, i.e., company spending on data management and analytics solutions and services;
monitor the maturity of large companies and SMEs in Data Management & Data Analytics;
identify technology, organizational, and process trends to innovate Data Management & Data Analytics strategy and operations;
collect and spread best practices to formulate and implement an enterprise Data Strategy;
build original frameworks to support specialist users from large Italian organizations;
share best practices to promote the spread of a data-driven culture within business departments;
identify product process and service innovations in the Data Management & Data Analytics industry.

Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory Research is based on an empirical analysis that through surveys and case studies every year involves over a thousand players including IT Managers (CIOs), Digital and Innovation Managers, Analytics Managers, and business line Executives of companies and Public Sector bodies operating in Italy and supply sector business organization representatives

Advisory Board

To foster ongoing debate and focus Research on the most valuable trends for companies, the Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory has established a small steering committee consisting of high-level Data Science professionals from the Data Management & Data Analytics fields, representing large organizations from major industries.

The Advisory Board members of the 2024 edition are:

Andrea Benedos (Manager of AI, Machine Learning & Automation Services, SNAM)
Sara Bergamo (Head of Data Analytics, Stellantis)
Pietro Biassoni (Responsabile Data Office & Ops Advanced Analytics, Allianz)
Roberto Calandrini (Head of Data Factory, AXA)
Silvia Castellanza (Head of Analytics, Comune di Milano)
Alessandra Chiuderi (Head of Group Analytics Solutions Centre, Generali)
Francesca D’Amato (Chief Data Officer, RCS Mediagroup)
Ivan Danesi (Head of Data Innovation, Unicredit)
Lorenzo De Tomasi (AI & Data Solutions Architect, Data Platforms Lead, Barilla Group)
Daniele De Vita (Chief Analytics Officer, BNP Paribas Cardif)
Stefano Gatti (Head of Data & Analytics, Nexi)
Arturo Gatto (Data & AI Platform manager, ENI)
Francesco Giordano (Head of Data Technology, Generali Asset Management)
Nicola Lamarca (Chief Data Officer, Bulgari
Luca Mancini (Head of Data, Science, Agos)
Vincenzo Manzoni (Data Science Director, Tenaris)
Daniela Nigro (Data Product Manager, Zalando)
Michele Pacifico (Senior Product Manager – Commercial Analytics, Nestlè)
Alessandro Panebianco (Head of Customer Analytics, Enel X)
Ivan Pavesio (Head of SPE System, Ferrero)
Fabio Perotti (Head of Business Analytics, Autogrill)
Sergio Stievano (Chief Innovation Officer, lastminute.com group)
Stefano Zoni (Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Credem)

The list is being updated and may change.

Activities

Research activities

Activities planned by the Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory as part of Research include:

a survey addressed to small and large Italian companies in all market sectors involving over a thousand players including IT managers (CIOs), and Analytics chiefs;
develop frameworks and methodologies to support companies pursuing the roadmap to a Data Driven Enterprise;
multiple case studies of companies that adopted Data Management & Data Analytics solutions, aiming to highlight the main benefits resulting from adoption;
an analysis of main international startups operating in the Data Management & Data Analytics sector that have received funding from institutional investors in the past two years, and of the key indicators of public and private companies in the Data Management & Analytics solution offering.

Events

The events scheduled for the Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory edition are:

three closed-door workshops with representatives of supply and user companies, intended to promote discussion and debate on the world of Data Management & Data Analytics; the meetings will investigate the following topics in depth:
- Data Consumption: accelerate access to insights
- Data Product Management: redefine the data approach
- Data quality & observability: best practices and technologies
two innovation talks, reserved for a select audience of user companies and key supply-side representatives, aimed at building awareness about the use of AI, Gen AI, and automation techniques within the data lifecycle.
a meeting reserved to the Advisory Board and key supply-side representatives, aimed at discussing and validating Research results;
an open, streamable update event to discuss topics related to the Data Economy (Data Act, Data Spaces, European Data Strategy, Data Sharing between companies and between public and private players);
the public Research results presentation conference with round tables and presentations from leading business players, and the Data Management & Data Analytics systems solution provider representatives that are Observatory partners.

Content

The Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory will develop the following content:

a printed Report with main Observatory Research results to be handed out at the Conference;
a series of digital Reports on topics examined throughout the year of research;
a periodic Newsletter addressed to supporters and community companies, collecting the most important news on Data Management & Data Analytics in the international and Italian scenario.

For more information about the activities, the summary brochure can be downloaded free of charge by clicking on the right mouse button.

Become a supporter of the Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory

The Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory is supported by several sector partner and sponsor companies. Take part in the Research, access Observatory exclusive data before anyone else, network with companies and qualified experts and gain visibility in our events.

For more information please contact Alessandro Piva at alessandro.piva@polimi.it.