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Big Data & Business Analytics
Data Management & Analytics market in Italy, Big Data and Analytics applications and technology trends for businesses and the PS with research data from the Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory of the POLIMI School of Management.
Objectives of the Observatory
The Big Data & Business Analytics Observatory research, now in its 12th 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 & 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 & Analytics;
- identify technology, organizational, and process trends to innovate Data Management & 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 & 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 & Analytics fields, representing large organizations from major industries.
The Advisory Board members of the edition are:
- Andrea Benedos (Manager of AI, Machine Learning & Automation Services, SNAM)
- Pietro Biassoni (Data Officer & Head of Operations Advanced Analytics, Allianz)
- Gaspare Biondo (Global Data Reporting & Analytics, Campari Group)
- Roberto Calandrini (Group Chief Data, AI & Technology Officer, Yard Reaas)
- Silvia Castellanza (CDO | Dirigente Area Interoperabilità del Dato, Comune di Milano)
- Lorenzo Cavicchi (IT Manager, Lamborghini)
- Alessandra Chiuderi (Head of Group Analytics Solutions Centre, Generali)
- Mattia Cinquilli (Data & Analytics Director, Sky)
- Ivan Danesi (Data Innovation Lead, Unicredit)
- Lorenzo De Tomasi (Data Digital Delivery Lead, Takeda Manufacturing Italia)
- Daniele De Vita (Chief Analytics Officer, BNP Paribas Cardif)
- Stefano Gatti (Head of Data & Analytics, Nexi)
- Arturo Gatto (Head of Data: Platform Delivery & Governance CoE, ENI)
- Francesco Giordano (Head of Data Technology, Analytics & BI Solutions, Generali Asset Management)
- Nicola Lamarca (Chief Data, Architectures & Technology Officer, Bulgari)
- Michele Lancellotti (Head of Data Science & AI, RCS)
- Luca Mancini (Head of Data Science, Agos)
- Vincenzo Manzoni (Data Science Director, Tenaris)
- Daniela Nigro (Principal Data Product Manager, Zalando)
- Michele Pacifico (Global Analytics Senior Manager, Nestlé)
- Alessandro Panebianco (Head of Customer and Business Analytics, Enel X)
- Ivan Pavesio (Global Innovation BI & Analytics, Ferrero)
- Alessandro Pepe (Responsabile Document Management & Data Governance, CDP)
- Mirco Righetti (Business Intelligence & Data Analytics, Oniverse)
- Davide Tornatore (Chief Data Officer, A2A)
- Michele Vespasiani (Platforms Lead | Commercial Data & Insights EMEA, Zimmer Biomet)
The list is being updated and may change.
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