2017 Business Analytics Conference

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2017 Business Analytics Conference

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The 2017 Business Analytics Conference is to establish a forum for analytics professionals and researchers to present their investigation and share their in-insights in the analytics field. The conference covers all aspects of the analytics discipline, including health analytics, learning analytics, cognitive analytics, utility analytics, business intelligence, etc.

Registration fee: AUD$25

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2017 Business Analytics Conference

21 Sept 2017 (Thur) 9am-4pm

Venue: Deakin Downtown Centre, Melbourne

(Level 12, Tower 2, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria 3008)

Time

Agenda

Keynote Speaker

9am

Welcome

Prof Rens Scheepers

Head, Department of Information Systems & Business Analytics, Deakin University

9:05am

Opening speech

Prof Mike Ewing

Executive Dean, Faculty of Business & Law

Deakin University

9:25am

How Learning Analytics Drives Better Learning Outcomes and Student Achievement

Paul Petrulis

Vice President, Cengage Learning

10:05am

Top 5 Criteria for Analytics Success

Andrew Painter

Regional Manager, Altis

10:45am

Morning tea

11:00am

Why the Future of BI is All About the Why

Glen Rabie

CEO, Yellowfin BI

11:40am

Can AI Improve Business Analytics?

Michael Rochanakij

Director, KPMG

12:20am

Using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to Enable The Audit of Financial Advice

Dr Christopher Butler

Manager (Cognitive Analytics), IBM Research

1:00pm

Lunch (& ACS students membership talk)

1:30pm

Utilizing Analytics to Enhance Decision Making in the Utility Business

Mac Leung

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Jemena

2:10pm

Data Analytics in Telematics Industry

Roland Estrella

Manager, Taxi Services Commission

2:50pm

Healthcare Analytics: Issues and Academic Research Directions

Dr Shah Miah

Program Director, Victoria University

3:30pm

Examining Online Mastery Learning through Two-phase Learning Analytics

Dr William Yeoh

Director, IBM Centre of Excellence in Business Analytics, Deakin University

3:55pm – 4pm

Closing

Dr William Yeoh

Conference Chair, Deakin University

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Conference Organising Committee
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William Yeoh (Chair)
Ali Tamaddoni Jahromi
Lasitha Dharmasena
Morteza Namvar
Kia Hadji Abootorab Kashi
Jay Zeal
Zahra Hosseinifard
Angeline Yip

Contact: william.yeoh@deakin.edu.au

Skype link for the conference (online participation): https://skype.deakin.edu.au/meet/william.yeoh/37DPKBNS