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Building a Data Science Capability from Scratch
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Summary
Victor Hu covers the challenges, both technical and cultural, of building a data science team and capability in a large, global company. He discusses best practices, lessons learned, and rewards of leveraging data effectively in the next frontier of data science: commercial insurance.
Bio
Victor Hu is the Head of Data Science at QBE and comes from a background of leveraging data intelligently to benefit and transform industries. Previously he was the Chief Data Officer at Tictrac and built the data science team at Next Big Sound, a music analytics startup acquired by Pandora in 2015. His other experience ranges across diverse fields: intelligence, consulting, and sports.
About the conference
Software is changing the world. QCon empowers software development by facilitating the spread of knowledge and innovation in the developer community. A practitioner-driven conference, QCon is designed for technical team leads, architects, engineering directors, and project managers who influence innovation in their teams.
Mar 23, 2017