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Join us in the penthouse of the Graybar Building as we team up with fast-growing tech startup Adaptive Management for the first event in our "Data Smart" series. The panel will feature top data minds from Enigma, Spotify, Grubhub & others.
Event Overview: Data presents businesses with tremendous challenges & opportunities. We're hosting a conversation with some of the top data minds around to understand how companies are tackling data challenges & getting to the answers that matter more quickly. We'll discuss:
How to solve the ETL problem when you're not the end customer
Features that customers want when consuming alternative data
The challenges with detecting & handling data errors
Finding correlations in data sources en masse
Before & after the panel you'll have plenty of time to meet some of the top data minds & engineers in the city, with beautiful skyline views & drinks.
AGENDA
6:15PM - Arrival
6:30PM - Drinks & Networking
7:00PM - Presentation from Adaptive
7:20PM - Panel Discussion
7:55PM - Audience QA
8:05PM - Drinks & Networking Continue
CAREERS AT ADAPTIVE
Adaptive Management is hiring Senior Engineers, Senior Data Engineers, & DevOps Engineers. Visit their career page to learn more.
Company Showcase By
Patrick Hagerty
Chief Data Scientist, Adaptive Management
Patrick Hagerty is the Chief Data Scientist for Adaptive Management. Prior to Adaptive, Patrick was the Director of Research at In-Q-Tel, developing & implementing deep learning algorithms for automating satellite imagery analysis, DNA sequencing, & cyber security. Patrick has over a decade of experience in algorithm development for high performance computing, cryptographically secure computation, & quantum computing as Applied Research Mathematician at the National Security Agency. Patrick has a Ph.D in Mathematics from the University of Michigan.
Kevin Thompson
VP of Engineering, Adaptive Management
Kevin Thompson is the Vice President of Engineering at Adaptive Management. Prior to Adaptive, Kevin worked at Tiger Management developing high-value data sources & associated infrastructure to support the investment research process. Kevin also worked at Vulnerability Research Labs as a software developer primarily doing network security work. He began his professional career at the National Security Agency where he performed cryptanalytic research. Kevin has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute & a Master of Science in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Panelists
Brad Schneider (Moderator)
Founder & CEO, Adaptive Management
Brad Schneider is the Founder & CEO of Adaptive Management. Throughout his career, Brad has focused on using alternative data to improve decision making & prediction. Prior to founding Adaptive Management, Brad spent over 12 years as an equity investor, most recently working as a Portfolio Manager at Tiger Management. He was also the co-founder of predictive analytics company InfoLenz. Brad received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Christian Heinzmann
Lead Data Engineer, Grubhub
Christian is the Lead Data Engineer for Grubhub, overseeing their vast volumes of data in traditional & Big Data warehouses. His work supports Grubhub's mission to instill a data-driven mindset throughout the company. Christian has worked in data focused roles for more than 10 years. Past roles include Head of Data Engineering for logistics startup Zoomer & tech lead for the Data Services group for eMoney Advisor (acquired by Fidelity).
Thomas Moran
Lead Data Scientist, Enigma
Thomas Moran is an Engineering Manager & Chair of the Analytics team at Enigma. His past work includes missile defense engineering at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, nanostructure research at UMass Amherst, environmental informatics at UC Berkeley, & a few years as the front-person for a modestly successful indie rock band. One thing he loves about his current role is that he gets to tackle a huge variety of data challenges, but he has a simple mantra to distill this complexity: "Enigma is a data linkage company."
Deepti Deshpande
Data Engineer, Spotify
Deepti Deshpande is a Data Engineer, architecting & building big data solutions at Spotify for the past 2 years. Her past industry experience includes building ETL tools at WalmartLabs & Tesco, designing High Performance forecasting algorithms at Southwest Airlines & implementing Image Analysis softwares at ISRO. Deepti has a Masters of Science in Machine Learning from the University of Texas.
Event Sponsored By...
Adaptive Management is an emerging leader in alternative data that aims to fundamentally change the way people find, analyze, & acquire predictive datasets. Our cloud-based platform, DataMonster, leverages alternative data to gain granular & real-time visibility into the fundamentals that drive companies. Our team is comprised of former financial investors, NSA cryptanalysts & applied mathematics experts, & Silicon Valley software veterans. Adaptive Management is headquartered in Manhattan, New York City. For more information, visit www.adaptivemgmt.com.
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