Speaker: Victor Hu

Head of Data Science @QBE

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 (U.S. Department of Defense), consulting, and sports (New York Yankees). He graduated from Harvard University and can be found profiled in Data Scientists At Work.

Find Victor Hu at

https://twitter.com/thevictorhu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorwhu/

Talk: Building a Data Science Capability From Scratch

Track: Data Engineering : Where the Rubber meets the Road in Data Science

Location: Windsor, 5th flr.

Day of week: Monday

Duration: 4:10pm - 5:00pm

This talk will cover the challenges, both technical and cultural, of building a data science team and capability in a large, global company. It will discuss best practices, lessons learned, and rewards of leveraging data effectively in the next frontier of data science: commercial insurance.

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