7th Annual SKBI Conference 2017 on "Advances in Data Science and Implications for Business"

Time

Programme

09:00 - 09:05

Introductory Remarks:

Professor Ekkehart Boehmer
Academic Director, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, Singapore Management University

09:05 - 09:10

Welcome Remarks:

Professor Gerard George
Dean and Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

09:10 – 09:55

Keynote Speech:
Data Science and Machine Learning in Practice

Dr David Roi Hardoon
Chief Data Officer and Head of Data Analytics Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore

09:55 - 10:15

Tea Break

10:15 - 12:15

Panel Discussion 1: Big Data Applications

Moderator:
Mr Tan Suee Chieh
Advisory Board Member, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, Singapore Management University
Industry Practitioner

Panelists: 

1) Mr Donald MacDonald (Head, Group Customer Analytics & Decisioning, OCBC Bank) - "Beyond Analytics 1.0. The Benefits of Big Data at OCBC"

2) Professor Raj Thampuran (Managing Director, A*STAR) - "Advances in Technology: Consequences to Finance and Other Sectors"

3) Mr Ying Shao Wei (Chief Operating Officer, DataSpark) - "Journey to make Data Science profitable"

4) Mr Paul Cobban [Managing Director & Chief Data Transformation Officer (Technology and Operations), DBS Bank] - "The 5 Superpowers of Data"

12:15 - 13:15

Networking Lunch

13:15 - 14:00

Speech: 
Financial Sector for Inclusion – Pitfalls and Promise of Smart Data Analysis

Mr Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

14:00 – 15:30

Panel Discussion 2: Smart Data Analytics

Moderator:
Professor Ekkehart Boehmer
Academic Director, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, Singapore Management University

Panelists:

1) Professor Wolfgang Karl Härdle (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) - "Dynamic Topic Modelling for Cryptocurrency Community Forums"

2) Professor Tiejun Ma (University of Southampton) - "Does Smartphone Apps Enhance Smart Trading Decisions?"

3) Professor Stefan Lessmann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) - "E-Commerce Models and Causality: Novel Perspectives on Uplift Modelling"

15:30 - 15:50

Tea Break

15:50 - 17:20

Panel Discussion 3: Experiences with Data/Analytics in Startups 

Moderator:
Dr Simon Schillebeeckx
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Panelists:

1) Mr Gopi Rengasamy (Director, Global Strategy Group, KPMG) - "Generating Business Value from Data and Analytics"

2) Mr Ofir Shalev (Chief Technology Officer / Chief Information Officer, CXA) - "Data at CXA"

3) Dr Kong-wei Lye (Head of Data Science, Grab) - "Data Science at Grab"

17:20 - 17:30

Closing Remarks:

Professor Ekkehart Boehmer
Academic Director, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, Singapore Management University

19:00 - 21:00 

Opening Remarks:
Mr Piyush Gupta
Chief Executive Officer and Director, DBS Group
Chairman of Advisory Board, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, Singapore Management University