Data Decoded – Understanding the Ins and Outs of Analytics

Government Keynote 1: What Is and Isn’t Data - How to Harness Good Data

- Evan Albert, Director of Measurement and Data Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs

Numbers in an Excel file are obviously data, but what about commentary or anecdotal information? To be able to harness the power of data, you need to know what exactly data is and what it isn’t. In this keynote, you will hear from a government expert about the different types of data, how to use them and where to verify your sources.

Lightning Keynote 1: Follow the Data

- Adam Clater, Chief Architect, North America Public Sector, Red Hat

Today, more than ever - data is central to the decision-making and execution of every agency’s mission. However, figuring out how to harness that decision-making power isn’t always easy. In this lightning keynote, you will learn about implications of agency data on decision-making and building a platform for domain specific artificial intelligence to drive agency mission forward.

Lightning Keynote 2: Lower the Barriers to Leveraging Data

- Andy MacIssac, Solutions Marketing Director for Public Sector, Alteryx

One of the biggest problems with the vision of data-driven decision-making is that so few people have the expertise to work with the tools, and even data experts often get bogged down in tedious tasks. This session will discuss how agencies can make analytics more accessible and valuable to experts and non-experts alike.