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Novice
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Talk

The Government has stated that they want to put 25% of all business through SMEs by 2015. Find out how the Small Software Association can help us work collectively to engage with the government and help them to meet this target in the technology sector.

Questions answered :
Why don’t small technology companies bid for government work?
How can we change this?
What is the Small Software Association?
Why should I join the Small Software Association?

Speaker Bio: Zoe Cunningham is the Managing Director of Softwire Technology and a technology presenter and speaker. She works as a mentor in the UK and internationally with the Cherie Blair Foundation, as well as supporting Ghanaian charity Ashanti Development and playing backgammon to world class standards (she won the Ladies' World Championship in 2010!).
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Expert
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Talk

The session will explore top tips for knowledge management implementations, understanding when your organisation needs it and how you can benefit, cost savings and productivity improvements. It is also not just about the technology so KPS will be discussing what else matters when you wish to implement a KM system within your organisation.

Questions answered :
Why organisations need Knowledge Management Software.
How a natural language search differs from other search engines!
How to be proactive when you can collect what your customers want to know.

Speaker Bio: Information is everywhere and people want quick access at the point of need to their specific question(s). This could be a citizen searching for information, a member of staff wanting to answer a question or find a solution to an IT or HR problem or a way of avoiding annoying call centre queues! Managing, creating and searching for information quickly and easily is essential in this digital age. What’s more turning that information into knowledge is essential in order to improve productivity
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Expert
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Talk

This session looks at digital measure, on-line privacy, and the impact on customer experience.

Questions answered :
How the EU digital privacy directive is impacting customer experience and the importance of transparency.

Speaker Bio: As Practice Director for the Measurement team, Sean governs all things data related at Seren. From basic web analytic audits, to strategic voice of customer programmes, and pretty much everything in-between. Sean has spent over 15 years in digital and has a fantastic team of experts across a wide range of digital measurement techniques. He's passionate about extracting insight and value from data in a clear and transparent way that puts customer experience at the heart of our clients’ dig
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Intermediate
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Talk

The acceleration of technology provides more and more possibilities to achieve Human Level Machine Intelligence and according to Ray Kurzweil “The Singularity is near”, it will bring radical changes to all of us. But even if we have fast enough technologies, how exactly will an intelligent system look like? We will discuss Human Level Machine Intelligence vs. Machine Intelligence.

Questions Answered:

What are requirements of a Human Level Machine Intelligence/Artificial Intelligence?

What is a Human Level Machine Intelligence capable to do?

Speaker Bio: Robert studied IT and Economy at the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany). He gave lectures in software architecture, development and quality protection. Before he initiated London’s Artificial Intelligence Futurists he leaded different international projects in the domains of medical laboratory automation and aircraft technology, based on “narrow” artificial intelligence technologies. Robert is also of several start-ups in the high-tech market among others he was a co-founder and CEO of the
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Intermediate
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Talk

Building on the success of open data projects such as the London Datastore, this project will explore how public infrastructure and private data could be made available for developers to create services for the public.
The main output is a technical platform that will aggregate data sources from infrastructure and data platforms across European cities opening up opportunities for developers and SMEs.

http://www.icityproject.com

Questions Answered:
What infrastructure is the public sector thinking of opening up? What would I like them to make available to me?

Level:
Expert
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Talk

Transport for London is embarking on a huge online upgrade programme. Come and see how it is wrestling with defining its place in the digital and mobile landscape, with some major new launches in 2013.

Questions Answered:
The role of digital for a transport network – How does an integrated transport network for a major capital city use digital media to engage with the public, keep the network moving and deliver value for money? What are the challenges, the boundaries and what does (we hope) success look like?

Speaker Bio: Stuart has been involved in digital media since anyone really cared about it. Working in ‘boutique’ to some of the UK’s biggest agencies, and witnessing the web and now mobile move from the edges to the centre of our lives. He tries (and sometimes succeeds) to design lovely looking, usable, digital things.
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Expert
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Talk

New ways of giving by Charity API’s. How can apps be a driving force for charity income?

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Allowing the crows to raise money to charity by active hackdays and apps for good. http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/10/25/reuters-on-the-road-giving-lab-experimen?videoId=238673089

Speaker Bio: Creative dir Dominic founded The GivingLab.org (previously SeeThedifference).
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Expert
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Talk

The NHS must make £20billion in savings over the next 4 years. The only way it can do this is to embrace digital technology and disease prevention strategies.

Questions Answered:
reductions in hospitalisation
reductions in obesity and lifestyle related disease
Improved social care

Speaker Bio: Dr Noel Duncan is Founder and Managing Director of the telephonic, online and in person health coaching company 'Sisu Wellness Ltd' (London, UK). Previously, Noel co-founded Fitness2live PTY LTD (Aus) in 2000, Fitness2live LTD (UK) in 2006 and Fitness2live Inc (USA) in 2007. In September of 2009, Fitness2live was acquired by McKesson Asia Pacific (MAP). Noel completed a PhD in Muscle and Exercise Physiology at The University of Melbourne (1996) and a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at
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