Big Data & Global Affairs

The Semantica Research Big Data and Global Affairs Conference brings together researchers, business leaders and global policy professionals from around the world to share insights, advice and techniques on the ways Big Data is changing the landscape of global affairs and the way decision makers operate as never before. At this conference, you will discover the insights, techniques and advice that will aid your professional development, grow your business and enhance your understanding of this growing area of international affairs.

The Big Data and Global Affairs Summit provides an opportunity for policymakers, researchers and decision-makers to share ideas, obtain innovative insights and share access to high-level resources for the community as a whole to benefit. This conference is for those who are interested in the failures and successes, pitfalls and promises, challenges and opportunities of the big data revolution and how these methodologies and data streams can help inform and shape policy, diplomacy, and our global society.

The Big Data and Global Affairs Summit will provide international affairs professionals with the unique opportunity of learning data science techniques from real-world international affairs experts in order to conduct your very own analyses of similar data sets.

In addition, attending the conference will outline the opportunities available, and qualifications required for people to successfully find employment in this burgeoning field. The Summit is designed to be a practical and pragmatic event for advancing people’s careers in addition to providing business-critical information for international affairs professionals.

The Big Data and Global Affairs Conference is a two-day event, including extensive presentations and in-depth panel discussions on all aspects of digital data and global affairs, workshops where world leading companies and experts provide masterclasses on how best to mitigate the threat threats mediated by this disruptive technology, together with online and in-person networking opportunities where delegates can establish valuable professional relationships. All attendees will leave with enduring knowledge of the global affairs and big data issues and a wealth of new contacts.

Why should you attend this conference?

1. Discover the newest thinking, techniques and resources used by data and global affairs experts. Listen and engage with government officials, academics and business leaders as they describe how Big Data is influencing International Affairs
2. Improve your professional development at low cost to you: Most conferences cost thousands of pounds, require you to take time off work and involve long travel to the event destination. At the Big Data and Global Affairs summit, all of this is eliminated because it is online
3. Watch all of the sessions online at your own pace: All of the sessions are held in live, interactive sessions online. You can attend the live sessions or watch the videos, read the eBook or listen to the MP3 afterwards at your own convenience.
4. Network with Data and International Affairs professionals like you. Make new professional connections in our private LinkedIn group only for conference attendees.
5. Discover the latest, most innovative thinking on Big Data and Global Affairs from government, academic, digital, technology, communications and industry experts
6. “How To” sessions from professionals on creating robust and effective data strategies
7. Discover how the private and not-for-profit sectors are collaborating to make their organisations more resilient

The Big Data and Global Affairs Conference will empower you to understand how big data influences global affairs.

What Makes this Event Valuable?

• Highly valuable content
• No travel required – everything takes place online (plus you get the recordings!)
• Transcripts of every session at no extra charge
• Networking opportunities – Make valuable professional connections in our exclusive LinkedIn group just for attendees.

This conference will help you develop a thorough understanding of the issues and methods of utilising big data in international affairs by academics, policy experts and business leaders. This event is being held live in Barcelona and broadcast over two days and if you can’t make it to a session live, as a digital attendee, you can watch the recordings which we will provide directly after the session has concluded.