Data might be one of those words that strikes fear into you, but were not talking about maths or equations, we’re talking about information - information about how your business is performing, what your customers are expecting, and most importantly how you can grow.

Our speakers will bring data to life for you, showing you how to use it and maybe even to enjoy using it.

Speakers:

Jason Turner, Data 2 Action

After ten years as Director of the BGL Group (owners of COMPARETHEMARKET.COM) , Jason is helping local businesses understand and use their data to improve their business performance, and will be showing you how you can turn your data into cold, hard cash.

Steve Caughey, National Innovation Centre for Data / Arjuna Technologies

The National Innovation Centre for Data, based in Newcastle will bring together industry, the public sector and world-leading academics to develop the skills, ideas and resources needed to exploit the opportunities offered by the explosion in digital data, addressing specific challenges in areas including health, automotive and manufacturing.

Alex Craig, Muckle

The General Data Protection Regulations come into force in May 2018, and will have a major impact in the way all organisations manage personal data. Whilst you probably have it all in hand, Alex will give an overview of what he regulations mean and what you have to do in order to comply