Sophia Rothlauf

It’s often large companies that talk about their successes with data and AI. But what about the smaller companies? Exactly about the question: “How to succeed with data & analytics, especially in small and medium sized enterprises” Dr. Carsten Bange and Divya Bokaria, Head of Data and Analytics at Zattoo, address this question in an interview […]

Data Scientist is a job which is closely related to buzzwords such as industry 4.0, digitization and big data. The Harvard Business Review has chosen the Data Scientist as “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” for a reason. But why, in spite of all this, are so many companies lacking representatives of this highly sought-after profession? How do you become a Data Scientist? And what skills and knowledge does a Data Scientist need?

“Scalability in Data & AI is certainly a high-level problem that companies will be thrilled to have”, said an article some years ago. At that time, scalability wasn’t an issue in the data field at all. It was more a matter of initial experiences and use cases. That has changed drastically in recent years.

Walid Mehanna, Group Data Officer at Merck KGaA Germany is not only an expert in his field, but is also part of the DATA festival Committee. DATA festival co-founder Alexander Thamm asked him in an interview why he chose this position and what currently drives him.

Data scientists, Data engineers, and related roles are no longer the corporate unicorns that no one understands. On the contrary, almost every company is desperately looking for them. As a result, companies are now faced with the challenge of attracting people from the field of data analysis. The war for talent has begun.

The name Dubravko Dolic is well known when it comes to Applied Analytics and AI. He is also the Head of Applied Analytics & AI at Continental Tires. Together with his colleague David Koll, who is a Senior Data Scientist, he presented exciting learnings from his company Continental Tires around the topic: “Scrap prediction in the

“We are with CARIAD since the beginning and don’t wanna be somewhere else!” began Jakub Kovacik, Business Owner Data & Analytics, his presentation together with his colleague Sören Salzwedel, Data Product Owner, at the DATA festival in Munich 2022 with the topic: “CARIAD – Predictive vehicle functions using a small loop stack”.

Barbara Engerer, Head of Data and Analytics from BSH Home Appliances, called her presentation “The glass of DATA is half full”. It was about echoing a common concern among companies that working with data is too complex and complicated. Using a jar and Lego bricks, she demonstrated during her talk how easy it can be