Scotland Datathon 2017
www.edinburghfintech.com/
This will be Scotland’s first ever Datathon and will be held
over two days in March.
Date: Monday 20th – Tuesday 21st March 2017
Venue: Deloitte Office, Edinburgh Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrace,
Edinburgh, EH1 2DB
Data is the essence of fintech.
– DAY ONE –
The brightest minds from data science and financial services will come together at the Deloitte Greenhouse in Edinburgh.
Forming teams together with non-technical individuals, the datathon will compete to solve a challenge, in a high octane environment.
This is open to anyone and a large variety of skills will be used throughout the event including data analysis, visualisation techniques, presentation skills and product development.
– DAY TWO –
We will hear from the innovators who are driving the fintech movement, how they are using data, and what Open Banking will mean for the future.
We will also hear 5 minute pitches from the teams competing in the datathon, and a winner will be crowned.
Agenda
DAY 1 – Monday 20 March 2017
12:00 Opening Remarks
12:15 Introduction to the DATATHON challenge
Assignment of teams and logistics
13:00 DATATHON COMMENCES!
00:00 Offices close, end of DAY 1
DAY 2 – Tuesday 21 March 2017
7:00 Offices open, start of DAY 2
13:00 DATATHON WORK TIME CONCLUDES
13:00 Opening Address
13:10 What is Open Banking?
Bill Roberts (CMA) in discussion with Gavin Littlejohn
13:30 How will the everyday man and woman benefit from Open Banking?
Open sharing of our data, will we be protected?
Steve Tigar (Money Dashboard)
Dave Stubley (7 Elements)
14:15 What does Open Banking mean for business?
We will explore how banks will innovate faster, and fintech collaboration.
Ed Molyneux (FreeAgent)
Colin Hewitt (Float)
14:45 Coffee and tea break
15:00 Introduction to the judging panel
15:10 DATATHON pitching competition
16:15 What can financial services learn from the fashion industry?
Jedidiah Francis (ASOS Head of Data) discusses the application of DATA in machine learning and customisation
16:45 Presentations of DATATHON winning team
17:00 Wrap up
More information can be found here!
