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Join us live on 29 February 2024 at 11:00 SAST (09:00 GMT) to discover the building blocks of an effective Big Data strategy. Effectively implementing a well thought out Big Data strategy will help your business to not only survive but thrive. Understand your customers, why they are your customers and how you can deliver better services through trends and proper analytics. Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the best practices and provide invaluable insight and advice on how to get started.

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Jan-Willem Middleburg

CEO, Cybiant & Author, Enterprise Big Data Framework

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jan-Willem Middelburg is the CEO of Cybiant, based in Kuala Lumpur. He started Cybiant with the mission to make a more sustainable world for the Next Generation through Best Practices. Jan-Willem authored and co-authored numerous books, including Serious Gaming (2013), The Service Automation Framework (2017) and recently The Enterprise Big Data Framework (2018).

A pioneer and advocate for professionalization in Automation and Big Data, he is a frequent keynote speaker and moderator at universities and technology conferences around the world. Jan-Willem holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, a Master’s in Supply Chain Management from the Rotterdam School of Management, and is currently pursuing a second Master’s degree in Computer and Information Technology at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Nigel Mercer

Regional Lead, Africa and North America

As an accomplished IT professional, Nigel has been part of the IT Best Practices sector for over 12 years, managing global operations as well as initiating & managing various key projects around the world, specifically in the IT Best Practices Education & IT Governance domains.

With a technical IT education background, Nigel has over 20 years of experience in IT, including Business Development, Operations, Global Program & Project Management, Education, Software Development and Consulting.

An effective communicator with a broad knowledge in most IT disciplines, Nigel heads up APMG's work across Africa and North America

Babalo Mpunga

Founder and Director of Kineteek Technologies

Babalo Mpunga is a certified Business Intelligence (BI) consultant with over 13 years of experience in technical delivery and business advisory roles. He is the founder and director of Kineteek Technologies, a data services consulting firm and training organisation. Babalo's expertise lies in the entire data lifecycle, from data storage to data presentation.

Babalo is passionate about developing data management systems that promote transparency, maintainability, accessibility, and predictability while empowering organisations and data teams to develop practical skills through data education. He has implemented numerous BI projects across various sectors, including retail, oil and gas, public, automotive, utilities, and mining. He brings practical experience, versatility, and a cross-functional perspective to business and data transformation initiatives.

Babalo holds a bachelor's degree in information system management and has developed insights and capabilities in business and data modelling, developing and delivering data systems, solution architecture, and managing data teams. He aims to help businesses build capabilities to use data intelligently and value IT and data initiatives with strategic business outcomes.

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