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Andreas Weigend is an expert on big data, consumer behavior, and social-mobile technologies, which he calls the Social Data Revolution.
Formerly the Chief Scientist at Amazon, he shaped the company's data strategy and culture of innovation.
Andreas currently directs the Social Data Lab, a group of thought leaders and data scientists focused on the impact of data on individuals, businesses, and society. Weigend also teaches at Stanford University and UC Berkeley, while advising innovative organizations like Alibaba, AT&T, BMW, Founders Fund, GE, IBM, Lufthansa, MasterCard, Tencent, Thomson Reuters, Walmart, and the World Economic Forum.
He is the author of Data For the People: How to Make Our Post-Privacy Economy Work For You.
From the stage, Andreas helps organizations build hyper-innovative teams — helping them ask the right questions, define relevant metrics, and understand customers through data.

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Dr. Andreas Weigend is interested in the impact of data on individuals, business, and society. He was the Chief Scientist of Amazon, now directs the Social Data Lab, and currently teaches at Stanford and UC Berkeley.

Andreas works with innovative startups and global companies alike, helping them ask the right questions, define relevant metrics, and understand their customers based on their data. He advises innovative Silicon Valley startups as well as larger companies including Alibaba, AT&T, BMW, Founders Fund, GE, IBM, Lufthansa, MasterCard, Tencent, Thomson Reuters, Walmart and the World Economic Forum.

Andreas studied electrical engineering, physics, and philosophy in Karlsruhe, Bonn, and Cambridge (UK). He received his Ph.D. from Stanford on neural networks for time series prediction, was a postdoc at Xerox PARC and taught at NYU and in China (Tsinghua and CEIBS). His career as a data scientist combined with his industry and startup experience allows him to successfully bridge the gap between academia and industry. He is currently writing a book on transparency and the new data refineries (Basic Books, 2016).

Data is the New Oil

Turning Big Data into Big Decisions

We Are Our Data: Harnessing the Power of Social Data

E-commerce, Me-commerce, We-commerce: Understanding the New Consumer

Andreas was a pleasure to work with. He thoroughly familiarized himself with our event and ensured his presentation was customized to our needs. On stage, he was energetic and engaging; our audience gave high marks to his style and content. In short, Andreas' keynote was a highlight of our event.

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