The Big Data & Analytics Forum 2017
The Big Data & Analytics Forum, organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational
Education (IVE) Information Technology Discipline in collaboration with the Hong Kong
Science and Technology Parks Corporation and the Association of Cloud and Mobile Computing
Professionals, was held on 25 May 2017 at the Charles K. Kao Auditorium of Hong Kong Science
Park. Mr. Victor Lam, Deputy Government Chief Information Officer (Infrastructure and
Operations) of OGCIO, was invited to be the Guest of Honour and delivered a keynote speech
to share the Government’s initiatives.
Ten conference talks and two panel sessions delivered by experts and professionals were
offered to share and discuss the topical issues relating to big data analytics applications,
FinTech, Smart Cities, the Internet of Things and data monetization.
The forum brought over 300 participants from industry and academia and provided a great
platform for participants to share insights, learn about new trends, and interact with
leading experts in the field.