Semantic Technology & Business Conference 2013

May 28, 2013

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Big business is utilizing Semantic Technologies to generate revenue, save money, and solve real problems in an age where Big Data presents big challenges. The Semantic Technology & Business Conference (SemTechBiz) brings together today’s industry thought leaders and practitioners to explore the challenges and opportunities jointly impacting both corporate business leaders and technologists.

THE PROGRAM

Partake in innovative panels, case studies, tutorials, roundtables, keynotes, and lightning sessions on June 2-5 to explore how businesses and companies utilize semantic solutions. Sessions include Smarter Semantics, Smarter Finance, RDF as a Universal Healthcare Exchange Language, and many more. This year’s event is complete with a Top Semantic Startup Competition and Hackathon.

CASE STUDIES

Our sessions go beyond the technical talks to deliver business case studies that highlight semantic technology applications in action. Conference speakers will touch on real-world examples including:

  • Semantics Goes Beyond the Call Center
  • Analyzing Semantic Graphs to Discover Newsworthy Stories
  • Adopting Semantic Technology in the Enterprise
  • Supporting Relevance for Users – a Design Challenge
  • Integrated Water Catchment Management with Linked Data
  • State-of-the-art in Semantic Interpretation of Health Care Data

START-UP COMPETITION

SemanticWeb.com and WebMediaBrands will name one company the “Top Semantic Technology Start-Up” at this year’s conference. Semantic Technologies are no longer a discovery of the future. Companies are using Semantic Technologies today to make money, save money, and solve business problems in ways they simply could not before, and the wide variety of start-ups in the Semantic Tech space is one exciting effect of this trend. Learn more.

HACKATHON

Join our first-ever hackathon, Semantic Hack, a pre-conference, full-day coding event. Semantic Hack brings together developers and designers to work with advanced semantic technologies that help make the web more accessible and dynamic. We’re looking for both sponsors and participants. Learn more.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

SemTechBiz brings together forward-thinking technology and business leaders from around the world representing the entire marketplace, including:

  • IT/Software Managers
  • Startups
  • Venture Capitalists
  • Marketers
  • Government Agencies
  • Customers
  • Linked Data Specialists
  • Big Data Specialists
  • Extreme Information Management Specialists
  • Information Architects
  • Computer Scientists
  • Taxonomists
  • Semantic Web Job Seekers
  • Developers
  • Researchers