Presented By
O’Reilly + Cloudera
Make Data Work
29 April–2 May 2019
London, UK
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Alistair Croll

Alistair Croll
Founder, Solve For Interesting

Website | @acroll

Alistair Croll is an entrepreneur with a background in web performance, analytics, cloud computing, and business strategy. In 2001, he cofounded Coradiant (acquired by BMC in 2011) and has since helped launch Rednod, CloudOps, Bitcurrent, Year One Labs, and several other early-stage companies. He works with startups on business acceleration and advises a number of larger companies on innovation and technology. A sought-after public speaker on data-driven innovation and the impact of technology on society, Alistair has founded and run a variety of conferences, including Cloud Connect, Bitnorth, and the International Startup Festival, and is the chair of O’Reilly’s Strata Data Conference. He has written several books on technology and business, including the best-selling Lean Analytics. Alistair tries to mitigate his chronic ADD by writing about far too many things at Solve For Interesting.

Sessions

9:00–9:05 Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Findata Day welcome
Strata Business Summit
 Location: Capital Suite 13
Secondary topics:  Financial Services
Alistair Croll (Solve For Interesting)
Average rating: *****
(5.00, 2 ratings)
Welcome to the Findata Day tutorial. Read more.
Insurance and the gig economy
Location: Capital Suite 13
Alistair Croll (Solve For Interesting)
Average rating: ****.
(4.80, 10 ratings)
Strata chair Alistair Croll looks at the changing role of risk and insurance in the on-demand economy. Drawing from examples in car insurance and beyond, Alistair discusses how the prediction of risk and the transient engagement between workers and tasks is changing the industry—and what insurers can do to prepare for it. Read more.
9:00–9:10 Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Wednesday keynote welcome
Location: Auditorium
Ben Lorica (O'Reilly), Doug Cutting (Cloudera), Alistair Croll (Solve For Interesting)
Average rating: ***..
(3.50, 10 ratings)
Program chairs Ben Lorica, Doug Cutting, and Alistair Croll welcome you to the first day of keynotes. Read more.
9:00–9:05 Thursday, 2 May 2019
Thursday keynote welcome
Location: Auditorium
Ben Lorica (O'Reilly), Doug Cutting (Cloudera), Alistair Croll (Solve For Interesting)
Average rating: ***..
(3.50, 4 ratings)
Program chairs Ben Lorica, Doug Cutting, and Alistair Croll welcome you to the second day of keynotes. Read more.