Sep 23–26, 2019

Amit Kapoor
Data Storyteller, narrativeVIZ

Amit Kapoor is a data storyteller at narrativeViz, where he uses storytelling and data visualization as tools for improving communication, persuasion, and leadership through workshops and trainings conducted for corporations, nonprofits, colleges, and individuals. Interested in learning and teaching the craft of telling visual stories with data, Amit also teaches storytelling with data for executive courses as a guest faculty member at IIM Bangalore and IIM Ahmedabad. Amit’s background is in strategy consulting, using data-driven stories to drive change across organizations and businesses. Previously, he gained more than 12 years of management consulting experience with A.T. Kearney in India, Booz & Company in Europe, and startups in Bangalore. Amit holds a BTech in mechanical engineering from IIT, Delhi, and a PGDM (MBA) from IIM, Ahmedabad.

Sessions

9:00am - 5:00pm Monday, September 23 & Tuesday, September 24

Location: 1A 03

Recommendation systems using deep learning

Data Science, Machine Learning, & AI

Secondary topics: Deep Learning, Media and Advertising, Retail and e-commerce

Bargava Subramanian (Binaize), Amit Kapoor (narrativeVIZ)

Recommendation systems play a significant role—for users, a new world of options; for companies, it drives engagement and satisfaction. Amit Kapoor and Bargava Subramanian walk you through the different paradigms of recommendation systems and introduce you to deep learning-based approaches. You'll gain the practical hands-on knowledge to build, select, deploy, and maintain a recommendation system. Read more.

Location: 1A 03