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Big Data: The New Natural Resource

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Innovation & Technology, Public Policy & Law
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Location
Capitol Visitor Center East Capitol St, NE and 1st St, NE Washington, DC 20004
SVC 215
Description

IBM is hosting a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss how the U.S. government can harvest the new resource of "Big Data" to address some of the nation's pressing challenges, including public safety, health care, energy, transportation and more.

Speakers:
Senator Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA)

Dr. David McQueeney, Vice President, Software, IBM Research

Former Undersecretary for Science Dr. Steven E. Koonin

Panelist(s):
Dr. Steven Ashby, Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Shantenu Jha, Associate Director of Research Cyberinfrastructure, Rutgers Discovery Informatics Institute

Tony Elder, Deputy Chief of Police, Charleston, South Carolina

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Attendees

Speakers

  • Sen Dianne Feinstein, David McQueeny, Steven E. Koonin, Steven Ashby, Shantenu Jha, Tony Elder

Event Coordinator

  • IBM

Email / Phone

  • Tal.Zavlodaver@Ketchum.com