Agoda Outside holds first big data conference in Singapore

Source: Agoda Outside. From left, top row:  Andy Holley, COO, Digital McKinsey Asia, Idan Zalzberg, Advanced Technology Architect, Agoda, Andreas Weigend, Director, Social Data Lab, Iker Ibanez, MD, ASEAN Digital Delivery Lead, Accenture Digital, Omri Morgenshtern, Chief Product Officer, Agoda, Georges Mao, Director of Marketing Science APAC, Facebook, Oyvind Roti, International Head-Solutions, Google Cloud Platform; from left, bottom row: Feng Yuan Liu, Director of Data Science, GovTech, Yinping Yang, Senior Scientist, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*Star, Yaron Zeidman, CTO, Agoda, Peter Allen, MD, Agoda Outside, Marian Panganiban, Regional Policy & Research Manager, Grab, and Anne Petterd, Partner, Baker McKenzie.

Agoda Outside, a new undertaking from Agoda that focuses on ideas, research, exchanging information, philanthropy, and outreach, held its first-ever big data conference in Singapore.

“We understand the essence and importance of big data, and saw that there is a disparity in knowing and understanding it,” said Yaron Zeidman, CTO, Agoda. “In order to better make sense of the power of the information we have on hand, we first need to understand the impact it has on various industries.”

Agoda Outside is supporting its parent company by conducting outreach to help advance the understanding of important issues and promoting cooperation – especially in a digital-forward nation like Singapore. With the objective of bringing together companies across industries that are leading the big data revolution, Agoda Outside recognizes this as a growing industry that opens up opportunities for both startups and established companies.

“Agoda Outside has allowed us to use this platform to share our understanding of data in the transport industry, and creating solutions that will solve everyday problems. Knowledge sharing that will help consumers is something that Grab also supports, and we believe it is a key step in constant progress.” said Marian Panganiban, Regional Policy and Research Manager, Grab.