YOW! Data returns in 2022
YOW! Data brings together leading industry practitioners and applied researchers working on data-driven technology and applications, providing in-depth coverage of current and emerging technologies in the areas of Big Data, Analytics and Machine Learning.
Meet the experts, network and sharpen your skills all at the same time.
YOW! Data 2022 is an online, 2-day conference featuring invited International and Australian Speakers sharing their expertise in Data Science, Data Engineering, Machine Learning and AI.

This year’s YOW! Data will take place online.
Talks will be delivered live.
At Skills Matter, we’ve chosen to see the events of the past year as a challenge to make our content and community more inclusive and accessible to all. Beyond the COVID‑19 pandemic, we have a vision of a community where knowledge sharing and skills transfer are not limited by physical barriers.
We are excited about the opportunity to truly welcome our attendees to this year’s Data, no matter where you are in the world. We hope to see you there!
Who's going to be there?
This year's speakers include:
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Day 1: June 1 AEST (UTC+10)
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Data Products: Hype vs. Reality
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Q&A WITH GWEN SHAPIRA & TEA BREAK |
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Day 1, 1 Jun starts 10:05 (Main Track)
Why Most Data Projects Fail and How to Avoid It
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Q&A WITH JESSE ANDERSON & BREAK |
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Day 1, 1 Jun starts 10:55 (Main Track)
Lessons Learned from DAG-based Workflow Orchestration
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Q&A WITH KEVIN KHO & BREAK |
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Day 1, 1 Jun starts 12:45 (Main Track)
Managing Data Pipelines with Conductor
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Q&A WITH DOUG SILLARS & BREAK |
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Distributed pandas – long promised, finally sort of
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Carbon on the agenda
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Q&A WITH LOUIS VAN SENDEN & BREAK |
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Day 2: June 2 AEST (UTC+10)
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Heralding Scientific Breakthroughs Through AI At Supercomputing Scale
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Q&A WITH ANIMASHREE ANANDKUMAR & TEA BREAK |
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Day 2, 2 Jun starts 10:05 (Main Track)
Real-time data engineering and the unified modern data platform
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Q&A WITH ERIC SAMMER & BREAK |
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Machine Learning in the Middle
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Q&A WITH SOON-EE CHEAH & BREAK |
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Day 2, 2 Jun starts 12:45 (Main Track)
How Digital Has Improved The Health Care We Receive
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Q&A WITH DR.DENIS BAUER & BREAK |
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Day 2, 2 Jun starts 13:35 (Main Track)
How Carsales scale up their AI strategy using Metaflow & Amazon SageMaker
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Q&A WITH AGUSTINUS NALWAN & TEA BREAK |
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Day 2, 2 Jun starts 14:25 (Main Track)
Building better and more responsible datasets
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Q&A WITH PETER BAILEY & BREAK |
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If you’re looking to develop relationships with our members, or to showcase your product and spread brand awareness, we’d love to find a way to create meaningful interactions between you and our community.
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