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27 Fri 07:45 AM – 05:35 PM IST
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##About the conference and topics for submitting talks:
The Fifth Elephant is rated as India’s best data conference. It is a conference for practitioners, by practitioners. In 2018, The Fifth Elephant will complete its seventh edition.
The Fifth Elephant is an evolving community of stakeholders invested in data in India. Our goal is to strengthen and grow this community by presenting talks, panels and Off The Record (OTR) sessions that present real insights about:
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##Target audience:
You should attend and speak at The Fifth Elephant if your work involves:
##Perks for submitting proposals:
Submitting a proposal, especially with our process, is hard work. We appreciate your effort.
We offer one conference ticket at discounted price to each proposer, and a t-shirt.
We only accept one speaker per talk. This is non-negotiable. Workshops may have more than one instructor.
In case of proposals where more than one person has been mentioned as collaborator, we offer the discounted ticket and t-shirt only to the person with who the editorial team corresponded directly during the evaluation process.
##Format:
The Fifth Elephant is a two-day conference with two tracks on each day. Track details will be announced with a draft schedule in February 2018.
We are accepting sessions with the following formats:
##Selection criteria:
The first filter for a proposal is whether the technology or solution you are referring to is open source or not. The following criteria apply for closed source talks:
The criteria for selecting proposals, in the order of importance, are:
No one submits the perfect proposal in the first instance. We therefore encourage you to:
Our editorial team helps potential speakers in honing their speaking skills, fine tuning and rehearsing content at least twice - before the main conference - and sharpening the focus of talks.
##How to submit a proposal (and increase your chances of getting selected):
The following guidelines will help you in submitting a proposal:
To summarize, we do not accept talks that gloss over details or try to deliver high-level knowledge without covering depth. Talks have to be backed with real insights and experiences for the content to be useful to participants.
##Passes and honorarium for speakers:
We pay an honorarium of Rs. 3,000 to each speaker and workshop instructor at the end of their talk/workshop. Confirmed speakers and instructors also get a pass to the conference and networking dinner. We do not provide free passes for speakers’ colleagues and spouses.
##Travel grants for outstation speakers:
Travel grants are available for international and domestic speakers. We evaluate each case on its merits, giving preference to women, people of non-binary gender, and Africans. If you require a grant, request it when you submit your proposal in the field where you add your location. The Fifth Elephant is funded through ticket purchases and sponsorships; travel grant budgets vary.
##Last date for submitting proposals is: 31 March 2018.
You must submit the following details along with your proposal, or within 10 days of submission:
##Contact details:
For more information about the conference, sponsorships, or any other information contact support@hasgeek.com or call 7676332020.
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Aina Rao (nagu rao)
@ainarao
Submitted Jul 1, 2018
GDPR is a wave of regulation that has hit Europe. It is a breakthrough regulation that sets the trend for unified data privacy norms across Europe with far reaching impacts.
In this talk, Aina will take us through the history of Data privacy regulation, the latest trends, and what it means for companies and individuals globally.
The talk will be of immense interest for anyone doing, or looking to do business in Europe.
The talk will cover the why, the how, the what and the where of Data privacy, with specific emphasis on GDPR.
GDPR is the most wide-spanning regulation covering Data Privacy. It has become effective since May 2018 and will have wide-ranging impacts for global firms dealing with European data.
Notebook
About the speaker: Aina is a Global Financial Services and Risk Professional, with start-up expertise. She has over 20 years of experience in Capital markets, Investment Banking, funds management, Insurance, Retail Financial Services.
In these 20 years, she has donned multiple roles, working across Marketing, Operations, Risk, Compliance and Technology, Data Privacy, Audits, Policy, Security, Strategy, with MNCs and early-stage companies. She is also CISM, CCSK and ISO certified, a certified professional trainer, a speaker for TIE events and has been published by the Financial Times publications. Also an author, she writes a popular blog www.amblingindian.com, as an aamaurat of India.
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