Brussels Big Data Conference Will Focus on Social Media and Text Analytics

BRUSSELS - Nov. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- LT-Innovate, Europe's language technology industry forum, and Washington D.C. based consultancy Alta Plana have announced a new industry-focused conference, LT-Accelerate, that will showcase text, social, and speech analytics technologies and their application in meeting the customer, market, and public insight needs for business, research, and government administration.

LT-Accelerate (http://lt-accelerate.com) will take place 4-5 December 2014 in Brussels.

“LT-Accelerate is a unique insights industry conference, centering on Big Data analysis tools and techniques and on business opportunity,” said conference organizer Seth Grimes, president of Alta Plana Corporation (http://www.altaplana.com/sethgrimes.html). Grimes is the leading industry analyst internationally covering the Big Data text and sentiment analysis marketplace.

“Text, social, and speech analytics have won broad industry adoption, given proven success helping organizations discover consumer, market, and public insights,” according to Grimes. “LT-Accelerate will bring together brand, agency, and solution provider representatives – speakers and attendees – and also consultancies and business-focused academic researchers. It will be a great mix, advancing the What, Why, and How of these important, innovative technologies.”

“LT-Accelerate will provide unique learning, networking, and deal-making opportunities,” according to Philippe Wacker, LT-Innovate executive director (http://lt-innovate.eu/). “We have designed LT-Accelerate as a unique, European venue for language technology innovators and business organizations.” Wacker noted that LT-Accelerate is drawing participants from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States. The conference language is English.

Industry analysts estimate that 80% of data is generated in "unstructured" form, as text, speech, images, and video. Data sources include social and online media, e-mail, chat, contact centers, scientific and industry research, regulatory and legal filings, and a range of other origins. Business application of text, speech, and social data analysis technologies is now standard practice, aimed at extract business insights from this range of sources, supporting advanced social engagement, customer loyalty and retention, and targeted marketing. Applications include customer service and support, market research, public relations and advertising, media and publishing, and public policy.

The LT-Accelerate program features brand, agency, university, and solution provider speakers from organizations that include Dell, Elsevier, Havas Media, IBM Research, IPG Mediabrands, Sony Mobile, Synthesio, Tata Consultancy Services, Telefonica, Total, and the Universities of Antwerp, Oxford, and Sheffield. Sponsoring solution providers are CrossLang, Basis Technology, Daedalus, Ontotext, and TheySay. Registration is online along with full program, speaker, and logistical information (http://lt-accelerate.com/).

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What: LT-Accelerate (http://lt-accelerate.com), the premier European conference to explore the business value of Big Data text, speech, and social analysis
Audience: The insights industry -- brands, agencies, researchers, and solution providers -- involved in consumer and market research, customer experience, media and publishing, and public administration – and information technology organizations and suppliers
When: 4-5 December 2014
Location: The International Auditorium, Brussels
Produced by: LT-Innovate (http://lt-innovate.eu), Europe's language technology innovation forum, and U.S. consultancy Alta Plana Corporation (http://altaplana.com)
Media contact: Philippe Wacker <phw@lt-innovate.eu>, +32 2 219 0305