Usman Shuja @ SparkCognition - AI, IOT & Moneyball 2.0

Usman Shuja is the GM & Head of Industiral IOT at SparkCognition – the leading provider of AI solutions for IOT - who recently closed a $57m Series B with Verizon Ventures, Boeing, CME Ventures, Brevan Howard Investment Holdings and Invenergy Future Fund.

Usman is a thought leader in machine learning, cognitive computing, security, and industrial IoT – he sits on Forbes Technology Council - and also an international cricketer.

Usman discusses 

• how he made the journey from international cricketer to GM at a leading AI scale-up
• using AI to create the mind of a data scientist
• the “Moneyball 2.0” approach to sports science & sports talent: “Moneyball on steroids”

 For more insights into AI and IOT check out https://www.sparkcognition.com and for advice on hiring world class talent for start-ups & scale-ups head over to http://alpinasearch.com