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Cypher 2017, India's Most Exciting Analytics Summit Concludes SuccessfullyBENGALURU, October 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cypher 2017, India's largest analytics summit concluded on September 23rd leaving hundreds of guests full of insights and knowledge. The three-day summit held between 21-23 September, 2017 at Bengaluru, saw attendance from over 750 guests from across the globe. The summit, organised by Analytics India Magazine (AIM), was the third edition that conducted 68 sessions with over 100 speakers. The three parallelly running sessions - intensive keynotes, knowledge talks and workshops - touched all aspects of data science, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20161117/440618LOGO ) (Logo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/557368/CYPHER_2017_Logo.jpg ) "The response has been great. The third edition was a grand success simply because of the rising need for such a summit among professionals in the analytics field. This is the only such event and it is growing 100% YoY. We make sure to diversify the event with speakers, attendees and talksfrom various segments and industries. We are very proud to bring so many people together," said Bhasker Gupta, CEO and Founder of AIM. While most sponsors from last year - Deloitte, Jigsaw Academy, Great Learning, Praxis Business School and Edvancer - returned, Cypher 2017 saw over 12 new names on its list of sponsors - IBM, Wipro, IIDT, Manipal Global, Manthan to name a few. "We are happy to have participated in Cypher 2017. It was a great opportunity for us to meet some of the sharpest minds and prolific practitioners in the analytics space in India. We also felt that it was the right platform for us to engage with young professionals and help them build better careers with the PGPDM program we offer in conjunction with the University of Chicago and IBM," said Gaurav Vohra, CEO of Jigsaw Academy. "A great event and it was interesting to see the high traction around AI and ML applications in various business scenarios to realize the value and impact," commented Debashish Banerjee, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting. Similar to the last edition, Cypher 2017, collaborated with Great Lakes Institute of Management to recognise the best players in the data science field. The awards, given under five different categories acknowledged the emerging startups in India. Cypher 2017 also had other interesting competitions throughout the three days. While the engagement from all attendees on the Cypher app was overwhelming, each day concluded with the lucky winners taking home prizes like iPhone 7, iPad, Fitbit, Bose speakers and Nikon cameras. About Cypher 2017: About AIM
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