Industry participants
Absa Bank is a JSE-listed subsidiary of Barclays Bank, and offers a range of retail, business, corporate and investment banking products and services, primarily in South Africa and Namibia.
The IDIA is only a few months old, launched in September as an inter-university initiative between UCT, UWC, and NWU. Its goal is to address big data challenges arising from the Square Kilometer Array project, through training and research.
The Cape Leopard Trust is an active predator conservation working group in the Cape launched in 2004.
It uses research as a tool for conservation, finding solutions to human-wildlife conflict and inspiring interest in the environment
The University of California San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is one of several Centers funded by the National Institutes of Health to further HIV/AIDS research in U.S. academic institutions.
Eighty20 is a leading South African analytics consultancy that uses data to guide strategy and drive business performance, developing big data and business intelligence solutions for marketing and finance departments.