Eric Siegel

Predictive Analytics World

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Founding Conference Chair of Predictive Analytics World, a trade event that takes place several times a year in different countries; consultant and former Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University; author of Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die

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