DataTalks: Learn how we transform connected cars with data

Rullion is hosting a #datatalks event introducing wejo, pioneers in the exchange of connected car data, to the North West.

Join CEO, entrepreneur Richard Barlow, along with some of wejo's technical minds to find out how they are pioneering with data for global automotive brands. They'll share secrets they've learnt from over 8 million vehicles across the world and join forces to map out new ways to use big data to transform the driving experience.

If you work with data or building software, come and learn about one of the most exciting, fastest growing industries in the world, whilst networking with other technical experts. We’ll be running a short thinktank session at the end of the event, offering a raspberry pi to each member of our winning team!

Talks from:

Richard Barlow, Founder & CEO

CEO, Richard Barlow is a true entrepreneur. He’s held senior positions including Managing Director and Technical Director in data businesses, including being instrumental in the M&A strategy of Eurocall Ltd, resulting in 3x increase in turnover. Richard also founded LeadX Group Ltd, a Rocket Internet seeded investment. LeadX is a lead exchange between UK financial services companies, with its last accounts declaring a $40m EBITDA on a turnover of $104m. Richard is a NED of LeadX and retains a significant shareholding.

Alan Gawthorpe, Chief Technical Architect

Alan is a proven tech leader who gained experience at Moneysupermarket, bet365, Laterooms.com before joining wejo in 2018. Determined to stay hands on, Alan has been coding in Go since v1.6, however today he can be found getting stuck in to Scala with Apache Spark and Kafka in AWS. Alan delivered his first agile project in 2004 using Kent Beck's extreme programming and he has been working in agile environments ever since.