In its first edition in 2017 the EBDVF was held in Versailles, France, and it was co-organised by the BDVA, the European Commission and INRIA, a local organizing BDVA member company. 900 participants and 40+ sponsors join the events focused on “Trusted AI on Smart Industry”.

Last year edition, EBDVF was an official event of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU and it was organised by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology in cooperation with BDVA and the European Commission. The event, with the theme of “Data-Driven AI for the future” attracted more than 600 industry professionals, business developers, researchers, and policymakers from 40 different countries, to discuss the challenges and opportunities.

The European Big Data Value Forum 2019 aims to continue the success of previous editions, where on average every year around 700 industry professionals, business developers, researchers, and policymakers coming from 40 different countries attended the event.

The organising committee of this event includes, in addition to BDVA, the EC and VTT, multiple Finnish industrial, Innovation and Research players as well as international companies and other research institutions.