Data can be a company’s most-valuable resource, but only if the value can be unlocked. For both customers and vendors, the key to that process has been the application of machine learning to make sense of all the data. That demand has sparked an ever-increasing number of machine learning acquisitions, with M&A activity this year on pace to be three times higher than just three years ago, according to 451 Research’s M&A KnowledgeBase. However, as with any emerging technology trend, what to buy and how much to pay are still shaded in uncertainty, making it difficult to do a successful machine learning deal.
Join 451 Research on November 1 at the Tech M&A Summit Palo Alto, where we'll draw on analyst insight and the experience of major acquirers to take an in-depth look at the artificial intelligence and machine learning markets. The agenda is as follows:
8:00 - 9:00am
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30am
M&A Overview & Outlook
Brenon Daly, Research Director - Financials
9:30 - 10:30am
Panel discussion on M&A strategies
Patrick Huard, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Thomas Mazzucco, Managing Director and Head of Global Internet and Digital Media, KeyBanc Capital Markets
Andrew Lindsay, Vice President - Corporate Development and Business Development, HubSpot
Frederic Hanika, Head of M&A and Corporate Ventures, Software AG
10:30 - 11:00am
Networking