The European Big Data Value Forum is a key European event for industry professionals, business developers, researchers, and policy makers to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the European data economy and data-driven innovation in Europe.

On July 1, 2018, Austria will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. One of the top priorities will be maintaining Europe’s competitiveness through digitization. As part of it's 2018 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Austria will host the second European Big Data Value Forum.
Last year the event took place in Versailles (Palais des Congrès), France and this year the event will be held 12 - 14 November in Vienna.
Keynotes and presentations will range from cutting-edge industrial applications of Big Data technologies, artificial intelligence, innovative business cases of the data economy, inspiring future visions, and insights on EU policy-making and R&D&I funding in this area. Ideas exchanged at the European Data Forum have impact on the design of future research and innovation programmes and policy decisions both at the EU and Member States level. This will drive data-driven innovation further and strengthen the European data economy as well as enhancing its positioning worldwide.