The Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA) is proud to host the inaugural IORA Industry Day 2024. This half-day event will highlight innovative applications of Operations Research and Data Analytics in addressing real-world industry challenges.

This year’s program will showcase six pioneering projects, developed in partnership with research collaborators from the airline, manufacturing, charity/food, and data center sectors. These projects address critical issues including the food distribution supply chain, pricing engines, human-AI collaboration, pilot training, and energy consumption optimization.

We are pleased to welcome guest speakers from Optimisation Analytics Technology, who will present their innovative work with McDonald’s China.

Additionally, the event will feature an engaging panel discussion with esteemed experts: Marc Dragon (Managing Director, Reefknot Investments), Dr. Yang Nan (Senior Economist and Head of Economics and Decision Sciences at Amazon Japan) and Candina Weston ( Transformation & Growth Specialist, ex-Microsoft CMO & GM, Senior Advisor to McKinsey). They will discuss future opportunities for Operations Research in solving industry problems. The session will be moderated by Prof. Jussi Keppo, Research Director (Industry) at IORA.

We invite you to join us for this exciting event. Please register by 26^th August 2024 (Mon) to reserve your seats.