# NYU Stern hosts 2nd Annual Business Analytics Symposium: Competing in the Connected Economy: Applications & Implications

Faculty and alumni from NYU Stern’s [Master of Science in Business Analytics](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/global-degrees/business-analytics) (MSBA) program, as well as practitioners, gathered for the School’s Second Annual Business Analytics Symposium to share insights into current issues in the field. The event’s theme was "Competing in the Connected Economy."

Featured sessions included: - "Competing with Analytics in the Connected Economy" with Stern Professor [Foster Provost](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/foster-provost)
- "Analytics Application in IoT" with Eric Sherman, SVP Insights & Analytics, Gas Station TV and Diptimaya Mishra, Big Data Solutions Architect, Microsoft Corporation
- "Connected People in the Connected Economy" with Stern Professor [Panos Ipeirotis](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/panagiotis-ipeirotis)
- "Policy Implications in the Connected Economy" with Joah Sapphire, founder and president, Global Dynamic Group, LLC

[Learn more](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/global-degrees/business-analytics/analytics-symposium) about the speakers and sessions in Stern’s Second Annual Business Analytics Symposium.
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— 9/30/2016

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