Chris Shumba: The crucial role of data infrastructure

How many of you know that a tree grows in two different directions at the same time?

The words are gravitropic, growing down, and phototropic, growing up. There are two systems acting on a tree – the root system and the fruit system.

For a lot of people, we only get to see the fruit and enjoy the fruit. For the purposes of this presentation, the fruit is the models, insights, forecasts and recommendations.