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Tableau Software the leading analytics platform kicked off the 13th annual Tableau Conference aptly named Tableau Conference-ish the first virtual instance of the worlds largest analytics event. Featuring a new online-only format Tableau Conference-ish brings opportunities for more than 145000 registered data enthusiasts to learn network and share best practices and be inspired by thought leadership sessions.2020 Demonstrates the Power of DataAdam Selipsky Tableau President and CEO opened the conference welcoming Tableaus global community and reflecting on the power of data to spark change and provide direction in a year marked by unprecedented challenges 2020 made every person a data person. Selipsky also introduced special guest speakers including Kelly Jin Chief Analytics Officer for New York City and Dr. Michael McAfee President and CEO of PolicyLink to share how data guides their organizations.2020 has proven we are all truly data people. As we experience a year of multiple crises there is no doubt all organizations today need to be digital organizations said Adam Selipsky President and CEO Tableau. Today the ability to make decisions based on data is imperative to any organizations ability to adapt and evolve with a sense of urgency. The combination of Tableau and Salesforce accelerates our ability to empower our customers by delivering a complete data picture with speed something our customers critically need in todays uncertain environment.Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic governments and the public have come to rely on data to make decisions about going to work and school visiting family or friends the safety of their neighborhoods even where to shop and eat. Visualizations like those on Tableaus COVID Data Hub helped everyone understand the impact of the pandemic by providing access to the information people needed to make the best choices for them their families and their communities.The New York City Mayors Office of Data Analytics transforms data into insight to understand what is happening why it happened and what we should do about it. This work has never been more important than in COVID-19 response and recovery said Kelly Jin chief analytics officer for New York City. The Tableau team have been force accelerators providing critical assistance to the City during the early days of the pandemic in building data visualizations to help us monitor key indicators such as hospital utilization to inform better and faster decisions. I am pleased to join Tableau in a dialogue about our collaboration with a global audience at Tableau Conference.Datas Role in the Fight for Racial JusticeTo empower changemakers with data and resources for advocacy Tableau is joining forces with PolicyLink a national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity in a partnership encompassing several initiatives.This partnership includes a 1.4 million donation of Tableau software services and funding to support advocates and community organizations who will drive action at every level local to national. This is the largest grant to date under Tableaus 12 million Racial Justice Data Initiative RJDI announced in July. The new partnership expands Tableau Foundations equity work to empower localities to make data-driven decisions around prejudice violence and inequities facing Black communities across the country.Through the partnership PolicyLink will play a lead role in helping to build the forthcoming Equity Data Hub hosted by Tableau Foundation. PolicyLinks National Equity Atlas is already considered Americas most detailed report card on racial and economic equity and a resource that equips movement leaders and policymakers with data and strategies to advance racial equity and shared prosperity. The collaboration will make it possible to create Tableau visualizations and dashboards by integrating Atlas data with their own data in a powerful persuasive new way.In this moment of racial awakening data is critical to our understanding of how to move forward and craft solutions that actually work and this partnership with the Tableau community is going to give us those tools to revolutionize our data capacity said Dr. Michael McAfee President and CEO of PolicyLink. The data community has the capability to join with the racial justice movement to ensure that calls for justice manifested in our streets gets translated into public policy that designs a world where everyone can participate prosper and reach their full potential.Uniting a Community of Data PeopleThis year more than 145000 data enthusiasts registered for the virtual conference to connect with other data people share best practices and learn about next-generation analytics.Throughout TC-ish data leaders at PepsiCo Credit Suisse Lockheed Martin Indeed.com American Airlines NASA and other leading organizations will gather to share how data helps them navigate digital transformation and drive impact. Fan-favorite sessions will also make their virtual debut Devs at Desks will offer demonstrations of the latest-and-greatest Tableau product features from the desks of the people who built them. And Iron Viz the worlds largest virtual data visualization competition will pit visual storytellers against each other in a data showdown with contestants seeing who can transform raw data into the most engaging and insightful Tableau analysis in just 20 minutes.And no Tableau Conference would be complete without an all-star lineup of guest speakers and this year may be our most exciting line-up ever. Musician and philanthropist John Legend will join Ebony Beckwith Chief Philanthropy Officer at Salesforce for a fireside chat about philanthropy education and the importance of data in understanding societal issues and how we move forward as a community.
