Uldis Leiterts on graafinen suunnittelija, uutisnörtti ja yksi Infogr.amin perustajista. Riiassa ja San Fransiscossa toimivan yrityksen visualisointityökalusta on nopeasti kasvanut yksi maailman suosituimmista välineistä infografiikan tuottamiseen. Infogr.amin asiakkaisiin lukeutuvat BBC, The Wall Street Journal ja Washington Post ja sen työkaluilla tuotetut grafiikat tavoittavat kuukausittain kymmenen miljoonaa ihmistä.Uldis Leitertsin puheenvuoro on englanninkielinen.
Uldis Leiterts is graphic designer, news geek and co-founder of Infogr.am, a data visualisation company that has grown to become one of the most popular tools for creating infographics. Based in Riga and San Francisco, Infogr.am’s clients include BBC, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and many others. Its infographics reach an audience of 10 million people monthly.
Data visualisation used to be complicated and expensive. Two years ago Infogr.am pioneered automated data visualisation industry making infographics possible for anyone. Our brain is wired to side with stories instead of data, often it leads to wrong decisions. Data visualisation translates numbers into stories, making them easy to understand. In his speech Leiterts will cover how visualised data can bring transparency and accountability into journalism, education and business and why it’s important to teach it in kindergarden.