The 5th Innovation and Analytics Conference & Exhibition IACE 2021 will be held virtually from 23rd to 24th November 2021. Even though our conference is moving to a virtual format, we aim to host a vibrant and impactful conference that can serve as a discussion and collaboration platform for all those that work in research and development in areas of quantitative sciences, applied mathematics and analytics. This year’s conference theme is "Whats Next? Surfing the BIG Data Waves."