BI Perspectives 2011
 
 
Thank you to all those that attended BI & Analytics Perspectives 2011
 
Mark your calendars and register to attend
September 9-11
Wigwam Resort
Phoenix, Arizona

 
 
 
2011 Highlights 
When it comes to Business Intelligence and Analytics, the future is now. With the economy continually shifting and technology models evolving, today’s enterprise is forced to become smarter and more nimble in the way it gathers, analyzes and utilizes its valuable data.
 
The Computerworld BI & Analytics Perspectives 2011 conference provided valuable insight and real world examples of how savvy enterprises are transforming their businesses with cutting-edge intelligence gathering and analysis. With a slate of marquee speakers, including decision management expert James Taylor, Procter & Gamble BI executive Guy Peri and networking coach and author of "The ABC's of Networking" Thom Singer, this year's program dove into the strategies and practical techniques for moving your organization forward with the right data processes and technologies.
 
Watson from IBM Attended BI & Analytics Perspectives 2011
  • Conference attendees had a chance to play a simulated Jeopardy! game with Watson
  • Discover the science behind DeepQA technology
  • Appreciate Watson’s impact upon a smarter planet
 2011 Speakers Included:
  • Don Campbell, Chief Technology Officer, IBM
  • Doug Porter, SVP & CIO , Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association
  • Swati Abbott, CEO, Blue Health Intelligence
  • Presentations by Match.com North America and FedEx
  • Mark Stone, SVP & CIO, Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
  • James Taylor, CEO Decision Management Solutions and Faculty Member, International Institute for Analytics (IIA)
  • John Lucas, Director of Operations, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Topics Addressed Include:
  • Building a strategy for harnessing the growth and tackling the challenge of Big Data
  • More effectively leveraging social media data to enable real time decisions
  • The consumerization of IT: integrating Mobile BI and aligning BI assets to grow the business
  • Using BI for collaborative decision making across the enterprise
  • BI in the Cloud: Integrating on premise and cloud-based analytics

 
 
Who Attended:     2011 Speakers Included:     Venue Information:  
  • CIOs & CTOs
  • VPs, Directors and Managers of IT
  • BI Executives, Directors and Managers
  • Business Executives with BI Responsibilities
   
 
Don Campbell, Chief Technology Officer, IBM/Cognos
 
James Taylor,
CEO Decision Management Solutions and Faculty Member, International Institute for Analytics (IIA)
 
Guy Peri, Director, Business Intelligence, Procter & Gamble’s Global Business Services
 
Thom Singer, Conference Catalyst and author of "The ABC's of Networking"
 
Swati Abbott, CEO, Blue Health Intelligence
 
John Amato, Vice President & Publisher, Computerworld
 
Shyam Desigan, CFO, Volunteers of America Chesapeake
 
Brian McDonough, Research Manager, Analytics, IDC
 
Clifford Higbee, Director of the Member and Statistical Records Division, LDS Church

Julia King, Executive Editor of Events, Computerworld

Monica Klawitter, Sr. Manager, Consumer Insights, Match.com North America

Ned Kumar, Senior Strategic Marketing Fellow and SEO Strategist, FedEx Services

John Lucas, Director of Operations, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
 
Jack Phillips,
CEO,
International Institute for Analytics (IIA)

Doug Porter, SVP & CIO, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association

Mark Stone, SVP & CIO, Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.

Jim Talbott, Director of Consumer Insights, Match.com North America

Tim Tibbals, Director of Enterprise Architecture, Baxter Credit Union
 

 


   

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