Boston, MA
The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
138 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA  02116

September 26, 2013
Time
Description
8:00am - 9:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00am - 9:15am

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lane Cooper, Contributing Editor, CIO magazine, Computerworld and Network World (moderator)

9:15am - 10:00am

The Future of BI:  Why Mobile, Social and Big Data Matter
Fredrik Tunvall, Analyst, Software – Information Management, Ovum
10:00am - 10:30am
Using Best Practices to Unleash the Power of BI in your Enterprise
Kevin McConnell, Field Solution Architect, CDW

10:30am - 11:00am
Networking and Refreshment Break

11:00am - 11:30am

How to Enable Powerful and Secure BI and PM Tools for Your Workforce
Jim Collins, Performance Management Strategy Executive – Business Analytics, IBM

11:30am - 12:15pm
Emerging Best Practices in BI – A Panel Discussion with Q&A 
•    Jim Collins, Performance Management Strategy Executive – Business Analytics, IBM
•    Kevin McConnell, Field Solution Architect, CDW
•    Fredrik Tunvall, Analyst, Software – Information Management, Ovum
•    Lane Cooper, Contributing Editor, CIO magazine, Computerworld and Network World (moderator)

This interactive session will feature real world examples of how to grapple with the daunting challenge of the volume and velocity of data. Come to hear the key success factors for creating a BI strategy for both structured and unstructured data. Gather actionable tips from our expert panel on how enterprises are building BI processes and technologies that empower users and improve TCO for BI implementations.

 
12:15pm Closing Remarks