SDForum Conference: The Analytics Revolution April 9, 2010

The Analytics Revolution
How are analytics changing the way we do business? Advances in analytics are creating new business models and supporting the rise of new companies. Existing businesses and companies are being transformed as they take advantage of new breakthrough analytics technologies. This one day conference will explore recent advances in analytics, new opportunities afforded by these advances, and ways companies can take advantage of the analytics revolution in progress.

Agenda:

8:30am - 9:15am
Registration/Continental Breakfast & Networking
9:15am - 9:30am
Welcome and Introductions
9:30am - 10:00am
Opening Keynote: Ronny Kohavi, Microsoft
10:00am - 11:15am
Panel Discussion: "Competing at the Highest Level with Analytics"
11:15am - 11:30am
Morning Keynote: Sanjay Poonen, SAP
11:30am - 12:15pm
Panel Discussion: "The Customer Perspective"
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunchtime with Short Pitches and Exhibit Visit
1:15pm - 1:45pm
Afternoon Keynote: Peter Norvig, Google
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Panel Discussion: "The Start-Up Perspective - New Business Models and Emerging Technologies"
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Short Keynote; Jeff Kreulen, IBM
3:00pm- 3:45pm
Panel Discussion: "The Investor Perspective". Panelists Include: Kevin Efrusy, Accel; Stacey Curry Bishop, Scale Ventures; Lars Leckie, Hummer Winblad
3:45pm - 4:00pm
Closing Keynote

Confirmed Speakers Include:

Stacey Curry Bishop, Scale Ventures
Kevin Efrusy, Accel
Martin Hall, Karmasphere
Lars Leckie, Hummer Winblad
Tom McLaughlin, Accept Software
DJ Patil, LinkedIn
Ken Rudin, Zynga
Neel Sundaresen, Ebay
As well as representatives from Axciom, Cloudera, Medio, Qlikview.

Official Website: http://www.sdforum.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Calendar.eventDetail&eventID=13684