Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit 2015March 30 April 1 | Las Vegas, NV | gartner.com/us/bi

Agenda at a Glance Agenda as of February 23, 2015, and subject to change

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12:00 p.m. Registration 1:00 p.m. BI Bake Off Cindi Howson, Rita L. Sallam, Kurt Schlegel 3:00 p.m. T1. How Does Data Science Really Work? Alexander Linden T2. The Fundamentals of a BI and Analytics Program Josh Parenteau W1. Workshop: Determining the Business Value and Costs of BI and Analytic Platform Investments

Bill Hostmann4:15 p.m. T3. Event Stream Processing and Complex-Event Processing: Like BI but Not W. Roy Schulte T4. Location: The Next Champion in Analytics Thomas W. Oestreich W2. Workshop: How Information Management Professionals Can Leverage Enterprise Information

Architecture Mike J. Walker5:30 p.m. Healthcare Industry Networking Reception Laura Craft, Jeff Cribbs

7:00 a.m. General Breakfast INB1. Healthcare Networking Breakfast: The State of the Analytics in Healthcare INB2. Banking Networking Breakfast7:00 a.m. Registration 8:15 a.m. K1a. Gartner Opening Keynote Crossing the Analytical Divide: New Technologies, New Skills Frank Buytendijk, Lisa Kart, Kurt Schlegel 9:00 a.m. K1b. Welcome Address Kurt Schlegel

TRACKS A. Jump-Start the Journey B. Lead the Initiative C. Communicate the Value D. Modernize the Core E. Evangelize the New F. Share Best Practices

9:45 a.m. A1. Data Quality Assurance for the Age of Big Data Ted Friedman

B1. Technical Insights: Building a Successful Analytics Strategy Carlie J. Idoine

C1. Measuring the Business Value of Analytics Neil Chandler

D1. Business Analytics 2020 Market Trends Dan Sommer

E1. Applying the Big Data Ecosystem Nick Heudecker F1. Case Study TBA

10:45 a.m. Solution Provider Sessions11:30 a.m. Attendee Lunch and Solution Showcase Dessert Reception Lunch Session: Women in IT Moderators: Cindi Howson, Debra Logan2:00 p.m. A2. Using Enterprise Info Architecture to Deliver Highly

Impactful BI Initiatives Mike J. WalkerB2. Chief Data Officers: Who They Are and Why This Role Will Keep Growing Debra Logan

C2. Making More Meaningful Metrics Michael Smith D2. Do We Still Need a Data Warehouse? Donald Feinberg

E2. Key Trends in Advanced Analytics Merv Adrian F2. Case Study: Driving the Logical Data Warehouse at GM Brett Vermette, Director, EDW Solution Delivery and Platform Engineering, GM

2:00 p.m. W3. Aligning Analytics to Your Digital Banking Strategy Mary Knox3:00 p.m. Solutions Provider Sessions 4:15 p.m. K2. A Wolf in CIOs Clothing Tina Nunno 5:30 p.m. Solution Showcase and Networking Reception

7:00 a.m. Registration 7:00 a.m. General Breakfast INB3. Insurance Networking Breakfast INB4. Healthcare Networking Breakfast: Population Health Analytics PB1. The Dark Side of Leadership: An Audience With Tina Nunno8:15 a.m. K3. Gartner Keynote We Analyze Too Much and Synthesize Too Little Frank Buytendijk9:45 a.m. A3. Interactive Visualization: Insights for Everyone

Rita L. SallamB3. The BICC Needs to Change With the Times Alan D. Duncan

C3. Innovating With Analytics: 40 Real-World Examples in 40 Minutes Douglas Laney

D3. Big Data Discovery: The Next Generation of BI Self-Service Dan Sommer

E3. Smart Machine Disruption Will Dominate This Decade Tom Austin

F3. Case Study TBA

9:45 a.m. W4. Constructing the Logical Data Model for Healthcare Providers Laura Craft10:45 a.m. Solution Provider Sessions11:30 a.m. Attendee Lunch and Solution Showcase Dessert Reception 2:00 p.m. A4. Technical Insights: Serving Up Self-Service Carlie J. Idoine B4. Establish an Analytic Governance Framework

Thomas W. OestreichC4. Information Innovation in Insurance: Using Analytics and Big Data for Competitive Advantage Kimberly Harris-Ferrante

D4. The DBMS Dilemma: Choosing the Right DBMS for the Digital Business Donald Feinberg

E4. Will Hadoop Jump the Spark? Merv Adrian F4. Case Study TBA

2:00 p.m. W5. Workshop: Foundational Skills of a BI and Analytics Change Agent and Leader Debra Logan3:00 p.m. A5. To the Point: Whos Who Self-Service Data

Preparation Ted FriedmanB5. Delivering Business Value With BI and Analytics in the Midsize Enterprise Josh Parenteau

C5. To the Point: The Six Styles of Customer Analytics Gareth Herschel

D5. To the Point: How New Technology Will Deliver Real-Time Context to Digital Business Decisions Yefim V. Natis

E5. To the Point: How to Take a First Step to Advanced Analytics Lisa Kart

F5. To the Point: Smart Machines on Your Team Tom Austin

3:45 p.m. Solution Provider Sessions 5:00 p.m. K4. Guest Keynote Panel Building a Data-Driven Culture Bryan Brandow, Data Engineering Manager, Facebook; Jill Myers, Program Manager, Enterprise Intelligence Group (EIG), McKenneys;

Debashis Saha, Vice President, Global Data Infrastructure, eBay, Inc.; Gwyn Thorn, Analytics and Visualization Team Lead, Shell. Moderator: Kurt Schlegel

7:00 a.m. Registration 7:00 a.m. General Breakfast INB5. Enterprise Architect Breakfast Mike J. Walker PB3. Power Breakfast: BI Boot Camp 8:00 a.m. A6. Technical Insights: Sentiment Analysis Move Past

Polarity, Turn Insight Into Action Jamie PopkinB6. Worst Practices in Big Data and Digital Ethics and How to Avoid Them Frank Buytendijk

C6. Digital Banking and the Analytics Imperative Mary Knox

D6. The New Application Architecture: In-Memory Computing Plus Embedded Analytics Neil Chandler

E6. Using Real-Time Analytics to Transform Business Operations Todd Berkowitz

F6. Case Study TBA

8:00 a.m. W6. Workshop: Building a Culture for Information Innovation in Insurance Kimberly Harris-Ferrante 9:00 a.m. Solution Provider Sessions9:45 a.m. Solution Provider Sessions

10:45 a.m. K5. Guest Keynote Francis Ford Coppola, Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker and Founder of American Zoetrope11:45 a.m. Attendee Lunch and Solution Showcase Dessert Reception 1:15 p.m. W7. Workshop: Embedding Analytics and Operational Intelligence in Business Processes W. Roy Schulte 1:15 p.m. A7. Every Data Set Tells a Story Neil Chandler B7. Seven Reasons for Big Data Analytics Failures

Svetlana SicularC7. The Analytics of Consumer Engagement in Healthcare Jeff Cribbs

D7. Cloud Services Impact on Business Analytics Strategy Bill Hostmann

E7. Using Predictive Analytics to Identify Propensity to Buy for B2B W. Roy Schulte

2:15 p.m. A8. To the Point: Why Cloud Business Analytics Makes Sense and How to Go About It Joao Tapadinhas

B8. To the Point: Benchmark the Maturity of Your BI Initiative Bill Hostmann

C8. To the Point: How to Monetize Your Information Assets Douglas Laney

D8. To the Point: Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytic Platforms Gareth Herschel

E8. To the Point: Navigating the Data Lake Nick Heudecker

3:00 p.m. A9. To the Point: Mobile BI In Digital Business, Its Time to Innovate and Improve Business Processes Joao Tapadinhas

B9. To the Point: The First 100 Days of the Analytic Leader Building a Bimodal Strategy Kurt Schlegel

C9. To the Point: How to Apply Advanced Analytics to Real Business Case Gareth Herschel

D9. To the Point: Magic Quadrant for Advanced Analytics and Data Science Gareth Herschel

E9. To the Point: Data Scientists Who? Where? How? Alexander Linden

3:45 p.m. K6. The Role of Information in the Digital Business Chris Howard

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