DIRECT QUOTES FROM OUR EXPERT SPEAKERS:

Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D.
President, Intelligent Solutions

"An enterprise's data is a consistently under-leveraged asset. Organizing and analyzing your data well enables you to discover ways to work more efficiently and uncovers opportunities for extending and growing your revenue streams. The companies we work with learn how to implement this strategy to generate unique competitive advantages."

Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D., is the President and Founder of Intelligent Solutions, a leading consultancy on data warehousing and BI technologies and strategies. She is an internationally recognized expert, and serves as an advisor to many corporations, universities and leading technology companies. She has also co-authored five books and more than 100 articles, has served on the board of advisors for DAMA International, TDWI, and writes monthly columns for DM Review and e-Business Advisor.

Will Reilly
Marketing and Solutions Director, IBM

"In order to transform your business, you need to have an information strategy that fits your organization, your resources, your industry and your goals.The worst mistake people make about business strategy is thinking that it can be theoretical. It can't Good strategy needs to be actionable. And it needs to lead to significant benefits, otherwise it's not worth pursuing. We solve the challenges of strategic planning by outlining a roadmap that allows you to move seamlessly from the objective setting phase to operationalizing the strategy and measuring and monitoring results."

Will Reilly is instrumental in defining IBM’s Information Agenda approach to help organizations embark on information centric business transformations, Will and his team are responsible for defining IBM’s value proposition and solutions for key vertical industry markets.  Will brings over 10 years experience as a management consultant and industry marketing professional to his role.  A native of England, he now lives in Idaho.

Eric Sall
Director, Information & Analytics Market Management, IBM

As IBM's Director of Information & Analytics Market Management, Eric Sall is responsible for driving the cross-IBM marketing strategy for information and analytics, helping customers optimize their businesses through an industry-specific information agenda.  He has more than 25 years of experience leading technology marketing, from venture-backed software startups through large public companies. He holds a BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School.