Agenda

Cocktail Reception

Plenary Session 1 — Extending the Reach of Analytic Visualization

Moderated by author and MIT researcher Michael Schrage, the opening plenary session answers the question: Is there a formula for creating the right environment to foster innovation using analytic visualization? We’ll hear from representatives of the world’s most pioneering organizations — Avinash Kaushik, Analytics Evangelist for Google;  Mike Cramer, Director of Operations Research for Worldwide Restaurant Innovation at McDonald’s; and Richard Antcliff, Director of the Innovation Institute at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA.

Concurrent Sessions

Rob Reul, Founder & Managing Director, Isometric Solutions

Manuel Uy, Principal Professional Chemist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Concurrent Sessions

Emmanuel Roche, Vice President of Research and Development, Teragram

Scott Lasater, Director of Lean Six Sigma Enterprise Institute, TQM Network

Concurrent Sessions

Tom Little, President of Thomas A. Little Consulting

Clark Abrahams, Chief Financial Architect, SAS

Plenary Session 2 - The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

“I'll know it if I see it,” so the saying goes. And these guys have seen plenty – the best that analytics has to offer and the worst. Join us as Stephen Few, founder of the Perceptual Edge consultancy; John Sall, Executive Vice President and co-founder of SAS; and Sam Savage, Consulting Professor at Stanford University, describe the good, the bad and the beautiful ways they’ve seen people harness the power of predictive analytics. Michael Schrage of MIT will again serve as moderator.

Concurrent Sessions

John Cunningham, R&D Manager, G3 Enterprises

Concurrent Sessions

Soren Bisgaard, Eugene M. Isenberg Professor in Integrative Studies, University of Massachusetts