Toledo Tech Events

Learn best practices for trend analysis, forecasting, and data mining from experts in the field. Keynote speaker is Ashwin Patil, who leads Analytics and Information Management for Automotive, Process and Industrial Products at Deloitte Consulting, LLP.

A best practices panel includes the following experts: Joe Gottron, SVP, CIO, Pharmaceutical Segment, Cardinal Health; Jim Albert, BGSU Professor, Mathematics and Statistics Department; and Ed White, BGSU Executive-in-Residence, former CFO of Owens-Illinois.

Luncheon speaker is Mike Hoskins '77, CTO and Executive V.P., Pervasive Software and General Manager, Big Data Products and Solutions.

Program

• Registration, continental breakfast and networking, 7:30 - 8:15 a.m.
• Opening remarks by President and Dean, 8:15 - 8:30 a.m.
• Keynote, Ashwin Patil, Deloitte Consulting LLP, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. (10-15 minutes Q&A). Title: "Business Analytics: What's the Big Deal?"
• Break and networking, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
• Best Analytics Practices Panel Discussion, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
• Lunch and Presentation, Mike Hoskins, Pervasive Software, 11:30 - 1:00 p.m.

Cost is $95 per person or $450 for a table of six.

Celebrating the 2013 International Year of Statistics features Alan Schwarz, best-selling author and New York Times Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter.

Also included is a panel discussion by Jim Albert, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics, BGSU; Miriam Krause, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, BGSU; and Andrew M. Schocket, Ph.D., Director, American Culture Studies and Associate Professor of History and American Culture Studies, BGSU.

Agenda:

• 8:30 - 9 a.m. Registration
• 9 - 10 a.m. Keynote Presentation by Alan Schwartz, best-selling author and New York Times Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter
• 10 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
• 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion: From Sports to Social Media

This event is free, but RSVP/registration is required.

Presented by the Center for Business Analytics, College of Business, and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences.

Alan Schwarz’s specialty is the integration of probability and statistics into narrative and investigative reporting. Author of The Numbers Game, a best-selling history of baseball statistics, Schwarz speaks to groups across the nation about the power of mathematics in storytelling.

Schwarz is best known for his four-year series that exposed the seriousness of concussions among athletes of all ages. His investigative pieces are generally seen as having revolutionized the respect and protocol for head injuries in almost every major youth and professional sport.

2014 BEST PRACTICES IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS SYMPOSIUM: The Next “Big” Thing in Big Data: Disruptive Data Science – Transforming Your Company into a Data Science-Driven Enterprise.

Keynote Presentation - Annika Jimenez, Pivotal. "Disruptive Data Science – Transforming Your Company into a Data Science-Driven Enterprise". Annika is a seasoned leader of analytics initiatives coming to Pivotal after more than six years in data leadership roles at Yahoo!

Featured Presentations:

• Bob Harman, Global LSS Leader, Owen-Illinois
• Shane Klumb, Senior Manager, Eaton
• Jacob Loeffelholz, Director, Advanced Analytics, The Perduco Group

Cost:

• $100 individual
• $80 BGSU faculty/staff
• BGSU students are free
• $500 for a table of six

BGSU Center for Business Analytics Symposium.

Keynote presenters:

• Jeff Schlageter, IBM Vice President, Ohio Valley Sales & Distribution
• Brian M. Van Bibber, Business Development Manager, IBM North American Analytics Center

Panel Discussions:

• Chris VanCuyk, Champion Solutions Group. “Shortcomings and Evolution of Traditional Marketing Insights”
• Tammy Hope, Champion Solutions Group. “Evolution of Marketing-Oriented Business Analytics”
• Ravi Kandikonda, Comcast. “Creation of a Leading-Edge Business Practice Through the Marriage of These Two Disciplines"

The event concludes with the Business Analytics Case Competition student presentations.

8:00 am - Registration and Breakfast

8:30 am - Opening Remarks

8:45 am - Keynote: Carlos Londono, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Owens-Illinois

9:45 am - Break

10:00 am - Panel Discussion on Supply Chain Analytics with Leading Experts, Led by Dr. Arthur Yeh, Associate Dean, BGSU, College of Business

11:30 am - Lunch

12:30 pm - O-I Business Analytics Student Case Competition Presentations

1:15 pm - Award Presentations

Analytics Drive Customer Value Across Industries and Markets

• Using Analytics to Stay Ahead of the Curve in B2B Markets
• Driving Business Results through Optimal Marketing and Media Mix Allocation
• Data Partnerships and How They Transform Retail
• Making It Real: Case Studies

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