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DURHAM | June 17 | 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.

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Ingram Collection LLC
111 North Duke Street
Durham, NC 27701

This event brings together two of the most respected industry thought leaders today – Thomas H. Davenport and Thornton May – in a setting like no other. Chris McCann, President of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, will join the evening's panel discussion.

The Ingram Collection is a unique venue that offers guests a view of one the world's rarest collections of Porsche sports cars. The elegant space brings together a special combination of vintage and modern day engineering. You'll enjoy cocktails, dinner and the opportunity to walk among the collection of twenty five cars. Included in the collection is the third oldest surviving Porsche (1949) and the modern day super car 2005 Carrera GT. We hope you can join us.

Agenda
5:30 – 6:45 p.m. Networking Cocktail Reception and Viewing/Tour of the Collection
6:45 – 8:00 p.m. Sit-Down Dinner
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Interactive Panel featuring Thomas H. Davenport, Thornton May and Chris McCann; Audience Discussion with Q&A
9:00 – 9:30 p.m. Last Opportunity to View the Collection

More about Thomas H. Davenport's key discussion points
In an age marked by many bad decisions, the next frontier is to use analytics and other tools to make better decisions, both strategic and operational. During the panel discussion, analytics thought leader Tom Davenport expands on the groundbreaking research in his best-selling book Competing on Analytics with insights from his upcoming book, Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results, revealing how individuals and companies can transform their approaches to decisions. Specifically, Tom addresses:

  • How thriving organizations develop their analytical capabilities.
  • The benefits gained by closely linking information, analytics and decision making.
  • Competitive decision making: a look at the companies that do it best.
  • How your organization can begin to assess and improve decision making today.

 

"Some companies have built their very businesses on their ability to collect, analyze and act on data. Every company can learn from what these firms do."

Thomas H. Davenport

More about Thornton May's key discussion points
Welcome to the Age of Analytics. As we move forward, the old "know" is no longer sufficient. In every vertical market, thinking and decision making have to be linked with the tools, processes and practices of analytics if we are to know and then act upon the physical and virtual worlds we simultaneously inhabit. Showing up is not enough. In the not-so-distant future, guessing and making things up, not having the right data and employing the wrong algorithms to the right data will come to be viewed as termination offenses. During the panel discussion Thornton May will share compelling insights from his upcoming book, The New Know, and results from his multiyear analytics research.

  • Who is ahead of the curve.
  • Lessons from analytical heroes.
  • Stories from some of the smartest practitioners in the world.
  • What the future of analytics really looks like.

"Thornton is in the top tier of business technology industry intellectuals. I personally think he is a genius. My definition ... smarter than me and most everybody else ... always is out front on ideas and uses completely fresh perspectives on issues and challenges in business ... and balances it all with razor sharp wit. Nobody ever goes away after an encounter with Thornton without being enriched."

Barbra Cooper, CIO; Toyota USA