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SAN FRANCISCO | Oct. 6 | 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.

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Farallon
The Beluga Private Dining Room
450 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-956-6969
www.farallonrestaurant.com

Located in San Francisco’s popular Union Square area, Farallon resembles a beautiful underwater fantasy that is the ideal backdrop for sophisticated, coastal cuisine with French influence. Named for the windswept islands off the coast of San Francisco, Farallon offers cooking that is just as opulent as the setting. The menu changes daily, depending on what's fresh, but expect exciting combinations and show-stopping execution.

Agenda
5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Networking Cocktail Reception
6:15 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome from Harvard Business Review and In-Depth Interview with Thornton May
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sit-Down Dinner
8:00 – 8:45 p.m. Interactive Panel Discussion including Harvard Business Review, Thornton May, Jeffrey Ma and Audience Discussion with Q&A
8:45 – 9:00 p.m. Wrap-Up and Conclusions

More about Thornton May’s discussion points
Welcome to the Age of Analytics. As we move forward from this point in time, 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. Hear compelling insights from Thornton's upcoming book, The New Know, and results from his multi-year 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

More about Jeffrey Ma
With a tremendous passion for sports, Jeff co-founded Citizen Sports (formerly PROTRADE) in 2004 and is a tireless evangelist for the company's mission. He has helped shape its evolution from fantasy stock market community to its current position as the leading digital sports media company that helps millions of sports fans around the world enjoy sports and connect with their friends.

Before Citizen Sports, Jeff was the technology lead for two internet startups, most notably CircleLending.com, the first peer-to-peer lending network. Previously, Jeff was an options trader on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. He also gained notoriety as the basis for the main character of the book Bringing Down the House, the story of the MIT blackjack team and the inspiration for the movie 21.

Jeff currently consults for the San Francisco 49ers and the Portland Trail Blazers. He has become a much sought-after corporate speaker, showing companies how to harness the power of numbers to make better bottom-line business decisions through the lens of his experience with blackjack and sports. Jeff holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.