Las Vegas|October 27-29, 2009
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| Tuesday, Oct. 27 | |
| 1:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Conference Registration and Information |
| 6:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception and Dinner |
| Wednesday, Oct. 28 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Conference Registration and Information |
| 7:30 a.m. | Networking Opportunities |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 a.m. | General Session: Outlook on the Global Economy Panelists: David Hale, global economic advisor to FORTUNE 500® companies; Gerard Lyons, PhD, Standard Chartered; and Joseph Quinlan, Bank of America Global Wealth and Investment Management |
| 10:15 a.m. | General Session: From Challenge to Opportunity Jim Davis, SAS |
| 11:00 a.m. | Break in Networking Hall |
| 11:30 a.m. | General Session: Analytics in the Executive Suite Panelists: Cameron Davies, Disney Management Sciences Group; Barbara Pindar, Aeropostale Inc.; Eric Webster, State Farm Insurance; and Keith Collins, SAS |
| 12:30 p.m. | Informal Networking Lunch |
| 1:45 p.m. | Concurrent Interactive Breakout Sessions Talking Points (private meetings) |
| 2:45 p.m. | Concurrent Interactive Breakout Sessions Talking Points (private meetings) |
| 3:45 p.m. | Concurrent Interactive Breakout Sessions Talking Points (private meetings) |
| 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Reception in Networking Hall Talking Points (private meetings) |
| Thursday, Oct. 29 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Conference Registration and Information |
| 7:30 a.m. | Networking Opportunities |
| 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 a.m. | General Session: Analytics and Innovation Panelists: Geoffrey Moore, TCG Advisors and Mohr Davidow Ventures; Jim Goodnight, SAS; and Mark Jeffries (panel host) |
| 10:00 a.m. | General Session: Judgment in an Age of Uncertainty Keynote: Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of Outliers |
| 11:00 a.m. | Break in Networking Hall |
| 11:30 a.m. | General Session: Balancing Intuition and Analytics in Decision Making Panelists: Thomas H. Davenport, Babson College; Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of Outliers; and Thornton May, IT Leadership Academy |
| 12:30 p.m. | Networking Opportunities |
| 1:45 p.m. | Workshops and Roundtables |
| 3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Interactive Breakout Sessions Talking Points (private meetings) |
| 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent Interactive Breakout Sessions Talking Points (private meetings) |
| 4:45 p.m. | Networking Opportunities |
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