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21 June – Monday
13:00 – 19:00 Conference Registration
19:15 – 23:00 Welcome Reception and Dinner
22 June – Tuesday
07:30 – 18:30 Conference Registration and Information
07:30 – 09:00 Informal Networking Breakfast
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:15 – 10:00 Panel Discussion: Dynamics of the Global Economy: What Next?
  • Gerard Lyons, PhD, Chief Economist and Group Head of Global Research, Standard Chartered
  • Joseph Quinlan, Managing Director and Chief Market Strategist, Bank of America Global Wealth and Investment Management
  • Norbert Walter, PhD, Former Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank and Managing Director of Walter & Daughters Consult
  • Mark Jeffries (panel host)
10:00 – 10:45 Panel Discussion: Managing the Complexity in Business
  • Jim Goodnight, CEO, SAS
  • Andrew Rashbass, CEO, The Economist Group
  • Jim Davis, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, SAS (panel host)
10:45 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 12:00 Keynote Address: Leading with Confidence
Madeleine Albright, First female Secretary of State of the United States and Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group

12:00 – 13:00 Keynote Address: Innovation
Soumitra Dutta, Roland Berger Chaired Professor at INSEAD and Director of elab@INSEAD
13:00 – 14:15 Informal Networking Lunch
14:15 – 15:00 Keynote: Adapting to the Pace of Change
Clay Shirky, writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies
15:00 – 15:45 Panel Discussion: Competing on Analytics: The Winners and the Losers
  • Thomas H. Davenport, best-selling author of Competing on Analytics and Analytics at Work, and President's Distinguished Professor at Babson College
  • Giles Pavey, Head of Analysis, dunnhumby
  • Jim Davis, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, SAS
  • Mark Jeffries (panel host)
15:45 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 17:00 Keynote Address: The Future is Bright
Thornton May, Futurist, Executive Director and Dean of the IT Leadership Academy
17:00 – 18:00 Cocktail Reception
23 June – Wednesday
07:30 – 15:00 Conference Registration and Information
07:30 – 09:00 Informal Networking Breakfast
09:00 – 09:10 Opening Remarks
09:10 – 10:30 Panel Discussion: Leading with Confidence in Times of Change
  • Mikael Hagström, Executive Vice President, SAS Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific
  • Philippe Wallez, General Manager, Marketing, ING Belgium
  • Astrid Bohé, Senior Executive, Accenture
  • Mark Jeffries (panel host)
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:30 Concurrent Industry Insights Sessions and Executive Masterclasses

Industry Insights Sessions
  • Banking
  • CIO
  • Public Sector
  • Telecommunications

Executive Masterclasses
  • Adopting a Culture of Innovation
  • Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results
  • The Essence of Leadership: Knowing
12:30 – 13:30 Informal Networking Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Concurrent Industry Insights Sessions and Executive Masterclasses

Industry Insights Sessions
  • Banking
  • Energy and Utilities
  • Insurance
  • Retail

Executive Masterclasses (continued)
  • Adopting a Culture of Innovation
  • Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results
  • The Essence of Leadership: Knowing
15:00 – 16:00 Closing Reception