The Programme

The Programme has been extensively researched with Obis Omni members and our Advisory Board, key analysts in this field and specialist solution providers. From this we have designed a programme that will ensure each delegate learns how to reap maximum benefit from­ exploiting Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management to gain a competitive edge.

Delegates will be able to create a personalised programme from the sessions available to them, ensuring that their time at the event is utilised to maximise effect. With networking drinks, dinner and lunches, delegates will be able to network with their peers, discuss the topics and issues raised by the Forum as well as forge business relationships that go far beyond the two days.

Day One

10:00 - 10:30	Registration & Welcome Networking Drinks
10:30 - 11:15	Keynote - Optimising the BI purchase and ownership experience using analyses from The BI Survey There are many misconceptions and myths in the BI industry, which combine to reduce the chances of success in BI projects. The BI Survey, the world's largest independent survey of its type, with the unique Business Benefits Index, provides a rational, evidence-based analysis to help you select and deploy BI solutions. Nigel Pendse, Author of The OLAP Report
11:15 – 12:15	Critical Factors for Business Intelligence Success
12:15 – 13:40	Lunch
13:45 – 14:45	Bridging the IT and Business Gap Achieving synergy between IT and Business is not just a pipedream. Hear how it can be achieved­. Chris Howard, VP & Director, Burton Group
	Data Warehousing Appliances	Data Visualisation
14:50 – 15:50	Data Warehousing Appliances The appliances are underused in the UK. What are they and are they worth the investment?	Data Visualisation  Learn innovative and more efficient ways to view your data. Uncover answers in your data you never knew you had Dawn Beck, Solutions Architect, dunnhumby
15:50 – 16:30	Networking & Drinks Break
	Virtualisation	Determining What to Measure
16:30 – 17:30	Virtualisation Hear how virtualisation has aided companies in the UK to cut IT infrastructure costs and aid flexibility in the performance of the business	Determining What to Measure Using the wrong KPIs can give you an incomplete view of your business and create a false sense of security. Learn how to decide what to measure and why
17:30 - 19:00	Networking & Delegate Preparation for Evening
19:00 – 19:30	Pre-Dinner Drinks
19:30 – 21:00	Dinner
21:00 - 22:00	Awards

Day Two

8:30 - 9:00	Registration & Welcome Networking Drinks
09:00 – 10:00	Keynote
	Culture & Management	Data in Practice	Finance Stream
10:05 – 11:05	Culture and Change Management You've heard the theory. Now see how it works in reality. Peter Thomas, VP International Management Information, Chubb Insurance Company of Europe	Data Quality Management Implementation in npower retail: a journey to best practice Data is the lifeblood of an organisation and a valuable enterprise asset that provides the foundation on which to base critical and everyday business decisions. Technology is only part of the solution, to succeed organisations must embed an effective data governance framework coupled with appropriate tools, techniques and a general will of the workforce. Gary Adams, Data Custodian, npower retail	­Planning Budgeting & Forecasting In today’s climate Planning Budgeting & Forecasting is one area that is becoming increasingly important to determine the direction a business is taking. Learn how to overcome the political hurdles and how to generate more accurate reports Damian Smith, Head of Management Information, Brit Insurance
11:05 - 11:40	Networking & Drinks Break
11:40 – 12:40	BI Qualifications Hear from BI professionals currently enrolled in BI courses and how it has helped them and their teams Steve Wright, MIS Manager, John Lewis	Master Data Management Everyone needs to take responsibility. MDM is not just an IT issue. Hear how to get sponsorship from the upper echelons of your business for MDM	The expanding role of Finance in Business Intelligence Hear how successful UK companies are increasingly using finance departments to identify leads and generate business growth
12:40 – 14:00	Lunch
14:05 – 15:05	Performance Management Group BI Manager, Towergate
15:10 - 15:40	Networking & Drinks Break
15:40 - 16:40	Keynote - Mash Ups BI is about turning data into information. And Mash-ups are also about turning data into information. You can combine the two to reap huge business advantage. This keynote will provide case studies and examples of pioneers using BI Mash-ups to make better business decisions. Dr Mark Whitehorn, Professor, Cambridge University

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