Unlocking the Value of Business Intelligence:
Keys to Maximizing Business Performance

July 26, 2006
Rainbow Room, New York, NY

Keith V. Collins, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SAS

Keith Collins, senior vice president and chief technology officer at SAS, promotes corporate technology strategy and supports the efforts of the nearly 1,800-person global research and development, customer support and corporate information systems divisions to achieve that vision. With a primary focus on customer- and partner-facing activities, Collins fosters close working relationships with marketing and other customer-facing divisions to ensure that SAS technologies are aligned with customer needs and market demand.

Collins fosters an innovation-driven R&D culture, harvesting ideas from unexpected sources. He encourages development teams to build lasting relationships with customers that not only solve the customers' problems but also create new marketplace solutions.

A graduate of North Carolina State University with a bachelor's degree in computer science, Collins is a devoted supporter of the university. He helped establish the university’s Center for Knowledge Discovery, coordinated the funding of the SAS Distinguished Professor of Computer Science chair, and recruited a top faculty member from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to fill the position. He is also the chair and founding member of the strategic advisory board of the department of computer science. In 2003 the university named him a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus.

Thomas Davenport, President's Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College

Thomas Davenport is the President's Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, the Director of Research for the School of Executive Education, and the Academic Director of Babson research centers dealing with knowledge and learning, process management, and innovation. He is the former Director and current Fellow of Accenture's Institute for High Performance Business. He is the author or co-author of eleven books, including his latest book, Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performance and Results from Knowledge Workers. Davenport is also a frequent contributor to leading business journals. His most recent article, "Competing on Analytics," appeared in the January 2006 issue of Harvard Business Review. In January of 2007, Harvard Business School Press will publish Davenport's newest book on this same topic.

Julia King, Executive Editor, Events and National Correspondent, Computerworld

Julia King is an award-winning business and technology journalist with more than 20 years experience covering a wide range of beats, from technology management and labor issues to electronic commerce, IT return on investment issues and offshore outsourcing. Ms. King was the founding executive editor of the award-winning ComputerworldROI magazine and spearheaded Computerworld's coverage of information economics.

Prior to joining Computerworld in 1994, Ms. King worked for nearly a decade as a reporter and writer for national business and technology magazines. She also worked for five years as a daily newspaper reporter and later, as a features writer and editor. Her IT reporting has earned her several awards form the American Society of Business Press Editors and she is a frequent presenter and panel moderator at industry conferences. She is editor of a recent book titled Executives' Guide To The Wireless Workforce, which was published by John Wiley & Sons in July 2003.

Ms. King holds a Master's Degree in International Relations and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, both from University of Pittsburgh. She is based in Ridley Park, Pa.

M. C. Sankar, Vice President, Enterprise Applications Development, TD Ameritrade

M. C. Sankar is the Vice President of Enterprise Applications Development and is responsible for delivering Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, Database Development, Corporate, Surveillance, Sales CRM and Branch Applications.

Sankar has been with the firm since 2004, during which he has helped develop TD Ameritrade's Business Intelligence & Data Warehouse vision and put together a Strategic roadmap for its implementation of an Enterprise Information Framework. Prior to joining TD Ameritrade, Sankar led the Enterprise Data Management at a Systems Integrator and worked with several Fortune 500 clients to help develop and implement their Information Strategy, holding several positions including Managing Director and Vice President. In the past, Sankar has led the Data Architecture team for a large telecommunications company. Sankar has over 20 years of experience in IT and holds a Masters in Industrial Engineering and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering.

Kurt Schlegel, featured Research Director, Gartner

Kurt Schlegel is a research director in Gartner Research, where he focuses on business intelligence. Mr. Schlegel has worked for more than 11 years in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Schlegel was the Program Director for the Enterprise Analytics Service at META Group, Inc. Mr. Schlegel holds a B.S. in Industrial Management and a M.S. in Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University.

Danny Siegel, Director, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence, Pfizer Human Health Information Technology

Mr. Siegel has been leading and managing enterprise scale projects in both transactional and decision support systems for more than 14 years. His experience in Data Warehousing, Data Integration, and Business Intelligence spans a number of leadership roles at such firms as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Gateway, Inc., Science Applications International Corporation, and The Insight Group, Inc. Currently, Mr. Siegel is in a technology leadership role with the worlds leading pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, Inc., where he is responsible for leading and delivering data integration and business intelligence programs globally. To date, his innovative contributions to the financial management function have transformed the way Pfizer collects, organizes, and reports financial information both internally and externally.