Agenda

8.45 AM - 9.30 AM: Registration

9.30 AM – 10.05 AM: Keynote Session
Future Trends in Data Warehousing Space
Speaker
Ramakrishna Chinta, SVP Global Practice Head - Business Information Management, Polaris Software Lab

10.05 AM – 10.40 AM: Session 1
The Future of Data: Big Data
Big Data is revolutionizing enterprises – big and small. It is changing the way we know and did Information Management. This session will:
1. Give you a deeper view of the Big Data Revolution and what’s happening in this space.
2. Give you a technical deep dive of some of the Big Data Technologies
3. Help you understand what these technologies bring to the table
4. Help you understand how they can help you solve problems you face day to day
Speaker
Shankar Radhakrishnan, Associate Director of Projects - Big Data, Cognizant

10.40 AM - 11.10 AM: Morning Break
A chance to meet up with your friends & have a cup of coffee!

11.10 AM – 11.45 AM: Session 2
Mobile Social Network Analytics – Alternative/Complimentary approach to Behavioural modelling
Mobile Social Network Analytics brings out different perspective than the currently practiced behavioural analytics, though both are complimentary and essential in telecom. This session will focus on:
1. The business drivers of the mobile social networks and how to use to acquire, retain and grow telecom customers.
2. Technology drivers/elements of MSNA including Bigdata Management through Hadoop/Hive/Pig and analytics from SNA
3.A demo of MSNA
Speaker
Dr. Bharatheesh Jaysimha, CTO, Abiba Systems

11.45 AM - 12.20 PM: Session 3
Transitioning to a New World – A Business Intelligence Perspective
The session will:
1. Establish the fact that it is a changing world in terms of Data volumes, Cloud, Mobility, Processing Power etc.
2. Introduce the different layers of BI stack
3. For those layers in the stack , identify certain themes (Ex: Big Data, Collaborative BI etc.) that can help BI practitioners transition to the new world
Speaker
Karthikeyan Sankaran, Project Director - BI, Hexaware Technologies

12.20 PM - 12.55 PM: Session 4
In-Memory Analytical Platforms
Adoption of in-memory computing is picking up steam. BizAcuity and Kognitio will take you through how to evaluate and assess the power of in-memory analytical platforms, giving you an in-depth view on what makes platforms like this scale and perform at unprecedented speeds.
Speakers
Aditya Satyadev, Director, BizAcuity Solutions
Sachin Sangtani, Senior Technical Consultant, Kognitio

12.55 PM – 1.55 PM: Lunch
Break for lunch & a chance to catch up with each other

1.55 PM – 2.30 PM: Session 5
BI Implementation Challenges
The key success factors for implementing a successful BI solution are: a) Clearly-defined business requirements & drivers b) measurable results c) Strong Solution architecture d) Using the right BI tools and e) Solution delivery platform (on-premise or cloud). This talk will cover implementation of BI solutions (both on-premise and cloud based); the challenges faced during implementation, best practices and how to adopt an approach for overcoming challenges.
Speaker
Venkatesh Babu, President and CEO, Tiara Consulting

2.30 PM – 3.05 PM: Session 6
High Performing Data Warehousing
This session will take an in - depth look at data warehousing and discuss its functional and non - functional requirements. It also deals comprehensively with Extract, Transform and Load (ETL).
Speaker
Satyajit Mohanty, DWBI Architect, Netapp

3.05 PM – 3.40 PM: Session 7
A Foray into the World of Real - Time Analytics
Speaker
Vishal Singh, Data Architect, Intuit

3.40 PM – 4.10 PM: Afternoon Break
Some time out for you to grab another coffee & a well earned rest.

4.10 PM – 5.00 PM: Panel
Business Intelligence: An Insight
Panelists
Srinivasan Sengamedu, VP Analytics & Labs, Komli Media
Ashok Kannan, AVP - IT Head, Ashok Leyland John Deere Construction Equipment
Ramakrishnan Narayanan, Senior Technical Architect, Financial Services & Insurance, Infosys
Moderator
Anuradha Venkatesh, Program Manager - BI/DW, Capgemini Financial Services

5.00 PM: Conclusion