Big Data Dance Forum

Big Data Dance Forum
Date and time
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, April 20, 2017
Description

Moving Your Business Forward With Analytics!

Lots of decision makers and thought leaders are talking about it, but what is it?  How is it collected?  What can be done with it?  What are the analytic tools available to businesses?  The "Big Data Dance" forum will help to answer these questions and to get leaders thinking about how to harness the power of information generated every second of every day.

MDI's Big Data Dance Forum will feature multiple breakout sessions on the topic and a keynote lunch speaker. Registration is limited to the first 100 registrants and will include lunch and morning and afternoon refreshments. After the forum, join us for a reception and networking event on-site.

Keynote Speaker:

Topic Areas Include:

  • Defining Big Data - background, capture, sources and ethics
  • Uses of Big Data - predictive analytics, product positioning, pricing, manufacturing, retailing
  • Analytics Tools - software, hardware and training
  • Darker Side of Data - managing risk, quantitative data analysis and structuring text data
  • Really Big Data - crunching large terabytes with the right tools
  • Small, Medium and Large Firms - accessibility to analytics information and tools
  • Big Data in the Value Chain - C-Suite, IT, finance, HR performance, logistics, marketing/customer care

Who Should Attend?: CEO’s, senior leaders, managers, IT professionals, marketing representatives, financial supervisors, HR directors...anyone within the organization involved in the decision making processes of moving your business forward with analytics!  

Event sponsors and presenters include:  IBM, AECI, BKD, Brocade, CoxHealth, DeWitt & Associates, Essentially Data, Fioras Consulting, Huber Associates, Jack Henry Associates, Missouri State University College of Business, O’Reilly Automotive, TXK Training, Torrent Consulting, Wal Mart.


Participation is limited to the first 100 registrants!  Register Now!

Admission
$109
Open to public, alumni, faculty, staff
Location