Date : 31th October 2007
Time : 11:00 am
Venue :
VIM Auditorium
Laxminagar,
Kondhawa (Budruk),
Pune: 411048.		   Programme

11:00 am – Welcome address by Director, VIM
11:30 am – Presentation on Trends in BI
12:30 pm – Q&A Session
13:30 pm -  Vote of Thanks by Director,VIM

Humans have created a Data Explosion

“An unimaginable amount of data stored is mostly inaccessible and unusable. Critical time and resources are spent in Data Analysis”

“Business Intelligence refers to the use of Technology to collect data and effectively use information to improve Business Effectiveness”

 

  
Speaker
 
Mr.Suresh Katta : CEO of Saama Technologies with a vision of bringing actionable intelligence to masses, Suresh has crafted a solutions architecture utilizing best of the breed software companies offering, identifying and finding micro needles in today’s enterprise digital haystack. He has founded and co-founded several companies focused on producing innovative software solutions and is internationally recognized for his pioneering work. He has been a featured speaker in several IT conferences.
     

 Following distinguished dignitaries would be present at the seminar to answer your queries on BI.
     
 
Mr.William Binch : A champion of business intelligence applications market,has successfully led the Sales Organizations of various blue-chips in the IT industry. Business Objects and Prism went through successful IPO's during Mr. Binch's tenure. He was also associated with Oracle Corporation, IBM, Itel and Fortune.
     
 
Mr. Michael A. Graves : A renowned CIO in Bay area with an impressive career span of over three decades,has led the teams in blue chip companies of telecommunications, computer and semiconductor industries. He has been a lead figure in establishing new architectures and infrastructures at industry pioneers like Sun Microsystems and Silicon Graphics, and has been a keynote speaker at various forums.
     
 
Mr. Yorgen Edholm : Is a seasoned Silicon Valley veteran, well respected as a visionary in the Business Intelligence market space, with over 24 years of enterprise software expertise. He is currently the President and CEO of Accellion Inc. a developer of enterprise solutions for email attachment management. Edholm co-founded Brio Software and during his tenure as CEO took the company public.
     
 
Mr. Alok Mohan : Comes with a strong focus on strategy, formulation and financial planning and a special interest in non-organic growth through Mergers and Acquisitions. He was with NCR Corporation as vice president. Mr. Mohan is also the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rainmaker Inc. and TechTeam Inc. He serves on the Board of Directors of Stampede Technologies Inc. and Crystal Graphics Inc.
 

Join us in a stimulating interactive session with the experts from the industry and understand the strategies adopted by leading organizations to transform themselves into informed enterprises.

 

Looking forward to your presence,
 
Samir Dadia
(GM, Saama Technologies)
  
Dr.Sharad L Joshi
(Director, VIM)
 

RSVP before 26th October 2007

Anjali Jagdale
Tel: 020-66071444
Email: anjali.jagdale@saama.com

   Who should Attend ?

- Deans& Directors of Engineering and   Management Institutes
- Faculty & Students
- BI professionals
About Saama Technologies
Founded in 1997, Saama Technologies is an industry acknowledged leader with focused expertise in transforming raw data into actionable business intelligence for enterprises. Leveraging over ten years of experience gained over 700+ complex projects across multiple marquis clients, Saama has 100% reference-able client base, is a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 clients in High-Tech, Retail, Life Sciences, Financial Services and other verticals.Saama is preferred vendor over generic billion dollars IT companies when it comes to Business Intelligence. Saama takes pride in its pioneering work that includes building store analytics, inventory analytics and supplier analytics.