Big Data Insights Summit

  James Kobielus is Senior Analyst with Forrester Research, where he severs business   process & applications professionals. He is a leading expert on data warehousing,   predictive analytics, data mining, and complex event processing. In addition to his core   coverage areas, James contributes to Forrester's research in business intelligence,   data integration, data quality, and master data management. James has a long history in IT research and consulting and has worked for both vendors and research firms.

  Gary Spakes is the America's Lead for SAS' In-Database Practice. His primary focus is   to help organizations better utilize their investments in SAS and database technology.   Gary's previous job roles include leading ERP implementations, designing and   managing enterprise data warehouses and teams of DBAs, and laying out corporate   infrastructure strategy. A 25 year veteran of the IT industry, Gary joined SAS in 1999 after serving organizations such as Price Waterhouse, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Acxiom. He can be reached at gary.spakes@sas.com.

  Stephanie McReynolds is Director of Product Marketing at Aster Data, where she is an   evangelist for Aster Data's massively parallel data-analytics server product. Stephanie   has over a decade of experience in product management and marketing for business   intelligence, data warehouse, and complex event processing products at companies   such as Oracle, Peoplesoft, and Business Objects. She holds both a master's and undergraduate degree from Stanford University.

  Tom Masson is Solution Architect for for Dell's Data Center Solutions with over 20   years of systems experience. Tom will focus on the hyper scale inspired line of   PowerEdge servers that are ideally suited for analytic computing. With a strong   background in enterprise solutions, Tom has significant experience in data center   architectures including managed services, hosting, disaster recovery and business ontinuity.

  Mark Hodson is leader of Clarity's Business Intelligence Practice, bringing over 25   years of business and technology solutions experience to the firm and its clients. He   specializes in business intelligence (BI) strategy, implementation, and advanced   analytics in financial services and related industries. Working with many leading, global   insurance, banking, and capital markets companies, Mark has led the delivery of strategic data warehouses and business intelligence applications in areas such as sales and marketing effectiveness, risk analysis, regulatory compliance, and financial management — always with an eye towards producing business results. Mark's combination of business and technology leadership experience makes him adept at unlocking latent business value in today's exploding and ever more complex corporate data environments.