VDC Connect2016

Breaking Through Big Data

Thursday

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October

06

at

1:00pm

RSVPs Closed

The big picture overview of what is going on in Big Data. Where it stands, who is at the forefront, and the technology used to implement it. Learn and network with some of the biggest players in the industry at this years VDC Connect2016.

CURRENT AGENDA

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Kick Off

Dr. Charles W. Stryker

Founder and CEO of Venture Development Center, LLC

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Big Data Showcase

Panel Discussion: Companies in Transition

Joe Ripp

Executive Chairman of the Board of Time Inc

Mark E. Roszkowski

SVP, Head of Corporate Development, Strategy & Strategic Partnerships of AOL

Matt Marolda

Chief Analytics Officer of Legendary Entertainment

Moderated by:

Dr. Charles W. Stryker

Founder and CEO of Venture Development Center, LLC

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Big Data and Analytics

Panel Discussion: The State of Big Data

Neil Isford

General Manager, Global Industry Solutions of IBM Cognitive Solutions

Hank Weghorst

CTO of Avention

Rick Erwin

President, Audience Solutions of Acxiom & Board of Directors of IAB

Randy Bean

Contributing Big Data Author for the Wall Street Journal & Forbes and CEO of NewVantage Partners, LLC

Moderated by:

Dr. Charles W. Stryker

Founder and CEO of Venture Development Center, LLC

3:30pm - 3:45pm

COFFEE BREAK

3:45pm - 4:45pm

Big Data Implementations

Panel Discussion: Practitioners of Big Data implementations

Andy Markus

VP, Data Management and Consumer Analytics of Turner

Des Murray

Senior Director, IT of Cisco

Ramesh Krishnan

Head of Global, SCM Analytics of Asurion

Moderated by:

Matthew W. Staudt

President and COO of Venture Development Center, LLC

4:45pm - 5:05pm

Big Data is OSEMN (awesome)

Presentation by Blake Sitney

CEO of Profound Networks

5:05pm - 5:25pm

Mobile Data Analytics: Business Insights You Can't Afford to Overlook

Presentation by Gladys Kong

CEO of UberMedia

5:25pm - 5:45pm

Social Data for the Customer Journey

Presentation by Michael Hussey

CEO of StatSocial

6:00pm - 9:00pm

NETWORKING

Drinks & hors d'oeuvres

A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION

Check-In & Networking

6:00 PM

Welcoming Remarks

• Dan Uzama, Editor-In-Chief, Sartorial Magazine

• Video, “ReFab: From Rags to Runway”

6:30 PM

Keynote Speaker

• Rae Birkan, Founder of ReFab “The Secrets of Sustainable Business: Get Your Green On”

7:00 PM

Networking

7:30 PM

“Live Green, Make Green”

• Group workshops

7:45 PM

Closing Remarks

• Faye Totarola, Director of The Sustainable Business Bureau

8:30 PM

Your Hosts

ReFab

A premiere ecochic clothing company that creates artful fashion out of upcycled clothing and textiles.

The Sustainable Business Bureau

A nonprofit organization that helps companies adopt sustainable practices.

Fork It Up Organics

Serves organic farmtotable fare, sourcing exclusively from the Dream Scape Farm Collective in the Hudson Valley.

Satorial

A fashion magazine that highlights the beautiful and profound. Winner of seventeen Print Writing awards.

SHOW US HOW YOU

#LIVEGREEN

Proud of how your company lives green while making green? Have a sustainable idea or question you’d like to share with likeminded innovators?

Tag your Tweets and Instagram photos with #LiveGreenMakeGreen and share your vision of social change with other workshop attendees!

WHERE & WHEN

Thursday

,

October

06

at

1:00pm

#VDCCONNECT2016