Information Management Conference 2011 a Great Success

On October 20, 2011, Adastra hosted the 6th Information Management Conference, IM-XI, at the Carlu in Toronto.

Engaging presentations by Information Management thought leaders, Business and IT professionals and technology partners resulted in a stimulating mix of ideas and practical real-world examples of how Information and being managed by today's leading organizations.

The presentations

• KEYNOTE: "Extending Information Management Value through Enterprise Architecture Practices", Darren Edery, CEO Adastra Canada & Nelio Lucas, SVP Technology & Chief Architect, Adastra Corporation
• "Agile Data Acquisition with The Offshore Data Factory", Adam Richardson, Enterprise Data Warehouse Technology Head, Information Management, BMO Financial Group, and Oliver Fuchs, SVP, Operations, Adastra Corporation
• "Achieving an Effective IM Business case", Pavel Novak, Adastra Business Consulting
• "Mobile BI Trends", Shameer Kanji, VP Business Intelligence, Adastra Corporation, & Elkin Arboleda, BI Competency Lead, Adastra Corporation
• "Industry Data Models—The Key to Successful Integration", Dominick Celentano, Senior Consultant, Adastra Corporation
• "How to Turn the Big Data Silo into an Enterprise Information Asset"", Robert Eve, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Composite Software Inc.
• "Setting the Stage for a Successful MDM Program", Krasen Paskalev, VP Data Quality & Master Data Management, Adastra Corporation
• "Effective Data Governance: Operational Focus & Accelerators", Wayne Knaggs, Manager, Business Solutions, Adastra Corporation
• "Achieving an Enterprise Information Management Roadmap", Nikola Raskovic, Senior Consultant, Adastra Corporation
• KEYNOTE 2: "Achieving Analytic Advantage During a Data Deluge" Mike Kearney, Director of Product Marketing, at IBM Netezza
• "Data Quality and the Complete Customer Lifecycle", Brian St. Jean, Director, Technical Sales, Pitney Bowes Business Insight
• "Is Cloud BI Promising the Sky?, Wayne Knaggs, Manager, Business Solutions, Adastra Corporation
• "Is "Social Intelligence" Really That Smart?", Richard Duck, Sr. Consultant, Strategic Planning, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
• "Choosing the Right Reporting Framework for Your Industry, Shannon Corless, Director Solution Delivery, Adastra Corporation
• "Implementing CDIC: Opportunities for a Modern Single Customer Data View", Gary Filan, VP Worldwide Sales, Ataccama Corporation
• "The Strategic Implications of Basel III Regulations for Enterprise Information Management", Ilia Bolotine, SVP, Financial Services, Adastra Corporation
• "Mobile BI on the Go (Case Study): Implementing Mobile BI in Manufacturing", Ingvar Lange, Senior Business Intelligence Consultant, Adastra Germany
• "A Survey of High-Performance Database Technology", Kal Lin, Senior Consultant, Adastra Corporation
• KEYNOTE 3: "Putting Social Networks to Work For Your Business", Brian Brinkmann, Sr. Director, Product Marketing, MicroStrategy
• BONUS: "Evolutionary Data Quality Management", Krasen Paskalev, VP Data Quality & Master Data Management, Adastra Corporation