Topic: Keynote Presentation

Jones plans to speak at the Conference about the importance of Big Data in his own work around the planet with voicemail, Gracenote (powers iTunes), ChaCha (in support of the IU School of Nursing, Amazon, Google, NYC 311, the Veteran´s Administration and many more), and now his latest venture, Eleven Fifty Academy, Eleven Fifty Consulting, and NoShoes incubator. Eleven Fifty is a sponsor of the Indy Big Data Conference 2015 Big Data Academic Poster Session. Jones will also use his time at the podium to make an important announcement about Eleven Fifty and Big Data.

Bio

Scott Jones is a veteran entrepreneur, inventor, strategist, and venture capitalist. At age 25, Scott co-founded Boston Technology (now Comverse, Inc.), where he invented a massively scalable, easy-to-use voicemail system, implemented in C and UNIX, that has been used by over 2.5 billion people around the world. The company was sold for $843 million in the ’90s.

Subsequently, Scott co-founded Gracenote, the planet’s largest music recognition and discovery service, now receiving over 180 billion queries annually, powering iTunes and dozens of other top music services and devices. The company was sold to Sony in 2008 for $260 million.

Scott has invested his talents and capital in various other entrepreneurial ventures including ChaCha (a Q&A company that operates a Top100 website and top-ranked mobile apps for iPhone, Android, and mobile Web), PrecisePath Robotics (a robotic lawn mower company acquired by MTD, which supplies most of Sears’ and Lowes’ lawn equipment), Art Technology Group (an e-commerce platform acquired by Oracle), PowerFile (a storage system technology acquired by Hitachi), and MOG (a digital music service acquired by Beats, which is being acquired by Apple). He has helped raise more than $200 million collectively for his companies.

As an inventor, Scott has already been awarded 38 patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office, with several more pending.

An active leader in his community, Scott has served on numerous boards, including the top-ranked Indianapolis Children’s Museum and Indianapolis Zoo. Two decades ago, he established the Scott A. Jones Foundation, which supports educational and research activities and which recently helped fund the award-winning Dinosphere at the museum and the new orangutan exhibit at the zoo. A few years ago, Scott became an active leader, locally and nationally, to help about 45, 000 budding entrepreneurs hone their enterprising skills early in life through a program called “Lemonade Day.”

Eleven Fifty is Scott’s newest venture to help educate app and web developers with not only programming skills, but to help them succeed as entrepreneurs.

Topic: Mayor Ballard Remarks on the State of Big Data in Indiana

Bio
Gregory A. Ballard was elected the 48th Mayor of Indianapolis on November 6, 2007 and was re-elected to a second term on November 8, 2011.

Immediately upon taking office on January 1, 2008, Mayor Ballard worked to eliminate a $170 million projected budget deficit. He also worked to return responsibility of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) back to the Mayor’s Office. Since those early actions, Mayor Ballard has presided over six consecutive fiscally responsible, balanced budgets. He purchased new equipment and added new training for police officers. He reorganized IMPD to put more officers on the street and proposed budgets that included new police recruit classes, including 80 new officers in 2014 alone.

Mayor Ballard is working to make Indy an even better place to live and do business. He is a national leader on issues such as energy, clean water, bicycling and electric vehicles. During Mayor Ballard’s tenure, Indy has been named by the New York Times as one of the 52 places to see in the world, a top city to start a business by Kiplinger, the Midwest’s next big boom town by Forbes, the top city in America to host a convention by USA Today, and many other accolades and awards by national and international publications.

Mayor Ballard also has a record of bringing innovative solutions to government. Indy’s Office of Education Innovation now oversees a portfolio of 31 charter schools serving approximately 12,000 students across Marion County. Mayor Ballard also successfully petitioned the State to transfer oversight of four historically low-performing IPS schools to the Mayor’s office so local people still control our local schools. Indy is recognized as a national leader in providing parents school choice. By the end of 2015, the City will oversee over 40 charter schools with an estimated enrollment of 15,000 students, the equivalent of the second largest school district in the city.

In 2010 Mayor Ballard launched RebuildIndy, an unprecedented $400 million+ initiative to rebuild deteriorating and long-neglected thoroughfares, residential streets, sidewalks, and bridges in neighborhoods throughout Marion County. RebuildIndy was made possible by transferring the city’s water system to Citizens Energy Group, a non-profit public charitable trust. In addition to providing funding to invest in Indy’s neighborhoods, without a tax increase, the transfer is also saving utility ratepayers an estimated $60 million a year and will keep rates 25 percent lower than originally projected.

Mayor Ballard was honored in 2013 as “Innovator of the Year” by the National Parking Association for his modernization of Indy’s antiquated parking meter system. The city partnered with ParkIndy to replace old, rusty meters with new solar-powered models that accept payment with change, credit card and even via a smart phone app. The move dramatically improved customer convenience and increased city revenue from $340,000 to $3.1 million. These dollars are directly reinvested into neighborhood improvements.

In 2013, the League of American Bicyclists gave Mayor Ballard its Bicycle Friendly Leadership Award. Indy now has 82 miles of on-street bike lanes, compared to less than one mile when Mayor Ballard took office. Under his leadership, the Indy Bike Hub has grown to be an example of urban cycling culture. Adding bike lanes and trails is part of Mayor Ballard’s plan to connect people and places around the city.

Mayor Ballard also received the international E-Visionary award at the Electric Vehicle Symposium for Indy’s leadership on energy security. Previous winners of this prestigious award include leaders from London, Los Angeles, Seoul and Seattle. Under Mayor Ballard’s leadership, Indy was the first U.S. city to pledge to convert its entire municipal fleet to electric, hybrid, compressed natural gas or domestically produced fuel by 2025. This will save taxpayers millions of dollars in fuel costs and will reduce the city’s dependence on foreign oil, thereby increasing our national security and stability.

Under Mayor Ballard Indy is becoming a leader in innovative new amenities. In 2014 the City and many private partners opened the Indiana Pacers Bikeshare along the Cultural Trail and a month later inaugurated BlueIndy, the first Bolloré electric car share program in North America. BlueIndy brings jobs and $35 million in investment by Bolloré Group, a Fortune Global 500 company. The full system will feature up to 500 vehicles at 200 locations, making Indy home to the largest all-electric car share in the United States.

Mayor Ballard is committed to creating and promoting a culture of inclusiveness for business opportunities, economic growth and sustainability for minority, women and veteran business enterprises. During his first term, he established the first Office of Sustainability in order to lead city-wide sustainability efforts and to improve livability for Indy residents.

Mayor Ballard’s leadership has helped to develop a more stable, affordable and pro-growth economic environment in Indianapolis. He continues to focus on attracting new businesses and encouraging existing companies to expand here.

A native Hoosier, Mayor Ballard was raised on the east side of Indianapolis and is a proud graduate of Cathedral High School. After earning his undergraduate degree in economics from Indiana University, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps. He was named a Second Lieutenant and then went to Basic School, where he finished in the top 20. During his time in the Marines, Mayor Ballard lived in cities around the U.S. and the world, including serving in the Persian Gulf War. Upon his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel after 23 years of service, he was awarded the Legion of Merit.

Mayor Ballard resides in Pike Township with Winnie, his wife of 32 years. Their children, Greg, Jr. and Erica, are both graduates of Indiana University.

Topic: Keynote Presentation

Eli Collins is a big data visionary who plans to focus his keynote presentation on the future of big data, including the introduction of new tools and technologies.

Bio
Eli Collins is Cloudera´s Chief Technologist, currently focused on strategy and new technology introduction. He previously led the team responsible for Cloudera’s Hadoop distribution, is an Apache Hadoop committer and Project Management Committee member at the Apache Software Foundation. Eli serves on the advisory boards of several startups. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from New York University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, respectively.

Topic: Lunch Speaker

Mike will share the technical climate of Indianapolis, improving opportunities and attracting (and keeping) talent here. He will also provide ideas about strengthening the Indianapolis IT market and our community.

Bio

Entrepreneur and software executive Mike Langellier serves as president and CEOof TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative. TechPoint develops strategies and operates programs that enrich Indiana’s tech ecosystem and accelerate growth of emerging tech companies by infusing resources like talent, capital, customers and PR.

In 2010, Langellier co-founded MyJibe, a personal finance and banking software company. He sold the company in November 2011 and served as vice president of strategic partnerships with acquirer MX (formerly MoneyDesktop). Prior to starting MyJibe, Langellier was director of account management for Experian (formerly Baker Hill), where he managed multi-million dollar client relationships and alliance Langellier is a DePauw University graduate and a past fellow in the Orr Entrepreneurial Fellowship program, for which he now serves as a member of the board of directors. He is also on the board of STAR Financial Bank, the Central Indiana United Way and the TechPoint Foundation for Youth. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Carrie (Strong) Langellier – who was also an Orr Fellow – and their three sons.

Topic: CIO and CMO - One in the Same Role. Does it Make Sense for Better Customer Insights. A retail case study.

N.C.I.S. Indianapolis, An Investigation into Data
Google “CMO CIO” and you get over four million hits. There are entire websites dedicated to the relationship between these two C-Suite roles (Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Information Officer).There are conferences conducted every year exploring ways to improve the interaction between IT and Marketing. There are pundits who say these two hold the key to corporate success (or failure). Why? One word....Data! Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana has taken a unique approach to address this issue. We created a division of Corporate Connectivity, with both Marketing and IT reporting to the same C-level executive. While data is at the core, it goes beyond data into the Networks, Communication, Information and Systems (N.C.I.S.) that drive everything we do. Together we will investigate the driving factors that led us to this decision, what has worked well, where we still have work to do, what have been the impacts to our business, and where we see the most significant gains in the coming years.

Bio

Ton joined Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc., in 2010 to provide vision and leadership in the continued development and implementation of the enterprise-wide information technology portfolio, including applications, infrastructure, security and telecommunications across the Goodwill business units. He also oversees the implementation of strategies for communications within Goodwill and between the organization and external stakeholders. He has owned his own management consulting firm and was the CIO for Lauth Property Group. Prior to Lauth, Ton spent 14 years in various technology roles with Thomson Multimedia (RCA).

Topic: Closing the Technology Skills Gap. How do we encourage expertise in the data sciences, data analytics and predictive analytics? A panel presentation.

Michael King, Director of Enterprise Business Intelligence for Cummins, Inc., will be joined by Dr. Frank Acito, Director of Indiana University´s Institute of Business Analytics, and Bill Russell, VP at Allegient, and other guests to present a panel discussion about how they are working together to close the technology skills gap in Indiana and the surrounding region. Dr. Acito will highlight the progress being made at the IBA, and Cummins will showcase a curriculum they’ve developed with Allegient, IU and Microsoft. There will be time after the presentation for the audience to ask questions and provide comments.

Bio

Michael King is currently Director, Enterprise Business Intelligence for Cummins, the global leader in diesel engines. In this position, he is responsible for implementing self-service business analytics, data warehousing, and big data solutions across the enterprise. Prior to this role, Michael led the Finance Systems Improvement program, responsible for developing, implementing and improving common financial systems across Cummins.

Michael joined Cummins in 2008 after nearly 18 years at Boeing, and has held leadership roles in Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. Michael has over fifteen years of experience leading high visibility complex projects, including being the Finance Systems Leader for Boeing’s 787 Airplane Program.

Michael received Bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Marketing from Eastern Washington University, and completed his Masters in Technology Management at the University of Washington in 2005. Michael lives in Columbus, Indiana with his wife Joy and sons Tyler and Alex.

Topic: Application of Big Data in Healthcare

Bill McConnell is Sr. Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Indiana University Health. He has spent more than four decades in information technology and executive positions. He plans to share at the Conference how IU Health is utilizing the application of Big Data to help solve critical questions.

Bio

Bill McConnell is Sr. Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Indiana University Health. IU Health is an 18 hospital integrated healthcare delivery organization focused in the state of Indiana. Prior to joining IU Health, Bill enjoyed a productive career for 40 years, split roughly equally between senior executive business positions and consulting. Bill’s business leadership roles include Senior Vice President roles with Boston Scientific Corporation, Guidant Corporation and Resort Condominiums International (RCI). He served on the executive management committees for all three organizations. Bill served as Chief Information Officer for both Guidant and RCI. He was recently Chief Executive Officer for FlowCo, Inc., a medical device start-up company based in Indianapolis.

Bill currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Ameriana Bancorp and Ameriana Bank, a community bank with operations in central Indiana. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Bluelock, a cloud computing company.

Prior to moving into business leadership, Bill had a successful career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and with Arthur Andersen & Co. Bill joined Andersen in 1971, immediately after graduating from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He was admitted to partnership in 1981 and became Managing Partner in 1983, leading the practice through seven years of strong growth. Bill returned to Andersen briefly in 1997 and 1998 following seven successful years at RCI.

Bill has been active in the not-for-profit community, serving on the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. Bill has also served as Chair of the Board for three Indianapolis based organizations - - The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Conner Prairie (an outdoor history museum) and the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis. Bill currently serves on the Board of the Indianapolis affiliate of the American Heart Association.

Bill and his wife, Barbara, reside in Carmel, Indiana. They have two children and three grandchildren.

Topic: Threatening Analysis - How Data Analytics is Saving Babies.

Montrial Harrell, Chief Information Steward, for the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT), is presenting a case study about how the state of Indiana is using data analytics to improve Indiana´s dismal infant mortality and child fatality rates. To do this, state agencies are using historical data to make predictions and better decisions on unfolding events.

For years Indiana´s infant mortality rate, a measurement of infant deaths within the first year of life and an important public health indicator, has ranked near the bottom nationally. In 2011, Indiana had the sixth highest rate in the country, or 7.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, according to the State Department of Health.

IOT is said to be using detailed data from areas that may be contributing to or causing infant mortality and children fatality, like access to health care, demographics and family criminal history. By analyzing a wide variety of sources that span state and federal agencies -- anywhere from 50 to 60 databases -- the state can get a complete picture of the problem.

Bio

Montrial Harrell joined the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) in 2010 as a Senior Database Analyst. He has since moved into the role of Chief Information Steward for IOT´s Enterprise Architect Team. As Chief Information Steward, Harrell is tasked with providing vision and leadership in the continued development and implementation of enterprise-wide data governance programs including infrastructure, data security, and tool evaluation. Harrell is also part of the team that created the State of Indiana’s new Management Performance Hub (MPH), an enterprise wide data driven management system, designed to deliver the most effective, efficient, and transparent state government in the country. Harrell also serves as the technical lead on the IOTs new Cloudera Hadoop Cluster.

Topic: Trends in Big Data

Trends in Big Data, plus how to budget and plan for its future.

Bio

Todd Vare is a trial and appellate lawyer with Barnes & Thornburg LLP where he focuses on intellectual property protection and business technology disputes, including the legal and regulatory issues involving Big Data.

Mr. Vare has represented clients in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in trial and appellate courts around the country, including in some of the most active patent jurisdictions in the country. His patent litigation experience includes a wide variety of technologies, including Ecommerce and Internet-based systems and processes, telecommunications, integrated circuits, software, cellular antenna systems, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, herbicides and pesticides, dielectric fluids, and mechanical devices. Mr. Vare has led teams in jury trials and argued numerous Markman and summary judgment hearings. He is listed in the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 editions of Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property Litigation and is recognized as an Indiana Super Lawyer.

Mr. Vare also represents clients in disputes involving trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, software performance, software licenses, employee noncompete and non-disclosure agreements, and rights of publicity.

In addition to trial work, Mr. Vare has substantial appellate experience. He argued before the United States Supreme Court in U.S. v. Santos (opinion issued June 2, 2008), which resulted in a victory for his client in a criminal case involving the scope of the federal money laundering statute. He also has successfully argued appeals before the Federal Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, and Indiana Court of Appeals, as well as before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board.

Mr. Vare frequently counsels companies on such matters as IP protection, cybersecurity and data protection, computer and software issues, Ecommerce processes, electronic signatures, and other business technology matters.

Mr. Vare received his J.D. summa cum laude from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1995. He graduated from Miami University in 1987 with a B.A. in international studies in 1987 and received an M.B.A. from the Indiana University School of Business in 1989.

Topic: Using Predictive Analytics for Better Business Decisions

Join us for this session where we’ll review customer success stories and examples of end-user applications that operationalize predictive results for action by the business. We will also provide an overview of Information Builder’s technology, including our predictive analytics platform and discuss common predictive analytics business initiatives in various industries.

Bio

Bruce is a member of the corporate sales team and works with the Product Division, Corporate Marketing and Field Sales to promote Information Builder’s Predictive Analytics solution, WebFOCUS RStat. Prior to joining Information Builders, Bruce was a Solutions Engineer with SPSS, an IBM company, and supported their Sales and Alliances teams focusing on predictive, statistical and text analytics. Prior to SPSS, he was a statistical analyst for AT&T and also held analyst roles in the insurance and manufacturing industries. He earned a BS in Mathematics from High Point University and an MS in Statistics from the University of Rhode Island.

 

Topic: Big Data, Bigger Protection? IT security solutions protecting data against emerging threats. A panel discussion

As Big Data continues to grow, so do the concerns about privacy and protection of the information being collected. This panel will discuss some of the current risks around Big Data, focusing more on sensitive information such as ePHI, PCI, and PII. There will also be discussion on laws and regulations around this sensitive data and how it differs depending on where the data resides. Throughout the discussion, the panel will also give suggestions on ideas on how companies can help secure and protect the data they collect.

Takeaways:

- Have a good definition of the current risks that reside within big data

- Understand how laws/regulations differ in the US vs EMEA vs APAC

- What can we all do to help protect sensitive information that’s stored using big data

Bio

Brian O’Hara has been involved in the field of information security for over 17 years. He currently works at Rook Security as a Sr. Security Consultant and in that capacity also serves as the Virtual Information Security Officer (VISO) for Do it Best Corp, a multi-­‐national sales organization, Mt. Washington Savings Bank, a publicly traded community bank and Matthew 25, a Christian based health care facility. Previous positions included CISO for The Mako Group, LLC, an IT Security Consulting company. As Sr. Consultant and VISO his responsibilities include overseeing and managing security related functions including but not limited to audit and regulatory compliance reviews, development and implementation of Risk Management frameworks and internal security and development of strategic planning with regard to emerging technologies.

 

Topic: Big Data, Bigger Protection? IT security solutions protecting data against emerging threats. A panel discussion

As Big Data continues to grow, so do the concerns about privacy and protection of the information being collected. This panel will discuss some of the current risks around Big Data, focusing more on sensitive information such as ePHI, PCI, and PII. There will also be discussion on laws and regulations around this sensitive data and how it differs depending on where the data resides. Throughout the discussion, the panel will also give suggestions on ideas on how companies can help secure and protect the data they collect.

Takeaways:

- Have a good definition of the current risks that reside within big data

- Understand how laws/regulations differ in the US vs EMEA vs APAC

- What can we all do to help protect sensitive information that’s stored using big data

Bio

Darrin is the Chief Privacy Officer and the VP of Information Security for the Diversified Agency Services division of Omnicom Group. As such, he is responsible for setting policy and providing guidance, resources and assistance for more than 160 companies around the globe promoting effective cyber security practices and evangelizing the benefits of transforming business protection into business enablement.

With more than 15 years of information security experience spanning the healthcare, financial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, communications and entertainment industries, Darrin has been practitioner, consultant, facilitator, first-responder and educator helping organizations realize the benefit of security as a differentiator. He is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), charter member of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) Indianapolis chapter and holds memberships in the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), InfraGard and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). He serves on the Advisory Board for WhatFriendsDo.com – a website providing team coordination and resources for assisting people in crisis. Darrin is a graduate of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida and maintains the DAS Information Security blog site, SpinNoodle.com. His credentials and expertise make him a qualified and competent educator but it is his relaxed manner and disarming humor that make him a memorable and skilled communicator.

When he’s not saving the world from cyber miscreants, Darrin can be found shooting on his archery lane, chopping wood behind the barn or playing the trumpet. And it’s a good bet that no matter what he’s doing there’s an iced tea within arm’s reach.

Topic: Big Data, Bigger Protection? IT security solutions protecting data against emerging threats. A panel discussion

As Big Data continues to grow, so do the concerns about privacy and protection of the information being collected. This panel will discuss some of the current risks around Big Data, focusing more on sensitive information such as ePHI, PCI, and PII. There will also be discussion on laws and regulations around this sensitive data and how it differs depending on where the data resides. Throughout the discussion, the panel will also give suggestions on ideas on how companies can help secure and protect the data they collect.

Takeaways:

- Have a good definition of the current risks that reside within big data

- Understand how laws/regulations differ in the US vs EMEA vs APAC

- What can we all do to help protect sensitive information that’s stored using big data

Bio

Jonathan “J.J.” Thompson is the Founder and CEO of Rook Security, an IT Security firm providing security strategy, crisis management, and next generation security operations services. Prior to Rook, J.J. served Global 100 accounts through strategic incident & crisis response while at Ernst & Young. J.J. has been published in major industry journals and covered in Bloomberg, USA Today, Forbes, CIO, CSO and other major media outlets. Currently J.J. serves as the President of ISC2 Indianapolis, and previously as the President of the Silicon Valley chapter of the ISSA. He also serves on the board of Indiana Intern.net for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

Topic: Big Data, Bigger Protection? IT security solutions protecting data against emerging threats. A panel discussion

As Big Data continues to grow, so do the concerns about privacy and protection of the information being collected. This panel will discuss some of the current risks around Big Data, focusing more on sensitive information such as ePHI, PCI, and PII. There will also be discussion on laws and regulations around this sensitive data and how it differs depending on where the data resides. Throughout the discussion, the panel will also give suggestions on ideas on how companies can help secure and protect the data they collect.

Takeaways:

- Have a good definition of the current risks that reside within big data

- Understand how laws/regulations differ in the US vs EMEA vs APAC

- What can we all do to help protect sensitive information that’s stored using big data

Bio

Robin Fleming is a Cloud/SaaS Software Executive and Technology Leader with a Passion for Cloud Solutions, Technology, Software and Delivering Customer Value. Her career spans over 27 years and she has been 100% focused in software technology with positions at small startups, post-acquisition companies, and mid-size companies across a wide set of industries. Robin has held leadership roles covering Cloud SaaS Operations, Cloud Hosting Operations, DevOps, Service Delivery, Tools Development, Quality Assurance, Governance, Security, Test Automation, Configuration/Build Management, Localization, Technical Support and Release Management. She is currently with Teradata as the Vice President of Quality Management and Security in the applications division. At Teradata also held leadership positions covering the Teradata Marketing Cloud Services organization and in R&D covering the Global Quality and Operations organization. She has held technology leadership roles at Match.com, i2 Technologies (acquired by JDA), Worksoft, and USDATA (acquired by Siemens).

Topic: Big Data, Big Responsibility: Controlling and Auditing Access to Data

As the volume of data stored by your company increases, more and more people and applications in your organization will need access to the data. But how do you ensure that the access stays controlled and audited? In this session we will explore issues that come with the growing need for data access, different paradigms of controlling access, and discuss real-life case studies.

Bio

Tolga has been delivering technology solutions to companies big and small for the past decade. His clients range from small, local tech start-ups to large enterprises, both with their unique challenges. His solutions have included moving large amounts of data in and out of systems or making such data available through modern interfaces. Tolga is passionate about performance and can´t stand "Loading..." signs and spinners that large amounts of data typically induce. Currently he is a partner at Ion Three, an Indianapolis-based technology consulting company that also offers Data Funnel, a deployed product that provides a single, controlled and audited service to access multiple databases.

Topic: Solving the Genomics Puzzle: Using Big Data to de-code the genomics puzzle.

Janga, also with the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, will present a genomics case study utilizing Big Data to predict cancer treatment response patterns at the genetic level.

Bio

Prof. Sarath Chandra Janga obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Bio-chemical Engineering and Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He obtained his PhD in Molecular and Systems Biology from the prestigious MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology & Darwin college, University of Cambridge, UK from 2008-2010, on employing computational and graph-theoretical approaches to studying problems in molecular and cellular biology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biohealth Informatics, School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI with joint appointments in the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics as well as Division of Gastroenterolgy/Hepatolgy in the Department of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He has published more than 50 research publications on various aspects of basic and applied translational research in the fields of computational, molecular and systems biology. Early in his career, he has been the founding member and vice chair of the student body of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). He has been invited for more than 70 international seminars and lectures for his work in understanding gene regulatory networks using computational and systems approaches. His group’s current research interests include understanding the structure and dynamics of post-transcriptional and post-translational gene control at a whole-genome level. In addition, his group is actively exploiting next generation clinical sequencing data to mine genetic alterations in diseases and their impact on human health using integrated computational data mining and systems biology techniques to uncover the principles and causes of specific phenotypes.

 

Topic: From Infrastructure to Insights: Hadoop as a Data Hub Explained and Data Analytics Explored

Does your cup of data runneth over? Hadoop as a Data Management Hub can solve many traditional and legacy system issues, but there are a myriad of pitfalls mid-sized businesses are experiencing on their journey to Hadoop. Come learn when Hadoop as a data management solution is the right choice for your infrastructure. Then, if there is inherent value in data, there is immense value in data aggregated into the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS). But it’s important to explore your data, understand your data, and even … fall in love with your data. Come learn about the data analytics process to extract value and insights from your data.

Bio

Chawla is passionate about Big Data for the Common Good. An internationally recognized and award-winning scholar, Chawla has authored or co-authored over 150 research papers and innovated novel technologies. His papers have been cited over 7,600 times, according to Google Scholar. He is a prolific and frequent speaker at national and international events. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including: the IEEE CIS Outstanding Early Career Award; IBM Big Data Award; IBM Watson Faculty Award; Outstanding Teacher Award; Michiana 40 Under 40; and the Rodney F. Ganey Award. He is also at the frontier of interdisciplinary applications with innovative work in healthcare analytics, social and information networks, social media, and climate/environmental sciences.

As Co-Founder of Aunalytics, the data science software company, he lives at the intersection of data science and business, where he helps others harness the power of data and use it to fuel their economic engines.

Topic: From Infrastructure to Insights: Hadoop as a Data Hub Explained and Data Analytics Explored

Does your cup of data runneth over? Hadoop as a Data Management Hub can solve many traditional and legacy system issues, but there are a myriad of pitfalls mid-sized businesses are experiencing on their journey to Hadoop. Come learn when Hadoop as a data management solution is the right choice for your infrastructure. Then, if there is inherent value in data, there is immense value in data aggregated into the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS). But it’s important to explore your data, understand your data, and even … fall in love with your data. Come learn about the data analytics process to extract value and insights from your data.

Bio

Carlton is passionate about Big Data for the mid-sized business market. A frequent speaker, Mr. Carlton has spoken to hundreds of business executives about their overall data management strategies. In the high velocity world of IT and data management, he is passionate about helping businesses harness the power of data and use it to fuel the economic engine of growing companies, communities and people.

He believes “IT” can be transformed from a cost center into a revenue generator with the right data management plan and execution. Mr. Carlton has more than 18 years of experience building and managing communications and operational teams focused on servicing the mid-sized business market. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Carlton is responsible for the data center operations team, where the Data Realty Northern Indiana data center boasts 100% uptime and 100% data security.

 

Topic: Big Culture: Beyond the Numbers

Predictive analytics, data scientists, big data, sentiment analysis, data warehouse, prescriptive, descriptive, business intelligence, data governance, embedded analytics... overwhelming confusion and hype when viewed by anyone not in the throes of the exciting technologies that we are implementing into our organizations. When looking beyond the data, tools, and complexities involved in bringing it all together we must take a concerted look at who and how our solutions are being used.This session will focus on building a culture of individuals who actively use the information and tools at hand in their daily jobs to make actionable decisions. Not everyone is naturally excited about analytics, yet many are sitting in our organizations waiting to be enabled through intentional mentoring and care. We will walk through some real world examples of building up an organic analytics culture where "big data" or even "analytics" aren´t often spoken terms, just part of the fabric of the enterprise.

Bio

Fosnaugh joined Brotherhood Mutual in 2007 to develop the company´s business intelligence capabilities. Rob is responsible for implementing and overseeing a wide a variety of BI solutions and is currently engaged in building an enterprise-wide BI culture at Brotherhood Mutual. He has been involved in designing insurance-related information systems solutions for nearly 20 years.

Topic: The Data Chef: A Complementary Skill Set for the Future of Data Analysis

With the arrival of the Big Data revolution, a data professional is expected to master a broad spectrum of complex domains including data processing, mathematics, programming languages, machine learning techniques, and business knowledge. While this mastery is undoubtedly important, this narrow focus on tool usage has divorced many from the imagination required to solve real-world problems. As the demand for analysis increases, the data science community must transform from tool experts to "data chefs," capable of crafting creative solutions with tangible benefits. During this presentation, Radhika will explore this challenge and provide a new perspective on the skills needed for the contemporary data scientist.

Bio

Subramanian is a seasoned entrepreneur with decades of experience helping large organizations utilize the insight buried within their data. Before co-founding Emcien, Radhika was President and CEO of Idmon Corporation, which was funded by Cordova Ventures and Imlay Investments and ultimately sold to Swissair Group in 2001. Numerous associations have recognized her as an innovator and pioneer in analytics, with a proven track record with global giants such as Porsche, John Deere, NCR, Dell and more. She is recognized as a Leading Woman in Technology by WIT, was a finalist for the Franz Edelman Prize in Excellence in Management Science, and more. A sought-after presenter and speaker, she is a regular contributor to trade and national publications, including Forbes, SmartData Collective and IndustryWeek.

Topic: The secret sauce to build a successful Data Warehouse

This presentation reveals new ways to add value to your data warehouse, obtain buy in from stakeholders, inspire employee change, and identifies critical stumbling blocks and issues that sales people don´t tell you.

Bio

Peter Bonewitz has more than 9 years of professional experience in the IT industry with a specialization in Microsoft Business Intelligence. His background includes over 7 years of data base design, analysis and data warehouse development following Kimball Methodology. He has worked as a lead on numerous data warehouse development projects in industries that include retail, banking, logistics, real estate and healthcare. Mr. Bonewitz holds an MCITP certification and has significant experience in SSIS, SSRS and SSAS. Peter has had exposure to a wide range of business intelligence tools and methodologies giving him an agnostic view to development. He has served as a senior data warehouse developer at Cigna, where he worked with complex data sets involving hundreds of millions of records.

- Microsoft SSIS,SSRS, SSAS, MDX

- Complex Stored Procedures and queries

- Data Warehouse architecture

- Dashboard development

- Database and table design

- Reports and KPI

- Data Warehouse testing

- ETL, Modeling Tools, Cubes

Topic: Changing the Tire While Driving: The Brunswick Framework for Big Data Implementation

Big Data initiatives are top-of-mind for many organizations, but many are not sure where to begin and how to implement these initiatives. To succeed, it is critical to understand how to balance the risk and reward that comes from new technology. Attend this session to learn how Brunswick Corporation was able to turn Big Data from a just a buzzword into a rapidly producing insights tool and build an advanced analytics corporate strategy and roadmap. Understand the key drivers that helped the organization achieve success, such as diagnosing the data lifeline, building out an analytics team, and executing while strategizing. Attendees will leave this session with a framework for how to make Big Data a success within their organization.

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Blake Abercrombie is an impact oriented, IT Leader with 15-years of experience in management, processes, and project leadership. He brings a unique combination of education and experience in bridging the IT gap. Blake has pioneered new corporate initiatives at every company where he has worked. As the current Big Data Manager at Brunswick Corporation, he took Big Data from a concept to reality. Prior to Brunswick Corporation, Blake built a team which deployed a $4.4 million IT System for Xerox, supporting 1,800+ users from 42 different public safety agencies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from Indiana University and a Master of Science degree from the Center for Information and Communication Sciences at Ball State University.

Topic: Future Proofing Big Data Integration Technologies

Big Data success depends on a number of crucial principles. Chief among them is future proofing big data investments to meet the latest storage and access methods. This shields customers from evolving standards while at the same time providing them with the advantages of new technologies. Seamless switching between multiple big data platforms keeps them on the latest technology with minimal user and project risks, focusing on bringing uninterrupted Big Data value.

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As a Marketing Director for Oracle Data Integration Solutions, Madhu focuses on Big Data Integration. In the past, he has had roles implementing and delivering Global Analytics and Data Warehousing projects, consulting on Enterprise Technology Architecture, and leading Data Management functions.

Topic: Where Great Questions Meet Business Strategy. A panel discussion.

Listen to five Big Data business leaders discuss how they ask and answer questions of Big Data as part of their business strategy. Join Bob Boehnlein from Perscio, John McDonald from CloudOne, Anurag Garg from Dattus, Steve Hershberger from Steady Serv Technologies, and Larry Ryan from BJSS.

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Bob has held many executive titles, and is currently the founder and CEO of Perscio, a consultancy that clears the path to understanding the opportunities that exist in the world of Big Data. Bob drives a visionary process along with a team of senior-level business consultants engineers, and data scientists who share his focus and passion.

Topic: Where Great Questions Meet Business Strategy. A panel discussion.

Listen to five Big Data business leaders discuss how they ask and answer questions of Big Data as part of their business strategy. Join Bob Boehnlein from Perscio, John McDonald from CloudOne, Anurag Garg from Dattus, Steve Hershberger from Steady Serv Technologies, and Larry Ryan from BJSS.

Bio

DATTUS offers industrial system owners the most accurate rotating equipment monitoring and failure prediction solution available, significantly improving their ability to predict and avoid machine failures, downtime, and business interruption than can cost millions of $ per hour in some industries.

Topic: Where Great Questions Meet Business Strategy. A panel discussion.

Listen to five Big Data business leaders discuss how they ask and answer questions of Big Data as part of their business strategy. Join Bob Boehnlein from Perscio, John McDonald from CloudOne, Anurag Garg from Dattus, Steve Hershberger from Steady Serv Technologies, and Larry Ryan from BJSS.

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Steve currently serves as chief executive officer of Steady Serv Technologies. The SteadyServ® iKeg® system is a mobile, SaaS-based inventory and order management system designed specifically for the beer industry. With this system, customers get exactly what they want when they want it – the perfect beer every time resulting in more loyal customers generating more revenue in an optimized operation.

Topic: Where Great Questions Meet Business Strategy. A panel discussion.

Listen to five Big Data business leaders discuss how they ask and answer questions of Big Data as part of their business strategy. Join Bob Boehnlein from Perscio, John McDonald from CloudOne, Anurag Garg from Dattus, Steve Hershberger from Steady Serv Technologies, and Larry Ryan from BJSS.

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John McDonald serves as the CEO, Chairman and President of CloudOne, the first company to offer SaaS and Virtual Private Cloud delivery of IBM Software products. Before his work there he was an executive at IBM, serving in various roles in IBM Software Group for over 20 years. John earned degrees in Management Information Systems and Computer Information Technology from Purdue University in 1992 and 1995 and lives with his family near where he grew up in Indiana.

Topic: Where Great Questions Meet Business Strategy. A panel discussion.

Listen to five Big Data business leaders discuss how they ask and answer questions of Big Data as part of their business strategy. Join Bob Boehnlein from Perscio, John McDonald from CloudOne, Anurag Garg from Dattus, Steve Hershberger from Steady Serv Technologies, and Larry Ryan from BJSS.

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Larry serves as chief technology officer with expertise in technology management, solution shaping, and project/program management; strengths include successfully identifying compelling technology trends and influencing portfolio investment, developing industry leading innovative products and solutions, delivering large complex solutions in Asia, Europe, and the USA, and developing new markets.

Topic: Surviving The Next Cyber War: Thingbots, the Cloud, and the Virtual Battlefield.

Security professionals could be forgiven for feeling that they are fighting a losing battle. As the cyber-attack onslaught morphs evermore quickly, even current generation data center defenses struggle to offer viable protection to organizations that are looking to embrace modern IT platforms. Perhaps it’s time to learn from the enemy; to adopt new defense mechanisms and to fight a new battle. Radware will share some survival strategies that may be key as we head into the virtualized, IOT era.

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As Director of Security Solutions at Radware, Mr. Hobbs is responsible for developing, managing, and increasing the company’s security practice in the Americas. Before joining Radware, David was at one of the leading Breach Investigation Firms in the US.

David Hobbs has worked in the Security and Engineering arena for over 20 years. During this time David has helped various government agencies and world governments in various cyber security issues across all sectors.

David has worked on many high profile breaches worldwide. Along with breach investigation and prevention, David has consulted investigative agencies on cyber espionage from both public and private sector issues. David helped train various police and intelligence agencies in methodologies for forensics as well as chain of evidence for prosecution.

From 2002 to 2007 Mr. Hobbs was the Senior Architect for a major financial institution and lender in the US. David helped lead the Advanced Computing Environment team in global traffic management and security. David helped with compliance issues as well as helping to establish direction for PCI and SOX for the bank. David assisted the bank in complex security issues internally as well as working with US Secret Service for external issues.

Mr. Hobbs was one of the early employees at F5 Networks and worked with product architecture and engineering teams to help design the products. David also supported the support department in training engineers in troubleshooting and deep dives into wire level analysis to determine so ware defects or work arounds.

Topic: Big Data Needs Smart Analytics: From Research to Marketing.

In today’s age of Big Data, there is a much more and richer data available for companies to analyze and use to make scientific and business decisions. Big Data brings much opportunity but also adds much complexity to analysis and decision making. Big Data needs Smart Analytics in order to use it optimally. This talk will discuss the characteristics and importance of Smart Analytics with today’s Big Data.

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Todd is currently a Research Fellow in Advanced Analytics where he leads the Business Analytics group supporting Sales and Marketing at Lilly. From 2010 to 2012 he was a member of Global Statistical Sciences (GSS) supporting the Men’s Health and Diabetes areas. From 2002 to 2009, Todd was the Senior Director of Global Statistical Sciences. He was responsible for all areas of statistics within Global Brand Development as well as for Global Statistical Operations at Lilly. From 1999-2002, Dr. Sanger was the manager of operations for the Symbyax Product Team where he was responsible for all aspects of the development and registration of the combination product. Prior to that, he was the principal statistician for the Zyprexa Product Team leading the team through numerous submissions and approvals for the treatment of psychosis and bipolar disorder.

Dr. Sanger is an author of over 25 manuscripts and 100 presentations, many in the field of psychiatry. His current interests include data mining, marketing analytics, linear models, causality analysis, and statistical computing.

Dr. Sanger is a native of Michigan. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in mathematics summa cum laude in 1987 from Michigan Technological University. He went on to obtain his doctorate in statistics at Iowa State University in 1992.

Dr. Sanger is a member of the American Statistical Association, including the Biopharmaceutical Section, Marketing Section, and the local Central Indiana Chapter.

Topic: Cloud 007: Speed, Secrecy, and Survival.

A great cloud for big data shares the same characteristics as a great secret agent: excellent speed, secrecy, and survival skills. Learn how new cloud infrastructure options facilitate performance without sacrificing privacy and security, help organizations pivot quickly, and keep resources readily available for critical missions. Don´t let your infrastructure be the spectre of inefficiency or bottlenecks - attend this session to learn how big data applications can realistically put cloud to use. You´ll never say never to cloud again.

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Nick Lumsden is a technology leader with 15-years of experience in the technology industry from software engineering to infrastructure and operations to IT leadership.

In 2013, Lumsden joined Online Tech as Director of Infrastructure, responsible for the full technology stack within the company’s five Midwest data centers – from generators to cooling to network and cloud infrastructure.

The Michigan native returned to his home state after seven years with Inovalon, a healthcare data analytics company in the Washington D.C. area. He was one of Inovalon’s first 100 employees, serving as the principal technical architect, responsible for scaling its cloud and big data infrastructure, and protecting hundreds of terabytes worth of sensitive patient information as the company grew to a nearly 5,000-employee organization over his seven years of service.