Rethinking today’s enterprise data warehouse strategy
Join Actian and Looker for an executive dinner
CHICAGO
February 27, 2020
6:00 p.m – 8:30 p.m CT
Girl & The Goat
809 W Randolph St,
Chicago, IL
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Join executives from Actian and Looker for a lively evening of dinner and conversation between technology leaders about the future of analytics.
Why Attend?
- Learn the innovative ways data-driven organizations are using cloud and on-premises data warehouse technology to improve real-world business outcomes
- Network with industry peers and share best practices
- Discover the latest innovative architecture and vertical industry solutions
Wine, Dine and Unwind Your Data
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The Speakers
Vikas Mathur
VP of Strategy and GM for Actian Avalanche
Vikas Mathur is Vice President of Strategy and General Manager for the Avalanche Cloud Data Warehouse business at Actian. He is responsible for shepherding Actian’s growth through the Avalanche platform as well as through our strategic partnership with HCL Technologies. Vikas is a passionate leader and brings over 20 years of large enterprise experience in creating revenue growth and driving operational change.
Bill Westfall
VP Global Professional Services at Actian
Bill has over a 25 years’ experience in global consulting services helping enterprise, multi-national/global, small and medium sized companies align their strategic business needs with the ever-evolving technology and architectures. His consulting experience includes working for Price Waterhouse, American Management Systems, and at least 4 professional services start-ups that he stood up. Most recently, Bill served as the VP of Customer Success for Snowflake Computing.
Mary Bellisario
Solutions Engineer at Looker
Mary Bellisario is a Chicago-based Solutions Engineer where she helps enterprises harness the power of their data. Mary is passionate about making data accessible to all people, no matter technical ability or job function. Prior to Looker, Mary was a consultant, helping implement Business Intelligence solutions at healthcare systems.
Agenda
6:00 p.m. Welcome and networking over cocktails
6:45 p.m. Enjoy dinner as we discuss today’s analytics challenges followed by
open dialogue and exchange
- What are your peers doing with data?
- Decision factors for solving even the toughest data challenges
- Strategies for gaining real-time operational insights
- Starting on the right path to analytics success
8:00 – 8:30 p.m. Closing remarks, Q&A
About Actian
Actian is reaching new heights under the seasoned leadership and innovative prowess of some of the industry’s brightest minds. Led by board members from HCL Technologies and Sumeru Equity Partners, Actian has developed ground-breaking hybrid data solutions to enable digital transformation with global scale and reach. With over 300 employees and $100M in annual revenue, Actian has a well-rounded portfolio of products and solutions spanning data management, integration, and analytics, activating the value of hybrid data for enterprises in financial services, retail, telecommunications, media, healthcare, and manufacturing.
