Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell might have a distinguished set of credentials – former Secretary of State and National Security Adviser, four-star general, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – but at his core, he’s a great storyteller. As the keynote speaker for The Premier Business
Using social network analysis to predict churn is a hot topic at Analytics2011 and The Premier Business Leadership Series. Bart Baesens presented the academic perspective on the subject at Analytics2011, while down the hall one telco executive shared the story of his company’s efforts to apply the same technology
Having been buried in a windowless room in Orlando for a couple of days preparing for the Premier Business Leadership Series, I was delighted to get outside and sample a taste of Old Havana whilst networking with guests and SAS colleagues from around the world at the conference Welcome Reception
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; … These lines are from the famous St. Crispin’s Day speech of Shakespeare’s historical play Henry V. King Henry V of England motivated his troops before the Battle
Dr. Yachen Lin, Chief Risk Officer of China Guangfa Bank Credit Card Center (CGB), was interviewed while at the 2011 Premier Business Leadership Series in Singapore. He discussed the analytics culture at CGB - explaining how CGB uses analytics to know its customers and manage risk. There are only 14
Facilitated by Mary P. Flynn of Disney Institute, the “Inspiring Creativity" Masterclass at The Premier Business Leadership Series was an amazing insight into Disney's approach to inspiring creativity and turning innovation into everyday practice. Whatever else you may feel about Disney, no one can accuse them of anything less than
I had the pleasure to be the host of the Risk and Finance Insight Session on the second day of The Premier Business Leadership Series, where we discussed the subject of enterprise risk management and financial stewardship. With global, political and financial upheaval becoming the norm (and during the conference
Organizations have become good at finding answers to questions. Where they need to improve is in asking the right questions, according to Dries Van Nieuwenhuyse, General Manager Performance Management USG People Interservices NV. “IT people tend to be applied scientists whose job is to answer specific questions but in analytics,
The Premier Business Leadership Series focused largely – and rightly – on the business benefits of analytics. But driving those benefits requires a serious analysis of the business environment and what is going to deliver most value to the organization. Looking at what was done in the past won’t cut
Organizations that pile up huge amounts of data without turning it into actionable information are like alcoholics. And the first step towards curing themselves is admitting they have a problem. Dev Govender, Head of Enterprise Information Management at South Africa’s largest bank, ABSA, was challenged to convince senior management that
