Mon, October 22

8:15 AM 3931A Monday General Session - Think Big

Location: Events Center - Mandalay Bay Events Center

Mon, October 22

10:15 AM 3015A Dell: A Customer Master Data Management Journey Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Mon, October 22

11:30 AM 2406A IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Reference Data Management Hub Location: Mariners AB - Station 12 - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Mon, October 22

2:15 PM 1363B InfoSphere MDM Strategy and Product Roadmap

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Mon, October 22

3:45 PM 3757B Case Study: The Long and Winding Road of Data Quality at TD Bank Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

 

Tue, October 23

8:15 AM 3932A Tuesday General Session - Big Opportunties Location: Events Center - Mandalay Bay Events Center

Tue, October 23

10:00 AM 1576B A Technical Presentation of IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Tue, October 23

11:15 AM 2102B Advances in Master Data Governance and Stewardship Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Tue, October 23

12:45 PM 2563C BOF: IBM Reference Data Management - Birds of a Feather

Location: Bayside Dining IM BoF Tables 20&21 - Mandalay Bay South Convention Center

 

Tue, October 23

2:00 PM 2946A Mastering the Art of Master Data Management Probabilistic Algorithms Location: Shorelines B Lab Room 4 - Mandalay Bay South Convention Center

Wed, October 24

9:00 AM 3933A Wednesday General Session - Big Future Location: Events Center - Mandalay Bay Events Center

Wed, October 24

10:45 AM 3872A Ask the Experts: Probabilistic Matching with InfoSphere MDM Location: Tradewinds A - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Wed, October 24

1:15 PM 3895C BOF: Master Data Governance

Location: Bayside Dining IM BoF Tables 15&16 - Mandalay Bay South Convention Center

Wed, October 24

2:30 PM 3873A Adopt a Smarter Approach to Managing Reference Data Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Wed, October 24

3:45 PM 1851A Emerging Trends in Master Data Management

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Wed, October 24

5:00 PM 2043A Saint Gobain Case Study: Using InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaborative Edition

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Thu, October 25

8:15 AM 1441A Improving Business Processes by Aligning MDM and BPM Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Thu, October 25

10:00 AM 2826A MoneyGram Fights Against Consumer Fraud: Extending Capabilities With Next Generation Tools and Technologies

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Thu, October 25

9:00 AM 3933A Wednesday General Session - Big Future Location: Events Center - Mandalay Bay Events Center

 

 

Thu, October 25

 

 
11:30 AM 3190A Learn how Cerner Realized Fast Time to Value on their InfoSphere MDM Project

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Thu, October 25

2:00 PM 1364A Continuing the MDM Journey

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Thu, October 25

3:30 PM 1776A The Top Ten MDM Best Practices for High Performance in Production Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

 

 

3931A Monday General Session - Think Big

Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Location: Events Center - Mandalay Bay Events Center

Start Time: 8:15 AM

End Time: 9:45 AM

Session Code: CGS

Program: Conference General Sessions

Track: General Sessions and Keynotes

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

Information On Demand 2012 is the right place to learn how you can think big to make a difference in your organization. Start your week by hearing first-hand from business and IT leaders who are harnessing IBM Smarter Analytics for better insight and business outcomes.

Learn how the latest innovations such as big data, analytics, decision management and expert integrated systems can help you align your organization around information, anticipate and shape business outcomes, act with confidence at the point of impact, and improve the economics of your IT investments.


3015A Dell: A Customer Master Data Management Journey

Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 10:15 AM

End Time: 11:15 AM

Speakers: Rob Harris, Dell; Alexander T. Bentley, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Information Technology and Services

Dell has had a long journey over the last 10 years with customer master data management

(MDM), starting with the first foray utilizing a custom platform and moving into a global rollout of

IBM Infosphere Master Data Management Standard Edition. This session will cover the business

problems, successes and lessons learned during the program and how the Dell is progressing

along their MDM Journey. Alex Bentley, the Product Manager for the Infosphere Master Data

Management, will explain how IBM MDM can support this direction for your organization.

 

2406A IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Reference Data Management Hub

Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Location: Mariners AB - Station 12 - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 11:30 AM

End Time: 12:30 PM

Speakers: Kathleen M. Nojima, IBM; Dan Mandelstein, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

Are you able to coordinate and distribute reference data efficiently for reuse by all your divisions

or business units? Put yourself in the seat of a business data steward in this session and explore

the Reference Data Management Hub, a solution built on the IBM InfoSphere Master Data

Management platform for proactive stewardship of reference data in an enterprise. Learn and

share your thoughts as you view key features. This is an opportunity to explore new user

interface design direction and provide valuable feedback that might influence the design. All

experience levels are welcome. Participants must sign a confidential nondisclosure agreement

before the session.

 

1363B InfoSphere MDM Strategy and Product Roadmap

Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 2:15 PM

End Time: 3:15 PM

Speakers: Jon Case, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

The market for MDM solutions is approaching $2 billion and growth rates are nearing 20 percent

a year. In this session you will gain an understanding of the InfoSphere MDM portfolio, the

emerging trends, the future strategy and roadmap. This session will be of great interest to

business and IT professionals working in master data management.

 

3757B Case Study: The Long and Winding Road of Data Quality at TD Bank

Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 3:45 PM

End Time: 5:00 PM

Speakers: Glenda Crisp, TD Bank; Josie Fiore, TD Bank

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Banking

TD Bank is using their integrated customer data strategy (ICDS) to drive master data

management (MDM) initiatives that help enable a comprehensive view of customers. Designed

for all lines of business, with a complex set of international regulations, the goal of the initiative is

to ensure proper visibility to the right information at the right time. In this session, learn about the

challenges of meeting different business and project priorities without compromising the overall

vision of ICDS. Topics include: overview of TD Bank and its growth, understanding the

challenges, why ICDS is a business program and not technology driven, a central approach in a

federated bank and key steps to successful MDM.


3932A Tuesday General Session - Big Opportunties

Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Location: Events Center - Mandalay Bay Events Center

Start Time: 8:15 AM

End Time: 9:30 AM

Session Code: CGS

Program: Conference General Sessions

Track: General Sessions and Keynotes

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

In this session, you will hear how leading organizations are optimizing their business and IT investments using IBM Smarter Analytics solutions designed to address their unique industry imperatives in critical business processes across the C-suite. Learn from IBM executives about the imperatives, solutions and capabilities that deliver game-changing results for a single department, an entire organization and those helping transform whole industries. Attend this session to understand the latest industry and C-suite studies that will help you discover your next big opportunity.

1576B A Technical Presentation of IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management

Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 10:00 AM

End Time: 11:00 AM

Speakers: Lena Woolf, IBM; BHAVANI K. ESHWAR, IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management is designed to create trusted views of master data

customers, citizens, suppliers, locations, products, accounts and more. This functionality can

help you improve your applications and business processes. Join this session for a technical

overview of how this solution provides the strategic architecture that companies need to solve

critical enterprise MDM issues, enable better analysis and decision making, reduce risk, improve

business results and lower costs.

 

2102B Advances in Master Data Governance and Stewardship

Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 11:15 AM

End Time: 12:15 PM

Speakers: Lawrence Dubov, IBM; Ivan Milman, IBM; Puneet Sharma, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

This session focuses on IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management methods for data

governance, stewardship and policy management. The key architectural patterns requiring a

data governance control in modern master data management (MDM) implementations are

discussed. Master data governance is defined in terms of a set of components and capabilities

critical for successful MDM implementations. A number of recently developed software

components, products and critical software integration areas are covered. This includes IBM

innovations in policy administration, execution, monitoring, data validation and stewardship,

along with new security components for MDM.

 

2563C BOF: IBM Reference Data Management - Birds of a Feather

Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Location: Bayside Dining IM BoF Tables 20&21 - Mandalay Bay South Convention Center

Start Time: 12:45 PM

End Time: 1:45 PM

Speakers: Dan Mandelstein, IBM; ERIK A. O'NEILL, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

Exchange challenges, strategies and success stories during these informal discussions over

lunch.

2946A Mastering the Art of Master Data Management Probabilistic Algorithms

Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Location: Shorelines B Lab Room 4 - Mandalay Bay South Convention Center

Start Time: 2:00 PM

End Time: 5:00 PM

Speakers: Tyson E. Carter, IBM; Priya Krishnan, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

In this hands-on lab, you will learn advanced techniques for sculpting the probabilistic matching

engine algorithm that is included in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard and

Advanced Editions. The session will cover the following concepts: anonymous values,

conditional processing, accented character mapping, conditional scoring, and false positive

filtering. These techniques combine to make the robust features of the probabilistic matching

engine even more powerful.


3933A Wednesday General Session - Big Future

Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Location: Events Center - Mandalay Bay Events Center

Start Time: 9:00 AM

End Time: 10:15 AM

Session Code: CGS

Program: Conference General Sessions

Track: General Sessions and Keynotes

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

In this new era of computing, the possibilities that lie ahead are endless, but succeeding in the future requires that you think differently today. In Wednesday’s session, top technology thought leaders will discuss the exciting possibilities that lie ahead and how you can stay ahead of your competition by positioning yourself for success. With their insight, youll begin to see opportunities instead of challenges and view the possibilities in a different way. You’ll leave the session ready to return to your organization with a new vision for the future.

 

3872A Ask the Experts: Probabilistic Matching with InfoSphere MDM

Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Location: Tradewinds A - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 10:45 AM

End Time: 11:45 AM

Speakers: Eric Trenk, IBM; Scott Schumacher, IBM; Karl J. Weinmeister, IBM; Priya Krishnan,

IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

These hour-long informal sessions give you the opportunity to discuss your technical questions

with product experts and developers.

3895C BOF: Master Data Governance

Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Location: Bayside Dining IM BoF Tables 15&16 - Mandalay Bay South Convention Center

Start Time: 1:15 PM

End Time: 2:15 PM

Speakers: Lawrence Dubov, IBM; NORMAN ANDERSON III, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

Exchange challenges, strategies and success stories during these informal discussions over

lunch.


3873A Adopt a Smarter Approach to Managing Reference Data

Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 2:30 PM

End Time: 3:30 PM

Speakers: Tron Jnmyr, DNB ASA; ERIK A. O'NEILL, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Banking

Like most enterprises today, the chances are high that you are struggling to keep track of

reference data with spreadsheets and ad-hoc processes to record changes to reference data

sets and mappings. This process is usually resource intensive, inefficient and prone to errors.

Mismatches in reference data can have a major impact on data quality, affect the integrity of BI

reports, and is a common source of errors in application integration. Moreover, lack of control in

managing reference data sets can be a regulatory compliance liability and a business risk.This

presentation give a customer case from DNB and will describe how companies can address

reference data challenges using IBMs Reference Data Management solution.

1851A Emerging Trends in Master Data Management

Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 3:45 PM

End Time: 4:45 PM

Speakers: Scott Schumacher, IBM; Jon Case, IBM; Daniel Wolfson, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

Learn new and innovative ways for using IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management to solve

challenging business and technical problems. Drawing on insights from customers who have

invested in InfoSphere Master Data Management and from IBMs own research projects, IBM

specialists will discuss emerging trends in master data management (MDM), including the

capabilities expected of an MDM solution and how you can combine MDM with other technology

to address your challenges. The session will include topics such as how MDM intersects with

social media, MDM and cloud, MDM and appliances, MDM inside business applications and

more.


2043A Saint Gobain Case Study: Using InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaborative Edition

Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 5:00 PM

End Time: 6:00 PM

Speakers: Christophe De Melio, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Wholesale Distribution and Services

Learn why Saint-Gobain chose IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaborative Edition

to support multi-country strategies for electronic commerce, ERP consolidation and supply chain

optimization. This session will also review the multi-domain capabilities of InfoSphere Master

Data Management Collaboration Server that were used to manage the company?s bills of

materials.

1441A Improving Business Processes by Aligning MDM and BPM

Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 8:15 AM

End Time: 9:30 AM

Speakers: NORMAN ANDERSON III, IBM; Andy J. Ritchie, IBM; Dave Schuette, Knowledgent

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Banking

Which is more important, the data or the process? The Answer: both. Master Data Management

(MDM) provides the accurate and timely information about customers, vendors, employees, and

products needed to drive the best business process decisions. This session will share how the

InfoSphere Master Data Governance solution is using Business Process Management (BPM) to

provide MDM customers assurance that master data is a trusted asset to the organization.

Attend this session to learn how to align your MDM and BPM projects to transform your business

processes.


2826A MoneyGram Fights Against Consumer Fraud: Extending Capabilities With Next Generation Tools and Technologies

Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 10:00 AM

End Time: 11:00 AM

Speakers: Binoy Bahuleyan, MoneyGram Intl; Ted Bridenstine, MoneyGram Intl; Tom Sensabaugh, Alpine Consulting, Inc.

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Financial Markets

In 2010, MoneyGram integrated IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight into their global compliance and fraud prevention framework. Join this session to discuss new insights and key lessons in fraud prevention and hear how InfoSphere Identity Insight provides the company with continuous savings. Explore business drivers and solutions for expanding InfoSphere Identity Insight to meet critical initiatives with next-generation tools and technologies and how MoneyGram usde integrated components to create a one of a kind solution for fraud, compliance, regulatory, case management and marketing. In addition, explore creating a center of excellence for InfoSphere Identity Insight to achieve optimal name resolution, data quality management and rules and much more.

3190A Learn how Cerner Realized Fast Time to Value on their InfoSphere MDM Project

Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 11:30 AM

End Time: 12:30 PM

Speakers: Brian Gillespie, Cerner

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

Learn how Cerner Corporation realized a fast time to value on their first internal corporate MDM

implementation. Learn how we integrated various sources of master data into a single

enterprise hub to assist our finance, sales, marketing, and support organizations.


1364A Continuing the MDM Journey

Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 2:00 PM

End Time: 3:00 PM

Speakers: Alexander T. Bentley, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

After more than 700 successful implementations, IBM has learned that organizations implement

Master Data Management in many ways, often starting with one style or domain. However, all

successful implementations share a strategic vision of growing the MDM solution to address new

domains, styles and business use cases. This session will focus on best practices, tools and

experience that can help you during your MDM journey.

1776A The Top Ten MDM Best Practices for High Performance in Production

Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Location: South Pacific C - Mandalay Bay North Convention Center

Start Time: 3:30 PM

End Time: 4:30 PM

Speakers: Yongli An, IBM

Session Code: IMD

Program: Information Management

Track: Master Data Management

Subtrack: None

Industry: Cross Industry

This presentation will discuss the best practices for achieving high performance with Master Data

Management solutions. The discussion will also focus on the best practices for the performance

engineering aspect of the MDM implementation. These guidelines indicate that sufficient and

appropriate performance tests should be included early in the implementation process to address

performance issues immediately instead of as an afterthought. The speakers will also give

recommendations for effective performance data collection in an MDM server environment, and

give some details about what key metrics should be analyzed to help you ensure a successful

deployment of a high-performance MDM solution into production.