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Thursday
, August 24
8:00am CDT
Registration, Networking and Coffee
TBA
9:00am CDT
FARCON 2017 Kickoff
TBA
9:30am CDT
Collaboration At Scale: Data Science with Anaconda Python
(2) Johnson
Michael Grant • Anaconda
Digital Marketing: Correct Way to Plan and Forecast
(4) Ski u Mah
Yashodhan Dhore
Modern Data Analytics and Automated Data Warehousing
(6) Minnesota
Ted Hirtle • Infoworks
Insights for All
(3) Thomas Swain
Katy Campbell
Over Half of Analytics Projects Fail: What Separates Those That Succeed?
(1) Memorial
Mohammed Aaser
Startup Showcase
(5) Heritage Gallery
Air_Tailor • Branch_Messenger • Inspectorio • Kaleidoscope • Kokko • Swannies • Profit Pros
10:00am CDT
Break
TBA
10:15am CDT
Data with a Sole: Retail Analytics at Allen Edmonds
(6) Minnesota
Connie Walsh • eCapital
Annuities Risks: Policyholders Behaviors
(7) Gateway
Valerie Gingras • Philip Jones • Siyue Wu
Better Together: Using Qual and Quant to Deliver a Better Customer Experience
(3) Thomas Swain
Angelica Bonacci • Jim Tincher
A Discussion About How Machine Learning can Create Better User Experiences (Taping of Data Skeptic Podcast)
(4) Ski u Mah
Dr. Joseph Konstan • Kyle Polich
Meijer Journey to Becoming a Sentient Enterprise
(2) Johnson
Tim Zeitter • Teradata
How Do I Get Started With This Data?
(1) Memorial
Brian Kreeger
11:00am CDT
Break
TBA
11:15am CDT
Marketing Incrementality: Climbing the Everest of Optimization
(2) Johnson
Brandon Wishnow • Ovative/group
The Physics of Brand
(3) Thomas Swain
Aaron Keller • Renee Marino
Surviving the Retail Apocalypse: Bringing Digital Methods to Physical Retail
(4) Ski u Mah
Gary Angel
Future Proof Your Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics Platforms with Vertica SQL Database
(6) Minnesota
Andrius Markvaldas • Vertica
Executive Panel: Analytics, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence Impact on Retail and Financial Industries from the Executive Perspective
(1) Memorial
Ali Wing • Mohammed Aaser • Eric Bibelnieks • Julie Joyce
11:45am CDT
Break
TBA
12:00pm CDT
Being Strategic with Analytics in the Face of Digital Disruption
(2) Johnson
Rebeccah Stay
Current and Future Trends in AI Content Creation
(4) Ski u Mah
Frank Bell
Startup Panel: What Must Financial and Retail Startups Do to Succeed Today?
(5) Heritage Gallery
Kevin Spanbauer • Eric Martell • Jeremy Neren • Charlie Youakim
Performing Analytics with the Data You Have, Not the Data You Wish You Had
(3) Thomas Swain
Robert Cooley
Stein’s Paradox: There’s a Better Estimator
(6) Minnesota
Dan Balter
12:30pm CDT
Lunch
TBA
1:30pm CDT
Customer First Data Science Through Analytics, Product Management, and Customer Experience
(1) Memorial
Dave Mathias
Counterintuitive Tips to Conquer the Productivity Paradox in Analytics
(3) Thomas Swain
Jason McNellis
Data Scientists are not Storytellers: Strategic Management of Analytic Resources
(4) Ski u Mah
Mike Olson
Deserted Island Data Science: How to Survive and Thrive With Your Analytics
(5) Heritage Gallery
Daniel Prager • Jaskaran Singh • Shawn Spott
From Guts to Glory: The Evolution of Site Selection at Northern Tools
(2) Johnson
David Drymon
The Style and Content of Firm-Generated Posts on Social Media
(6) Minnesota
Scott Schanke
2:00pm CDT
Break
TBA
2:15pm CDT
Content-Based Image Retrieval and Visual Search in Retail
(7) Gateway
Rudy Agovic, PhD
How to Move Your Analytics to the Cloud
(6) Minnesota
Chad Dvoracek • Miriam Graf • Nerdery
Recommender Systems: Beyond Machine Learning
(1) Memorial
Dr. Joseph Konstan
Riding the Self-Serve Wave to Change Enterprise BI Culture
(3) Thomas Swain
Brian Cariveau • Matt Dubay
The New Way: Connected Planning
(2) Johnson
Brian Corcoran • Hanyul Lee • Anaplan
When a “What If” Becomes a Reality
(4) Ski u Mah
Scott Ernst, Ph.D.
The Information Generation: How Millennials Are Redefining the Future of Analytics and Data Science
(5) Heritage Gallery
Lizzy Foo Kune • Anthony Dorn • Seth Greenwood • Melissa Gregor • Jasmine Russell
3:00pm CDT
Break
TBA
3:15pm CDT
TCF Bank Use Case: Engaging Customers with Real-Time Architecture of DataStax
(2) Johnson
Manisha Datye • Patrick McFadin • DataStax
Community Banking Analytics: A Case Study to Approaches in Customer & Product Line Profitability Analysis
(6) Minnesota
Mike Richter • Charter Solutions
The Opportunity for Chatbots in eCommerce
(5) Heritage Gallery
Kyle Polich
Algorithms, Transparency and Ethics - Now and in the Future
(4) Ski u Mah
Melissa Krasnow • Rajeev Bukralia • Edward Chenard • Sean Larson • Timothy Nagle
Data Science for a Cause: Price Forecasting with ARIMA and Hybrid Ensemble Models to Help Farmers in India
(1) Memorial
Devi Kayanam
Step into the future with AWS Step Function
(7) Gateway
Dana Engebretson
Understanding Style and Retail Personalization at Stitch Fix
(3) Thomas Swain
Erin Boyle, Ph.D.
4:00pm CDT
Break
TBA
4:15pm CDT
Driving Customer Engagement through Loyalty
(3) Thomas Swain
Eric Bibelnieks
The Importance of Data Strategy and Governance for Data Science Success
(1) Memorial
Edward Chenard
Making Retail Great Again: Leveraging the Physical Web for Intelligent Customer Experience
(5) Heritage Gallery
David Quimby • Kent Strand
Next Best Action: How to Optimize Time and Money in a Multi-Model Environment
(4) Ski u Mah
Evan Stanelle
4:45pm CDT
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