Past Events By Topic
Entrepreneurial | Travel & Hospitality | Infrastructure | Digital Marketing & Media | Leisure & Entertainment | Retail
ENTREPRENEURIAL
David Hornik, General Partner, August Capital
April 19, 2016
David Hornik discussed his experiences as a venture capitalist, helping analytics-based start-ups become successful.
Scott Friend, Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures
Vijay Subramanian, Chief Analytics Officer, Rent the Runway
Nate Faust, COO and co-founder, Jet.com
Assaf Baciu, Co-founder & SVP of Products, Persado
"Leveraging Big Data and Analytics to Drive Business Disruption"
February 23, 2016
Scott Friend of Bain Capital Ventures, and executives from Jet.com, Rent the Runway and Persado, discussed building successful analytics-based businesses.
Spencer Lazar, Principal, General Catalyst Partners
"Next Generation Online Marketplaces"
November 12, 2014
Scott Friend, Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures and Vijay Subramanian, Chief Analytics Officer, Rent the Runway
"Building Disruptive New Companies Based on Analytics"
February 5, 2014
The use of business analytics is at the core of many successful startups. Scott Friend discussed his experiences as an entrepreneur and investor in analytics-driven companies. He shared his perspective on what it takes to succeed as an analytics-driven startup and what investors such as Bain Capital look for in funding such startups.
TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
Drew Patterson, Founder, Room 77
"How Analytics is (Still) Changing Travel: from Kayak to Jetsetter and Beyond"
September 11, 2014
Mark Shafer, SVP Revenue and Profit Management, Disney Parks and Resorts
"Game-Changing Analytics – a Disney Perspective"
October 7, 2015
Mark Shafer, SVP Revenue and Profit Management, Disney Parks and Resorts
"Game-Changing Analytics – a Disney Perspective"
December 3, 2013
Mark W. Shafer discussed his use of analytics across platforms at Disney, including parks and resorts, television, Broadway shows and cruise lines. Mr. Shafer explored some of the ways Disney thinks about analytical-based decision making and how it integrates technology and analytical innovation into delivering unique experiences to its fans and guests across multiple platforms.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Ricardo Sanchez, Technical Director North America, Cintra US
"Public-Private Partnerships: Increasing Efficiency and Innovation in Infrastructure Development"
December 1, 2015
Ricardo Sanchez, Technical Director North America, Cintra US
"Public-Private Partnerships: Increasing Efficiency and Innovation in Infrastructure Development"
April 16, 2014
DIGITAL MARKETING & MEDIA
David Glueck, VP Data Science, Sailthru
Divyanshu Vats, Senior Data Science Engineer, Sailthru
"Personalizing the Customer Experience with Analytics"
February 10, 2016
Alex Vratskides, founder and CEO of Persado
"Revolutionizing Digital Marketing"
October 28, 2013
Previously, Mr. Vratskides co-founded Upstream in 2001 and served as the company’s CEO between 2004 and 2012. During his tenure, the company grew to become a global leader in mobile marketing, with mobile operator clients in more than 40 countries. Mr. Vratskides holds a BS in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University, and a Masters of Engineering in Operations Research from Cornell University.
Michael Rubinstein, CEO, AppNexus
"Analytics at Work"
April 2012
LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT
Barry Kahn, Founder and CEO, Qcue
"Introducing Dynamic Pricing to Sports and Entertainment Ticketing"
May 5, 2014
Barry Kahn spoke to a group of MBA and MS&E students and alumni about applying dynamic pricing to sports and event ticketing. He discussed the positive impact on sports teams' profitability and attendance, and pointed out how Qcue has adapted to meet the needs of their clients.
RETAIL
Monday, November 30
John Bible MBA '95, Senior Director Retail Data Science and Insights, Oracle
"Omni-channel Markdown Optimization for Fashion Retail"
November 30, 2015
John Bible MBA '95, Senior Director Retail Data Science
"Markdown Optimization: How to Counterbalance Instinct with Data-Driven Insight"
December 1, 2014
Bruce Berman, President, Bloomingdales.com
"Omnichannel: The New Customer Experience"
November 17, 2014