Minne Analytics at Target
Target Corp will be hosting its second annual Retail Analytics conference on December 16th. This conference is open to both Target team members and members of the analytics community throughout the Twin Cities:
FULL - NO MORE SEATS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
Theme: “Analytic Supply Chains – Creating Competitive Advantage in Logistics”
Where: UNIVERSITY OF ST.THOMAS, SCHULZE HALL AUDITORIUM <== NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE
This event is free but due to room size, registration is required. Please log in before registering
Continental breakfast will be provided at 7:30AM
Speakers will include:
• Tom Davenport, Author of “Competing on Analytics”
• Blake Johnson, Stanford University Professor of Mgmt Science & Engineering
• Vicki Raport, CEO, Quantum Retail
• Tim Gagnon, Director of Business Analytics, CH Robinson
• Alexis DePree, Director Distribution Performance Mgmt, Target
• Rob Barnhart, VP Enterprise Business Intelligence, Target
Tom Davenport
Tom has been widely acknowledged as one of the most influential people in business. His seminal work, Competing on Analytics: the New Science of Winning has been ranked by Harvard Business Review as one of the 12 most important management ideas of the past decade. His more recent book, Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results was named one of the top 15 ‘must reads’ for 2010 by CIO Insight.
Tom holds the president’s chair in information technology and management at Babson College, has a Ph.D. from Harvard University in organizational behavior, and has taught at a number of highly-rated universities. His professional experience also includes serving as executive director at Accenture’s Institute for Strategic Change and directing research at McKinsey & Company and at Ernst & Young. He currently supports Deloitte’s Analytics practice, and advises several US intelligence agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Blake Johnson, Stanford University Professor of Mgmt Science & Engineering:
Blake Johnson is a consulting professor in the department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. His work focuses on methods for proactively incorporating uncertainty about demand, supply, and technology in operational and financial planning and performance management, both inside a company and in its relationships with key customers, suppliers and partners. He is a recognized leader in both the theory and practice of this emerging source of competitive advantage, and develops tools and consults broadly on this topic with leading companies. Prior to joining Stanford Blake was an Associate in the investment banking group at Credit Suisse.
Vicki Raport, CEO, Quantum Retail:
With 24 years of retail business strategy and retail technology experience, Vicki’s proven leadership provides corporate strategy and operations direction for Quantum Retail. Vicki’s primary responsibility is oversight and execution of company strategy, operations, and finance. Prior to co-founding Quantum Retail, Vicki held executive positions in strategy, strategic alliances, sales and business development, services and customer support with Retek Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical software and services to the retail industry.
Tim Gagnon, Director of Business Analytics, C.H. Robinson:
Tim currently serves as Director, Business Analytics for C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., one of the world's largest third party logistics (3PL) providers. C.H. Robinson provides freight transportation and logistics, outsource solutions, produce sourcing, and information services to over 35,000 customers through a network of more than 235 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and the Middle East. Over the past 11 years, Tim has served C.H. Robinson in through various roles in sales, operations, consulting, and analytics. Prior to joining C.H. Robinson, Tim spent 22 years serving the retail food industry in a variety of capacities.
