{"id":15,"date":"2018-05-23T17:06:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T17:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/regional-analytics-midwest2019\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-11-14T19:10:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T19:10:33","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/regional-analytics-midwest2024\/agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-15\" data-postid=\"15\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-15 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"ow2h971\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ow2h971 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_naxr971 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fvxd971   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Agenda<\/h1>\n<h3>Join us for INFORMS Regional Analytics Conference in Chicago<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sb1x191   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-ea549889-4dfe-4a24-b6fb-161c41e91e47\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-ea549889-4dfe-4a24-b6fb-161c41e91e47\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-ea549889-4dfe-4a24-b6fb-161c41e91e47\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n<p><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3449182\/ea549889-4dfe-4a24-b6fb-161c41e91e47\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-ea549889-4dfe-4a24-b6fb-161c41e91e47\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3449182\/ea549889-4dfe-4a24-b6fb-161c41e91e47.png\" alt=\"Register Now\"><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3449182, 'ea549889-4dfe-4a24-b6fb-161c41e91e47', {\"useNewLoader\":\"true\",\"region\":\"na1\"}); 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itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director of IT Engagement for Data &amp; Analytics, Stericycle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved Sustainability through Data Governance<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-5\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  2:45 PM - 3:00 PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   Break\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-6\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  3:00 PM - 3:45 PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   Speaker: David Giard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partner Solution Architect, Microsoft<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revolutionizing Workflow with Microsoft Copilot Products<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-7\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  3:45 PM - 4:30 PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   Speaker: Kristian Hammond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p>Bill and Cathy Osborn Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- 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4:45 PM - 5:15 PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   Speaker: Danny Henken\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director &#8211; Business Analytics, Milwaukee Brewers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leveraging CRM Data to Enhance Fan Engagement in Major League Baseball<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-10\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date 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tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   Panel Discussion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p>Kristina Chambers, Tim Turner, Meera Dugar<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-12\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  6:30 PM - 7:30 PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   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