IRMAC Annual Luncheon

Rosscam Executive Search Group / Universal Support Systems (12^th year Gold Sponsor)
Broadstreet Data (2^nd year Gold Sponsor)
*Exiom Technologies Inc* (New Gold Sponsor)
*Informatica* (New Gold Sponsor)
*Teradata* (New Gold Sponsor)
*Adastra Corporation* (4^th year sponsor)

Four Trends in Business Intelligence that Cannot be Ignored

As the business intelligence marketplace consolidates and matures there are a number of interesting trends that will shape the next generation of the industry.

First trend is the impending deluge of data that will come from new sources for data for analysis.
Second trend is the emergence of pervasive BI whereby organizations are proliferating business intelligence capabilities up and down the hierarchy of knowledge workers in the enterprise with the special emphasis on BI for operational decision making.
Third trend is the shift of processing from external data marts to an integrated data warehouse approach- with radical shifts on how we architect solutions for OLAP, data mining, and data integration.
Fourth trend is toward the integration of non-traditional data types into the data warehouse, including unstructured and semi-structured data alongside traditional record-based content.

Each of these trends will be discussed along with real customer examples of their implementation in practice.

Rick Makos President Teradata Canada

As President of Teradata Canada, Rick Makos has day to day responsibility for the overall Teradata business. This role encompasses accountability for sales, marketing, and the management of Teradata professional services for Teradata solutions across the country.

Rick Makos has over 20 years of high-tech industry experience in sales, marketing and consulting. He has worked in Canada, the United States, and Asia, leading divisions within large multi-national corporations, and managing pre-IPO organizations. As a consultant, Rick has worked with many major companies on Business Focus Implantations of Data Warehousing and Customer Management Solutions. Some these clients include US Patent & Trade Mark Office, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, Bank of America, and Bristol-Myers. His most recent positions included Satutory President of NCR Canada, President & CEO of Infrastructures for Information (I4I), and Chief Operating Officer of OnX Incorporated. Prior to these assignments, Makos was Vice-President of NCR Canada’s Financial Solutions Division.

He has a B.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto, and is based in Teradata's Canadian head office in Mississauga, Ontario.

Lunch: Wednesday, June 16, 2010

11:30-11:50 - Registration12:00 - Luncheon

Baby Spinach Salad w/Warm Walnut Crusted Goat Cheese on Portobello Mushroom
w/Aged Balsamic Dressing

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Grilled Florida Snapper & Pineapple Salsa
w/ Sweet Red Pepper & Chive Coulis

Mushroom, Spinach, Sundried Tomato & Brie Quiche
(vegetarian main course, available by request on registration)

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Tia Maria Tiramisu w/Chocolate Sauce

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Tea/Coffee Service

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Rick Makos

2:00 - Closing

Location: Join us at the Albany Club 91 King Street East (King/Yonge subway )

The Albany Club has a business casual dress code. No jeans or athletic shoes please.

Members: Attendance is free for IRMAC members (A maximum of three free lunches for Corporate Members). Please reserve your place prior to Friday June 11 (4 p.m.), the online form at www.irmac.ca/0910/reserve lunch.php. Please indicate on the form if an alternate meal is required. Reservations will close on this date or when all seats are filled. Reservations are important. If you are unable to attend and have already reserved, please let us know since we must pay for every reservation whether you attend or not.

Guests: A guest fee of $60 applies to non-members. To keep our costs down guest tickets will only be issued online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Please see www.irmac.ca/0910/lunch_guest_tickets.php for guest ticket sales. Alternatively, if you prefer to purchase (or renew) IRMAC membership, then you may also do so online. You must purchase your guest tickets before Friday June 12 (4 p.m.).

Sponsorship: The Annual IRMAC Luncheon also provides a unique opportunity to companies in our industry to raise awareness of their offerings by either sponsoring a table or provide prizes at the luncheon. Sponsorship details are at www.irmac.ca/0910/sponsor.php

¹One complimentary poured drink (white/red house wine or non-alcoholic drink) will be served with luncheon