[May 06, 2013]

FOSE 2013 Announces Big Data and Business Intelligence Track

FOSE 2013 will emphasize the growing impact of big data in government by offering a new track dedicated to big data and business intelligence. These sessions will examine the tools and technologies being used to analyze massive sets of data while highlighting management and policy challenges that come up in the process. FOSE 2013 will take place May 14-16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

"Big data has been around for years, but the concept of utilizing this data to reach business objectives is always evolving in the industry," said Mike Eason, Vice President, Public Sector Events, 1105 Media, Inc. "Businesses and agencies are finding ways to analyze this data to discover useful patterns and insights to solve challenges from fiscal management to cybersecurity. This track will help attendees with strategies to manage their data and methods to gain maximum information from it."

The Big Data and Business Intelligence track will feature an opening keynote address, followed by six interactive panels ranging from predictive and social analytics to high-speed big data transport technology. Throughout these sessions, attendees will hear leaders from across public and private sectors discuss the growing importance of incorporating big data technologies into oveall strategies.

Speakers include:

• John Blatchford, Business Intelligence Consultant, Federal Financial Regulatory Agency
• Steven Callender, President, Callender Consultants
• Thomas Cellucci, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman and CEO, Cellucci Associates, Inc.
• RG Conlee, SVP and Chief Innovation Officer, Xerox
• Anand Das, Chief Technology Officer, Xerox Federal
• David Mitchem, Data Fusion Lead, U.S. Army
• Michelle Munson, President & CEO, Aspera (News - Alert)
• Donna Roy, Executive Director, Information Sharing Environment , Office of the CIO, Department of Homeland Security
• Cindy Walker, Director and Solution Architect, Pragmatics, Inc.
• Jim Walker, Director of Product Marketing, Hortonworks

Big Data and Business Intelligence sessions include:

• Big Data & Hadoop: Threat or Opportunity
• Big Data from a Management Perspective
• New Big Data Capabilities Create New Workflows and Unlock the Power of the Cloud
• NOAA's N-Wave: A Creative and Cost Effective Approach to Moving Big Data in the Federal Government
• Promoting Transparency and Improving Financial Management Using Predictive Analytics and Social Analytics
• Semantic Technology and Cloud Computing: Addressing the Big Data Information Sharing Problem
• Using Data Analysis to Predict and Migrate Systemic Financial System Risks

All conference keynotes, tracks and education sessions are free to government attendees.

For more information and to keep up-to-date on the full program agenda, visit www.fose.com. To see how FOSE addresses the technology road ahead, view the FOSE 2013 infographic at www.fose.com/techtrends.

About FOSE

FOSE, produced by 1105 Media's Government Events Group, is the premier government technology event that brings together federal, state, local and private sector partners to share the latest innovations and best practices in technology implementation. Focusing on policy, technology and management, FOSE 2013 covers Cybersecurity, Cloud and Virtualization, Mobile Government, Big Data and Business Intelligence as well as Records and Information Management and Project Management. FOSE 2013 will be held May 14-16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. www.fose.com

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