Benefits of Attending

• Expand your knowledge with the latest Gartner research
• Gain insights into how your peers have overcome their challenges
• Find out how to gain business buy-in for your BI initiatives
• Tackle your toughest obstacles in the new inclusive workshops
• Hear practical case studies from the BI Excellence Award Finalists
• Learn about the latest advances in BI technologies
• Discover best practises that you can implement in your organisation

Reasons to Attend

Optimise IT Spending at the Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit 2009.

In these uncertain times cost containment, optimisation and unlocking hidden value are the growing sentiments amongst IT teams...

Take action now!

You may not be pressured to reduce IT spending today - or maybe you are. But our Research shows cost optimisation - and potentially cost cutting - must be key priority for your organisation as you plan your 2009 IT roadmap.

Over 2 days, you will gain practical advice you need to ensure that the decisions you make are informed and measurable. The Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit must form part of your 2009 IT planning cycle if you are to weather the turbulence.

Don't Miss These Hot Sessions

• Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting Best Practices
• The Big Discrepancy: Too Much Technology and Not Enough Intelligence
• Using Corporate Performance Management to Understand the Drivers of Profitability and Deliver on Strategy
• Making It Work: Top 10 Tactics to Realise ROI from Portals, Content and Collaborative Projects
• The Impact of Open Source in Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Data Integration

Need a reason to attend? We can give you 5, but it means more coming from your fellow peers!

"Excellent content. Some of the insights into what's been happening in the vendor space were excellent. Good to see other organisations struggling with the same issues we are."
- Manager, Business Intelligence & Development, QIC

"Very well organised, great speakers and great information."
- Management Information Systems Manager, Southern Cross University

"I found the event to be very positive. I was looking for a solution agnostic event that could give me insights into BI & IM strategies and best practises. The event did this for me."
- Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager, George Weston Foods

93% of 2008 delegates said they would attend in 2009 and recommend the event to their colleagues.

1. RESEARCH
In the technology world, Gartner is the single most trusted source of knowledge and advice.

2. RELEVANCE
The Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit is strongly focused on aligning IT with the enterprise and addressing topics which are top-of-mind.

3. EXPERIENCE
The agenda for the Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit has been designed to enhance your experience and includes research-backed sessions, highly requested keynotes and formal networking opportunities.

4. PERSONALISATION
Everything at the Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit is designed specifically for you allowing you to build your own agenda, and participate in workshops and analyst / user roundtables.

5. SOLUTIONS
The Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit showcase floor is loaded with technologies to solve your problems and help with innovation to achieve growth.