Conference Agenda Welcome to the Revenue Management and Price Optimization Conference 2009!



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Thursday, Oct. 14 Conference
7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration/Breakfast
8:30-8:40 a.m. Introductory Remarks: Mark Ferguson, Steven A. Denning Professor of Technology and Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
8:40-9 a.m. Welcome: Robert G. Cross, Chairman & CEO, Revenue Analytics
9-9:45 a.m. Keynote Speech: The Top Ten Things Your CXO Won't Tell You,
Tom Seddon, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group
9:45-10:30 a.m. Keynote Speech: Strategically Leveraging Information,
Brian Rice, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
10:30-11 a.m. Networking Break
 
B2B Track
B2C Track
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Panel Session A:

Regaining Pricing Power to Own the Upswing

Panel Session B:

Aligning the C-Suite and Converting the Skeptics

12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2:15 p.m. Breakout Session A Breakout Session B
2:15-3:30 p.m.

Panel Session C:

Segmenting to Superstardom: Re-thinking Market Segmentation

Panel Session D:

Getting Price Premiums in an Era of Price Transparency

3:30-4 p.m. Networking Break
4-4:45 p.m. Keynote Speech: Building a Revenue Generating Organization,
Jeff Dyke, Executive Vice President, Operations of Sonic Automotive, Inc.
4:45-5 p.m. Closing Remarks: Robert G. Cross, Chairman & CEO, Revenue Analytics and Mark Ferguson, Steven A. Denning Professor of Technology and Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
5-6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
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Workshop Agenda Welcome to the Revenue Management and Price Optimization Conference 2009!

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Friday, Oct. 15
Track 1: The Basics
Track 2: Advanced Topics
Track 3: Experimental Thinking

9 a.m.-Noon

 

 

Instructor(s):

Workshop A

Principles for Revenue Management and Price Optimization Success

Robert G. Cross, Chairman & CEO, Revenue Analytics

Workshop B

A GPS System for the C-Suite: How dashboards can drive business visibility into the hands of the decision makers

Amruth Sivalenka, Vice President Business Consulting, Rainmaker

 

Workshop C

Optimization with Excel

Dr. Seonah Lee, Operations Research Consultant, Revenue Analytics

Dr. Jon Higbie, SVP & Chief Scientist, Revenue Analytics

1:30–4:30 p.m.

 

 

Instructor(s):

Workshop D

Introduction to the Science of Revenue Management and Price Analytics

Dr. Mark Ferguson, Steven A. Denning Professor of Technology & Management, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Barry Smith, Chief Scientist & SVP of Research (Retired), Sabre Holding

 

Workshop E

Customer-Centric Strategies: Aligning Pricing with Your Customer Goals

Matt Busch, Director RM Strategy, Revenue Analytics

Lee Allgood, Director RM Strategy, Revenue Analytics

Workshop F

Advanced Revenue Management Research Topics at Georgia Tech

Dr. Laurie Garrow, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology and various PhD candidates at Georgia Tech

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