Conference orientation session and introduction to networking
This informative session will familiarize you with the key elements of this conference, including its educational sessions, networking forums, Solutions Showcase layout, and more — everything you need to know to get the greatest value from your conference experience.
- Learn how to navigate the program and choose the sessions of greatest interest to you
- Find out when and where networking activities are scheduled and how to make the most of your experience
- Meet peers you can interact with at the event and keep in touch with for years to come
- Get to know the event staff and find out how they can help you throughout the conference
Ask-the-Experts
Sit down one-on-one with our leading experts and thought leaders to ask questions and get detailed, authoritative answers. Pick up strategies, tips, and best practices for using SAP and SAP BusinessObjects solutions in your unique BI landscape. Understand how to apply what you learn at BI 2011 to your own organization. Build on what you learn in the breakout sessions and discuss the following topics:
- Choosing the right BI tools
- Report and query design and performance
- Dashboard design and delivery
- BI project management
- On-demand BI
- Report generation
- Data modeling and ETL
- Business planning and consolidation
- Data warehousing
- SAP NetWeaver BW upgrades
- SAP BusinessObjects
- SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer
- SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
- Portal design for enhanced usability
- Monitoring and performance tuning
- Data quality
- SAP and SAP BusinessObjects system security
- Landscape optimization
- Virtualization and cloud computing
- Centers of Excellence (COEs)
- Information lifecycle management
- Business process modeling
- BI architecture
- Governance
- Content management
Roundtables
Sit down with your counterparts before you start the day to share ideas and plan your agenda. Find out what they’re learning at the conference and share your own insights as you build a lasting network of peers. Choose to network with peers from your industry or colleagues who are working on the same types of projects.
Insider discussion forums
Step away from the standard lecture format and share ideas and advice with your peers. At these informal discussion groups, you can share “war stories,” “how-to” information, and techniques you’ve learned based on your own experiences. Expert-led insider discussion forums and idea exchanges offer:
- Informal discussions with other attendees, moderated by an expert
- No lectures — it’s an interactive forum that is topic-specific
- A chance to ask questions of peers at other companies
- An opportunity to share your own insights and experiences with others
Evening reception
After a day of learning relax and discuss your findings with your colleagues. Tour the Solutions Showcase, view the tools and services that could enhance your business intelligence, SAP NetWeaver BW, and SAP BusinessObjects environments, and interact with speakers.
- Take advantage of the opportunity to talk with speakers whose sessions you attended during the day and ask detailed follow-up questions
- Gather real-world advice from peers who have experienced the same challenges that you and your team currently face
- Get a firsthand look at the cutting-edge products and new functionality that SAP and other vendors are now offering
