2007 SPSS European Directions in Review - Photos
| Sunday 13 May | Monday 14 May | Tuesday 15 May | Zofin Palace Reception | Closing Reception |
Adrian Carr – Reaching Far and Wide with Predictive Analytics
Tom Davenport’s Keynote: Competing on Analytics - The New Science of Winning

Simon Edwards from HBOS BankWest – It Pays to Listen to Your Customers: An Enterprise Feedback Management Success Story
Sephora – Driving CRM and Customer Loyalty with Data Mining
Keynote Panel – Pascal Boulard from La Tribune

Richard
Vehroeff, Center Parcs Europe
"Even
if a predictive analytics project is an investment, it's ROI
is obvious and measurable from the first operation."

Federico
Cesconi, CableCom
"We've
change the focus of our strategy thanks to predictive analytics"
"Be
prepared to face success. Be prepared to anticipate the consequences.
Build scalable projects. At CableCom, Churn rate moved from 19
to 2%"

Rebecca
Wettemann, Nucleus Research
"Pick
one business problem. Build a project. You'll see how predictive
analytics will impact your organization. Then, think about the
next project..."

Michael
Adam, SAP
"For
finance, being able to evaluate risks is a key issue beyound
financial regulation (Basel2, SOX ...). Predictive analytics
is the solution to measure risks and make the right decisions
in order to insure companies' capital"
Jack Noonan, SPSS CEO
"Predictive
analytics is a journey. If you implement it step by step, it'll
be a great journey for your organization."
"As a conclusion, each project should be short, the journey is forever."
Neil Hartley, SPSS, Country Manager UK – Predictive Marketing: Maximising Customer Lifetime Value
Ben Day, head of marketing Control of SAGA Group Ltd.
David Williamson, SPSS, Country Manager, Southern Europe – CRM Optimisation: A Direct Marketing Case Study
Nebahat Donmez, Vodafone Netherlands – Segmenting Pre-pay Customers in a Highly Competitive and Saturated Market

Jose Luis Martin Ramos, Guardia Civil – Utilising Statistical
Analysis at the Spanish Civil Guard
"CSI:Miami or NUMB3RS haven't invented anything!"

Bjorn Conrad, Aida – Marketing Optimisation at AIDA – building up internal analytical know how is critical














