Cognos Forum 2008 > Sessions > Industry Sessions

Industry Sessions

Discover how Cognos solutions are being successfully deployed in banking, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, the public sector, and retail.

Industry Solutions in Performance World

Meet one-on-one with Cognos industry directors and partners to discuss solutions and trends and see industry-specific solutions in action in the Demo Theater.

Industry Networking Lunches

Wednesday, May 14 from 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Special industry-focused lunches offer a great way for you to make new contacts within your industry—or renew old friendships. Each lunch will begin with a brief presentation from an industry leader followed by informal discussions around common topics of interest.
Reserve your spot now. Discussion topics include:

Banking	Insurance
Customer intelligence Risk management and compliance Best practice relationship pricing IT cost transparency	Implementing BI as a corporate competency Portfolio risk management in BI KPIs and dashboards in insurance BI delivered via Web Services and SOA
Life Sciences	Manufacturing
Software standardization Clinical performance management Sales and marketing performance	Supply chain visibility Sales and operations planning Sales and marketing effectiveness
Retail	Public Sector
Store / channel operations Merchandise planning and performance Financial planning and measurement	“Cost of results” visibility Measuring program performance Improving program outcomes

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Learn from your peers

Hear from customers as they share their insights for business intelligence, financial performance management, migration, platform development, and performance management strategy. Breakout sessions will be led by the following companies.

Banking
American Express
Deloitte
Deutsche Bank
ING
Merrill Lynch
Vanguard

Insurance
Assurant
Insurance.com

Public Sector
County of Los Angeles
MassHousing
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
University of North Texas
US Army ARDEC

Life Sciences
Amgen
Baxter International
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
Ethicon Endo Surgery
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
GSK Canada
Martin's Point Health Care
MDS Pharma
MedAssets
Merial
Novant Health
Pfizer
WebMD

Retail
Crocs
Gap
Office Depot
Pap Gino's
Quiznos

Manufacturing
Fiskars
Freightliner
Micron
Qualcomm
Boeing
Trimble
Toro
TTI HK (Ryobi)

Additional Industries
Dominion Resources
Fuel Cell Energy
Rumpke
Southwestern Energy
TNT
WestJet