Cutting Edge Topics
Distinguished Speakers

Sabrina Menasria
Head of Data
CHANEL
2019 Woman of the Year
in Business Analytics

Wendy Pfeiffer
Chief Information Officer
Nutanix
2019 Fisher CIO of the Year

Robert Brown
AVP
Center for the Future of Work
Cognizant

Beena Amannath
Managing Director
Artificial Intelligence
Deloitte

Andreea Gorbatai
Assistant Professor
Management of Organizations
UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business

Jodi Halpern
Professor
Bioethics
School of Public Health at UC Berkeley

Sarah Aerni
Director
Data Science and Engineering
Salesforce

Rene Saroukhanoff
Senior Director
Data and Analytics
Levi Strauss & Co
Program
9:00am – 9:30am
Welcome Breakfast
Fisher Center for Business Analytics
9:30am – 10:15am
Inclusive Transformation
Wendy M. Pfeiffer, CIO, Nutanix, Member of the Board at Girls in Tech
(Recipient of 2019 Fisher CIO of the Year Award)
10:15am – 11:00am
To Be Announced
Speaker, TBA, TBA
11:00am – 11:45am
Business Analytics at CHANEL
Sabrina Menasria, Head of IT, CHANEL Beauty Perfumes
11:45am – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Data Analytics at Salesforce
Sara Aerni, Director of Data Science and Engineering, Salesforce
1:45pm – 2:30pm
Data Transformation
Malcolm Gonnetlileke, Levis
2:30pm – 2:50pm
Break
2:50pm – 3:50pm
Inclusive Analytics Panel: Ethics
Jodi Halpern, Professor, UC Berkeley
3:50pm – 4:35pm
Future of Work
Robert Brown, AVP, Cognizant
4:35pm – 5:00pm
AI / AI (Inclusive Transformation)
Beena Ammanath, AI Managing Director, Deloitte
5:00pm – 5:15pm
Concluding Remarks
Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director,
Fisher Center for Business Analytics
5:15pm – 7:00pm
Networking Cocktail Reception
7:00pm – 7:15pm
Transition
7:15pm – 10:15pm
Award Dinner with Special Guest

What do other people have to say about us?
The Fisher Center offers a really great and unique lineup! I am amazed with the depth of knowledge the speakers have and how engaging they are.
The overall experience was fantastic. I walked away with many fresh ideas and initiatives to implement and made lifelong contacts and friends.
It’s always great to be able to learn and catch up with the latest trends in the industry, especially since it can all be overwhelming! This summit really helps you digest it all.
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Agenda
Thursday, Sept 27
8:00am – 8:30am
Welcome Breakfast
Zsolt Katona, Professor, Faculty Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
Thomas Y. Lee, Director of Data Science, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
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8:30am – 9:00am
Welcome Speech
Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
Executive Director, Institute for Business Innovation
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9:00am – 10:00am
Inclusive Transformation
Wendy M. Pfeiffer, CIO, Nutanix, Member of the Board at Girls in Tech (Recipient of 2019 Fisher CIO of the Year Award)
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8:45am – 9:25am
How Non-Tech Companies Hop on the Analytics Wave
Todd Wilson, CIO, Clif Bar
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10:00am – 11:00am
Business Analytics at CHANEL
Sabrina Menasria, Head of IT, CHANEL Beauty Perfumes
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11:00am – 11:30am
Networking Break
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11:30am – 12:30pm
Real Reality of Augmented Reality
Robert Brown, AVP, Cognizant – Future of Work
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12:30pm – 1:45pm
Networking Lunch
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1:45pm – 2:45pm
Digital Transformation
Embraer
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2:45pm – 3:45pm
Inclusive Analytics Panel: Ethics
Jodi Halpern, Professor, UC Berkeley
TBA, Augmentrics
TBA, Salesforce
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3:45pm – 4:45pm
AR in Arts
Sergiu Ardelean
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4:45pm – 5:30pm
Panel #2 / Challenge/ Fireside Chat / Research in BA
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5:30pm – 6:00pm
AI/ AI (Incusive Transformation)
Beena Ammanath, Global VP, AI, Data, Innovation, HP
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6:00pm – 6:30pm
Concluding Remarks
Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
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6:30pm – 7:00pm
Networking Cocktail Reception
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7:00pm – 9:00pm
Award Dinner with Special Guest
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