Virtual Summit Co-Chairs
Aaron Zornes
Chief Research Officer
The MDM Institute
Aaron Zornes is the founder and chief research officer of The MDM Institute. Mr. Zornes is a noted speaker and author on Global 2000 enterprise IT issues and is the most quoted industry analyst on the topics of customer data integration' (CDI), master data management (MDM), and data governance. Mr. Zornes is also the editor and lead contributor to DM Review's CDI Newsletter as well as the monthly columnist for both CDI and MDM. Prior to founding The MDM Institute, he was founder and executive VP of META Group's largest research advisory practice for 15 years. Mr. Zornes also held line and strategic management roles in leading vendor and user organizations, including executive and managerial positions at Ingres Corp., Wang, Software AG of North America, and Cincom Systems. Mr. Zornes received his M.S. in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona.
Jim Ericson
Editorial Director
DM Review
Jim Ericson is responsible for identifying and aligning all areas of editorial content for DM Review and for ensuring that the magazine maintains its position as a market leader in the data warehousing and information management arena. He is a primary contributor of features, interviews and editorial comment for the publication.
Virtual Summit Speakers
Jill Dyche
Partner & Co-Founder
Baseline Consulting
Jill Dyché is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and business consultant. She is partner and co-founder of Baseline Consulting, a professional services firm concentrating on enterprise data issues.
Kim Fahey
Senior Director of Information Architecture
R.R. Donnelley
Kim Fahey is a Senior Director within the IT organization at RR Donnelley and Sons. She has responsibility for Business Intelligence, Master Data Management and Integration Services solutions for the entire enterprise. Prior to joining RR Donnelley and Sons, she was a Practice Director at a Business Intelligence consulting firm with over fifteen years of experience in the analysis, design, construction, and implementation of enterprise systems within numerous industries including manufacturing, distribution, utility, medical and automotive.
Tony Fischer
President & CEO
DataFlux
A noted thought leader on emerging industry trends, he has authored articles for CIO Magazine, Computerworld and ZDNet and delivered keynote addresses at Customer Data Integration, Master Data Management, and Data Governance events.
Pascal Laik
VP, MDM Product Strategy
Oracle Corporation
Pascal Laik is the Vice President of Oracle Master Data Management (MDM) Product Strategy. His group’s responsibilities include the direction of Oracle’s investment in the Master Data Management area as well Oracle’s MDM go to market strategy. His group is also in charge of supporting Oracle MDM sales, marketing and services effort. Prior to that position Mr. Laik led the Customer Data Integration (CDI) Oracle/Siebel practice in EMEA.
Chris Lucas
VP, CDI Solutions
D&B
Chris Lucas is recognized as a subject matter expert in the areas of CRM and Customer Information Management with specific expertise in data quality, data integration and data enrichment. Mr. Lucas’ expertise is based on more than 19 years of business-to business information and technology experience. At D&B, he is currently Vice President, Customer Data Integration Solutions, for D&B’s Sales & Marketing Solutions. In this role Mr. Lucas is responsible for product management and pre-sales technical consulting for D&B’s data integration solutions. He has been with D&B for 9 years and prior to his current role was AVP – Consulting Services, managing a team of 25 technical pre-sales consultants. Before joining D&B, he held various management positions for 10 years at InfoUSA. Over the last decade, Mr. Lucas has led engagements with many Fortune 500 companies, helping them improve their customer information for the purposes of creating and maximizing customer relationships and revenue opportunities.
Catherine Pedersen
Director of Product Marketing
D&B Purisma
Catherine Pedersen is the Director of Product Marketing for the Purisma Technology Group at D&B. In her role she provides product line support for program strategy, sales readiness and focuses on converting positioning into key market messages and launching products. Prior to joining D&B Catherine owned the Customer Master program at Business Objects and consulted for several years with Microsoft helping them to implement their Customer Master program.