To lead with confidence and outpace competitors, you need to make better, faster decisions. The secret to success lies with analytics. Top organisations view analytics as an essential aspect of their performance strategy and are using it to navigate today's challenges and capitalise on tomorrow's opportunities.
During this discussion, executive thought leaders will share their experiences and global perspectives on how to spark change in the way organisations derive value from their information.
This webcast was taped at The Premier Business Leadership Series from Wembley Stadium in London.
About Panel discussion
Jim Goodnight
CEO
SAS
Since he co-founded SAS in 1976, Jim Goodnight has served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. A worldwide leader in enterprise intelligence solutions and services, SAS has more than 10,000 employees in 53 countries. In 2007, the company’s revenue was $2.1 billion, its 32nd consecutive year of growth and profitability. In 2004, Harvard Business School named him as one of the "20th Century’s Great American Business Leaders," citing his impact on "the way people have lived, worked and interacted in the 20th century." Jim has a PhD in statistics and speaks internationally on leadership, education and innovation.
Mikael Hagström
Executive Vice President
SAS Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific
As the Executive Vice President of EMEA and Asia Pacific for SAS, Mikael Hagström is passionate about providing a culture where innovation can flourish, resulting in market leadership both for the organisation and its customers.
Hagström is responsible for optimising business performance, delivering revenue and managing operations in more than 50 countries with individual Profit and Loss centres. He has extensive executive sales management experience with a successful record of growing business and fostering strong leadership in local geographies.
As a member of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) Executive Council, Hagström is a frequent speaker on the multinational business climate.
Solomon "Sol" Trujillo
CEO
Telstra Corporation Limited
Solomon Trujillo joined Australia’s leading telecommunications company, Telstra Corporation Limited, as its Chief Executive Officer in July 2005. He is one of the world’s few CEOs with executive experience spanning three continents.
Prior to Telstra, he led the deployment of a series of innovative telecommunications products at US West Inc., including a number of firsts: the “plug and play” DSL for businesses and consumers; the “one number” voice mail for home, mobile and office lines; and digital video over copper wires. Innovation was the byword for the company amongst its 30 million customers.
These combined achievements led to the former US Presidential Science Advisor, Jay Keyworth, to term him “the nation’s first digital telecom CEO.”
Jim Davis
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
SAS
As Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Jim Davis provides worldwide marketing direction for SAS solutions and services. He is responsible for managing product direction, professional services, education, advertising and communications.
A respected thought leader, Davis co-authored the book Information Revolution: Using the Information Evolution Model to Grow Your Business.
Since joining SAS in 1994, Davis has pioneered many key initiatives, including global projects that incorporate customer feedback in the development process. Today, he continues to refine the model for continuous collaboration and innovation among engineers, marketers and customers, enabling SAS to meet the global demand for enterprise intelligence.
