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Baba Piprani has over 30 years of experience in enterprise aspects of Information Technology. Mr. Piprani's extensive involvement in enterprise-related Information Architecture covers a wide range of topics including model-driven architecture, MDM, data quality firewalls, SOA (service-oriented architecture) implementations, and Cloud computing projects. For the past 32 years, he has been one of the principal Canadian delegates and a world expert representing Canada in the development of ISO Database Language SQL, ISO Metadata Standards, ISO SOA and Cloud Computing standards, and is currently involved in DW redesign using MDM at CIDA. Previously, Mr. Piprani has experience as Information Architect at Transport Canada (TC), Office of Superintendent of Financial Systems (OSFI), Migration Architect at Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), and was Senior Architect at Department of National Defence (DND).

As Global Product Marketing Manager at SAS, Fiona McNeill oversees product marketing of SAS Unstructred Analytics. During her 14-year tenure, she has helped organizations derive tangible benefits from their strategic use of technology. In addition to working with a wide range of industries, McNeill has defined marketing strategy and corporate relationships at SAS, received multiple innovation awards, and was identified as a Pioneer and one of the Most Influential People by CRMPower in 2000.

James Latham James is the Chief Marketing Officer for Open Text Corporation. You can read more about his thoughts on marketing and social media at his blog – the CMO Zone.

Nitin Kulkarni is currently working as a Principal Consultant with Consulting and Systems Integration unit in Infosys Ltd.

David Toliver is the Director of Corporate Marketing at Angel. Check out his blog here.

David Zakkam is a Senior Delivery Manager for Mu Sigma. He has 10 years of experience working in the analytics industry. His current focus areas include Rapid Impact Analytics, Search Engine Monetization, Big Data and CRM. He has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and received an Engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

For over 20 years Craig Van Spall has led major information system implementations for large Canadian financial, telecommunications, and government institutions.Since 2003 Van Spall Inc.(www.vanspall.com), based in Toronto, has been promoting and applying global practices tailored for individual clients in the areas of Master Data, Big Data, Open Data, and Analytics.Applying an incisive bottom-up approach at key touchpoints, Van Spall Inc.’s hands-on method rapidly cuts to the heart of problems in a quantifiable, practical, and cost-effective manner.

Eugenia Rutenberg is Associate Director, Information Management at Actelion Pharmaceuticals US. Eugenia is responsible for Data Governance, Master Data Management and Business Intelligence. Eugenia led and implemented the formation of central governing body within Actelion US to oversee Data Quality and Data Governance initiatives and issues. Under her leadership, an MDM system was put in place that integrates customer data from a number of transactional systems from various lines of business and also external data. Eugenia led the delivery of Actelion’s central Business Intelligence Solution and Data Warehouse. Previously, Eugenia has implemented a number of systems, including CRM, online services, and custom-built implementations. Eugenia holds a Computer Science degree from University of California at Berkeley and a Masters in Business Administration from Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

Jamie Macgregor is a senior analyst in Celent's insurance practice, and can be reached at jmacgregor@celent.com.The opinions posted in this blog do not necessarily reflect those of SourceMedia.