[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are one week away from our September (2022) Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Thursday, September 22nd at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Eric Anderson, Polk Bros. Chair in Retailing, Professor of Marketing, and Director Kellogg-McCormick MBAi of Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management who will be leading a discussion around, “A Framework for AI and Analytics.”  As this discussion will be interactive, we encourage you to come prepared with questions and your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

Session Description:

What is AI? What is Analytics? How are AI and Analytics related?  In this session, we will answer these questions and introduce a framework for tackling AI and analytics business initiatives.

Speaker: Eric Anderson, Polk Bros. Chair in Retailing, Professor of Marketing, and Director Kellogg-McCormick MBAi (Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management)

Eric T. Anderson is the Polk Bros. Chair in Retailing, Professor of Marketing and former Chair of the Marketing Department at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management and Director of the Kellogg-McCormick MBAi Program.  He holds a Ph.D. in Management Science from MIT Sloan School of Management and previously held appointments at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the W.E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester. 

Professor Anderson’s research interests include analytics, retailing, pricing strategy, innovation, new products and channel management.  His recent research has been conducted with various companies around the world and has impacted both management practice and academic theory.  His articles have appeared in scholarly journals such as Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, Management Science, Journal of Economic Theory, and Quarterly Journal of Economics.  He has also published three articles in Harvard Business Review and an article in Sloan Management Review.  His 2004 paper on the long-run impact of pricing and promotions was recently recognized for its enduring impact on the field of marketing.  His 2014 paper on deceptive product reviews won the Paul E. Green award for the best paper in Journal of Marketing Research.

Professor Anderson is currently marketing department editor of Management Science. 

At Kellogg, Professor Anderson teaches Pricing and Retail Analytics in the MBA program and Marketing Analytics in the EMBA program. He is a four-time winner of the Sydney Levy Award for best elective at Kellogg.  Professor Anderson also serves on the Board of Directors for Canadian Tire and is an advisor for LiftLab. 
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Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-01-2022 10:31
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming September (2022) Community Conversation

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With September just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our September (2022) Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation. On Thursday, September 22nd at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Eric Anderson, Polk Bros. Chair in Retailing, Professor of Marketing, and Director Kellogg-McCormick MBAi of Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management who will be leading a discussion around, “A Framework for AI and Analytics.”  I’ll be providing more information on this session, including our Microsoft Teams credentials, one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

If you have any questions in the meantime please reach out to me at kpraet@utilityanalytics.com.

 

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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