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Frank Lin is a senior manager in the business intelligence practice of the global architecture and core technologies group. As a technology specialist with an MBA, he has effectively applied both technical and business experience to many BI and data architecture projects across various industries (specializing in FSI and C&HT). The project phases have varied from strategy definition through all phases of implementation (i.e., requirements analysis through roll- out and maintenance). Lin may be contacted at frank.w.lin@accenture.com.

Jay Graves, president of SmartDM.

Johann Potgieter is CEO and cofounder of SPF Pty Ltd, an emerging global leader in business intelligence applications such as reporting, balanced scorecards, collaborative budgeting and forecasting, and other business performance management activities. Over the last fifteen years, Potgieter has used his skills to develop technology-driven applications that yield significant improvements in business processes. You can contact him at Johann@spfplus.com.

E. Kenneth Nwabueze is the founder and CEO of SageMetrics Corporation. Nwabueze has a demonstrated reputation as a developer and entrepreneur of innovative technologies across various high-tech industries. Prior to SageMetrics, Nwabueze developed business-critical software systems for Buena Vista Pictures and Television. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Nwabueze, along with Michael Dell and Gordon Moore to serve on the President�s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Donn Vucovich is a principal of KI Solutions (formerly Knowledge InterSpace and short for Knowledge and Information Solutions,) a management consulting firm specializing in knowledge and information asset management and strategic business intelligence planning and delivery. Vucovich can be reached atdvucovich@kisolves.com.

Raj Basu is a data wsrehouse architect with Infosys Technologies Ltd. He has engendered, architected and implemented many successful data warehouse projects with multiple Fortune 500 companies. Basu likes extracting an extra dimension out of life, murals and, not the least of all, dimensional models. You can reach him at rajbasu@yahoo.com.

Dan Ryan, senior vice president of marketing and business development for Stellent, is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive product and marketing strategies to expand Stellent's global presence and market share. Additionally, he is responsible for business and corporate development activities that have resulted in many key relationships and acquisitions. Since Ryan joined Stellent in April 1999, he has been instrumental in setting the strategic direction of the company.

Regina Brassil is director of Marketing for Agility Recovery Solutions, the premier provider of portable on-site recovery and business continuity solutions across the United States and Canada. Formerly GE Capital IT Solutions, Agility Recovery Solutions is strategically located to provide its disaster recovery solutions within hours of an actual catastrophic event. For more detailed information, please visit www.Agilityrecovery.com, www.agilityrecovery.com/direct/ or write to Regina.brassil@agilityrecovery. com.

Rakesh Agrawal was named IBM Fellow in 2002 for creating the fast-growing, commercially important research field of data mining, which refers to the discovery of useful knowledge previously hidden in massive amounts of raw data. His definition of the operations that a data mining system must support and his invention of fast algorithms for pattern discovery provided the impetus and core for the award-winning and strategic IBM Intelligent Miner product.

As chief strategist for Kalido, Andy Hayler is responsible for guiding the company's future direction and championing the customer. He also acts as spokesperson for the company at industry events. Hayler founded Kalido as an independent software company after originally setting up the software venture within the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (Shell). In previous roles at Shell, Andy led a 290-person global consultancy practice of Shell Services International, and was technology planning manager of Shell U.K. Oil. A 15-year veteran of data modeling, warehousing and integration projects, Hayler was named a Red Herring Top 10 Innovator in 2002.