Think you’re ready for #think2019?

Lisa Marie Chen
3 min readFeb 8, 2019

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Think 2019 — February 12–15 in San Francisco

My bags are (almost) packed and I’m ready to go to San Francisco this weekend for Think 2019! Over the last few months, the IBM Business Analytics design team and I have been working hard preparing for IBM’s hallmark conference starting next week.

We’ve also joined forces with the IBM Design Hybrid Cloud teams to bring a new experience to the show floor at the first ever Data & Cloud Design Immersive. Located inside the Data & AI campus in the Moscone Centre South Hall at Booth #370 and conveniently located across from the IBM Business Analytics booths where you can see the latest innovations in Cognos Analytics, Planning Analytics, and our new mobile business analytics experience.

The Data & Cloud Design Immersive at Booth #370 inside the Moscone Centre South Hall

There are over 2,000 sessions throughout the week ranging from keynotes from our fearless leader Ginni Rometti and executives from Hyundai, Kaiser Permanente, and Red Hat, to innovation talks from notable folks like Chelsea Clinton, Joe Montana, Tony Hawk, and aspiring astronaut Taylor Richardson. We also have a number of design research sessions happening throughout the week. So if you are interested in business analytics and want to meet some of our design team, here’s our schedule:

Wednesday

5:30 PM — 6:10 PM
Session #5762T ~ Victoria Aboud & Ceci Gomez
IBM Planning Analytics Workflow

Session #2066T ~ Rebekah Lien & Zoë St-Aubin
Design Thinking Session: Shaping the Future of Augmented Analytics

Thursday — inside the Hilton Union Square, Franciscan C

8:30 AM — 9:10 AM
Session #7144A ~ Robin Langerak & Victoria Aboud
Dynamic Duo: How IBM Planning Analytics and IBM Cognos Analytics Can Work Better Together

9:30 AM — 10:10 AM
Session #7122A ~ Natalia Bagan & Stephen O’Connell
Data Science in IBM Cognos Analytics

10:30 AM — 11:10 AM
Session #7098A ~ Rebekah Lien & Zoë St-Aubin
Design Thinking Workshop: Shaping the Future of Augmented Analytics

11:30 AM — 12:10 PM
Session #7121A ~ Natalia Bagan & Katherine Langdon
Expanding Your IBM Cognos Analytics Toolbox

12:30 PM — 1:10 PM
Session #6988A ~ Yasmine Taha & Katherine Langdon
Custom Portals in IBM Cognos Analytics

1:30 PM — 2:10 PM
Session #7046A ~ Stephen O’Connell & Natalia Bagan
AI Opportunities in IBM Cognos

2:30 PM — 3:10 PM
Session #7090A ~ Natalia Bagan & Lisa Marie Chen (that’s me!)
How IBM Cognos Analytics’ Newest Feature — “Explore” — is Transforming Business Analytics

3:30 PM — 4:10 PM
Session #7077A ~ Marc-James Abi-Jaoude & Marie Lee
IBM Cognos Analytics for Mobile: The Roadmap is in Your Hands

4:30 PM — 5:30 PM
Session #6989A ~ Yasmine Taha & Katherine Langdon
The Future of Prompts and Filters in IBM Cognos Analytics Dashboards and Reports

5:30 PM — 6:10 PM
Session #6989A ~ Yasmine Taha & Katherine Langdon
The Future of Prompts and Filters in IBM Cognos Analytics Dashboards and Reports

It’s quite the line up! But there’s even more…next post I’ll share some details about the Data & Cloud Design Immersive and all of the exciting things we have planned throughout the week.

See you there!

Think is where you’ll find the people who are changing how we work, changing business and industries, and changing the world. Experience the next generation of cloud, AI, and cybersecurity technology. Explore over 2,000 sessions, certifications, and labs. Join us, and let’s all become agents of change. Let’s think together. Register today: https://ibm.com/think

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Lisa Marie Chen

Design Program Director @ IBM Business Automation, Porsche enthusiast, and part-time overlander. Loves bubble tea, tech, and thinking about the future.