Todd Walter is the Chief Technical Officer with Teradata, a division of NCR. Todd Walter joined Teradata in 1987. He designed and implemented features of Teradata, managed engineering teams and researched advanced database topics. He holds several Teradata patents and in 1998 was named NCR Fellow, the highest technical award granted by the company. In his current role, Todd is responsible for vision, strategy and technical leadership, taking Teradata into the future. Less   View all posts

Wayne Eckerson is the Director of Research for The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), a worldwide association of business intelligence and data warehousing professionals that provides education, training, certification, and research. Wayne is the author of many in-depths reports, a columnist for several business and technology magazines, and a noted speaker and consultant in the business intelligence industry. He has recently written a book titled Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business which will be published by John Wiley & Sons in October, 2005. Less   View all posts

Irving H. Tyler is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer with Quaker Chemical Corporation. Under his leadership, the Quaker Global IS team has successfully delivered business intelligence applications and analytic tools, knowledge management capabilities and education programs on a global scale. Prior to his current role, Irving served as the Director of Finance for Quaker's U.S. Operations and as European Controller and Director of IS. for Quaker's European Operations. Prior to joining Quaker, Mr. Tyler was the International Controller for ICI Plc's global Aerospace & Automotive business. Less   View all posts