Promise 2011: Panel - "The Road Ahead in Predictive Modeling" Chair: Ayse Bener

1. i-Promise July 18, 2011 Toronto

2. i-Promise The purpose Discuss how predictive models can be used in the industry- success stories Challenges to use predictive models in industry How can we bridge the gap What industry is looking for?

3. i-Promise Participants and presenters AT&T labs Saarland University IBM Software Labs Toronto E-Health Ontario Microsoft Seattle Defense Department Turkey Ryerson University

4. i-Promise Take away Industry needs decision making tools Understanding and modeling people aspects is important Models should mature to enable managers to make policies Data quality and collection challenges Tool development for a wider usage of predictive models