The recipe for success · institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210...
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First International
customerconference
New York-NewarkNovember 29, 2017
The recipe for success
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It‘s in the mix ....
The annual cubus customer event has been a fixture in the calendars of our
German and European customers for years. Attending the conference is
free of charge, as we regard this get-together as part of the cubus „support
package” where we offer our customers the unique opportunity to learn
first hand about our strategy and roadmap, touch base with market insiders
and product specialists and network with peers. So far, you have not been
able to meet us in person and we are delighted to invite you to our very
first international conference! Together with our partners – your local
primary contacts – we have put together an event packed with highlights
and hope that you love to hear the latest news, tricks and tips straight from
the horse’s mouth.
We are all witnessing how digitalization is changing our world. Powerful
analytics solutions that deliver speed-of-thought insights are the tools of
choice when getting a grip on Big Data, the IoT and disruptive competitors.
They help you to leverage the hidden potential in your data, to discover
strengths, weaknesses and opportunities, to make better decisions, and
take the right action. Ease of use is key but so is the perfect interaction
of your tools. After all, a successful software implementation is all about
getting the ingredients right and to create the perfect mix. Join us in New
York-Newark for a day packed with hands-on information. Pick the brains of
experts, learn from successful companies and find your very own recipe for
success!
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Wednesday, November 29
Break10:50 a.m.
New in cubus EV Analytics – Tell Your Story with Comments
Michael Muehlena, cubus
9:50 a.m.
Lunch Break - Time to Network12:20 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction9:00 a.m.
It‘s in the Mix - The cubus Ingredients
Michael Muehlena, cubus
9:20 a.m.
Efficiency Gains Through Easily Shared EV Views
Rob Mayette, Mastercard
11:20 a.m.
Morning Afternoon
Discover how Remy Cointreau USA is planning and tracking Advertising & Promotions with
cubus outperform Performance Management and Essbase
Sohail Ahmed, Remy Cointreau USA
11:50 a.m.
cubus Customer Success Recipies from Around the World
Jutta Graupner, cubus
1:50 p.m.
Have Your Say! Discussion and Feedback Session on cubus Products
Moderated by Jutta Graupner, cubus
2:20 p.m.
Break2:50 p.m.
Psst! Still Secret – Preview of the Latest Product Developments, Strategies and Roadmap
Thomas Volz, cubus
3:20 p.m.
Wrap-up & Time for Feedback3:50 p.m.
Close4:00 p.m.
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It‘s in the Mix - The cubus Ingredients9:20 - 9:50 a.m.
From analytics and planning to performance management, from on-premise to
SaaS, from multiple technology platforms to outperform portal – cubus offers a
wide range of solutions and services to help you create, customize and maintain
the applications that exactly meet your requirements and drive your company’s
success. During his session Michael Muehlena introduces the members of the
cubus product family and gives a quick overview of their most important features.
Michael Muehlena, Business Development, cubus
New in cubus outperform EV Analytics – Tell Your Story with Comments9:50 - 10:50 a.m.
Make your data talk! The new release of cubus outperform EV Analytics includes a
comment function that allows you to add information and content to your data. In
this session you will see how to activate and use comments and how you can even
start a discussion with comments.
Michael Muehlena, Business Development, cubus
Efficiency Gains Through Easily Shared EV Views11:20 - 11:50 a.m.
This session will focus on how Mastercard worked closely with cubus to develop
the functionality to quickly and easily share EV Views among team members.
This improvement helps the Mastercard Global Statistics team to analyze critical
information in a timely and efficient manner. We will share the improved business
process flow and the business results of the new capability that will be released for
all customers in a future release of EV Analytics.
Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate
the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial
institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries
and territories. Mastercard products and solutions make everyday commerce
activities - such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances -
easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.
Rob Mayette, Director, Business Analysis, Mastercard
Discover how Remy Cointreau USA is planning and tracking Advertising & Promotions with cubus outperform Performance Management and Essbase11:50 - 12:20 a.m.
This presentation will introduce cubus outperform PM and the challenge to build
made to measure and cost effective applications on top of OLAP databases. You
will discover how Remy Cointreau USA is bringing SAP and Essbase data together
and gaining true business value from cubus outperform PM. You will learn how
A&P Budget Owners are using cubus to plan how much their region will spend
by brand, and to allocate the amounts by state, program and expense type in real
time. You will see how easy it is for business users to perform updates and analysis
in seconds through thousands of member combinations. You will also hear how
the project team built an easy to maintain and keep secure application, entirely
SAP data-driven.
Sohail Ahmed, Senior Manager Financial Planning Systems, Remy Cointreau USA
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Psst! Still Secret – Preview of the Latest Product Developments, Strategies and Roadmap3:20 - 3:50 p.m.
In his presentation, Thomas Volz, CTO and Member of the Board, cubus, outlines
the cubus roadmap and strategy and give you a sneak peek into future releases,
products and features.
Thomas Volz, CTO and Member of the Board, cubus
cubus Customer Success Recipies from Around the World1:50 - 2:20 p.m.
How are companies in other parts of the world using cubus products and what
applications do they focus on? How do your peers plan, analyze data and support
decision making? What ingredients do they use to create a successful application,
ensure adoption or make a difference? Let Jutta Graupner take you on a world
tour of successful cubus applications and customers.
Jutta Graupner, Business Development, cubus
Have Your Say! Discussion and Feedback Session on cubus Products2:20 - 2:50 p.m.
The suggestions of our customers play a vital role in our product development
process. We regularly ask them for their feedback and encourage them to provide
us with “wish lists”. So seize this opportunity and tell us what you think about us,
our products and our services. We will not only listen but try to make it happen!
Moderated by Jutta Graupner, Business Development, cubus
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Rob Mayette
has been working since almost five years for Mastercard and is now leading
a team of Essbase developers on the Global Performance and Analysis team
in delivering BI solutions to an audience of over 1,300 internal users. Before
he was director financial systems in two other companies for together
14 years. Rob holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Management from
Babson College – Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business and a BS in
Finance from The University of Connecticut.
Michael Muehlena
has been a member of the cubus business development team for three
years now and is currently responsible for international customer and
partner accounts at cubus. He joined cubus straight after university, starting
as a consultant in planning, analytics and reporting projects. Michael
studied business information systems and has a Bachelor of Science from
The Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Stuttgart (Duale
Hochschule Baden-Wuerttemberg Stuttgart, DHBW Stuttgart).
Thomas Volz
is one of the cubus founders. As Chief Technology Officer he has been in
charge of product development as well as support and consulting services
since 1993. Thomas started his career as software developer at Hewlett
Packard GmbH. He holds a master’s degree in computer science from
University of Karlsruhe.
Sohail Ahmed
has over 15 years of experience as Senior Program Manager with
full SDLC of various projects, financial applications and databases
with expertise in client/server environment. During his career he
has directed strategic planning, product development and SDLC
management of several projects. He also managed projects forecast,
budgets and resource allocation. He was responsible for day to day
IT operations and production support for in-house applications. He
worked as a system architect, focusing on database modeling and
data analytics as well as identifying risk and dependencies for projects
and strategies for mitigating risk. His responsibilities included resource
allocation, distribution of work and tracking development activities for
internal and offshore teams.
Jutta Graupner
is part of the business development team at cubus and in charge of
event management and corporate communications. Before she joined
cubus she worked in product management at Magirus International
and Hewlett Packard. Jutta has an advertising and marketing degree
from VWA, Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademien in Baden-
Wuerttemberg.
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ONLY. You MUST sign up for the shuttle when you check in. Pick-ups from
airport every half hour at a quarter to the hour and past the hour
(e.g. 3:15 p.m.; 3:45 p.m.)*
From Airport - Driving Directions
Exit Newark Liberty Airport onto US Routes 1&9 North. Pass the hotel
on the opposite side of the highway. At approximately 1 mile, exit onto
Frontage Rd. Continue on Frontage Rd; pass the Howard Johnson Hotel (on
your right); bear left; go under the overpass and just before the Double Tree
Hotel , make a left (sign should read ‚Route1 &9 South 21 / 22 / U-Turn‘)
Bear left and follow signs for 1&9 South (South 1 & 9 to 22 / Newark). You
will now be on Route 1 & 9 South. Hotel will be on your right, after you
come down the ramp. Use entrance by the Courtyard Hotel following the
hotel signs.
By Car:
Please download the detailed driving instructions with compliments from
the SpringHill Suites here.
Parking
On-site parking fee: 12 USD per day plus tax. Parking is for registered guests
ONLY
SpringHill Suites Newark Liberty Airport
The conference will be held at SpringHill
Suites by Marriott at Newark Liberty
International Airport. The hotel offers
spacious suites with separate living and
sleeping areas, kitchen, soundproof
windows, luxurious bedding, premium
movie and cable channels and free WiFi.
The airport is only minutes away.
Address:
SpringHill Suites Newark Liberty International Airport
652 US Highway 1 and 9 South
Newark, New Jersey 07114
Phone: +1-973-624-5300
Fax: +1-973-624-3355
Toll-free: 1-888-887-8123
Directions:From Airport - Shuttle Service
Hotel lies 4.7 miles NE of the airport and offers a complimentary shuttle
service. The shuttle runs 24/7 and picks up and drops off at Terminal P4
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Tuesday, November 28
We have the perfect recipe to get you in
the mood for next day‘s conference! How
about an authentic Paella Valenciana and
a nice Rioja? On the evening of Tuesday,
November 28 we would like to treat you
to a taste of Europe and invite you to the
Spanish Tavern. Join cubus and the cubus
partners for a nice evening of relaxed
dining in an old world setting.
Address:
Spanish Tavern
103 Mc Whorter St A,
Newark, New Jersey 07105
Phone: +1-973-589-4959
Directions and Parking:
There will be a shuttle service from the conference hotel to the restaurant
and back. If you arrive on Tuesday evening and plan to drive to restaurant
first, please check the Spanish Tavern website for driving directions.
A gated parking lot is available at 146 Green St. right across the street from the
restaurant.
To register
Please use our online registration form to reserve your seat at the First
International cubus Customer Conference 2017.
Register now online.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding
the program, individual sessions or the organization of the event.
Contact Jutta Graupner at +49 7032 9451-24 or send an email to