Humphrey Strategic Communications

Humphrey Strategic Communications is the proud founder and sponsor of the Pacific Northwest BI Summit, an annual weekend retreat that assembles the top industry thought leaders in the business intelligence and data warehousing industries in an informal setting to discuss the latest trends.

The BI Summit is headlined by four of the world’s leading experts — Dr. Claudia Imhoff, president of Intelligent Solutions, Colin White, president of BI Research, William McKnight, partner, Information Management, Lucidity Consulting Group, and Jill Dyche, partner with Baseline Consulting.

Moderating the weekend’s discussions are editors of the Business Intelligence Network. A small, diverse group of vendors fill out the attendee list, taking advantage of the rare opportunity to mingle with these true industry experts and influencers in an intimate, relaxed setting. Hosting the event is Scott Humphrey, president of Humphrey Strategic Communications.

Pacific Northwest BI Summit Panel of Experts Podcast Presentations

• Claudia Imhoff — Software as a Service
Claudia gives an overview of the challenges and benefits of the software as a service (SaaS) model.

• Colin White — Operational BI
Colin lays out the new business requirements for the data and process

• William McKnight — Information Management Leadership
Laying out five essential traits of a leader, William elaborates on what it takes to get people to want to do what you want them to.

• Jill Dyché — CRM in 2008
Jill gives a brief history of the evolution of CRM and discusses the current state of the CRM environment.

meeting The Pacific Northwest BI Summit is held at the historic Weasku Inn www.weasku.com located in Grants Pass, Oregon.

The agenda for the panel discussions are prepared with the assistance of the BI Summit’s distinguished panel members. We cover the hot issues of today, as well as take good look into the crystal ball to see where trends might be headed in the future. The intimate nature of the BI Summit means that vendors are able to air their own key issues and ask the experts to help resolve their most pressing challenges, often in a one-on-one setting.

BI Summit 2008 Coverage

• The UnConference by Scott Davis
• Does a Bear Sit in the Woods? Highlights from the Pacific Northwest BI Summit by Jill Dyche
• Thoughts from the Pacific Northwest BI Summit by Colin White
• Pacific Northwest Business Intelligence Summit by William McKnight

Listen to Shawn Rogers of the Business Intellgence Network interview Scott Humphrey at the Pacific Northwest BI Summit

“It was a fantastic weekend. Thank you for hosting such a great and special networking event. Your hospitality was incredible.”

— Richard Ghiossi
Director of Business Intelligence, HP

“This was my fifth BI Summit, and it’s interesting how every year it serves as a leading indicator for what we all need to do our jobs well for the next year. As the summit topics shift, so does BI.”

— William McKnight
Partner, Information Management
Lucidity Consulting Group

“Scott Humphrey, President of Humphrey Strategic Communications, has an enviable knack for convening a fun crowd of BI pros to compare notes, share experiences, and even forge new business partnerships.”

— Jill Dyche
Baseline Consulting

“Scott Humphrey certainly puts together one of the better conferences for BI.”

— Claudia Imhoff
Intelligent Solutions

“The ideas and topics discussed here carry with me through my entire year. It is truly a wonderful event.”

— Donald Farmer
Microsoft

“This is one of the most intimate and unique settings that Scott Humphrey puts together that brings together vendors and some of the leading BI analysts in the space.”

— Karen Steele
Xactly Corp.

“What draws me back year after year is the collection of people that Scott Humphrey brings together. The panel discussions are unequalled.”

— Jeff Dandridge
InfoCentricity

“I am 100% certain that I will look back on this weekend as the beginning of several wonderful relationships, the validation/refinement of our go-to-market plans and the cause of my complete obsession with getting back there next year.”

— Scott Davis
Eyeris

Listen to what attendees say about the summit:

Watch Jet Boat Madness, a wild ride during downtime at the 2008 BI Summit. Video courtesy of David Imhoff, photos courtesy of Jessica Imhoff.