3M, Jones Lange LaSalle, and Kohler to Keynote Esri Business Summit
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3M, Jones Lange LaSalle, and Kohler to Keynote Esri Business Summit

Discover How GIS and Location Analytics Are Building Better Businesses

REDLANDS, Calif., May 9, 2012 — (PRNewswire) —  The Esri Business Summit, which will convene July 22–24, 2012, in San Diego, California, is the largest gathering of commercial organizations dedicated to showing how a better understanding of location analytics and GIS can improve business effectiveness and efficiency. This unique forum will provide the perfect balance between visionary keynotes, inspiring breakout sessions, technical workshops, and networking.

The morning Plenary Session will feature speakers from some of the world's leading companies who will discuss the creation of better business systems through improved market and customer analysis. They will discuss how they are improving supply chain management and optimizing operations based on predictive analytics and enterprise collaboration. Featured speakers include the following:

"In the past two years, we've seen enormous growth in location-based decision making," says Simon Thompson, director of global commercial solutions at Esri. "Location analysis has proved itself to be an essential part of a successful organization's strategy to navigate in today's global economy. This conference is recognized as one of the best places to meet and collaborate with others with the same goals, learn what strategies work, and find the best path to implement them."

This year's summit will feature breakout sessions that discuss game-changing strategies implemented through thought leadership, technological insight, and best practices. A retail expert panel led by executives from organizations including Petco and Starbucks will also be offered, followed by an evening social.

The Esri Business Summit is sponsored by Microsoft (Gold level), Accuweather, CloudTrigger, i-cubed, Nokia, and TomTom. Register today and enjoy all scheduled sessions; the GIS Solutions EXPO and social on Sunday, July 22; and access to the Esri International User Conference on Monday and Tuesday, July 23 and 24. For more information and to register, visit esri.com/bizsummit.

About Esri

Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.

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