Gregory P. Hackett
Goodyear Executive Professor ,  Kent State University
Gregory P. Hackett is Goodyear Executive Professor of business at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Sponsored by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since 1973, the professorship brings a seasoned executive to campus to teach and direct programs bridging the academic and business communities.Hackett was founder of The Hackett Group, the world’s foremost benchmarking and consulting firm focused exclusively on the efficiency and effectiveness of corporate operational infrastructures. Previously, he spent a decade with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., improving manufacturing and service strategy and operations for more than 100 global companies.

John Evans
Director of Product Marketing ,  Kalido
John Evans is Director of Product Marketing at Kalido. Evans has 2 0 years of experience in the business intelligence, data warehousing and information integration markets and has presented on these topics at Oracle, IBM and SAP conferences worldwide. Prior to Kalido, Evans was Director of Enterprise Application Markets at IBM, which he joined upon its acquisition of Ascential Software. Prior to Ascential, he served in product marketing and product management roles at Syncra Systems, Oracle, IRI Software and Comshare. Evans holds a master of business administration degree from The University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College.