Dan Vesset
Program Vice President, IDC’s Business Analytics Research
Dan Vesset's research is currently focused on the business intelligence and analytic applications markets, which encompass multidimensional analysis, end-user query and reporting, data mining and other related business intelligence tools, and supply chain and operational analytic applications.

Vesset has authored many research publications involving business intelligence, analytic applications and data warehousing. In addition, he has been published and quoted in numerous business and industry publications, including Forbes, Investors Business Daily, CFO, CIO, DM Review and Intelligent Enterprise. Vesset is a frequent speaker at business intelligence conferences and seminars worldwide, and has more than 10 years of experience as a user, implementer and analyst of business intelligence software.

Gaurav Verma
Global Program Manager, SAS® Business Analytics
Gaurav Verma drives SAS' global business analytics product marketing strategy and positioning. Verma's key areas of focus are persona-based marketing, awareness and messaging for SAS' business analytics and information management solutions. He also serves as a spokesperson to press and analyst communities.

Verma, who has more than 10 years of experience in marketing, came to SAS from Cognos, where he served as the Financial Services Industry Marketing Director. Verma has also served as Director of Corporate Marketing for Information Builders, and as Principal Analyst and Program Manager for Doculabs.