Predictive Analytics World Conference: Speaker Proposal

Thank you for your interest in speaking at Predictive Analytics World for Government (PAW-Gov). Before completing this form, please read the entire call for speakers information and instructions.

Predictive Analytics World - Government: September 17-18, 2012 in Washington, DC

Predictive Analytics World for Government (PAWgov.com) is the only conference of its kind, advancing the deployment of predictive analytics within Federal, State and Local government. Predictive analytics reduces fraud, waste, and abuse, automates manual processes, and drives smarter decisions by extracting actionable insights from the vast quantities of data within government agencies.

PAW-GOV's inaugural event, September 17-18, 2012 in Washington, DC, is brought to you by the producers of the leading business event that covers the commercial deployment of this technology, Predictive Analytics World (March in San Francisco, April in Toronto, June in Chicago, October in NYC, November in Dusseldorf and London – see pawcon.com)

PAW-GOV is for government executives, program and financial managers, investigators, auditors, and analytics practitioners, covering today's deployment of predictive analytics and data mining across government agencies and across software vendors. The conference delivers case studies, expertise and resources, empowering Federal, State, and Local government to achieve these objectives:

Drive Smarter Decisions from Data: Government agencies overwhelmed with vast quantities of data transform this challenge to an asset, employing predictive analytics to discover relationships and patterns hidden to the human eye that serve as actionable insights to drive smarter decisions.
Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: Recover and prevent improper payments using predictive analytics to score potential payments, claims and benefits for errors, fraud, waste, and abuse.
Automate Manual Processes: Employ analytics of both structured and unstructured data (text analytics) in order to streamline approvals of claims and benefits, and find documents of interest (E-discovery).
Prioritize Resources: Use predictive analytics to score cases including tips, complaints, payments, and applicants for benefits – ranking them so that managers, investigators, and auditors are empowered to spend their time on the most valuable cases.

PAW-GOV showcases case studies from application areas of predictive analytics in the Public Sector including:

Improper Payment Recovery & Prevention
Fraud Detection
Credit Scoring / Predicting Default
Resource Allocation and Workload Management
Automating Claims Processing
Tax and Revenue Collection
Text Mining / Unstructured Data
Cyber Security
Crime Prediction
Workforce Analytics

What is predictive analytics? See the Predictive Analytics Guide

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Presentation Information

*If you would like to be considered for multiple PAW-Gov events, please indicate so (this is a free-form text field).
* Session title * Session description - 100 word maximum. This should be the complete description as it will appear in the conference program if your submission is accepted (see a sample PAW program for examples).

* Is this a case study (if yes, see also the next question below)? Yes No

* If this is a case study, do you have authority to share the name of the agency, i.e., the organization that benefited, within both your presentation materials and in the PAW-Gov conference program (whether it is your client or your affiliation)? Yes No

Name of agency to which case study pertains (if it is your affiliation, name the agency here as well as under "Affiliation" below) * Primary modeling/statistical software tool employed - this information is collected for internal use only and, according to PAW-Gov policy, may not appear in your session title or description.(required). Secondary modeling method employed - this information is collected for internal use and will not appear in your session title or description unless you include it in the pertinent fields above. * Primary modeling software tool employed - this information is collected for internal use only and, according to PAW policy, may not appear in your session title or description. Secondary modeling software tool employed - this information is collected for internal use only and, according to PAW policy, may not appear in your session title or description.
* For which track would your presentation be a better fit: "Expert/practitioner" or "All levels"? Instead of choosing, you may indicate that either track would work for you, and/or indicate a degree of preference. You also may optionally include more specific audience requirements, or other related comments. Your response will determine the PAW-Gov Program Track for which your session is considered. Note "All levels" is not necessarily the dominant track; more than half of PAW attendees are hands-on practitioners, many of whom look to the "Expert/practitioner" track for primary content.

Speaker Information

* Speaker Email Address
Agent Email Address. If you are not the speaker (e.g., an agent, assistant, or PR staff), your email is required here, in addition to the speaker's email address in the field just above.
* First Name
* Last Name
Affiliation
Title
* Address
Address (line 2)
* City
* State
Zip Code
* Country

* Phone
How did you hear about Predictive Analytics World for Government?

* Speaker bio - 150 word maximum. This should be your complete bio, in paragraph form, as it will appear in the conference program if your submission is accepted (see prior PAW speakers for examples). If you have previously spoken at Predictive Analytics World, please begin this field with, "PREVIOUS PAW SPEAKER" (this phrase will not be included in your bio).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CO-PRESENTERS - Speaking experience, a sentence on the quantitative evaluation results and/or project ROI you will present, and any other information, such as references (optional) or a second speaker. If you are proposing a co-presenter, provide name, affiliation, bio and email address. Note that co-presenters are only permitted if they will provide substantive content; co-presenters intended for only introductions, formalities or vendor information are not permitted. If your co-presenter has previously spoken at Predictive Analytics World, please include, "PREVIOUS PAW SPEAKER" (this phrase will not be included in her or his bio).

NOTE: If you do not receive an emailed submission confirmation within one week after submission, please re-submit and email (please wait a full week first); be certain to retain a copy of all your field entries above for your records.

Click the "Submit" button below only if you agree to the following speaker requirements and restrictions:

Vendor-neutral content. Your presentation may contain no "sales pitches" or sales-oriented material. Although positive exposure is generally a natural side-effect of presenting at PAW-Gov, your session must focus entirely (with the exception of a brief, "non-salesy" mention of the software solution employed, if relevant) on substantive content that the audience can implement and benefit from.
Named case study. If your submission indicates you have authority to share the name of the organization or department that benefited from the deployment of predictive analytics, you must attain, prior to submitting the speaker submission form, such authorization, both for it to be named within your presentation materials, as well as within PAW-Gov’s event publicity materials and listings. If for any reason the organization subsequently revokes authorization to be named (i.e., "changes its mind"), the session will be cancelled from the PAW-Gov program.
Travel expenses. PAW-GOV does not have a budget to cover speaker travel expenses. Speakers are responsible for their own travel expenses. You certify that you have secured funds (or secured authorization for such funds, where applicable) to fully cover your travel expenses as needed in order to attend the event at which you are proposing to speak.
Speaker cancellation. You certify that you have the means and opportunity to attend and present at the PAW-GOV event at which you are proposing to speak, and that you have attained any pertinent authorization, such as that of your employer, prior to submitting the speaker submission form. If your submission to speak at PAW-GOV is accepted, cancellation subsequent to PAW-GOV speaker registration for any non-medical reason is against PAW-GOV policy and is considered an infraction against meeting your professional obligations. If your submission is accepted, PAW-GOV will rely on your participation and will turn away qualified speakers in favor of including your session. PAW-GOV begins publicizing your session immediately upon confirmation in order to attract attendees to the event. If medical conditions preclude your attendance at PAW-GOV, you agree to make best efforts to notify PAW-GOV as early as possible; in such a case, while assistance finding a replacement speaker is requested and appreciated, PAW-GOV must screen any prospective replacement speaker, and retains the right to find a replacement speaker on its own.
Agents and PR staff. If the person completing the speaker submission form is not the speaker (e.g., an agent, assistant, or PR staff), you must enter both your email address as well as the speaker's, as indicated on the submission form. You certify that you are authorized as an agent to submit the speaker proposal form on her or his behalf, and that the speaker has been consulted regarding, and is willing to agree to, the provisions listed here; upon acceptance, the speaker her- or himself will be required to explicitly agree to these provisions via the PAW-GOV Speaker Agreement.
Co-presenters. If not included within your speaker submission, co-presenters may only participate at PAW-GOV after attaining prior permission from PAW-GOV, and after they have undertaken PAW-GOV speaker registration.
Client co-presenters. If you are an analytics services vendor or consultant co-presenting with a client, per PAW-GOV policy, the cancellation of your co-presenter will result in the cancellation of your overall session.
Session length. You agree to participate in a speaking slot ranging from 20 to 60 minutes, at the discretion of PAW-GOV, as determined by its conference program constraints and requirements.