Enterprise Search Europe 2012

Enterprise Search Europe took place in London in May 2012 and was a great success. Explore this site to find out more about the 2012 programme and the presentations which took place.

Enterprise Search Europe offers a European perspective on the technology, selection, implementation and optimisation of enterprise-scale search applications. Featuring case studies, specialist ‘Topic Talk’ sessions, and in-depth analysis, the conference provides a platform for experts and practitioners to share experiences and exchange perspectives on current and future projects and applications. Topics covered include the future of search, developing a business case, user experience, and making the most of SharePoint. Enterprise Search Europe is run by Information Today – organisers of the highly successful Enterprise Search Summit series in the US.

Keynote Speakers

Paul Doscher discussed the opportunities and challenges for enterprise search in Europe, and shared his thoughts about what the search industry, both commercial and open source, needs to do to ensure that the use of search increases.

Matt Eichner talked about Google’s view on the future of search, how it relates to innovations happening at Google.com, and what it means for the enterprise and the Google Search Appliance model.

Plus case studies from 3i PLC, Booz Allen Hamilton, Harvard Business School, Linklaters, The National Archives and more.

Enterprise Search Europe 2012 Speaker List

Stephen E. Arnold, ArnoldIT.com

Emma Bayne, The National Archives

Gerard Bredenoord, Knowledge Innovations Ltd

Runar Buvik, Searchdaimon AS

Iain Fletcher, Search Technologies

Enda Flynn, Comperio

Damon Fordham, 3i plc

Charlie Hull, Flax

Hans-Josef Jeanrond, Sinequa

Torsten Mollien, Avanade

Matt Mullen, Real Story Group

Matt Nelson, Funnelback

Kristian Norling, Findwise

Miles Oldrey, Smartlogic

Bhupesh Pattni, Comperio

Alan Pelz-Sharpe, 451 Research

Donald Phillips, The National Archives

Richard Pinder, Smartlogic

Trond Renshuslokken, Comperio, Norway

Valentin Richter, Raytion

Tony Russell-Rose, UXLabs and co-author of Designing the Search Experience, also at City University London

Melissa Shaffer, Harvard Business School

Tyler Tate, TwigKit

Christian Vogt, Raytion

Martin White,

Laura Wilber, Exalead SA

Clément Yunes, ATOS

Comments from 2012 delegates

“Very good insights.”

“Sessions/speakers that presented experience and best practice from their concrete projects were very helpful. This gave a lot of ideas to me how to implement use cases that show the real value of Enterprise Search in my company.”

“Just the 3 keynotes alone worth the price of the conference.”

“Very good presentations, high quality information.”