Conference Chair, Martin White’s Personal Picks

Enterprise Search Europe

30 & 31 May 2012

Hilton London Olympia

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.

Speakers’ Soundbytes

Meet the speakers and discover their views about the latest trends and challenges in enterprise search.

Speakers’ Soundbytes

Keynote Speakers

Paul Doscher will discuss the opportunities and challenges for enterprise search in Europe, and share 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 will talk 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

Ramin Assa, Booz Allen Hamilton

Emma Bayne, The National Archives

Gerard Bredenoord, Knowledge Innovations Ltd

Runar Buvik, Searchdaimon AS

Iain Fletcher, Search Technologies

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

Alan Pelz-Sharpe, Real Story Group

Donald Phillips, The National Archives

Richard Pinder, Smartlogic

Valentin Richter, Raytion

Tony Russell-Rose, UXLabs

Melissa Shaffer, Harvard Business School

Tyler Tate, TwigKit

Christian Vogt, Raytion

Martin White, Intranet Focus Ltd

Laura Wilber, Exalead SA

Clément Yunes, ATOS

Comments from 2011 delegates

“Very good to see such a wide variety of individuals from vendors, integrators and implementers.”

“Thanks for a good conference and I hope it continues to flourish”

“It was great to be involved in the first Enterprise Search Europe event in 2011. The quality of speakers and delegates met all our expectations, and the organisation and location were both excellent. Overall, it was very worthwhile for us and we’re looking forward to being involved again in 2012.”