--- title: Registration Now Open for 2019 Great Lakes BI & Big Data Summit description: Registration is now open for the 7th annual Great Lakes Business Intelligence & Big Data Summit on March 7, 2019. image: https://blog.witinc.com/hubfs/BI%20Summit/2018%20photo%20grid.png --- [![static1.squarespace.comstatic590a2d39e4fcb5f1d7b2f0f9t5caf7332085229b84f213cb21555002163479WIT+logo_2018](https://blog.witinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/static1.squarespace.comstatic590a2d39e4fcb5f1d7b2f0f9t5caf7332085229b84f213cb21555002163479WIT+logo_2018.png?width=130&height=76&name=static1.squarespace.comstatic590a2d39e4fcb5f1d7b2f0f9t5caf7332085229b84f213cb21555002163479WIT+logo_2018.png "static1.squarespace.comstatic590a2d39e4fcb5f1d7b2f0f9t5caf7332085229b84f213cb21555002163479WIT+logo_2018")](https://www.witinc.com/) - [Data Dilemmas](https://www.witinc.com/services) - [Services](https://www.witinc.com/data-smart-ops) - [DataSmartOps](https://www.witinc.com/data-smart-ops) - [Analytics Strategy](https://www.witinc.com/analytics-strategy) - [Data Integration](https://www.witinc.com/data-integration) - [Data to Dashboards](https://www.witinc.com/data-to-dashboards) - [Analytics Process Automation](https://www.witinc.com/analytics-process-automation) - [Predictive Analytics](https://www.witinc.com/predictive-analytics) - [Resources](https://www.witinc.com/resources) - [Resource Library](https://www.witinc.com/resources) - [Microsoft Fabric User Group](https://www.witinc.com/microsoft-fabric-user-group) - [Analytics Self-Assessment](https://www.witinc.com/analytics-self-assessment) - [Events](https://www.witinc.com/upcoming-events) - [Blog](https://blog.witinc.com) - [Great Lakes Summit](https://www.witinc.com/great-lakes-data-ai-analytics-summit) - [About Us](https://www.witinc.com/about-us) - [Who We Are](https://www.witinc.com/about-us) - [Our Experience](https://www.witinc.com/our-experience) - [Our Partners](https://www.witinc.com/partners/) - [Join Our Team](https://www.witinc.com/careers/) - [Contact Us](https://www.witinc.com/contact-us) January 08, 2019 # Registration Now Open for 2019 Great Lakes BI & Big Data Summit WIT Inc. is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the seventh annual *[Great Lakes Business Intelligence and Big Data Summit](https://www.witinc.com/great-lakes-data-summit).* The Summit will take place Thursday, March 7, 2019, at the Detroit Marriott Troy in Troy, Michigan. This is a premier business analytics conference for any IT and BI professionals who are interested in discovering best practices to tackle real-world big data issues.    In its seventh year, the Summit is estimated to attract more than 350 BI practitioners from across the Midwest to share their expertise on big data and to make lasting connections. The event offers attendees ample learning and networking opportunities throughout the day, with two keynote speakers, 16 breakout sessions, interactive demos, hands-on workshops, and numerous chances to network with peers during lunch and breaks.  [![2018 photo grid](https://blog.witinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BI%20Summit/2018%20photo%20grid.png?width=1147&name=2018%20photo%20grid.png)](https://www.witinc.com/great-lakes-bi-big-data-summit/) The speaker line-up at the 2019 Summit will be comprised of IT and analytics leaders from a cross-section across multiple industries, including the City of Lansing, Meritor, BorgWarner, and Dominos. Featured keynotes include Alberto Cairo, Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the University of Miami and Chris Surdak, noted author, strategist, and futurist who will discuss how organizations can react and adapt to the disruptive nature of digital transformation. [Click here](https://www.witinc.com/bi-summit-2019) for more details about speakers.  This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. A special thank you to continued support from Qlik, Tableau, Alteryx, DataRobot, Microstrategy, Informatica, and Attunity. New sponsors this year include Snowflake, Dremio, and MemSQL. [Click here](https://www.witinc.com/bi-summit-2019) for more information about sponsors.    ![BI Summit 2019 Email Banner](https://blog.witinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BI%20Summit%202019%20Email%20Banner.png?width=2801&name=BI%20Summit%202019%20Email%20Banner.png) **About the Great Lakes BI Summit** The [Great Lakes Business Intelligence & Big Data Summit](https://www.witinc.com/great-lakes-data-summit) will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the Detroit Marriott Troy in Troy, MI. This one-day event includes keynotes from industry experts, case study sessions, vendor software demonstrations, workshops, and plenty of networking opportunities. Attendees will learn about the latest BI and Big Data software, best practices, and success stories to help them capitalize on big data, business intelligence, analytics, and data visualization opportunities. 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