The outcomes of this conference will include the identification and articulation of the crucial behaviors and approaches that are logically and empirically related to decision support and the formation of a culture and organizational function that promotes and fosters business performance management. The relationship between leadership, culture, decision support, and outcomes will be highlighted. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of the implications of decision support for leaders in higher education. 

• 9:00 AM — Welcome and Introduction, Steve Swant, executive vice president, Administration and Finance, Georgia Tech
• 9:10 AM — Decision Support @ Georgia Tech, Amir Rahnamay-Azar, senior vice president, Administration and Finance, Georgia Tech
• 9:30 AM — Keynote: "The Evolving University: Disruptive Change and Institutional Innovation," by Richard A. DeMillo, director, Center for 21st Century Universities and distinguished professor of Computing and Business, Georgia Tech
• 10:30 AM — "Best Practice Perspectives: Development and Evolution of Decision Support," featuring Aaron Walz, director of Decision Support, Administrative Information Technology Services, University of Illinois, and Holly Nielsen, interim executive director for Application and Information Services, University of Michigan
• Noon — Lunch 
• 1:00 PM — "The Art and Science of Communicating Data: Information Design + Data Visualization Trends and Practices," Holly Goodson, chief data officer and director, Institutional Research, Georgia Health Sciences University 
• 2:00 PM — "Envisioning and Developing a Decision Support Function," with facilitators Chet Warzynski and Kevin Center, Organizational Development, Georgia Tech 
• 3:30 PM — Wrap-up and Adjournment