Senior Executives from Time Warner Cable, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and Avis Budget Group are among industry leaders who will discuss revolutionary concepts for driving profitable growth during the 7th Annual Revenue Management & Price Optimization Conference on Oct. 6-7.

Georgia Tech's College of Management and Revenue Analytics are co-hosts of the event at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Midtown Atlanta.

Influential leaders from transportation and distribution, retail, travel and hospitality, consumer goods and manufacturing will join researchers and service providers at the conference, themed "Breakthrough Analytics for Business Acceleration."

"Savvy companies gain a competitive edge from Pricing and Revenue Management programs," said Robert G. Cross, Conference Co-host, and Chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Revenue Analytics. "This year's conference will bring together visionaries who use breakthrough analytics to focus and filter customer data, giving insight into predicting customer behavior."

Hundreds of attendees will gain valuable insight from keynote speeches, highly interactive panel discussions, specialized workshops, and networking opportunities.

The first day of the conference will feature keynote speeches by:

-- Michael Diamond, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Time Warner Cable

-- Greg Cross, Senior Vice President of Revenue Management, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

-- Scott Deaver, Executive Vice President of Strategy, Avis Budget Group

Attendees with have the opportunity to interact with experts during four panel sessions featuring executives from companies such as The Home Depot, Bank of America, Marriott International, Royal Caribbean, Time Warner Cable, InterContinental Hotels Group, and Equifax. The panels will address topics related to driving profitable revenue growth and assuring customer loyalty. Two breakout sessions, also during the first day, will focus on topics related to pricing, revenue growth, and measuring success.

Six workshops, led by experts with Georgia Tech, Revenue Analytics, and Marriott International, fill the optional second day. Topics range from the principles of Revenue Management to advanced subjects related to bulk pricing and measuring the accuracy of forecasts.

"The volume and complexity of customer data is growing exponentially. Opportunities and risks abound in this transparent environment," said Mark Ferguson, Georgia Tech Adjunct Associate Professor and Co-host of the Conference. "It is crucial for professionals and academics to gather and share breakthroughs as consumers continually evaluate opportunities, alternatives and price."