The Tippie College of Business will host an innovation forum for local businesses that want to learn more about analytics on Friday, April 27 in Iowa City.

“Analytics: Data-driven Innovation” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Sheraton Hotel. Speakers include Anne Robinson, director of supply chain strategy and analytics for Verizon Wireless, and Thornton May, executive director and dean of the IT Leadership Academy and author of “The New Know: Innovation Powered by Analytics.”

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information or to make a reservation visit http://tippie.uiowa.edu/fulltimemba/calendar/register.cfm?eid=9183 or call 319-335-0053.