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| 7:30AM-9:00AM |
REGISTRATION – Foyer |
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| 7:30AM-9:00AM |
PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
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9:00AM-9:15AM
 Chris Horace's bio |
WELCOME Marc Di Francisco, President, CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit
PROGRAM INTRODUCTION Chris Horace, President, Atlanta SIM Chapter & Director, Global G&A and IT Sourcing, The Coca-Cola Company |
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9:15AM-10:15AM
 Lee Congdon's bio |
KEYNOTE – “OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: A POWERFUL MODEL FOR INNOVATION AND VALUE” Presented by: Lee Congdon, CIO, Red Hat Discussion: For more than a decade open source and Linux have helped to significantly transform the economics of IT. Fueled by an enduring collaborative model, it has had far reaching affects on the value of enterprise computing and innovation. In his talk, Lee Congdon, CIO of Red Hat, will draw on the needs of today's CIOs and map the adoption of open source in the enterprise. As we look ahead, hear how Red Hat is helping customers realize better performance from development to deployment, not just through Linux, but through a deeper open source strategy.
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| 10:15AM-11:00AM |
BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION |
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11:00AM-Noon Session 1
 Paul Penny's bio
 Jim Draughn's bio
 John Dunbar's bio
Richard Stepanek's bio
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“IT DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING: FLAG BEARER AND TREND SETTER FOR CORPORATE BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING” Moderated by: Paul Penny, Executive Solution Architect, Consonus Technologies Panelists: Jim Draughn, Director of Enterprise Engineering, Acuity Brands Lighting John Dunbar,CIO, Aquilex Corporation Richard Stepanek, VP Information Technology Operations, Precyse Solutions, LLC Business Problem: DR planning as a Function of overall BC Strategy IT Solution:Frameworks for BC and DR planning Many IT Organizations have taken the initiative around Disaster Recovery planning for IT assets and services. DR planning is considered an important element of a much larger Business Continuity planning effort undertaken to protect the enterprise at large. But is it really being driven as a top-down approach from executive levels or are CIO’s and other IT decision makers actually raising corporate awareness and fostering more prudent corporate governance through the DR planning process? This presentation will offer DR/BC planning frameworks and approaches, present case studies from IT practitioners on the planning and executing of their DR strategies, and encourage a discussion on the effect or role of IT DR planning on overall corporate BC planning.
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Session 2
 Danielle Ayan's bio
 Don Hill's bio
 Ryan M. Fernandes's bio
 Steve French's bio
 Joseph Van Loo's bio
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“INTEGRATING LOCATION INTO ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION-MAKING AND ENHANCED DELIVERY OF SERVICES” Moderated by: Danielle Ayan, Research Scientist II, Center for Geographic
Information Systems (CGIS), Georgia Institute of Technologies Panelists: Don Hill, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ryan M. Fernandes, Interim Director/CIO, Department of IT, Fulton County, Georgia Alan Travis, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Steve French, Ph.D. FAICP, Director, Center for GIS, Georgia Institute of Technology: Joseph Van Loo, Supervisor, UPS Retail Services Discussion: Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies (GIS/T) are unparalleled in their abilities to enhance decision making and delivery of services. This panel will highlight geospatial program and project components necessary for better decisions by anyone at any level in any industry in public, academic and private sectors. The panelists will identify how they’re using GIS to provide Location-based services, make administrative decisions and generally drive business. |
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Noon-1:30PM
 James Seligman's bio |
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE – “THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PROTECTING HEALTH” Presented by: James Seligman, CIO, Centers for Disease Control Discussion: As the nation’s premiere disease prevention agency, information technology has played a vital role in CDC’s efforts to protect the public’s health over the last 60 years. IT is integral to disease detection; outbreak, natural disaster, and epidemic response; understanding new health threats; and fostering good health choices and medical care. Implications of pandemic influenza on businesses and IT will be discussed along with other contemporary health challenges. |
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| 1:30PM-1:45PM |
DESSERT – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION |
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1:45PM-2:45PM Session 1
 Virginia Bradley's bio
 Kathy Lamb's bio
 Mary Anne Green
 Shawn Willoughby's bio |
“IT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES” Moderated by: Virginia Bradley, President, GlobalEXECWomen Panelists: Kathy Lamb, CIO, Ames Tools Mary Anne Green, VP, Delta Air Lines Shawn Willoughby, Sr. Director IS, Total Debt Management Discussion: New Technologies are always evolving in the market place and work place. What are the technologies that customers want to use? How do technologies affect how we work? As we know, the adoption rates very between the technology groups and social networking groups. Come and check out the panel for various insights. |
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Session 2
 Anubhav Saxena's bio
 Guido Sacchi's bio
 Shaun W Cutter's bio
 Dan Agranow's bio
 Pankaj Chawla's bio |
“STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT – ALIGNING IT WITH BUSINESS” Moderated by: Anubhav Saxena, Associate Vice President , HCL America Inc Panelists: Guido Sacchi, Chief Information Officer, Compucredit Inc Shaun W Cutter, Director-Technical Services, Exide Technologies Dan Agranow, CTO, The Weather Channel
Pankaj Chawla, Director of Application, Beazer Homes Discussion: How “Real Time Businesses” expect to leverage IT to anticipate customer needs, create opportunities, and beat the competition & how effectively IT is meeting the challenge. How “Real Time Businesses” expect IT to provide tools/ intelligence to sense and respond to change using real-time technology to increase customer retention & profitability. |
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| 2:45PM-3:30PM |
BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION |
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3:30PM-4:30PM Session 1
 Mick Hollison's bio
Tom Eacobacci's bio |
“HOW TO LEVERAGE VIRTUALIZATON TO TRANSFORM YOUR DATACENTER INTO A DELIVERY CENTER” Presented by: Mick Hollison, VP of Desktop Delivery, Citrix Systems Tom Eacobacci, VP of Southeast, US, Citrix Systems Discussion: Virtualization is the latest buzzword in IT but what does it really mean for CIOs? How can virtualization help deliver desktops and applications in a more secure and cost-effective manner without compromising end user experience? In this talk, Mick Hollison, VP of Desktop Delivery at Citrix Systems will discuss how virtualization is emerging as the core enabler of desktop and application delivery. How? By enabling the key components of computing to be dynamically assembled on demand right from the datacenter – empowering IT with more control, providing increased flexibility for the business, and delivering a high performance experience for end users. Come learn about the best practices for transforming your datacenter into a delivery center from one of the foremost virtualization experts in the field. |
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Session 2
 Alan Guibord's bio |
“WORKSHOP: “JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER-A-WORKSHOP DEDICATED TO YOU AND YOUR CAREER” Facilitated by: Alan Guibord, Chairman & Founder, The Advisory Council and former CEO, Computerworld, and former CIO, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Workshop: This executive session is designed to be a group learning experience based on career management challenges. This workshop will include a group work session based on actual career situations. Each group will present its findings, followed by open discussion and sharing of ideas. In addition, the actual results of the situation will be presented. Learn from the experts as well as your peers. Take a huge leap towards enhancing your career |
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Session 3
Betsy Walker's bio |
“UNLOCKING BUSINESS VALUE: A DISCUSSION OF ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE, REDUCE RISKS, AND CONTROL COSTS” Moderated by: Betsy Walker, MBA, WW Product Marketing Manager, IBM Panelists: TBD Discussion: Today’s enterprise-level IT departments are challenged to support the highest levels of corporate performance within a strict budget. The risks of information security, data retention and compliance loom large. Enterprise data management strategies enable you to accelerate performance while controlling costs and mitigating risks. In this session, we will discuss some of the strategies that leading organizations have implemented to align their management of application data with their business objectives to optimize performance, mitigate risks and control costs |
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| 4:30PM |
EXECUTIVE RECEPTION Admittance by Conference Badge or VIP Pass Only, Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages |
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