Pittsburgh – September 23 & 24, 2008   Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods Pittsburgh, PA   7:00AM   REGISTRATION – Pre-function Area   7:00AM-8:45AM   PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING/BUFFET BREAKFAST   8:45AM-9:00AM   WELCOME Marc Di Francisco, President, CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit PROGRAM INTRODUCTION Phil Svesnik, Co-Conference Director, CIO, Westmoreland County   9:00AM-10:00AM   KEYNOTE – "GROOMIN THE NEXT CIO" Presented by: Darwin John, Former CIO, Scott Paper, LDS Church, FBI Description:One of only 32 members inducted into the CIO Magazine Hall of fame; Darwin will speak to the realities of today and the requirements of the role of CIO going forward which will be both more complex and require more leadership capability. Beyond that he will speak to the "call to action" for those of us in the field, if we are to be responsive. This call to action will be about leadership that can deliver the basics of IT in a flawless manner. It is about earning ones way into the inner circle of leadership of the enterprise with earned trust, respect and credibility. It is about leading change in ones self and others. Therefore what must we do or do differently. This will include proactive approaches to the transformation required between where we are and where we must be. Finally, will be a period of dialog with the attendees to explore, challenge, probe and test concepts presented.   10:00AM-10:30AM   BREAK – SOLUTION EXCHANGE PAVILION – Pre-function Area   10:30AM-11:30AM Session 1   "APPLICATIONS OF A SERVICE ORENTED STORAGE SOLUTION" Moderated by: Claus Mikkelsen,Chief Scientist, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Description: In today’s data center, the struggle to manage an ever growing storage environment is well known. A key challenge is to create a solution that provides the variety of services required by the business, allow it to scale as business scales and, of course, spend less to manage than last year. In the storage industry, this is known as a Service Oriented Storage Solution. In this session we will learn more about how a service oriented storage solution is constructed and how it can be applied to your data center. In addition a panel of three end users of a service oriented storage solution will talk about their experiences and answer your questions about applying this to your data center.   11:30PM-12:00PM   BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION – Pre-function Area   12:00AM-1:00PM Session 1   "BUSINESS VALUE: A DISCUSSION OF ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE, REDUCE RISKS AND CONTROL COSTS" Moderator: Lise Neeley,VP, IBM Software Group Panelists: TBD Description: 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.   Session 2   "CHALLENGES OF THE MID-MARKET CIO" Panelists: Edward Cutone,VP & CIO, OneCoast Mark Dietrick, Dir. Research & Development, & Sr. Associate, Burt Hill   1:00AM-2:30PM   LUNCHEON KEYNOTE – "OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: A POWERFUL MODEL FOR INNOVATION AND VALUE" Presented by: Lee Congdon,CIO, Red Hat, Inc. Description: 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.   2:30PM-2:45PM   DESSERT – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION-Pre-function Area   2:45PM-3:45PM Session 1   "MEASURING IT PERFORMANCE TO DELIVER BETTER BUSINESS VALUE" Moderated by: Partha Bommireddy,VP, iGate Panelists: TBD Description: As business imperatives encourage aligning the transactional business processes with the enabling applications, business outcome will define the criteria for technology evaluation. The cost of technology needs to align with business value. This would lead enterprises to demand a flexible engagement model that would: Pay only for what you use Pay for the output, not for the input Insulate costs from fluctuation   Session 2   "WORKSHOP: "IMPROVING YOUR EFFECTIVENESS" A WORKSHOP DEDICATED TO YOUR SUCESS" Facilitated by: Alan Guibord:Chairman & Founder, The Advisory Council and former CEO, Computerworld, Former CIO R.R. Donnelley & Sons Description: 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.   3:45PM   EXECUTIVE RECEPTION Admittance by Conference Badge or VIP Pass Only, Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres and Beverages   Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods Pittsburgh, PA   7:00AM   REGISTRATION – Pre-function Area   7:30AM-9:00AM   PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING/BUFFET BREAKFAST   9:00AM-9:15AM   WELCOME Marc Di Francisco, President, CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit PROGRAM INTRODUCTION Ken Sochats, Co-Conference Director, Director Visual Information Systems Center, University of Pittsburgh   9:15AM-10:15AM   KEYNOTE – "STRATEGIC BUSINESS VITRUALIZATION – CREATING AN ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE" Presented by:Jack Wilson, Vice President & Enterprise Architect, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company Description: Virtualization is more than just a concept limited to hardware or software. It is a concept of removing all physical barriers to conducting business. Great strides have been made in terms of virtualizing servers and workstations and this has been a very important development. The question now becomes how wide and deep can we extend the concept of virtualization within an organization and how can it provide a competitive business advantage. Amerisure will be considered as a case study as a company that has made the metamorphosis from a typical complex , inflexible, physically limiting infrastructure to a streamlined, flexible and agile virtual infrastructure. We’ll consider the phases and reach of the virtualization of the workstations, servers, mobile notebooks, softphones and information assets (documents, video, audio). This is reality not just theory and we’ll discuss lessons learned and suggestions for making this critical transition in any organization.   10:15AM-10:45AM   BREAK – SOLUTION EXCHANGE PAVILION – Pre-function Area   10:45AM-11:45AM Session 1   "LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: IT'S PERSONAL" Facilitated by: Bob Rouse,RLF Program Facilitator Andrew Lawlor, Associate VP, Technology & Communications,Edinboro University of Pittsburgh Description: This discussion will focus on the opportunities and perspectives associated with developing a "personal leadership style". Our intent is to investigate with panelists a number of different questions: What does personal leadership style mean to you today? How has the experience of gaining that leadership perspective translated into the way you execute your corporate role today? What is it about the process of "getting there" that surprised you the most? What would your peers and subordinates say is different about your leadership practices today? How do you view the differences between leadership and management?   Session 2   "REDUCING COST AND COMPLEXITY WITH VIRTUALIZATION" Moderated by: Red Hat Description: : Is your organization facing budget cutbacks? Many IT decision makers are eager to learn how to continue to support and maintain their IT Infrastructure while cutting their operating costs. Red Hat focuses on solutions for customers who wish to simplify their IT Infrastructure, consolidates workloads, and increase availability. Our integrated virtualization capabilities give choice to deployments: standalone, virtual servers, and cloud computing or even software appliances. Unlike expensive, proprietary solutions, Red Hat virtualization allows guests to run Enterprise Linux, Solaris and Windows. Learn how the open source solutions from Red Hat can virtualize any server without additional software, operating system subscriptions, or hardware.   11:45PM–1:15PM   CLOSING LUNCHEON KEYNOTE – "MOBILITY TRENDS" Presented by: Ray Gilbert, Former VP IT, Lucent Technologies   1:15 PM-1:30PM   DESSERT & FINAL DRAWINGS– SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE –Pre-function Area   1:30PM   CONFERENCE ENDS   (Materials contained are for Marketing purposes only. Speakers, topics, etc. are not in final form and are subject to change.)