IT SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS PROBLEMS

AGENDA

Wednesday, May 7, 2003

Hilton Valley Forge, King of Prussia, PA

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:30AM

REGISTRATION – Grand Foyer, Grand Ballroom

Continental Breakfast/Networking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:00AM-9:15AM

WELCOME - Grand Ballroom

 

 

Marc Di Francisco, President, CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION

 


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Tom Egan, Executive Director, Business Technology Center, West Chester University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:15AM-10:15AM

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS –MOBILE HIGH-SPEED DATA – EXPLORING BUSINESS IMPACTS

 

 

 

 

Ray Gilbert
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Ray Gilbert
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Presented by: Ray Gilbert, Director CIO-Chief Technology Office; Sandip Mukerjee, PH.D., Director Mobility Offer Management, Wireless Network Group, Lucent Technologies

Discussion:  United States and Canadian Carriers have deployed Mobile High Speed Data (MHSD) nationally with 40kK to 80K average throughput, which is equivalent to or better than landline modem experience and available today.  Service Providers are testing the Next Generation MHSD with up to 400K average throughput with peak speeds up to 2.4 MB, which is equivalent to the cable modem experience available in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:15AM-11:00AM

BREAK: VENDOR PAVILION – Ritten House Ballroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00AM-Noon
Session 1

Hancock Salon


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ZERO-GAP PLANNING AND WIRELESS 802.11/WIFI RISK ANALYSIS

Presented by:  Stephen B. Buerle, North America Security Practice Director, Unisys and Adjunct Professor in the E-Security Program at NYU’s Information Technology Institute.  Certified by NSA in their IAM.

Business Problem: Analysis and mitigation of 802.11/WiFi risks that (may) adversely impact Microsoft infrastructures, operations and service.

Solution:  Unisys Zero-Gap Wireless 802.11/WiFi Risk Analysis
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Session 2

A CONVERSATION ON THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

Franklin Salon


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Presented by: Lawrence D. Alexander, Ph.D., Director, Advanced Technology Management & Data Systems, Lockheed Martin M&DS

Description: Discuss the future of Information Technology over the next 5-10 years, with the central Focus on the growth of the internet.
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Session 3

MEASURING RISK AND VALUING INFORMATION: A COMPILATION OF 36 CASES

 

 

 

 

Washington Suite

Douglas W. Hubbard
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Presented by: Douglas W. Hubbard, President & Founder, Hubbard Decision Research

Business Problem: Measuring Risk and the economic impact of information value.
Solution: Applied Information Economics
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Noon-1:30PM

LUNCH – Grand Ballroom

 


Skip Bailey
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LUNCHEON SPEAKER:  Skip Bailey, Asst. Director Information Resources, FBI

Title: Being a Change Agent in an Unchangeable Organization

Can you have an impact in a large organization? What are the Principles that lead to change? How is change sustained? These are the questions that will be addressed by Dr Gregg (Skip) Bailey Assistant Director, Information Technology at the Federal Bureau Of Investigation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:30PM -2:30PM

 

 

Session 1

Hancock Salon

A ROADMAP TO COLLABORATION

Presented by:  Lowell Paschke, Director of Information Technology, Houghton International & JD Edwards

Discussion:  A Roadmap to Collaboration – A discussion on how Houghton International is using it’s ERP system as the foundation for forming stronger partnerships with their customers and vendors.

 

 

 

 

Session 2

E-HEALTH AND SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

 

 

 

 

Franklin Salon

Maria C. Horton
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Presented by: Maria C. Horton, CISSP, CIO (Ret), National Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, EmeSec, Inc, Principal

Business Problem: Healthcare providers facing the responsibilities of preparing for—and delivering--both traditional and e-health services, as well as dealing with providing adequate first responder capabilities related to weapons of mass destructions whether traumatic, radio logic, or biologic.

Solution: E-health services and the integration of information security practices into the design of civilian and military healthcare settings.
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Session 3

INTEGRATED CONTENT AND COLLABORATION:  THE ULTIMATE COMBINATION OF FLEXIBILITY AND CONTROL

 

 

 

 

Adams Salon

Whitney Tidmarsh
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Presented by: Whitney Tidmarsh, VP of Product Marketing, Documentum

Business Problem: Audience members will learn how enterprise content management and collaboration complement one another and how an integrated platform both accelerates development and delivery of products and services while capturing best practices and managing enterprise knowledge. They will also learn through demonstrations the ways in which several global organizations are implementing an integrated enterprise-wide content management and collaboration environment.

Solution: Standardization on a common platform that integrates both content management and collaboration.
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Session 4

SIG: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

WHO’S IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT:  TECHNOLOGY OR EDUCATION?

 

 

 

 

Washington Suite

Moderated by: Dr. Margaret (Peg) McManus, Interim Dean, School of Arts & Science, LaSalle University

Panelists:  Carol I. Smith, Executive Director, Mayor’s Commission on Technology, Director Workforce 2000; John Loftus, Principal, Safeguard Scientifics, LaSalle Computer Science Advisory Board; Christine Rhoads, Ph.D., CEO and Founder, ETM Associates, LaSalle Computer Science Advisory Board; Munir Mandviwalla, Professor of MIS, Temple University; Margaret McCoey, Director, Digital Arts & Multimedia Design Program, LaSalle University

 

 

 

 

 

Business Problem: Does technology drive education or education drive technology? What does industry want or need? What do our schools and universities provide?  How do academia and the corporate world interact?  How can technology facilitate and advance education?  Does curriculum drive the technology or does the technology drive the curriculum?  How successful is corporate training such as corporate academies?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:30PM-3:30PM

BREAK VENDOR PAVILION – Ritten House Ballroom

 

 

 

 

3:30PM-4:30PM

 

 

 

 

 

Session 1

Franklin Salon


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VALUE PROPOSITIONS SUFFICENT TO JUSTIFY ENTERPRISE-WIDE VOICE, DATA, AND VIDEO SERVICES

Presented By:  Dr. Thomas A. Egan, Executive Director Business Technology Center, West Chester University

Business Problem:  Obtaining reliable, affordable, scalable enterprise bandwidth capable of delivering desired voice, data and video services

Solution:  Create a compelling business case adequate to convince bandwidth providers, including alternatives to the traditional regional monopolistic providers, to deliver a appropriate solution.
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Session 2

SIG:  COPING WITH THE POLITICS OF CHANGE

 

 

 

 

Adams Salon

Sherry Rubin
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Bill Morgan
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Bill Bauerle
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Steve Andriole
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Moderated by: Sherry Rubin, VP & CIO, Philadelphia Gas Works

Panelists: Bill Morgan, VP & CIO, Philadelphia Stock Exchange; Bill Bauerle, CIO, Lockheed Martin Mgt & Data Systems; Steve Andriole, Thomas G. Labrecque Professor, Villanova University, Former CIO for Safeguard Scientifics

Business Problem:  Today’s CIO is responsible for forging a road through a politically and economically changing environment.  How do we navigate this difficult road.
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Session 3

STRATEGIES TO ASSURE RETURN ON NEW AND EXISTING IT SYSTEM INVESTMENTS (ROEI AND ROI)

 

 

 

 

Washington Suite

Lori McKaig
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Kathy Walters
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William P. Loftus
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Moderated by: Lori P. McKaig, SVP, Gestalt, LLC and President, Network of Women in Computer Technology of the Delaware Valley

Business Problem:  How to increase the value of money already invested in IT as well as optimize future investments.

Solution: Interoperability
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Panelists: John M. Albanese, Executive Vice President, Information Technology Systems & Customer Service, The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Kathy Walters, VP, Exelon Energy Delivery Information Technology; William P. Loftus, CEO, Gestalt, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:30PM

EXECUTIVE RECEPTION

 

 

 

 

Grand Ballroom

Admittance by Conference Badge or VIP Pass Only Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IT SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS PROBLEMS

AGENDA

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Hilton Valley Forge, King of Prussia, PA

 

 

 

 

 

8:00AM-9:00AM

REGISTRATION – Grand Foyer, Grand Ballroom Continental Breakfast/Networking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:00AM-9:15AM

WELCOME – Grand Ballroom
Marc Di Francisco – President, CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit

 

 

 

 

Peter J. Julian
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PROGRAM INTRODUCTION
Peter J. Julian, Sr. VP & CIO (Ret), Crown Cork & Seal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:15AM-10:15AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

 

 

 

 

Grand Ballroom

THE EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION

 

 

 

 

 

Presented by: Steve I. Cooper, Special Assistant to the President, Senior Director for Information Integration and CIO for the Office of Homeland Security, The White House

 

 

Discussion: Infancy to present and future of the IT structure of the Office of Homeland Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:15AM-11:00AM

BREAK VENDOR PAVILION – Ritten House Ballroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00AM-Noon

 

 

 

 

Session 1

OUTSOURCING…..COMING TO AN IT ORGANIZATION NEAR YOU

 

 

 

 

Franklin Salon


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Presented by: Allison Young, VP, Information Technology Enterprise Application Development and Support, Cendant Corporation

Business Problem:  Information Technology represented a significant portion of the capital spent and these costs were increasing nearly exponentially as we continued to add new businesses to our portfolio of companies.  The challenge before the Global CIO was to reduce the cost of IT services and take full advantage of the scale that our expanded business portfolio represented.

Solution:  Outsourcing was identified as a way to reduce the cost of IT Support, improve the quality of operations.
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Session 2



Adams Salon

EFFECTIVE IDENTITY MANAGMENT SOLUTIONS

Presented by: Jason Lewis, Director of Product Management and Marketing, Web Access Product Division RSA Security.

Business Problem:  Efficiently and cost-effective management of the digital identities of a diverse user base.

Solution:  Identity Management
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Session 3

REDUCING COSTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE TRAINING – THE INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER DRIVER’S LICENSE

 

 

 

 

Washington Suite

Dianah Neff
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Grant Castle
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Moderated by:  Dianah Neff, CIO, City of Philadelphia

Panelists:  Grant Castle, President, ICDL-US; Carole I. Smith, Executive Director, Mayor’s Commission on Technology

 

Business Problem:  Organizations spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on training workers on skills that demonstrate the ability to operate a PC in today’s digital world.  Today, more than ever, increasing productivity is key to driving business success.  Critical to achieving productivity growth is having a workforce that has fundamental computer skills.

 

Solution:  Provide every individual with computer literacy opportunity and qualifications required to participate in a global digital society.  Greater Philadelphia Computer Skills Collaborative has partnered with International Computer Driver’s License (ICDL) to provide computer literacy credentials that certify fundamental computer skills that enable individuals to:  Connect, Communicate and Compete.
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Noon – 1:30PM

LUNCH – Grand Ballroom

 

 

Birds of a Feather

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:30PM-2:30PM

 

 

 

 

Session 1

Hancock Salon


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MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES

Presented by:  Al Decker, Executive Director, EDS Security and Privacy Services, EDS

Business problem:  Risk Mitigation of Security, Privacy and Business Operations Continuity

Solutions:  Third Party Managed Security Services
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Session 2

 

Adams Salon

Daily Business Intelligence

Presented By:  Rick Puckette, Vice President, Oracle Corporation

Business problem:  Recent issues in alleged accounting fraud have led to a major confidence problem affecting every business, employee, investor, as well as the US economy. Officers and Executives continue to wrestle with financial reporting integrity, daily operations controls, timely reporting and the varied interpretations of accounting methods. The net result is companies and their investors have lost confidence in the current process.

Solutions:  Oracle's has responded by helping many clients automate their financial business flows and by providing daily business intelligence views to corporate stakeholders. Improved flow, integrity, and timeliness of a company's reported financial data may in turn help restore investor confidence towards corporate financial accountability.

 

 

 

 

Session 3
Hancock Salon


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DISATER RECOVERY PANEL DISCUSSION:  CIO’S SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, PRIORITIES AND ISSUES

Moderated By:  Vickie Malis, VP of Marketing, Iron Mountain Off-Site Data Protection

Panelists:  Three major corporate CIO’s
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Business Problem:  New challenges and issues that face IT leadership

 

 

 

 

Session 4 

THE GRAMM, LEACH BLILEY ACT AND ITS AFFECT ON INFORMATION SECURITY ISSUES IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY

 

 

 

 

Washington Suite

Richard Yanke
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Moderated by: Richard Yanke, SVP & Director of Information Security, Sky Financial Group, 1st Vice Chairman, Pennsylvania Bankers Association-Group & Governing Council

Panelist:  Michael High, CFO, Progress Financial; Robert Smik, COO & CIO, Nova Savings Bank; Fred Schea, EVP, COO, Stonebridge Bank

Business Problem: How this legislation is touching all phases of banking, from the executive offices, to the data center, to the financial departments

Solution: How IT is proactively addressing compliances issues connected with this legislation.
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2:30PM-3:30PM

BREAK PAVILION – Ritten House Ballroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:30PM-4:30PM

 

 

Session 1

INTERNET SECURITY, THE DAILY CHALLENGE

 

 

 

 

Hancock Salon


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Presented by: Ralph Menzano, CIO, SEPTA

Business Problem: Securing Internet Access

Solution: Variety of policies and tools.
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Session 2

 

Franklin Salon




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DELIVERING BUSINESS VALUE THROUGH ENTERPRISE CHANGE MANAGEMENT:  CASE STUDY THAT DEMONSTRATES REDUCED DOWNTIME AND INCREASE PRODUCITIVITY

Presented by:  Evan Ellis, SVP, Worldwide Operations, SERENA Software, Inc.

Business Problem: As enterprises integrate their business applications across platforms allowing customers and business partners to access them 24x7 from Web front-ends, these applications are becoming even more business-critical than ever.  With this increased visibility come increased risk if applications fail or don’t perform.  Yet, according to the Standish Group, only 24% of software projects are completed on time and under budget, 84% of mission-critical projects do not work as required and planned, and poor quality causes up to 45% of system downtime.

Solution:  Enterprise Change Management consists of processes and tools that enable the Application development organizations to systematically and successfully manage change to Enterprise applications.  Serena Software is the Enterprise Change Management leader, with tools that span all major platforms and partnerships/consulting services to help organizations create processes to successfully manage change to software applications.
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Session 3

MANAGING THE IT ENTERPRISE FOR HEALTHCARE

 

 

 

 

Adams Salon




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Moderated by: Dr. Elliot Sloane, Past President of American College of Clinical Engineering, Villanova University

Panelists:  Stephen Tranquillo, CIO, Thomas Jefferson University; Paul Vegoda, Past President HIMSS, The Malvern Group; Daphne Thomas, Director Research & Development, Siemens

Discussion: This panel’s distinguished guests will discuss their unique personal experiences and perspectives on providing strategic CIO leadership in the challenging healthcare IT environment.

 

 

 

 

Session 4

GOOD TO GREAT, MAKING GOOD IT ORGANIZATIONS STRONGER

 

 

 

 

Washington Suite

Moderated by: Suzanne Fairlie, President, ProSearch, Inc.

 

Suzanne Fairlie
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Dianah Neff
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Robin Beck
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Panel Participants: Dianah Neff, CIO, City of Philadelphia; Robin Beck, VP for Information Systems and Computing, University of Pennsylvania
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Conference Ends

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials contained herein are for marketing purposes only. Speakers, topics, etc. are not in final form and are subject to change, replacement, substitution, etc.