IT Roadmap Conference and Expo Washington, DC 2010
 
October 19, 2010 - Washington Convention Center
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8:00 amRegistration Opens & Continental Breakfast (Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks)
8:45 am - 9:00 amIT Roadmap: Welcome and Overview
John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World
9:00 am - 9:45 amExecutive Keynote Presentation: Is Your Head in the Clouds?
Marty Colburn, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
9:45 am - 10:15 amCisco Keynote Presentation: Enabling the Borderless Organization
Michael Rau, Chief Technology Officer, Borderless Networks Architecture, Cisco
10:15 am - 10:30 amNetworking Break
10:30 am - 12:30 pmCloud & Virtualization RoadmapConvergence & Wireless RoadmapData Center RoadmapManaging, Controlling & Optimizing Application Delivery RoadmapThe Secure Enterprise Roadmap
10:30 amCloud Computing and Virtualization: How the Global 2000 Are Evolving Their IT Infrastructure
Ken Male, Executive Vice Chairman and Founder, TheInfoPro		Crucial Intersection: IT Converges Applications, Services, & Infrastructure to Support the Distributed Enterprise
Robin Gareiss, Network World Columnist; Executive Vice President and Sr. Founding Partner, Nemertes Research		Architecting for Data Center Agility
Ted Ritter, Senior Research Analyst, Nemertes Research		Managing, Controlling and Optimizing Application Delivery
Jim Metzler, Network World Columnist; President, Ashton Metzler & Associates		Securing Against the Evolving Threat Landscape
Andreas Antonopoulos, Network World Columnist; Senior Vice President & Founding Partner, Nemertes Research
11:30 am - 11:50 amData Center Networking: Evolution to the Cloud
Jim Morin, Director, Solutions Marketing, Ciena Corporation		Global MPLS Networks and the use of Extended-Net Networks
Margareta Saugar, Senior Business Development Manager, PCCW Global		Clouds, Open Automation and How the Network Can Help
Ken Won, Director, Product Line Marketing, Force10 Networks Inc.		Reinventing Network Security, One Firewall at a Time
Chris King, Director of Product Marketing, Palo Alto Networks
11:50 am - 12:30 pmReaching for the Cloud
Gabe Guglielmo, CIO, ESI International Inc.		Bowman and Brooke: Anytime, Anywhere
Wendy Newton, IT Manager, Bowman and Brooke LLP		Build vs. Rent
Edward Martin, Deputy CIO, The George Washington University		The Road to Predictive Operations
Brandon Porco, Network Operations Manager, Northrop Grumman		Funding and Conducting a Security Assessment
Bill Finnerty, Assistant Director of IT, Cumberland County IMTO
12:30 pm - 4:30 pmLunch and Expo (Lunch served until 2:00pm; Expo open until 4:30pm)
2:10 pm - 4:00 pm"Help Me Build My Business Case" WorkshopsImplementation Strategy SessionsProblem-Solving Technical Tutorials & New Technology DemonstrationsModerated Table Discussions in the Expo
2:10 pm - 2:40 pmMaking the Data Center Build vs. Buy Decision
Ted Ritter, Senior Research Analyst, Nemertes Research		Convergence: VOIP and UC Implementation Strategies
Robin Gareiss, Network World Columnist; Executive Vice President and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research		Bringing Cloud Security Down to Earth
Andreas Antonopoulos, Network World Columnist; Senior Vice President and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research		2:10pm - 2:50pm: Providing Proper Security - Getting End Users On-board
Bill Finnerty, Asst. Director of IT, Cumberland County IMTO		2:10pm - 2:50pm: The Future of Application Delivery Management
Brandon Porco, Network Operations Manager, Northrop Grumman
2:50pm - 3:20pmApplication Delivery: Adding scalability and flexibility while reducing costs
Steve Sacchi, Senior Systems Engineer, A10 Networks		Implementing Cloud Architectures: Practical Advice for Your Enterprise Virtualization Strategy
Jim Morin, Product Line Director, Managed Services and Enterprise, Ciena Corporation		Discussing the Top 25 Problems Lurking in your Network Today
Eric Rupert, System Engineer, Infoblox
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmCost Modeling to Build a VOIP Business Case
Ted Ritter, Senior Research Analyst, Nemertes Research		Social Networking in the Enterprise: A Delicate Balance Between Security and Enablement
Chris King, Director of Product Marketing, Palo Alto Networks		HVAC & Power Optimization
Andreas Antonopoulos, Network World Columnist; Senior Vice President and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research		3:20pm - 4:00pm: Build vs. Rent: Deciding on a Data Center Strategy
Edward Martin, Deputy CIO, The George Washington University		3:20pm - 4:00pm: Best Practices for Implementing Unified Communications
Wendy Newton, IT Manager, Bowman and Brooke LLP.
4:00 pm - 4:30 pmCocktail Reception and Prize Passport Drawing In The Expo (You must be present to win.)