Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Printable agenda
7:30 am - 8:15 am	Registration and Breakfast (sponsored by CommScope)
8:15 am - 8:30 am	Welcome and Overview John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Leadership Strategies for the Future Theresa Meadows, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Cook Children's Health Care System
9:00 am - 9:30 am	IT Risk and Security Rewards in a Rapidly Changing Cyber Environment Terry Hect, Application Sales Director, AT&T
9:30 am - 10:00 am	Industry Shifts, Customer Demands, Shrinking Resources—How can Converged Infrastructure Help? Robert Beliles, Director of Product Line Management, HP Networking - Americas
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Morning Break
10:10 am - 12:00 pm	Morning Breakout Sessions
10:10 am - 10:40 am	Why Mobility and Consumerization Drive Innovation: How to Recognize the Barriers and Unleash Your Workforce's Potential David K. Johnson, Senior Analyst , Forrester Research	BYOD: Where do Security and Risk Fit In? Pete Lindstrom, Principal, Spire Security	Datacenters, Convergence and Integrated Systems Kelly Quinn, Research Manager, Datacenter Trends, IDC	Network From Edge to Core: The Path to the Future Zeus Kerravala, Founder & Principal Analyst, ZK Research	The Cutting Edge of Cloud & Next Generation Apps Holger Mueller, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research
10:50 am - 11:20 am	Industry Perspective Presentation	Maximizing Investment in the Data Center Infrastructure Steven Schmerber, Regional Technical Manager- South, CommScope	Zoning In on Energy and Physical Infrastructure Management Robert Chernesky, Solutions Development Manager, Panduit Corp	Keys to Infrastructure Consolidation and Improved End-User Performance Eric Carter, Director, Granite Product Marketing, Riverbed Technology Chris Pinckney, Director, Global Customer Programs, Riverbed Technology	Industry Perspective Presentation
11:30 am - 12:00 pm	Integrating Mobility for Academic Success Arthur Brant, Director of Enterprise Infrastructure, Abilene Christian University	Securing the Environment: PCI Compliance Jim Hesson, Director Information Technology - Sales and Marketing, A.H. Belo Inc.	The Data Center of the Future Tracy Nolan, VP and CIO, Commercial Metals Company	IPv6 - Now is the Time! Charles Alexi, Senior Consultant, Tonex Jeffrey Wiley, Senior Advisor to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). , Internal Revenue Service	Transforming and Simplifying IT: the Journey into the Cloud Kevin Dawson, Chief Enterprise Architect, GE Oil & Gas
12:05 pm - 12:35 pm	Noisy Times in Wireless: Getting Wi-Fi to Stink Less Rob Mustarde, Vice President of Marketing, Ruckus Wireless
12:35 pm - 2:00 pm	Lunch & Expo (sponsored by CommScope - Lunch served until 2:00pm; Expo open until 4:30pm)
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm	Expo Hall Theater
2:10 pm - 3:20 pm	Afternoon Breakout Sessions
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm	Are You Ready for 802.11ac? Rob Mustarde, Vice President of Marketing, Ruckus Wireless	The Path to Network Video Surveillance Jeremy Gideon, Regional Sales Manager, Axis Communications	Systems Management Nirvana: Balancing Demands, Dollars and the Day-to-Day Jamie Cerra, Senior Sales Engineer , Dell KACE	The Rising Tide of Ransomware John Shier, Senior Security Expert, Sophos	Lessons in Leadership – Using the Cloud to Simplify Your Life Jeff Uphues, Vice President, Business Development, Cloud Services, Cbeyond
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm		The Top 5 Factors in Successful UC Monitoring Rick Kingsley, Regional Sales Manager, Network Instruments	Pull Your Head Out of the Sand and Into the Cloud Richard Whitehead, Director, Product Management, Virtualization and Cloud, NetIQ	They Think It, You do It: Real-Time Application Development Jeff Newlin, VP and GM, North America, OutSystems	Solutions to Modern Application Delivery Challenges: Cloud, IPv6 and Virtualization Paul Nicholson, Director of Product Marketing, A10 Networks
3:25 pm - 3:55 pm	Your IT Career Roadmap: Success Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand and Advance Your Career Renee Baker Arrington, Senior Vice President, Pearson Partners International, Inc.
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm	Closing Remarks John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Reception & Prize Passport Drawing (in the Expo)