IT Roadmap Denver 2014
 
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
8:15 am - 4:00 pmRegistration
8:15 am - 9:00 amContinental Breakfast and Conversation
9:00 am - 9:15 amWelcome and Overview
John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World
9:15 am - 9:45 amTransformation: The Story of Change and DISH’s Workforce Management and Customer Service
Rob Dravenstott, Vice President, Application Development and Testing, DISH Network
John Swieringa, Chief Information Officer, DISH Network
9:45 am - 10:15 amNoisy Times in Wireless
GT Hill, Director of Technical Marketing, Ruckus Wireless
10:15 am - 10:30 amMorning Break
10:30 am - 12:20 pmMorning Breakout Sessions
10:30 am - 11:00 amFrom the Lab to You: Storage Technologies of the Future
Dennis Martin, Founder and President, Demartek
The Cutting Edge of Cloud & Next Generation Apps
Holger Mueller, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research
The Big Picture in Data to Decisions – It’s Who, Not How that Counts
J. Bruce Daley, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Nucleus Research
Optimizing Application Performance through Software Defined Networking
Dave Michels, Independent Telecommunications Analyst, Verge Communications
11:10 am - 11:40 amIndustry Perspective PresentationIndustry Perspective PresentationMobility Impacts on Business and Security
Roger Bjork, Director, Global Product Marketing Mobility/BYOD Solutions, Dell
Plan Your Migration to Next-Gen Communication & Collaboration – Transform Your Business With Hosted Voice & Data Communications
Caitlin Clark-Zigmond, Senior Director – Hosted Voice Products, Product Management, Comcast Business Services
11:50 am - 12:20 pmLessons Learned: Cloud Computing at DISH Network
Rob Bennett, Director of Architecture, DISH Network
Is Information Security Holding Your Company Back?
Patrick Hellman, Vice President - IT Strategy, Planning and Governance, Arcadis
Leveraging Big Data in Today's Enterprise
James Gaulke, Vice President, Information Technology, PDC Energy
Get Your Network Infrastructure BYOD Ready
Dan Parks, Vice President, IT Operations and Infrastructure, SquareTwo Financial
12:20 pm - 1:45 pmLunch & Expo (Lunch served until 1:45pm; Expo open until 4:00pm)
1:00 pm - 1:15 pmExpo Hall Theater
1:45 pm - 2:15 pmAre You Ready for 802.11ac?
GT Hill, Director of Technical Marketing, Ruckus Wireless
APT, ATA, ATP – Everything You Need to Know but Where Afraid to Ask
Paul Zindell, Channel Sales Engineer, Sophos
The Path to Network Video Surveillance
Vince Ricco, Business Development Manager – Technology Partner Program, Axis Communications
Enterprise Mobile App High-wire Act
Jeff Newlin, VP & GM Americas, OutSystems
2:25 pm - 2:55 pmSecurity Reboot for a Hybrid IT World—You Can Manage Risk While Reducing Cost
Joe Bonnell, Founder & CEO, Alchemy Security
Aaron Shelley, Director of Solutions Engineering, East, Latisys
Three Essentials for Visibility During Data Center Transformation
Dave Reoch, Senior Director, Data Center Solutions, Gigamon
Organizations and the Future of SaaS Security
Nathan Wiehe, VP of Integration Services, EST Group, LLC
Protecting Beyond Basic Endpoint Security
Steve Winfield, Regional Channel Manager, Kaspersky Lab
3:00 pm - 3:30 pmYour IT Career Roadmap: Success Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand and Advance Your Career
Renee Baker Arrington, Senior Vice President, Pearson Partners International, Inc.
3:30 pmClosing Remarks
John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmReception and Prize Passport Drawing (in the Expo)