IT Roadmap Conference & Expo Chicago 2011
 

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Agenda
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
7:30 am - 8:15 amRegistration and BreakfastConnect Breakfast: Meet one-on-one with your fellow attendees! Schedule meetings and send messages through IT Roadmap Connect to enhance your networking before, during and after the event.
8:15 am - 8:30 amIT Roadmap: Welcome and Overview
John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World

8:30 am - 9:15 amExecutive Keynote: Top 15 Priorities For Successful IT Leaders
Chad A. Eckes, Chief Information Officer, Cancer Treatment Centers of America

9:15 am - 9:45 amThe New Network
Abner Germanow, Director of Enterprise Marketing, Juniper Networks

9:45 am - 10:15 amA Wi-Fi Revival
John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World
Karthik Chakkarapani, IT Director, Technology Solutions & Operations, American Hospital Association
Tomasz Chowanski, IT Leader, Security Architecture and Operations, GE Capital Retail Finance and Restructuring Operations
Rob Zelinka, Former Director of Infrastructure, TTX Company

Passionately explore current and future Wi-Fi technologies and design techniques that will provide consistent, steadfast wireless access for your enterprise.

10:15 am - 10:30 amNetworking Break
10:30 am - 12:30 pmMorning Technology Tracks
10:30 am - 12:00 pmThe Public and Private CloudThe Connected EnterpriseThe Modern NetworkThe New Data CenterThe Evolving Threat Landscape
10:30 am - 12:00 pmWith virtualization and “as-a-service” offerings paving the way for efficient investments, we’ll explore how companies adopt public, private and hybrid clouds.Savvy enterprises are weaving together VoIP, unified communications and dynamic WAN. We’ll explore how mobile technologies are supporting the distributed enterprise.New technologies are flattening networks and modernizing communications by moving data traffic more efficiently. We’ll examine the path to cloud-friendly environments.Data storage remains a key challenge for today’s IT leaders. We’ll look at how the move to blade servers, utility computing, unified fabrics and pooled storage creates agility for today’s dynamic business environments.We’ll take a close look at how to defend the corporate fortress against new threats from today’s sophisticated cybercriminals and attacks.
10:35 am - 11:20 amCloud Strategies For Addressing IT Challenges
Mark Bowker, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc.

The Struggle to Unify Communications
Art Schoeller, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Virtualization and Consumerization Evolve the Modern Network
Zeus Kerravala, Senior Vice President and Distinguished Research Fellow, Yankee Group

Architecting for Data Center Agility
Ted Ritter, Senior Research Analyst, Nemertes Research

Protecting Your Mobile and Virtual Environment From Emerging Security Threats
John Burke, Principal Research Analyst, Nemertes Research
11:25 am - 11:55 amA Successful Strategy for Enterprise Collaboration in the Cloud
Karthik Chakkarapani, IT Director, Technology Solutions & Operations, American Hospital Association

Business Technology Briefing
Ron Zanardo, Director of IT, Telecommunications and Data Center Operations, United Stationers Supply Co.

Executive Panel with Zeus Kerravala
Jackie Lucas, VP & CIO, Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.
Paul Nicholson, Director of Product Marketing, A10 Networks
Michael Erickson, Corporate Director of Infrastructure & Security, Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.
Executive Panel with Ted Ritter
Rob Zelinka, Former Director of Infrastructure, TTX Company
Robert Lewis, Network Architect, MotoBlur Operations, Motorola Mobility
Abner Germanow, Director, Enterprise Marketing, Juniper Networks
Avoiding the Common Pitfalls in Information Risk Assessments
Tomasz Chowanski, IT Leader, Security Architecture and Operations, GE Capital Retail Finance and Restructuring Operations

12:00 pm - 12:30 pmLatency: The Achilles Heel of Cloud Computing
David Lorti, Product Marketing Manager, Internap

Executive Panel with Art Schoeller
Sergey Chernov PMP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture, NiSource
Ron Zanardo, Director of IT, Telecommunications and Data Center Operations, United Stationers Supply Co.
Solutions to Modern Application Delivery Challenges
Paul Nicholson, Director of Product Marketing, A10 Networks

The Exponential Data Center
Abner Germanow, Technology Marketing Leader, Juniper Networks

Executive Interview with John Burke
Tomasz Chowanski, IT Leader, Security Architecture and Operations, GE Capital Retail Finance and Restructuring Operations
12:30 pm - 2:00 pmLunch & Expo (Lunch served until 2:00pm; Expo open until 4:30pm)
2:10 pm - 4:00 pmAfternoon Breakout Sessions
2:10 pm - 4:00 pmBreakout Sessions: Track ABreakout Sessions: Track BBreakout Sessions: Track CBreakout Sessions: Track D
2:10 pm - 4:00 pmTrack Moderator:
Zeus Kerravala, Senior Vice President and Distinguished Research Fellow, Yankee Group
Track Moderator:
Art Schoeller, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Track Moderator:
John Burke, Principal Research Analyst, Nemertes Research
Track Moderator:
Ted Ritter, Senior Research Analyst, Nemertes Research
2:10 pm - 2:40 pmImplementation Strategy: The Changing Role of Wi-Fi in the Enterprise
Brian Mason, Principal Technologist, Xirrus, Inc.

Business Strategy: Demystifying the Cloud With a Look at Hybrid Hosting and OpenStack
Robert Collazo, Manager of Professional Services, Rackspace Hosting, Rackspace US, Inc.

Rapidly Connect the Hybrid World of Cloud and On-Premise Applications in Just Days
Vidya Chadaga, Senior Product Marketing Manager , IBM Cast Iron

Successfully Managing the Transforming Data Center: A Roundtable Discussion
Patrick Rouse, Enterprise Solutions Architect, Quest Software
Mattias Sundling, Product Evangelist, Quest Software
George Pradel, Director, SC Cloud Automation Platform, Quest Software
2:50 pm - 3:20 pmBusiness Strategy: Protecting Against the 4 Most Common Ways of Losing Data
John Metzger, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Sophos

Implementation Strategy: The Windows 7 and Office 2010 Imperative: Are You Ready?
Richard Olson, Senior Sales Engineer, Dell KACE

Business Strategy: Using the Cloud for Faster Apps, Robust Security, & Proactive Management
Ron Haigh, VP of Cloud Architecture & Services, Virtela

Business Strategy: Stable and Available IT Infrastructure: Five Keys to Increasing ROI – A Guide for IT Organizations
George Bradley, Global Software Business Development Manager, Hitachi Data Systems

3:30 pm - 4:00 pmBusiness Strategy: Technology Risk Management - Information Security Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Automation - Integrating ESM with Network Access Control
Gary Portnoy, Global Operations and Technology Risk Manager, Bank of New York Mellon
Rodney Richardson, Technology Risk Management - Information Security, Bank of New York Mellon
Breakout Session: The Top 5 Things You Should Monitor on Your Network
Matt Bolton, DVP, Product Development, Network Management Group, Quest Software
Implementation Strategy: How Duff & Phelps Keeps their Business Always On, and Always Available
Frank Jablonski, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Data Management, CA Technologies
Kevin Tuffner, Sr. Storage Architect, Duff & Phelps
Implementation Strategy: Get Your Wi-Fi Ready for the iPad
Donald Meyer, Senior Manager, Products, Aruba Networks
This session will run from 3:30pm - 4:15pm

4:00 pm - 4:30 pmCocktail Reception and Prize Passport Drawing In The Expo (You must be present to win.)