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Thursday, November 15
7:45 am - 4:30 pmRegistration Open
Magnolia Ballroom Foyer
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast and Conversation
Magnolia Ballroom Foyer
8:30 am - 8:45 amOverview and Opening Remarks
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
8:45 am - 9:15 amThe Digital Transformation Journey at Remington Hotels
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
James Clent, CIO, Remington Hotels
9:15 am - 9:45 amSecurity and Digital Transformation: Adapting Protection Dynamically
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
Homayun Yaqub, Global Security Strategist for Insider Threat, Forcepoint
9:45 am - 10:15 amDigital Transformation Correlates to Revenue Growth
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
Michael D. Hodge, Sr. Regional Channel Manager, Vonage Business
10:15 am - 10:30 amMorning Networking Break
Magnolia Ballroom Foyer
10:30 am - 12:10 pmMorning Breakout Sessions
Multiple Locations
10:30 am - 11:00 amImplementing Effective AI: Realistic Options When Resources Are Limited
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
Marc Seybold, Contributing Consultant, Nemertes Research
Adapt, Adopt, and Improve: Pulling Your Multicloud Together
Cypress 1
Irwin Lazar, Vice President and Service Director, Nemertes Research
IT Security in the Digital Era
Cypress 2
Pete Lindstrom, Vice President, Research, Enterprise/NextGen Security, IDC
11:05 am - 11:35 amIT Infrastructure Trends: From On-Prem to the Enterprise Cloud
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
Dave Smith, Regional Sales Director, Nutanix
Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architectures: Rethinking the Network for a Secure Digital Perimeter
Cypress 1
Akhilesh Dhawan, Principal Product Marketing Manager , Citrix
Empowering the Citizen Developer to Scale Digital Transformation Across the Enterprise
Cypress 2
Michelle Salazar, Sr. Technical Specialist, K2
11:40 am - 12:10 pmLeveraging Intelligent Automation with Cognitive Capabilities and Deep Learning
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
Raveendra Boggaram, Senior Director, Digital Services, PepsiCo
The Multicloud Journey at Toyota Financial Services
Cypress 1
Mohammad Malik, Director, Cloud Services, Toyota Financial Services
Delivering Agile IT Infrastructure to Modernize Business Operations
Cypress 2
Rusty Kennington, CIO, Corsicana Mattress Company
Aaron Rundall, Director, Enterprise IT and Security, Corsicana Mattress Company
12:15 pm - 12:45 pmPreparing Your IT Platform for the Agile Enterprise
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
Aater Suleman, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO, Flux7
12:45 pm - 2:00 pmNetworking Lunch with Hosted Discussion Tables
Magnolia Ballroom 5
2:00 pm - 3:10 pmAfternoon Breakout Sessions
Multiple Locations
2:00 pm - 2:30 pmIT Resilience: Adapting to New Technology While Managing for Disruptions
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
Chris Perkins, Account Executive, Zerto
The New Wireless Network – Using AI to Deliver Amazing Wi-Fi and BLE Experiences
Cypress 1
Matt Marchbanks, Director, South Central Sales, Mist Systems
Taking Control of Your Roadmap to Support a Changing IT Mission
Cypress 2
Barbara Wood, VP of Information Systems, Basic Energy Services
Bill Allen, Vice President , Rimini Street Inc.
2:35 pm - 3:05 pmFueling the Agile Enterprise: How Consistent, Efficient and Repeatable Processes Create Speed
Cypress 1
Rusty Kennington, CIO, Corsicana Mattress Company
Suzanne Mallette, Head of IT Planning and Operations, Corsicana Mattress Company
iOS in the Enterprise
Cypress 2
Irwin Lazar, Vice President and Service Director, Nemertes Research
3:15 pm - 3:45 pmLeveraging AI and Data to Improve the Customer Experience
Magnolia Ballroom 1 (General Session)
James Washington, Director, Digital Product Management, TGI Fridays
4:00 pm - 4:30 pmReception and Passport Prize Drawing
Magnolia Ballroom Foyer
4:30 pm