7:00AM-8:15AM

REGISTRATION – Foyer

7:00AM-8:15AM
Salon B-E

PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING/BUFFET BREAKFAST

8:15AM-8:30AM
Salon B-E

Marc Di Francisco

Cam Faison

WELCOME
Marc Di Francisco, President, CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION
Cam Faison, Conference Director; SVP & CIO, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry

8:30AM-9:30AM
Salon B-E

Ed Sammis

KEYNOTE – "THE NEW VOICE OF THE CIO-INSIGHTS FROM THE GLOBAL CIO STUDY"

Presented by: Ed Sammis, VP, Business Integration, Office of the CIO, IBM Initiatives

Discussion: The voice of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is being heard in new ways -- as CIOs are increasingly recognized as full-fledged members of the senior executive team. Successful CIOs are much more actively engaged in setting strategy, enabling flexibility and change, and solving business problems, not just IT problems. You may be asking yourself, how can I as the CIO, make the biggest impact on behalf of the entire organization? To answer that question, IBM listened to over 2,500 CIOs worldwide. Ed will share with you the results of these face-to-face conversations, along with IBM's statistical and financial analyses which clearly define the changing demands on CIOs worldwide!

9:30AM-10:00AM

BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION

10:00AM-11:00AM
Session 1
Salon A

Steve Bulmer

Ben Weiner

“REALIZE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF YOUR VIRTUALIZATION STRATEGIES THROUGH CONVERGENCE”

Moderated by: Steve Bulmer, CTO, Consonus Technologies

Panelist: Ben Weiner, Director, Infrastructure Architecture & Engineering, TIAA-CREF

Discussion: Many IT organizations have completed the first wave of virtualization in their environments. Initially, the targets of these endeavors were costs surrounding asset utilization and infrastructure management. ROI predictions looked strong. However, most organizations have not yet realized the expected benefits originally promised by virtualization. In fact, many virtualization investments are proving to be less flexible, unmanageable, inefficient and more costly.
In this session we will discuss how an organization can maximize the potential of their virtualization investments and progress to the next level of virtualization targets: Tier 1 applications, disaster recovery automation, improved manageability and the development of private cloud infrastructures. By analyzing manual processes together with technology silos and converging IT resources, significant virtualization benefits are achievable.

Session 2
Carolina

Domenick Branciforte

“THE VALUE OF IT – IT AS SUPERHERO”

Moderated by: Domenick Branciforte, Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Manager, Family Dollar Stores

Discussion: It takes much more than an everyday set of technical skills to demonstrate IT’s unique contributions to the business. What does it take for the business to consider IT their heroes? This session offers a perspective on the extensive mix of technical expertise, interpersonal and business skills, plus a full set of "superpowers", that are needed to ensure success.

11:00AM-11:30AM

BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILIONBack to Top

11:30AM-12:30AM
Session 1
Salon A

Mahendra Durai

“OUR JOURNEY INTO THE CLOUD”

Moderated by: Mahendra Durai, VP, IT Infrastructure & Operations, BMC Information Systems & Technology

Discussion: Cloud Computing offers tremendous potential – lower operations costs, rapid delivery of services, and better control over IT services. Those benefits are met with equally significant challenges. Which services should move to the cloud? How should the transition to cloud occur? How can I automate and manage my private cloud? In this session, Mahendra Durai discusses how BMC Software made its successful journey into the cloud. Mahendra will discuss how IT targeted specific services for the cloud, the steps that BMC Infrastructure &Technology took to make the transition to cloud computing, and how the cloud is managed, now that it is in production. Whether you are investigating, piloting, or have deployed cloud computing, you will gain some best practices in leading a cloud computing initiative.

Session 2
Carolina

Dan Russell

Jeff Stovall

Brian Cawley

Bryan Foston

Dr. Eric B. Threatt

“ALIGNING IT WITH THE BUSINESS: REALITY OR OXYMORON?”

Moderated by: Dan Russell, VP & Area Director of the Carolinas, CIBER, Inc.

Panelists: Jeff Stovall, CIO, City of Charlotte

Brian Cawley, Director IT Business Operations, Goodrich Corp.

Bryan Foston, Director Project Management Office, Lash Group

Dr. Eric B. Threatt, Director Solutions, CIBER, Inc.

Discussion: Is it really possible to improve alignment between IT and the business and influence the real and perceived value of IT in the process? Hear lessons learned and best practices used to gain a strong alignment with the business in midsized/large commercial companies. Specific points of discussion will include proven organizational and process approaches that will help to ensure a sound IT service quality strategy. This session will be a facilitated panel discussion with questions from the audience and will NOT be an exercise in death from PowerPoint.

Session 3
Magnolia

Jim Lamoin

"LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT – IT’S PERSONAL"

Presented by: Jim Lamoin, Facilitator, Regional Leadership Forum

Discussion: Much of the attention about what CIOs / IT Executives must do to be successful has centered around understanding the business, having current technical expertise, and the delicate balance between the two. But what does it take for the CIO to do his/her job every day, leading the organization during rapidly changing business environments? This interactive workshop will examine the other competencies required to succeed. It will put you into the discussion of those qualities that are critical for success of IT Executives.

12:30AM-2:00PM
Salon B-E

Douglas W. Hubbard

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE - "PULSE: THE INTERNET AS THE ULTIMATE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT FOR BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT"

Presented by: Douglas W. Hubbard, President, Hubbard Decision Research

Discussion: In this session, Doug Hubbard, author of How to Measure Anything and The Failure of Risk Management will present his latest research into a new way to use the internet. As more people use Twitter, Facebook, Craigslist, eBay and Amazon, it is become more feasible to use the “tracks” they leave behind as an important source of business intelligence. Reports on the frequency of particular searches on Google can be used to determine if unemployment is decreasing or even to determine where flu outbreaks occur first. Ranks of books on Amazon can be analyzed to determine whether housing is recovering or if more people are going into their own business. New methods for searching blogs and twitter can give you the “buzz” on your company. The internet has become the most powerful socio-economic measurement tool in history – and is yet vastly underutilized for this purpose. Find out what’s next for this new way of analyzing trends in business, government, and popular culture.

2:00PM-2:15PM

BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION

2:15PM-3:15PM
Session 1
Salon A

Elizabeth Austin

Nikhil Sawant

Josh Jewett

Mike Barner

Tim Chew

"VENDOR MANAGEMENT – A CASE STUDY”

Moderated by: Elizabeth Austin, VP IT Operations, Family Dollar Stores

Panelists: Nikhil Sawant, VP & CIO, Lance, Inc.

Josh Jewett, SVP IT & CIO, Family Dollar Stores

Mike Barner, SVP, Compass Group

Tim Chew, DVP, Applications Development, Family Dollar Stores

Discussion: An interactive discussion on Vendor management practices aimed at defining strategic partner relationships. Topics will include: information sharing, outsourcing practices and models, the impact of vendor acquisitions, vendor communication techniques, RFP and Proof of Concept methodologies, consolidation and preferred vendor utilization.

Session 2
Carolina

Paul Penny

Jeff Bearden

Tony Vaden

Aaron Dawson

“IMPACT OF VIRTUALIZATION AND CLOUD SERVICES ON THE IT ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE DELIVERY”

Moderated by: Paul Penny, Principal Consultant, Varrow

Panelists: Jeff Bearden, Sr. Director, Infrastructure, Inmar

Tony Vaden, CIO, American Tire Distributors

Aaron Dawson, Former SVP, Asst. Dir., Technology & Operations, Southern Community Bank

Discussion: Broad implementation of virtualization and private cloud technologies promise to improve the agility and cost effectiveness of IT infrastructure. But these technologies can also push the limits of current IT organizational models and service delivery processes. In this highly-interactive facilitated discussion, panelists AND audience members will discuss challenges they have experienced in these areas, as well as predictions of how IT will need to adapt to get maximum value from these technologies in the future.

Session 3
Magnolia

Darryl Aspey

“PROTECTIVE SECURITY ADVISOR PROGRAM & ENHANCED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION”

Presented by: Darryl Aspey, Protective Security Advisor, US Department of Homeland Security

Discussion: Through the Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Protection (ECIP) Initiative, launched by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in September 2007, the Office of Infrastructure Protection’s (IP) Protective Security Coordination Division (PSCD) Protective Security Advisors (PSAs) conduct specialized site visits at nationally significant critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR). In cooperation with the Charlotte branch of the Secret Service, Mr. Aspey will bring us up to date on what’s out there and how they can help you combat it.Back to Top

3:15PM-3:45PM

BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION

3:45PM-4:45PM
Salon B-E

Paul Johnson

"BB&T'S IT TRANSFORMATION - FROM COST CENTER TO VALUE DRIVER"

Presented by: Paul Johnson, EVP & CIO, BB&T

Discussion: How to position the IT Organization such that Executive Management views it as a primary partner in driving value throughout the Enterprise - beyond cost cutting. The presentation will focus on BB&T's IT transformation program to include background on driving forces, approach to gaining Executive Management approval. In addition, a high-level overview of the main focus areas of the transformation program, business results achieved and lessons learned to date will be provided.

4:45PM-6:45PM
Salon B-E

EXECUTIVE RECEPTION

Admittance by Conference Badge or VIP Pass Only. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages.