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"IT SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS PROBLEMS"
May 3, 2012
Marriott Minneapolis Airport
Bloomington, MN |
| 7:30am |
REGISTRATION - Foyer |
7:30am-9:00am
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PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING/BUFFET BREAKFAST |
9:00am-9:15am
Salon B & C
Marc DiFrancisco
Brian Bakken
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WELCOME
Marc Di Francisco, President, CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit
PROGRAM INTRODUCTIONS
Brian Bakken, Director IT, Navarre Corporation; President, SIM Minnesota Chapter |
9:15am-10:15am
Salon B & C
John Choi
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OPENING KEYNOTE: “HARNESSING THE POWER OF BIG DATA TO TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS”
Presented by: John Choi, Director, Product Management Big Data, IBM
Discussion: With the emergence of big data, new technologies have appeared that can gather and process massive amounts of information in a cost effective way. These technologies, such as Hadoop, have been the focus of attention in most big data discussions. Now, with new analytic solutions like IBM’s Jeopardy! winning Watson, companies are asking how these powerful technologies can be applied to their business and be put in the hands of their line-of-business users.
In this presentation you'll hear about a new class of applications that can unlock the economic value of big data by putting powerful and easy to use tools in the hands of business users and domain experts, enabling actionable insights. |
| 10:15am-11:00am |
BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION |
11:00am-12:00pm
Session 1
Salon A
Mark Haupt
Becky Dawley
Bob Guy
Vincent Bryan
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"BUSINESS INNOVATION & IT ALIGNMENT – MANAGING CHANGE"
Moderated by: Mark Haupt, IT Manager, Wilson Tool
Panelist: Becky Dawley, VP & Dir. IT, Federated Mutual Insurance
Bob Guy, Business Unit CIO, Complex Care Management, Univita Health
Vincent Bryan, 2nd VP IS, Travelers
Discussion: In today’s economic environment aligning I.T. and business goals can be challenging. The panel will discuss how alignment works within their organizations. We will also discuss the elements of economic conditions, project justifications, and budget constraints and how they impact business decisions and their relationship with I.T. |
Session 2
Salon D
Chris Lyons
Albert Lui
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"DRIVING BUSINESS INNOVATION WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY"
Moderated by: Chris Lyons, VP Business Services, Comcast
Panelists: Albert Lui, CTO, Smead Manufacturing
Troy Frette, Resource and Operations Manager, Minnesota Medical Foundation, University of Minnesota
Discussion: When you consider the proliferation of cloud-based services, speed required for data and voice transport and performance requirements for mission-critical applications, network superiority matters more now than ever. Join a Comcast Business Services executive, who will reveal the latest trends and current thinking among mid-size enterprise IT executives and what is driving their need for high-performance connectivity. A spirited discussion will follow featuring senior IT leaders who will talk about key topics including virtualization, cloud computing, scalability, future investments and more. Attendees will depart the session with a refreshed understanding of how network connectivity serves as a transformational asset for today's businesses.
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12:00pm-1:30pm
Salon B & C
Dan Roberts
Paul Wellman
Lorena Weaver
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LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: "DEVELOPING THE IT WORKFORCE OF THE 21ST CENTURY"
Moderated by: Dan Roberts, President, Ouelette & Associates
Panelists: Paul Wellman, CIO, Tennant Company
Lorena Weaver, VP Central Project Office, Allianz Life
Discussion: Over the past 25 years, we have seen IT departments evolve from a back office support function into a strategic business driver that leads the way in innovation and revenue growth. Savvy CIO’s have shifted their focus from aligning IT with the business to a mantra that says “we are the business.” To be successful in this environment and to integrate IT as a critical member of the business decision making team, these leaders are focusing on identifying, growing and developing the IT workforce and culture of the 21st century. They are committed to building a workforce that has the right mix of relationship management and business partner engaging skills, business acumen, and technical understanding. |
| 1:30pm-2:00pm |
DESSERT – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION
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2:00pm-3:00pm
Session 1
Salon A
Kay Labare
Haseen Alam
Paul Zyla
Robert Tabb
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"IT STRATEGIC PLANNING”
Moderated by: Kay Labare, CIO, Syncada from Visa
Panelists: Haseen Alam, CIO, Johnson Brothers
Paul Zyla, CIO, AgStar Financial
Robert Tabb, VP Systems & Services, Ecolab
Discussion: This discussion on IT Strategic Planning will focus on the structure and planning process as well as how to ensure alignment between business and technology. The panel will also discuss key success factors and how to measure the success of your IT Strategic Planning process. Some of the issues that will be addressed will include:
- How do you structure your IT strategic planning process?
- How do you ensure alignment with the business and technology?
- Describe the actual planning process?
- How do you measure your progress about the strategy?
- What are the key success factors?
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Session 2
Salon D
Hazel Reinhart 
Doug Mills
Mike Larson
Kevin Scott
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“ATTRACTING & KEEPING THE NEXT GENERATION WORKFORCE”
Moderated by: Hazel Reinhart, Demographer
Panelists: Doug Mills, CIO, The Mosaic Co.
Mike Larson, CIO National Joint Ventures, CoreLogic
Kevin Scott, IT Director, Select Comfort
Discussion: Managing the workplace has always had its challenges. Today, however, managing across generations has added to the complexity of the challenge. What exactly are generations? How do they differ? What are the challenges? The moderator will present a snapshot of the generations in the workplace. Then the two panelists will share their experiences managing across generations after which the session will be open for dialog between the audience and panelists. |
3:00pm-4:30pm
Salon B & C
Brian Shul
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SPECIAL CLOSING KEYNOTE: "SPEED OF LIFE"
Presented by: Brian Shul, Author, AF Fighter Pilot, TOP GUN Instructor, SR-71 Pilot
Discussion: As one of America’s most popular speakers, Brian Shul has used his stunning aviation photography, near -death experience, and subtle sense of humor, to craft a message of living fearlessly and making the most of each day. |
| 4:30pm-6:30pm |
EXECUTIVE RECEPTION – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION
Admittance by Conference Badge or VIP Pass only
Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served.
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"IT SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS PROBLEMS"
May 4, 2012
Marriott Minneapolis Airport
Bloomington, MN |
| 7:30am |
REGISTRATION - Foyer |
7:30am-9:00am
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PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING/BUFFET BREAKFAST |
9:00am-9:15am
Salon B & C
Marc DiFrancisco
Jim Erickson
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WELCOME
Marc Di Francisco, President, CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit
PROGRAM INTRODUCTIONS
Jim Erickson, VP, SIM Minnesota Chapter |
9:15am-10:15am
Salon B & C
Lizabeth Lehrkamp
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OPENING KEYNOTE: "RISK IN REAL NUMBERS"
Presented by: Lizabeth Lehrkamp, Special Agent, FBI
Discussion: How much does it cost when your company has a breach? What is the real price of losing data? Of fixing the system? Of bad publicity? S.A. Lehrkamp will discuss risk in real terms, cases where companies gambled on their risk and why the FBI cares about the risk your company is taking when data isn't protected. |
| 10:15am-11:00am |
BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION |
11:00am-12:00pm
Session 1
Salon A
Bob Rouse
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“LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP”
Presented by: Bob Rouse, Director & Facilitator, Regional Leadership Forum
Discussion: All of us hold leadership positions: at home, at work, in our community and in our spiritual lives. Thousands of books, speeches and articles tell us how, when, who, and where we should be leaders. Yet, we all sense that authentic leaders are easy to spot—we know them when we see them!
How do you see yourself as a leader? Where is your sweet spot in drawing others to follow you? Is the “burden” of leadership worth the rewards of influencing your personal success and the success of your organization?
You will explore these ideas for yourself in this interactive workshop. Come ready to jump in and create the energy and richness of leadership discovery. |
Session 2
Salon D
Phil Francisco
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“EMERGING DATA WAREHOUSE ARCHITECTURES: WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU?”
Presented by: Phil Francisco, Vice President, Product Management & Product Marketing, IBM
Discussion: Enterprise Data Warehouse or multiple Data Marts - a dilemma of classical proportions. Many analytics initiatives are stumbling, slowing to a crawl or simply failing because their traditional data warehousing architecture can’t keep up. This session will discuss how IBM’s smart consolidation strategy can help: 1) Consolidate and govern enterprise data, 2) Optimize workloads for performance and SLAs, 3) Simplify the delivery of analytics by leveraging appliances, and 4) Flexibly extend analytic capability as needed. The basis for smart consolidation is to completely optimize your analytics architecture by placing the right workload against the right data, in the right place, at the right cost and the right performance level. |
12:00pm-1:30pm
Salon B & C
Steven John
Kate Bass
Christopher Davis
Steven Jensen
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LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: “THE DUAL MANDATES OF THE CIO: COST EFFICIENCY AND VALUE DELIVERY WHILE SUPPORTING GROWTH AND INNOVATION”
Moderated by: Steven John, CIO, Workday
Panelists: Kate Bass, Former VP & CIO, The Valspar Company
Christopher Davis, CIO, Select Comfort
Steven Jensen, VP & CISO, Ameriprise Financial
Discussion: Join our panel of experts as they discuss IT leadership and the dual mandates of senior IT executives. This interactive discussion will cover what processes and patterns do proactive IT leaders put in place to ensure they are a progressive resource for their organization. They will also talk about how a good IT executive shows leadership and manages and defines the value proposition and effectively advocates this to a CEO or operating committee.
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| 1:45pm-2:30pm |
DESSERT, FINAL DRAWINGS & REFRESHMENTS – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION |
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Your registration is subject to qualification and approval.
You will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours with the status of your registration request.
Interested in Attending? Questions? Simply Contact:
Alex Kaneen
alexk@pemconferences.com
1.503.821.7316 |
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