2011 Agenda

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THURSDAY MAY 5, 2011 · MIDWEST TECHNOLOGY LEADERS 2011

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7:15AM – 8:00AM
Registration & Breakfast
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8:00AM – 8:10AM
Welcome Address

Paul Peabody // MTL 2011 Chairman
CIO, Palomar Pomerado Health

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8:10AM – 8:35AM
Opening Address

Tim McCormick Former U of M and NBA Basketball star, current ESPN color analyst and NBA Players Association strategist

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8:35AM – 9:20AM
Keynote Address: “Put Your Performance Where Your Mouth Is”

Jeff Davis Enterprise Apps Evangelist, Google

IT leaders need to implement new technologies and best practices, as well as analyze the competition to gain actionable insight.

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9:20AM – 10:05AM
Case Study

Len Couture Managing Director, Agile Business Transformation, Bluewolf

Jennifer Curry Director of IT, Latisys

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10:05AM – 10:20AM
2010 MTL Whitepaper Highlights
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10:20AM – 10:30AM
Break
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10:30AM – 11:15AM
“Survival of the Fittest” Panel Discussion

Thomas DeCoe CTO, Plex Online
Talvis Love Vice President ITM and CIO, Chrysler Financial
Mamatha Chamarthi CIO, CMS
Veeresh Nama Vice President IT, Henry Ford Health System

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11:15AM – 12:00PM
“Today’s Smart Buildings: Driving Building Intelligence and Efficiency Through IT”

Presented by Cisco and Johnson Controls

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12:00PM – 12:15PM
Elevate Mentor Program Presentation

Donna Ventimiglia Executive Director, We Build Character

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12:15PM – 1:15PM
Lunch – Birds of a Feather

Interactive discussion on a variety of micro-topics including:

  • Networking
    Terry Bean Founder, Networked Inc.
  • Conflict Resolution
    Michelle Pallas Founder and Managing Partner, Lighthouse Consulting Partners
  • Now That’s Funny, the Art of Humor
    David Murray Comedian, Comedy Castle
  • Inspiring the Next Generation & the Importance of Mentorship
    Donna Ventimiglia CEO, Venti Enterprises
    Bob Metzger Sector Marketing Lead for Business Attraction & Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
  • Must Reads
    Barry Demp Personal Life Coach, Barry Demp Counseling
  • GLITR Report
    Matt Roush WWJ Technology Editor, WWJ
  • Microsoft Windows 7 – “7 on 7″ Tips and Tricks Regarding Productivity, Creativity and Migration
    Jason Lambiris CEO, Apex Digital Solutions
  • iPads in the Workplace – Security & Integration
    Plante Moran
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1:15PM – 2:50PM
Roundtable Session #1 & #2
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Delegates are encouraged to join two discussions led by knowledgeable representatives from the following companies:

  • Apex Digital Solutions and Hewlett Packard: “Virtualization/Cloud Services”
  • Accenture: “Collaboration and Knowledge Management”
  • Oracle: “Tech Industry Consolidation”
  • Bluewolf: “Mobile Technology”
  • Re-Source Partners: “The Ignored Security Crisis, Hard Drive Data Leakage”
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1:15PM – 2:50PM
Breakout Session:
“Conquering Social Media” #1 & #2

Raj Patel Partner, Plante Moran

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2:50PM – 3:00PM
Break
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3:00PM – 3:45PM
Case Study Presentation: “Creative Ways to Reduce IT Expenditure”

David Pawlak IT Director,
Visteon

Presented by AMI Strategies and Fastswitch
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3:45PM – 4:50PM
Closing Keynote Address

Chris Demery Vice President, Enterprise Application Development
Domino’s Pizza

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4:50PM – 5:10PM
Closing Address

Paul Peabody MTL 2011 Chairman

International IT Conference – August
Overview of the AMCIS (America’s Conference on Information Systems) conference, 40+ countries, 1000 people – all in IT research. Learn about the conference and the unique opportunity to influence IT/IS research.

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5:10PM – 7:00PM
MTL Reception

Hosted by MTL 2011 Chairman

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