3rd Annual Iowa IT Symposium : Detailed Agenda

Archived

3rd Annual Iowa IT Symposium

Previous Events

2010 Iowa

2009 Iowa

8:00 am	Attendee Check-In & Registration Opens
8:00 am	Des Moines Breakfast Buffet Served: Carafes of Tomato Juice, Grapefruit Juice, and Florida Squeezed Orange Juice. Seasonal Fresh Fruit, Freshly Scrambled Eggs, Maple Cured Pepper Bacon, Country Sausage Links, Home Style Griddled Potatoes, Freshly Baked Danish, Biscuits, Muffins, and Variety Breads Served with Sweet Butter and Berry Preserves. Gourmet Bean Coffee, Bigelow Teas, and Milk.
9:00 am	Welcome Message from the Iowa CIO Forum
9:15 am	The Compelling Case for Total Business Continuity Planning
	Lloyd Smith Managing Director & Principal Business & Government Continuity Services Lloyd R. Smith, Jr. will discuss the risks to critical corporate or government functions and operations. He will include information and communication systems, equipment, facilities/utilities, security, vendor support and the importance of essential function and supporting infrastructure recovery planning. Lloyd will place the responsibility on top level executive management to insure development, implementation, testing and auditing of plans for total corporate or government mission, business continuity or recovery. This dynamic presentation provides a compelling case for contingency planning capabilities of all critical operations, functions and systems.
10:00 am	Break & Networking Opportunity
10:15 am	Information Life Cycle Management
	Alan Bunte VP, COO CommVault Systems 1. Understanding ILM - A process, not a product 2. Key elements to a successful ILM strategy 3. How an effective and automated ILM strategy can significantly reduce costs 4. How ILM aligns with your Business Continuity Strategy 5. How ILM facilitates corporate compliance and regulatory initiatives
11:00 am	Break & Networking Opportunity
11:15 am	Portfolio Management: The Nuts & Bolts
	Dave Keith SVP & CIO Security Benefit Group 1. What's in your portfolio? Recognizing strengths and weaknesses 2. Building strategy, vision, and performing execution 3. Project Prioritization and Management - Do's and Don'ts 4. Flexible Adaptive Project Lifecycle
12:00 pm	Break & Networking Opportunity
12:15 pm	Express Deli Buffet Served: Soup Du Jour, Potato Salad with Artichoke Hearts, Maytag Pasta Salad, Sliced Roast Beef, Deli Turkey, Ham and Corned Beef, Cheddar and Swiss Cheese, Leaf Lettuce, Sliced Tomato and Onions, Pickle Spears, White Bread, Whole Grain Wheat, Kaiser, Rye and Raisin Bread, Mayonnaise, Mustard, Whole Grain Mustard, Cookies, Brownines and Assorted Bars. Gourmet Bean Coffee, Bigelow Teas, Lemonade and Iced Tea.
1:15 pm	Great Communicators Make Great Leaders
	John Baldoni Internationally Recognized Speaker/Author Baldoni Consulting John Baldoni will describe how managers can achieve their leadership goals by focusing their communications. He will describe what leadership communication is and how leaders can develop, deliver and sustain their communications to build trust and drive results. Specifically John will cover: Why leaders need to communicate What it means to speak, listen and learn as a leader How communications propels the leadership process How leaders assess the communications climate How leaders use communications to sell their ideas How to overcome objections How leaders use story to get their points across How to communicate upward
2:00 pm	Break & Networking Opportunity
2:15 pm	Moderated Break-Out Sessions
	This session is intended to engage everyone. There will be four break-out areas spread throughout the ballroom where attendees can congregate to discuss pre-determined topics. The thought leaders will moderate table discussions and Iowa CIO Forum members will be in place at each table to ensure discussions remain on track, productive and informative. 1. Security (Information & Physical) 2. Portfolio Management 3. Communication & Leadership 4. IT Human Capital Management 5. Patch Management
3:00 pm	Break & Networking Opportunity
3:15 pm	Trends in IT Human Capital Management
	Craig Symons Principal Forrester Research Successful IT organizations excel at recruiting, hiring, retaining, and developing their IT staff. Despite the recent uproar around offshoring, many IT skilled positions will remain in demand pitting companies in competition with one another for these scarce resources. This presentation will examine key trends in Human Capital Management that IT organizations can use to differentiate them and ensure that they have the skilled employees they need to attain their strategic objectives. Subjects will include: Developing talent pools Effective use of competency models Creating a performance based culture Compensation strategies Employee development and succession planning
4:15 pm	Closing Comments by the Iowa CIO Forum
4:30 pm	Cocktail Reception Hosted by the Iowa CIO Forum Open Bar, Assorted Chips, Tortillas and Pretzels Served with Onion Dip, Salsa and Dill Mustard

Efm Events

Detailed Agenda

Thursday September 30, 2004

Des Moines Marriott

3rd Annual Iowa IT Symposium

Previous Events