Detailed Agenda

Wednesday September 21, 2005

Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

2nd Annual Indiana IT Symposium

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Knowledge & Networking
7:00 am Attendee Check-In; Breakfast Buffet Served
7:45 am Welcome Message
8:00 am The Balanced Scorecard & Strategic Alignment
 
Phil Zwieg
VP of IS
Northwestern Mutual
Bio

1.  Strategic alignment remains a hot issue:  Somehow business and IT can't get it right!
2.  The Balanced Score Card is a significant tool for creating and sustaining alignment
3.  Measurement is a must for any tool that attempts to address alignment
4.  ITIL processes provide key input into measurement, assessment and on-going improvement.
9:15 am
Best Practice & Moderated Round Table Discussions
  System Management Server
Presented by Steve York, Reilly Industries
Sponsored by Microsoft
This round table discussion will focus on the implementation project for SMS 2003.  Microsoft’s Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS) is utilized for maintaining hardware inventory, software deployment and deploying Windows and software updates.  Topics will include the timeline for installation, pitfalls experienced and benefits realized.  SMS has enabled one administrator at Reilly Industries to deploy current updates to every workstation at nine sites, across three continents, in less than a week.

Adopting a Data Integration Strategy
Presented by Dan Rebella, VP of Sales Central Area, Informatica
Adopting a Data Integration Strategy that maintains your competitive advantage, reduces risk and cost, and ultimately, improves bottom line profitability.

Consolidating Distributed Data back to the Data Center
Sponsored by CommVault
This breakout will discuss getting your arms around data growth and the management of that data.  Also being discussed will be business continuity for medium sized companies that may not be able to afford the extensive programs like those of Fortune 500 companies.
10:30 am Improving Transparancy, Establishing Accountability and Enlarging Capacity
  Russ Bostick
CIO
Conseco
Bio

1. The headaches of running a decentralized IT organization.
2. Benchmarking your IT Organization
3. The sell to upper management to move to a “One IT”
4. The plan to get there
5. The Opportunity for Gains in Running “One IT"
11:30 am Running IT as a Business - Connecting Vision to Reality then to Results
  Kevin P. Malover
Senior Vice President
Magellan Associates
Bio

Real world practical examples on how IT can:
1. Enhance a company's competitive position
2. Improve a company's sales and operations
3. Provide market-distinctive advantages to grow the business
4. Contribute greater return to the company
12:15 pm Lunch Buffet Served
1:30 pm CIO Panel Discussion: Challenges of Today's IT Leaders
  Natan D. Abraham
Senior Advisor
Forrester
Bio
Dennis Cromwell
Director
Indiana University
Bio
  Gerry Weaver
CTO
State of Indiana
Bio
Paul Fitterer
VP of IT
Ingersoll Rand
Bio
  Rich Johnson
CIO
Clarian Health Partners
Bio
Ryan A. Milburn
CIO
Allison Transmission, GMC
Bio
2:30 pm Best Practice & Moderated Round Table Discussions
  New Realities in Security Management
Presented by Cisco

eDiscovery and Compliance Management

Presented by EMC Corporation
This group will discuss the following issues: What is the low hanging fruit in protecting your company from legal issues? How do you prepare for the long term goal of managing all of your important content? What are the compliance issues driving all companies, and your industry?

Converged Communications and IP Telephony
Presented by: Mike Rubin, Senior Business Consultant, Core Business Technology Solutions
Sponsored by: Crowe Chizek
IP Telephony has reached the mainstream and many companies are in a position to realize the benefits that this technology has to offer. At the same time, IP telephony is not for everyone. In this roundtable, we will discuss:
1. It is really ready for prime time?
2. Realizing an ROI from IP telephony
3. Decision-points for selection – when does it make sense?
4. Preparing the network for IP telephony
5. Advantages and disadvantages
6. Extended functionality
3:30 pm Closing Remarks, Cocktail Reception with Hors d'oeuvres