4th Annual Iowa IT Symposium
Previous Events
2010 Iowa
2010 Iowa
2009 Iowa
| 7:00 am | Attendee Check-In; Breakfast Buffet Served |
| 7:45 am | Welcome Message |
| 8:00 am | The Balanced Scorecard & Strategic Alignment |
 Phil ZwiegVP of IS Northwestern Mutual  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. |
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| 9:15 am | Best Practice & Moderated Round Table Discussions |
| Call Centers: Sponsored by Microsoft This session will discuss how companies have migrated the call center agent to virtual offices. This presentation would give a case study on the work at home agent vs. the traditional method of a call center. Adopting a Data Integration Strategy Sponsored by 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 Presented by Randy Cairns, AVP & Corp. Security Office, American Republic Insurance Sponsored by CommVault |
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| 10:30 am | Leveraging IT for Business Results |
 Mike Laddin President & Senior Partner LeaderPoint 1. IT and Business Leadership in the Economic Environment of the firm. 2. Shopping for solutions or solving real business problems? 3. The courage to be clear about expectations. 4. When was the last time you went on a sales call: the politics underlying pressure on IT. |
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| 11:30 am | Running IT as a Business - Connecting Vision to Reality then to Results |
 Bill Davis EVP, COO Magellan Associates 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 |
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch Buffet Served |
| 1:15 pm | The Future of Corporate Computing |
 Jonathan SchwartzPresident & COO Sun Microsystems For over 24 years Sun's mantra has been "the network is the computer." President and COO Jonathan Schwartz will present Sun Microsystems' vision of the future of computing - from true computing utilities where storage and compute power are delivered as a network service to the global infrastructure architecture in what Sun calls the Participation Age. Using case examples and best practice learnings, hear how the intellectual property, innovative technology and strategic partnerships of today's solutions provide customers an open, flexible and secure means to consolidate their data center and remove costs from operations. |
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| 2:45 pm | Best Practice & Moderated Round Table Discussions |
| New Realities in Security Management Sponsored by Cisco Delivering Business Services To Accelerate Business Strategy Execution Sponsored by Oracle This roundtable discussion will focus on the following issues: Insight - Business intelligence for improved decision making with the ability to take action immediately. Adaptability - Adjust to changing market conditions and competitive threats. Ownership - Lower total cost of ownership Knowledge Management and Retention Sponsored by Infosys |
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| 3:45 pm | Closing Remarks, Cocktail Reception with Hors d'oeuvres |
