Agenda

Wednesday November 15, 2006

Sheraton St. Louis City Center

Inaugural St. Louis IT Symposium, hosted by SIM

Knowledge & Networking
Detailed Agenda

8:00 am Attendee Check-In; Breakfast Buffet Served
8:50 am Welcome Message
9:00 am Is There Still Life in the IT Career
 


Phil Zwieg
Former VP of IS
Northwestern Mutual
BioSynopsis

10:15 am
Moderated Best Practice Discussions
 
  1. Simplifying Your Data Center
    Thought Leader: Jeff Maynard, Director Infrastructure Technology, Thompson Coburn
  2. Software License Management and Compliancy Advisor  
    Thought Leader: Linda Platt, Distributed Support Management - License Manager, US Bank
11:30 am IT Solutions Driving Scientific Achievement and Competitive Advantage
 
Dr. Jason Bull
Enterprise Applications Strategy Lead
Monsanto
BioSynopsis
12:15 pm Lunch Buffet Served
1:15 am The Anheuser-Busch IT/Business Partnership – From Strategy to Implementation
 
Mark A. Schmitt
Senior Director, Supply Chain & Administrative Systems Finance Division
Anheuser-Busch Information Technology
BioSynopsis
2:15 pm Moderated Best Practice Discussions
 
  1. Preparing Your Litigation Response Plan
    Thought Leader: Stephen Stewart, Subject Matter Expert - Compliance and Regulatory Issues
  2. Winning Back Customers Through Analytics
    Thought Leader:: Executive Director of Enterprise Business Intelligence of Prominent Telco
3:15pm CIO Panel Presentation
 
Natan Abraham
Sr. Advisor CIO Group
Forrester Research, Inc.
Bio

Michael T. Abbene
VP & CIO
Arch Coal, Inc
Bio

Christoph H. Schmidt
SVP of Planning & IS
CSI Leasing, Inc.
Bio
 
Eric S. Nichols
VP of IT & CIO
Solutia Inc.
Bio

Debbie Erickson
VP & CIO
Metro St. Louis

Bio
4:15 pm Closing Remarks, Cocktail Reception with Hors d'oeuvres