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7:30 am Meridian	Attendee Check-In; Heartland Buffet Served: Fresh Seasonal Fruit Display, Assorted Breakfast Breads & Bagels w/ Butter, Fruit Preserves & Cream Cheese, Biscuits & Creamy Sausage Gravy, Breakfast Potatoes, Fluffy Scrambled Eggs, Bacon & Sausage.
8:20 am	Welcome Message
8:30 am	Transformation: Changing IT’s Focus from Technology to Business Value
Meridian	Jeff O'Hare SVP Enterprise IT West Corporation We will discuss where the organization was at when I arrived 20 months ago and the vision on where we are taking the organization in the future. Develop a clear focus for the entire technology group to include Vision, Mission, Objectives and Focus areas. Focus on Injecting Technology Leadership, evolving the organization use of meaningful metrics (information) versus just data, Project management methodology/IT process and IT governance (knowing what to outsource/insource) are all pieces of the puzzle. We’ll review the evaluation process / assessment process evaluation that we went through to develop the baseline we would start at (a lot of companies struggle with where to start). We’ll end up with where we are today, where we are headed and help the audience understand this is not a process you go though and then put the business plan on the shelf, this is a continuous process. The vision is something you live by and constantly evaluate the gaps.
9:45 am	Creating a Contagious Culture of Collaboration *. . . and the technology that supports it*
Circle East	Sponsored by Ambassador Solutions Ron Thieme, Ph.D. VP & CIO AIT Laboratories Collaboration is something that is often easier said than done. Organizations often extol their collaborative abilities, but what makes a truly collaborative environment? Is it a matter of technology? Of process and structure? Of market need? Of culture? In this talk Dr. Ron Thieme will explore the collaborative imperatives of the modern organization. Deeply-held needs for collaboration must be evident at the personal, workgroup, enterprise, and inter-company levels. We will examine the enablers of collaboration, including developing a culture of winning, placing team and company goals above self, and managing egos. We will also consider examples of using technology to support the collaborative enterprise.
9:45 am	The Evolution of IT as a Business in an Ever Changing Environment
Circle Center	Sponsored by CA Jo Lee Hayes VP, Enterprise Technology Sallie Mae This session will cover how to manage the evolution of IT as a business during IT, corporate and market changes. How can you evolve IT while providing immediate value? How can you evolve IT that requires investments when no investments will be made? Is partnering with the right vendor a significant opportunity to accomplish these goals? Working with the right vendor can provide more resources because we all know we don't have the time and people to do it all ourselves.
9:45 am	Don’t React, Prevent…Shift your Performance Monitoring to a New Level
Circle West	John Wanchick CIO Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Services Ohio’s newly completed Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) began statewide rollout with a single pilot county in July, 2006. By September, 2007, 68 of 88 counties’ system data was converted and 3,570 county workers were using the system. Following the data conversion of the next wave (6 counties, 278 users), the SACWIS application rapidly deteriorated. Users experienced slow responses, inability to logon, page not found errors, server not found errors, long delays, and “kick-outs”. This session will discuss how the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services assembled a rapid response team across two state IS organizations, multiple stakeholders, and several vendors (including IBM, SUN, DRC, Compuware and InsightETE) to resolve the performance issues and move to a proactive performance monitoring system that includes linking application health check metrics to future IS actions.
11:00 am	Case Study: Redundant Data Centers
Circle East	Sponsored by CDW Berbee Alan Letterman Manager IMS Engineering/Technology Berry Plastics Berry Plastics manufactures products in more than 70 facilities worldwide that operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Berry Plastics' focus for IT Systems is to operate a centralized environment for many key servicesincluding: ERP, inventory control, and business intelligence. Therefore, interruptions to the centralized systems or to the flow of data to the manufacturing facilities is not acceptable. This case study will examine how Berry Plastics uses common technologies to create a High Availability/Business Continuity environment utilizing two primary data centers in the Midwest. Topics covered include: Virtualized computing, SANs and SAN replication, Wide Area Networks and the need for backup circuits, WAN compression and database replication.
11:00 am	The Use Of BI To Drive Continuous Business Improvement
Circle Center	Sponsored by Information Builders Kirk Townsley Manager of Application Services The Hillman Group, Inc. We will discuss how The Hillman Group, Inc. evolved from a small business into a corporate leader in our industry. The session focuses on our use of Business Intelligence and how information is driving corporate direction and decision making. I will provide examples of our solutions we have deployed and explain how Hillman is becoming more efficient and flexible in the eyes of our customers. Our mission is to be a strategic partner with the business by providing vision, services and tools for competitive advantage. I will explain our software portfolio and review the challenges we overcame while deploying new technology throughout the company related to WebSphere Portal, WebFOCUS, ESRI, and other tools.
11:00 am	The Past, Present & Future of Client Computing in the Enterprise
Circle West	Ed Simcox, Jr. Director of IS Clarian Health Partners, Inc. Enterprises spend significant money on PC’s laptops and mobile devices annually. New technologies and best practices promise to ease the burden associated with integrating and managing these devices.
11:45 am Meridian	Parade Ground Picnic Buffet:Tossed Garden Greens with Assorted Dressings, Cole Slaw, Seasonal Fresh Fruit Salad, Pan-Fried Chicken, Pork Loin and Dressing, Mashed Potatoes and Country Gravy, Green Beans, Corn, Corn Muffins and Warm Rolls w/Butter, Baked Fruit Cobblers.
12:45 pm	Becoming Pioneers Again
Meridian	Gerry McCartney VP of IT & CIO Purdue University University IT used to be on the edge of innovation. Where there were firsts, we were there. Now, we are often seen merely as organizations that provide commodity services. How do we regain the reputation of being edgy innovators that once characterized University IT? Where is the frontier of IT now, and how do we move to its edge? How can we really harness the transformative power of IT?
1:45 pm	Humana PMO’s Push Towards Perfect Service
Circle East	Thomas Ash Technology Manager Humana Inc. Humana has had extensive growth over the last few years. It’s IT divisions are called on to support a growing business while simultaneously seeking ways to increase efficiencies and control IT spend. Humana’s IT Project Management Office is meeting these challenges through its Project Management Maturity program. Mr. Ash will discuss some of the work and challenges his organization faces as they push towards Perfect Service.
1:45 pm	Shift Happened - How to Thrive Instead of Survive in the Aftermath of the Shift from Paper to Electronic Media
Circle Center	Sponsored by IBM Scott Ward Director of Records Management, General Counsels Office Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The shift from creating and storing our information and communication on paper to creating and storing our information on electronic media has occurred. We are now surviving in the immediate aftermath of the shift. While we struggle to thrive in our new business environment of electronically created and stored information we are contending with data, content, records, metadata, documents, on various electronic media on multiple systems. As this creation and storage activity continues to proliferate large quantities of storage are consumed each day. Increasing storage costs, and risk to your organization result. It is not all about the data any more. While those concerns remain important new challenges related to meeting business and compliance requirements for the official records of the company also come into play when planning for and implementing solutions. The good news is help with the record keeping challenges is available. Often ready and waiting to contribute to these challenges with information about the statutory, and operational/business needs and requirements for record keeping, your record management team can add value to many teams, and help lower storage costs, space requirements and the grow rate of ESI.
1:45 pm	Taking Virtualization Beyond the Datacenter - Gaining Flexibility While Reducing Costs
Circle West	Sponsored by Sun / Dewpoint Simon Kissler Technology Lead IHETS Having realized many benefits from virtualization in the datacenter we look beyond what we can do in the back office to the benefits we can bring to the front. We will take a look at an early adoption case of desktop virtualization technologies to put into perspective the benefits and opportunities in a real-world context. Offering insight into the technology, its opportunities and challenges as well as a realistic look on when it makes sense and when to stick to a more traditional model, we will cover both the strategic as well as the operational aspects and opportunities of this emerging technology while maintaining a critical look appropriate for any emerging field.
2:45 pm	Automating IT Cost Transparency
Circle East	Sponsored by Apptio Kurt Shubert Application Support Manager/Problem Manager NSRI USA, Inc. Most IT organizations are being forced to simultaneously reduce costs and provide increasingly competitive advantage to their corporations. A revolution, born from leading edge IT organizations and adopted by ITIL v3 standards, is taking place to help IT deliver on this challenge. IT Cost Transparency provides better understanding of IT service costs, cost drivers, service performance, and comparative standing versus the industry in order to help organizations save money by making better informed decisions, to clearly showcase IT’s value within the organization and to improve IT operational efficiency. Kurt Shuber, a pioneer in IT Cost Transparency and ITIL v3 Financial Management, will talk about the benefits of IT Cost Transparency initiatives and the challenges and results of his implementation at NYK Systems Research Institute
2:45 pm	State of Indiana Infrastructure Consolidation
Circle Center	Sponsored by Symantec Brian Arrowood Director of Operations Indiana Office of Technology How can infrastructure consolidation save money, gain efficiencies and provide better security? What are the results and opportunities of the infrastructure consolidation for Indiana's State government? This session will discuss the answer to these questions as well as specific enterprise tools used in the State of Indiana's current operating environment.
2:45 pm	SAN Storage for Dummies
Circle West	Sponsored by Pillar Data James Sample Director, IT-Infrastructure Wiley Publishing, Inc. In this session we will be discussing the criteria Wiley used in selecting a SAN product for its new Exchange Email solution as well as making it the standard for all future SAN purchases.
3:45 pm	CIO Panel Presentation
Meridian	Join these industry leaders in an interactive discussion moderated by InformationWeek. Hear what issues are facing today's CIO's and learn how they are resolving them. This panel discussion provides a rare opportunity to hear first hand whats on the mind of these local CIO's.
	Chris Murphy Mangement Editor InformationWeek	Jeff Ton VP, Enterprise Processes, IT Lauth Property Group, LLC
	Ron Thieme, Ph.D. VP & CIO AIT Laboratories	Phil Repp AVP of IT Ball State University
	David Schacht CIO Simon Property Group, Inc.	Georgia L. Shaffalo Interim VP of Information Technology Klipsch Group, Inc.
4:30 pm	Closing Remarks, Cocktail Reception
Meridian	Enjoy this complimentary cocktail reception hosted by SIM Indianapolis featuring an open bar, hors d’oeuvres and conversation. Make this an important element of your attendance to the IT Symposium. The ability to network and collaborate with your peers in an open and no-hype environment will prove to provide long lasting value to your key business initiatives moving forward.

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Wednesday September 24, 2008

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