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7:30 am	Attendee Check-In; Breakfast Buffet Served: Selection of Chilled Juices, Seasonal Fruit Display, Scrambled Eggs, Smoked Bacon and Country Sausage, Red Skin Potatoes, Peppers and Onions, Daily Bakery Selection, Fruit Croustade, Sweet Butter, Jam and Preserves, Starbucks Coffee and Tazo Tea Selections.
8:20 am	Welcome Message
8:30 am	Turbo-Charging Your Organization in a Relationship-Based World
	Mark Showers Retired CIO Monsanto Whether focused on improving innovation, making faster and better decisions or improving overall effectiveness, you need to take a different approach in today’s flatter organizations. Success demands effective collaboration within and across organizational, functional, physical and hierarchical boundaries. In this context a network perspective yields multiple performance improvement opportunities that traditional managerial tools such as process mapping, culture surveys and activity analyses all miss. This presentation demonstrates why and how executives must pay attention to collaboration and networks within their organizations. Specifically, for CIO’s and senior IT executives, this presentation provides a CIO perspective to: Based on research done at the McIntire School of Commerce - University of Virginia, demonstrate the way a network lens provides unique insights for leaders to improve value-added collaboration and concurrently performance (organizational and individual), innovation and quality of work life. Discuss the role of collaboration tools and technology in facilitating effective networks in an organization. Review policy and risk management considerations as collaboration becomes more technology enabled both within and across organizational boundaries.
9:45 am	Using Web 2.0 and Open Source to Increase Collaboration in Your Business
	Bill Weeks Chief Information Officer Key Equipment Finance Bill Weeks will describe how they implemented Wiki Media as the company intranet for Key National Finance, and how it has helped to increase collaboration across the business. Bill will highlight how the project was implemented, the executive support required and the overall success of the project. Bill will also give a quick demo of the WiKey live to show the features, and how employees maintain the site.
9:45 am	Enterprise Business Intelligence: Discovering Your Opportunities
	Ryan Bennett Director of Information Management The Sports Authority	Sponsored by MicroStrategy Wyatt Weeks Group Manager of Business Intelligence The Sports Authority
	The Sports Authority is a national full-line sporting goods retailer with over 450 stores. This presentation will walk through business drivers for implementing the data warehouse and reporting tool, experiences with the implementation, and the benefits realized since. You will also see a short demonstration of the Sports Authority’s business facing Business Intelligence solution.
9:45 am	Leveraging the Best of Three Worlds… Shared IT Services
	Brett Rathbone Chief Enterprise Architect Molson Coors Brewing Company Brett Rathbone is the Chief Enterprise Architect at Molson Coors, a global brewing company with operations in US, UK and Canada, and sales across the globe. In this session, Brett will provide an account of the goals and benefits of moving to a global IT shared services operating model, as well as some of the challenges. The session will outline how Molson Coors adopted shared services in IT and developed their vendor partnerships to drive a common approach to IT delivery, building on the best aspects of the three “IT worlds” that existed previously. This new operating model allows IT to leverage capabilities globally and supports greater IT and business alignment. However, like most organization and cultural change, it is an ongoing journey, and the session will conclude with where Molson Coors is today and where they are heading.
11:00 am	Managing Information for Litigation, Audit, and Regulation
	Sponsored by IBM James Watson CEO & Founder Doculabs Effective management of content has become increasingly critical for organizations facing litigation, as they seek to manage potentially discoverable information. Additionally, organizations face heightened oversight from both internal audit and external regulatory bodies. The technology to manage content has become a key part of how an organization approaches its ability to capture, store, manage and produce information. Today, an estimated 85 to 90 percent of the content created within an organization now exists electronically. Business operations are generating vast volumes of unstructured data – ranging from the content created in desktop applications to the web content and digital assets that are created and used in the course of business. Add to this the growing volume of digital communications – email, as well as the increasing use of instant messaging, PDAs, and voicemail – and it’s clear that today’s organization has many more sources of information to manage than the organization of even just five years ago. This presentation will share best practices and recommendations for how your organization can leverage investments in ECM to manage information for compliance, specifically: Where does Records Management fit into the discovery process for litigation, audit, and regulation? How does technology serve as the foundation for discovery initiatives? Why do we need a program to address discovery issues? What does it take to develop and implement a compliance program? What is the business case for these programs in the absence of large scale litigations?
11:00 am	Virtualizing your IT Staff
	David Bessen VP and CIO Median News Group In an environment of lean IT Staffing and staff reductions Median News Group has created something they call “Virtual IT”. The concept really is not anything new or earth-shattering, but rather it is a way of organizing IT activities so that staff and skills from all around the company may be utilized efficiently; where skills do not exist at one location or facility, we can use skills from another site, either remotely (over the WAN) or in person. In this way, we don’t have to ‘staff up’ at all locations to provide expertise. The other advantage of virtualizing IT, much like virtualizing a server, is that staff utilization increases. For example a specialist in Microsoft Exchange at one location may be under-utilized, while Exchange expertise is needed at another location. Through virtualization, we can use the under-utilized resource elsewhere, regardless of physical location, thereby increasing efficiencies. This is analogous to utilizing idle CPU cycles with a virtualized server. David Bessen will share with everyone the process they are going through to implement “Virtual IT” and the lessons learned thus far.
11:00 am	Finding Value in Enterprise Applications and Enterprise Architecture
	Al Rosabal Deputy CIO City and County of Denver IT organizations of all sizes are struggling with the significant sunk costs and potential ongoing costs of enterprise class applications. How can organizations establish a viable structure to maintain the existing assets, while choosing where to invest scarce dollars to maximize value? The approach must leverage strategic planning, reactive responses and proactive responses. Enterprise Architecture as a discipline is like dieting – easy to start but tough to stick with and maintain. A more pragmatic approach to EA, coupled with smart relationships with key vendors, is key to maintaining a portfolio that is sustainable, technically relevant, and innovative. Using a practical approach to strategic planning and portfolio management, this session will discuss: The impact of legacy and siloed applications to the overall cost and agility of the enterprise Is best-of-breed vs. suite still a viable question, or have we moved past that? Does SOA matter? How can you prevent from stretching staff too thin with the constant barrage of new functionality/apps/products, etc.? What are vendors doing to bridge the gap between ongoing costs and value delivery? How can innovation and flexibility be injected into the large-scale enterprise, especially in this economy? Can IT really communicate its value to the enterprise?
11:00 am	A Look Into the Cyber Threats that are Attacking You
	Sponsored by Net Direct Craig Schmugar Senior Threat Researcher McAfee Avert Labs, McAfee, Inc. Come and gain a better understanding of how attackers operate, what they are after, and the methods used to achieve their goals. We will discuss virus and vulnerability trends; followed by a deeper look into the threat landscape through real-world attack scenarios. We’ll wrap up with a peek ahead at the second half of 2009 and beyond.
11:45 am	Front Range Buffet Served – Chili con Carne, Sour Cream, Cheddar and Scallions, Western Chopped Greens, Tomato, Jicama, Egg Wedges, Carrot Strings, Blue Cheese Crumbles, Ranch, Italian and Honey Mustard Dressings, Roasted Potato and Corn Salad, Chipotle Mayonnaise, Sour Apple and Cabbage Slaw, Slow Smoked Beef Brisket, Bourbon BBQ Sauce, Grilled Chicken Breast, Cilantro-Lime Jus, Grilled Peppers, Green Chili Cheese Enchiladas, Ranch Style Beans, Buttermilk Biscuits, Mile High Lemon Meringue Pie and Cinnamon-Apple Turnovers.
12:45 pm	Leveraging Strategic Partnerships in IT
	Scott Chrisbacher CIO Ball Aerospace During this presenation we will discuss the benefits of working collaboratively with partners to deliver a system. The presentation will provide a viewpoint from all perspectives including the customer, software suppliers, service providers, and business consultants on the advantages to this approach.
1:45 pm	Network 2.0 – Security and Performance Essentials to Support Web 2.0
	Sponsored by Extreme Networks Dwight Reifsnyder IT Operations Manager Boulder Valley School District All the buzz seems to be on Web 2.0 applications, but there are quiet revolutions taking place at lower layers of the OSI model. Dwight Reifsnyder will describe the Boulder Valley School District's current project to deploy a new 10g fiber network to 50 schools, with more than 100 miles of fiber and 500 new network switches. Scope for this effort includes adding carrier grade reliability to the system while increasing security and simplifying network management – all enhanced with new Layer 2 tools and technologies. This “lessons learned” presentation will help you to navigate the pitfalls of new technologies while maximizing their value to your enterprise.
1:45 pm	IT’s Role in Business Process Discovery
	Russell Gray VP, IT Facilities Manager Lockton Companies, LLC Information Technology projects are undertaken for a variety of reasons, but the end result should always be to help a company grow and prosper. With this in mind, what should IT’s responsibility be as it relates to a company’s Business Process discovery and documentation initiative? A well documented and defined business process goes a long way in helping to determine the scope and success of IT projects, but is often a neglected requirement in small to medium size companies. IT can promote themselves as solid partners within the business units by proactively engaging in business process discovery and documentation prior to trying to establish requirements and scope for IT projects. This has multiple benefits: minimizing the risk of project scope creep, providing the business unit with a framework for future endeavors and keeping IT engaged in the growth of the business.
1:45 pm	Leveraging IT Solutions to Enable Lean Manufacturing Strategies
	Darrell Wissel IT Application Development Manager CoorsTek Information Technology	Len Rontanini Sr. Business Analyst CoorsTek Information Technology
	This session will demonstrate how CoorsTek has implemented IT solutions amongst the visual techniques used in Lean Manufacturing processes. We will also discuss how worked with our ERP vendor to enhance their software to port solutions used heavily in the automotive industry into a discrete manufacturer.
2:45 pm	Cost-Effective Measures for a Cost-Conscious IT World: "An Efficient Data Center Model"
	Rob Grant Sr Director of Information Technology IHS	Sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems Cindy Crouch Director of Computer Operations University of Denver
	Tom Whitcomb VP of Technology Services Springbok Services	Daniel Brown Business Technology Executive Xcel Energy
	Data centers are being challenged from both ends: on one side, demand for more storage capacity is growing; on the other, costs for increased power, cooling and facilities are escalating. Customers are demanding innovative, environmentally friendly solutions to streamline IT operations and control costs. At no time in recent memory is enterprise cost-containment a bigger factor, given our uncertain economic climate. Please join our panel for an informative discussion covering these key areas: Present and Future Data Center challenges Implementing more environmentally- friendly data centers Complying with environmental and compliance directives Driving down data center power, cooling and facilities costs Tiered Storage and Virtualization Technology Case Studies:
2:45 pm	AirFairs – The Fair way to fly; How Technology Enabled Frontier Airlines to Unbundle its Product Offering
	Gerry Coady SVP & CIO Frontier Airlines The Airline industry is extremely competitive, people have choices, and customers are upset at the way airlines have started to nickel and dime them for bags, change fees etc. In early 2008 Frontier Airlines embarked on a strategy to offer customers 3 different fare products, Economy, Classic and Classic Plus, each “bundle” offering the customer different components, such as seat assignment, meal, free TV etc. However, to enable the company to offer these products required Frontier Airlines to decouple their systems and deploy a whole new internet Booking engine, integrated with back office legacy systems. And the project needed to be completed in 6 months, or less. Attendees should take away the three things below: How to align IT and Business Strategy How to structure a project and project team to execute the plan, from disparate business groups, and 3rd party vendors and consultants How to integrate disparate technologies and build a platform for the future.
2:45 pm	Implementing Strategies to Meet all of the Business Reporting Needs for a High Paced Production Environment
	Sponsored by Actuate Bill Knoblauch Sr. Director, Engineering Abacus Data Services, a division of Epsilon Abacus Data Services is a division of Epsilon which is of the companies making up the Alliance Data Services (ADS) family of companies. ADS provides private label and commercial credit card programs, one-to-one coalition loyalty programs, consumer database marketing, permission-based email marketing, data services and creative agency services. Abacus is a transaction based marketing cooperative database serving the direct marketing programs of our member B2C and B2B participating companies. One of our big challenges is to manage and quickly respond to the myriad of reporting requests coming to IT from business users across the organization. The key to our success in meeting the demands of the business is an agile approach to report development working closely with the end user in an iterative process to meet their needs. In this presentation we will discuss how we employ this process to quickly and effectively meet the demand for specialized reports in a fast paced high volume environment.
3:45 pm	CIO Panel Presentation
	Join these industry leaders in an interactive discussion and 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 executives.
	Julie Bort Online Community Editor Network World	Mike Marcotte CIO Echostar
	Dave Lehn VP IT Noodles & Company	Mike Carlson VP & CIO Xcel Energy
	Molly Rauzi Chief Information Officer City and County of Denver	Ken Stafford Vice Chancellor Technology University of Denver
4:30 pm	Closing Remarks & Cocktail Reception
	Enjoy this complimentary cocktail reception 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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