IT Roadmap Chicago 2014
 
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
7:30 am - 8:15 amRegistration and Breakfast
8:15 am - 8:30 amIT Roadmap: Welcome and Overview
John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World
8:30 am - 9:00 amThe Road Ahead: A Strategy for the Next Generation of Technologies
Bill Haser, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Tenneco
9:00 am - 9:30 amNoisy Times in Wireless
Rob Mustarde, Vice President of Marketing , Ruckus Wireless
9:30 am - 10:00 amThe Datacenter Network Future State: Dynamic and Responsive
Houman Modarres, Senior Director of Marketing, Nuage Networks
10:10 am - 12:00 pmMorning Breakout Sessions
10:10 am - 10:40 amThe Mobile Advantage: Gateway to Digital Business
R. Ray Wang, Principal Analyst, Founder and Chairman, Constellation Research, Inc.
The Cutting Edge of Cloud & Next Generation Apps
Holger Mueller, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research
From the Lab to You: Storage Technologies of the Future
Dennis Martin, Founder and President, Demartek
Not Your Grandfather's Datacenter Network
Brad Casemore, Research Director, Datacenter Networks, IDC
10:50 am - 11:20 amZoning In On Energy and Physical Infrastructure Management
Khaled Nassoura, Director of Intelligent Management Systems, Panduit Corp
The Rising Tide of Ransomware
John Shier, Senior Security Expert, Sophos
Plan Your Migration to Next-Gen Communication & Collaboration - Transform Your Business with Hosted Voice & Data Communications
Ken Greene, Director of Enterprise Sales, Comcast Business Class
Industry Perspective Presentation
11:30 am - 12:00 pmDrawing a Mobility Roadmap
Brian Cleveland, Assistant Vice President of Information Technology, Vi
Leveraging the Cloud for Maximum Collaboration
John Lebeau, Vice President of IT, Jet Support Services
Conquering Governance, Risk Management and Compliance at Allstate
Jeff Wright, CSO, Allstate
The Secret to Doing Big Data on a Budget
Christopher Anderson, Director of IT, Schumacher Homes
12:05 pm - 12:35 pmNetwork-Enabled Cloud Solutions: The Next Phase of Cloud
Randall Davis, Director - Product Marketing Management: Hosting, Managed Applications and Cloud Solutions, AT&T
12:35 pm - 2:00 pmLunch & Expo (Lunch served until 2:00pm; Expo open until 4:30pm)
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmExpo Hall Theater
2:10 pm - 3:20 pmAfternoon Breakout Sessions
2:10 pm - 2:40 pmAre You Ready for 802.11ac?
Rob Mustarde, Vice President of Marketing , Ruckus Wireless
The Path to Network Video Surveillance
Vince Ricco, Business Development Manager, Axis Technology Partner Program, Axis Communications
Leveraging the Cloud for Scalable and Simplified Data Storage
Connor Fee, Director of Marketing, Nasuni
Three Essentials for Visibility During Data Center Transformation
Dave Reoch, Senior Director, Data Center Solutions, Gigamon
Change Your Fate - Reinventing Web and Mobile App Dev and Delivery
Jeff Newlin, VP and GM, North America, OutSystems
2:50 pm - 3:20 pmCuring the Mobile Madness
Joe Marton, Sales Engineer, Novell
Security Reboot for a Hybrid IT World—You Can Manage Risk While Reducing Cost
Aaron Shelley, Director of Solutions Engineering, East, Latisys
Joe Bonnell, Founder & CEO, Alchemy Security
Rob Zimmerman, Solution Manager, Latisys
How to Construct a Disaster Recovery Plan
David Godwin, Senior Sales Engineer, First Communications
Maximizing Investment in the Data Center Infrastructure
Simon Cowley, Vice President Global Technical Support, CommScope
Dell SonicWALL: Achieving Deeper Network Security
Barbara Vibbert, Security Engineer, Dell SonicWALL
3:25 pm - 3:55 pmYour IT Career Roadmap: Success Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand and Advance Your Career
Renee Baker Arrington, Senior Vice President, Pearson Partners International, Inc.
3:55 pm - 4:00 pmClosing Remarks
John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World
4:00 pm - 4:30 pmReception and Prize Passport Drawing (in the Expo)