2012 Agenda
Check back for Phorum 2013 Agenda, coming in fall 2012.
Key to tracks:
Track 1: New Enterprise Models
Track 2: Mobility
7:30am – 8:15am
Cloud 101
Presented by John Treadway, Vice President at Cloud Technology Partners
An introduction to cloud computing, including a discussion of what we mean by the “cloud” and an overview of the various types of cloud computing business models.
Sponsored by Evolve IP
8:30am – 9:30am
Keynote Address by Nick Carr
The Pulitzer Prize nominated author of The Big Switch and The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains provides a unique perspective on changing technology trends and their impact on the enterprise.
Sponsored by CA Technologies
9:30am – 10:30am
Harnessing the Power of the Cloud
Presented by Peter Coffee, VP and Head of Platform Research, Salesforce.com
A leading vendor of cloud-based applications discusses the wealth of business transformation possibilities offered by cloud-based solutions.
Sponsored by Fairmount Partners
10:45am – 11:45am
Business Transformation: An Enterprise Perspective
Presented by Kevin Garton, Chief Marketing Officer, The Neat Company
How one organization has harnessed the power of the cloud to transform its business.
Sponsored by Cisco
11:45am – 12:30pm
Box Lunch
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Cloud Computing: The State of the Industry
Presented by James Staten, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
One of the industry’s most noted research analysts will discuss the current state of the cloud computing market as well as what the future of cloud computing holds.
Sponsored by SunGard Availability Services
1:45pm – 2:30pm
Panel Discussion: Barriers to Adoption
Moderated by James Staten and featuring Nick Carr and Peter Coffee
A panel of industry experts and enterprise users discuss barriers to cloud adoption and the key factors to addressing and overcoming those barriers. Panelists include Rick Bunker of Procurian, Kevin Garton of The Neat Company, Indu Kodukula of SunGard and Don Norbeck of VCE.
Sponsored by Comcast Business Services
2:45pm – 3:30pm
Panel Discussion: Views from the Enterprise
Track 1: A panel of enterprise users discuss how cloud technology is impacting their business models and enabling them to disrupt competition, create new economic models and gain market share. Panelists include Josh Builder of The Orchard, Robert Allen Butler of Hay Group, Simon Moss of Pneuron Corporation, Michael Erickson of MedRisk, and Krishna Narayanan of JP Morgan Chase. Moderated by Rob Kelley.
Sponsored by LiquidHub
Track 2: A panel of enterprise users discuss ways in which cloud technology is untethering the enterprise and providing efficiency and mobility to the workforce. Panelists include Kathy Junod of Auxiliium Pharmaceuticals, Gregg Armitage of Avenue Bridge, Brendan O’Malley of Flower Foods, Bryan Hendricks of VWR International and Bhupinder Singh of Bentley. Moderated by Doug Paradis.
Sponsored by Anexinet
3:45pm – 4:30pm
Panel Discussion: Views from the Trenches
Track 1: A panel of emerging cloud technology vendors discuss the key market needs they’ve identified and how those market needs are being addressed through the use of cloud technology. Panelists include Nosh Petigara of 10gen, Isaac Garcia of Central Desktop, Andre Pino of CloudBees, Ryan Caplan of ColdLight Solutions, Nishant Kaushik of Identropy and Ron Burns of Proton Media. Moderated by Bob Moul.
Sponsored by ColdLight Solutions
Track 2: A panel of emerging mobility vendors discuss factors hindering the untethering of the workplace and ways in which those factors can be addressed and overcome. Panelists include Jim Somers of Antenna Software, Chris Fleck of Citrix, Chris Clark of Fiberlink, Rick Rasansky of Yorn and Scott Wasserman of appRenaissance. Moderated by Scott Snyder.
Sponsored by Fiberlink Communications
4:45pm – 5:30pm
Closing Session: A Call to Action
Featuring Peter Coffee and the Demo Pit “Best in Show” finalists
A recap of the day’s events and lessons learned and a call to action for conference attendees: “What will you do differently beginning tomorrow?”
Sponsored by Unisys
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Cocktail Reception / Networking Event
Free beer, great company and outstanding music. What’s not to love?
Sponsored by Dell
