The Premise: Hardly a day passes when another argument against cloud computing is negated due to an advancement in technology or some innovation. At the same breakneck pace, new "replacements" for existing in-sourced IT get added to "The Cloud" every day. But, with new innovations popping up across The Cloud landscape every day, have we reached that tipping point where all of it, including custom applications can be moved as well? The organizers of Enterprise 2.0 believe it's time to have that discussion in an open forum.
The Format: On one side of the stage will be a group of your peers: the sort of senior IT influencers that would be in on any discussion where a cloud-based service provider might be calling upon their companies with a pitch to move their IT (or at least some component of it) into the cloud. On the other side of the stage will be the cloud-based service providers who have come to make their pitch. Also in the room? You.
THE RSVP: Limited seating is available on a first-come first-served basis. Be sure to RSVP before the room fills up. We'll see you there!
Speaker - Adam Selipsky, Amazon Web Services
Speaker - Carolyn Lawson, CIO, CA Public Utilities Commission
Carolyn represents both the CPUC and the State of California in the national discussion of IT issues and policies, specifically related to eService delivery in government. In her role as Deputy Director of the eServices Office for the State of California, she examined policy issues related to web-based services, including the integration of Web 2.0 and cloud computing into the state's environment. Carolyn is the co-chair of the eC3 Web 2.0 workgroup. For both eC3 and the State of California she is leading an effort to draft a white paper discussing how governmental organizations can intelligently address the complex policy issues related to these service delivery options. Carolyn speaks and teaches nationally on these and other topics.
Speaker - David Berlind, Exec Director Interop, Editor-At-Large and General Manager, TechWeb
David is General Manager of Alternative Events in the Live Events Group of TechWeb (formerly CMP). He is also Editor-At-Large for InformationWeek.com and the Executive Conference Director for Interop. Prior to his career in tech media, David spent eight years as a software developer, network engineer, and IT manager.
Speaker - Jeff Keltner, Business Applications Development Manager , Google
Jeff Keltner is a Google Apps Business Development Manager and specializes in presenting the Google vision for search and collaboration tools to business audiences. Jeff brings several years of experience in both business development and engineering to Google - most recently as a sales specialist for IBM. Prior to joining IBM, Jeff worked as a systems engineer for such companies as Hilton Hotels Corporation and SSB Technologies. Jeff holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford University.
Speaker - Mary Sobiechowski, CIO, Global Director of IT, Sudler & Hennessey
Mary is CIO and Global Director of IT for Sudler & Hennessey, with enterprise responsibility for 20 global offices. Sudler & Hennessy is the healthcare communications division of Y&R Brands, a WPP Group company. She has been in her current position for seven years, developing and implementing IT strategy for the advertising, promotion and medical education divisions, as well as directing IT operations for all US offices. Mary is the leader of the Creative Technology Special Interest Group of WPP, focusing on best practices of the Interactive, Graphic, Broadcast and MultiMedia disciplines. Mary has an Engineering degree from Lawrence Institute of Technology, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from Wayne State University. In her previous career as an artist, she exhibited in many galleries in Soho and Tribeca, New York City. Mary is the proud mother of two amazing children and is a mentor with the Columbia University MBA program in Technology.
Speaker - Richard Soley, PhD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Object Management Group, Inc.
Richard Mark Soley, Ph.D. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Object Management Group, Inc. Dr. Richard Mark Soley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Object Management Group, Inc. (OMG®) and Executive Director of the SOA Consortium. As Chairman and CEO of the OMG, Dr. Soley is responsible for the vision and direction of the world's largest consortium of its type. Dr. Soley joined the nascent OMG as Technical Director in 1989, leading the development of OMG's world-leading standardization process and the original CORBA® specification. In 1996, he led the effort to move into vertical market standards (starting with healthcare, finance, telecommunications and manufacturing) and modeling, leading first to the Unified Modeling Language (UML®) and later the Model Driven Architecture (MDA®). He also led the effort to establish the SOA Consortium in January 2007. Previously, Dr. Soley was a cofounder and former Chairman/CEO of A. I. Architects, Inc., maker of the 386 HummingBoard and other PC and workstation hardware and software. Prior to that, he consulted for various technology companies and venture firms on matters pertaining to software investment opportunities. Dr. Soley has also consulted for IBM, Motorola, PictureTel, Texas Instruments, Gold Hill Computer and others. He began his professional life at Honeywell Computer Systems working on the Multics operating system. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., Dr. Soley holds the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Speaker - Richard E. Mickool, Executive Director & CTO, Information Services, Northeastern University
Rick is CTO and Executive Director, Information Services at Northeastern University in Boston. As CTO, Rick is instrumental in setting the vision for web, application and portal services. Rick is currently part of the project management team implementing the University's new ERP system. Prior to joining Northeastern in 2000, Rick was CIO at Babson College. Rick has presented at numerous national and regional conferences on the topics of distributed learning, on-demand service delivery, and re-engineering in higher education. Rick enjoys teaching both on-ground and online and has been an adjunct lecturer at Bristol Community College, Newbury College, Babson College and Northeastern University. He holds a BS from Babson College and an MBA from Northeastern University.
Speaker - Ross Piper, SVP of Enterprise Strategy, Salesforce.com
Ross Piper is SVP of enterprise strategy at salesforce.com. He is responsible for the company's engagement with the enterprise IT community, including strategy, product development, marketing, events and customer success, as well as helping IT organizations transform with cloud computing. In this role, Ross has helped many large customers be successful with software as a service and built a CIO advisory board to enable sharing amongst leading companies. Prior to salesforce.com, Ross was Managing Director for The Research Board, where he ran their CIO programs for thirteen years. Ross has also worked on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as a Specialist for Mercator Partners. Ross has a degree in Economics and Political Science from Colby College.
Networks have always been among the most powerful of market forces. From the earliest roads and shipping lanes to today's hyper-connected world, companies that live on the innovative edge of networks have prospered. Providing next generation connectivity inside and out of your enterprise is now a critical success factor. Find out how FedEx is pushing the edge of both physical and digital connections globally.
Speaker - Rob Carter, EVP, FedEx Information Services & CIO, Fedex Corporation
Robert B. (Rob) Carter, is Executive Vice President - FedEx Information Services & Chief Information Officer at FedEx Corporation. FedEx Corporation, with revenue of $33 Billion provides the transportation industry's broadest range of services. Carter is responsible for the corporations' key applications and technology infrastructure. FedEx applications, advanced networks and data centers provide around-the-clock and around-the-globe support for the information intensive transportation, logistics and business related product offerings of FedEx Corporation. Carter is also responsible for Customer Service, Billing and Revenue Operations. Fedex call centers are one of the premier customer service organizations in the world and provide instant access to the great people and technology that support Fedex customers worldwide. Carter joined FedEx in 1993 and has nearly 30 years of systems development and implementation experience utilizing a wide variety of technology. Carter earned his bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Florida and his MBA from the University of South Florida. Professional Awards Include: ? CIO Magazine Hall of Fame (2007) ? Information Week Chief of the Year Award (2000, 2001, 2005) ? Network World's 25 Most Powerful People in Networking (2001, 2005) ? CIO Magazine 100 Award (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) ? ComputerWorld Premier 100 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) ? InfoWorld Chief Technology Officer of the Year (2000) Mr. Carter serves as a member of the Saks, Inc. Board of Directors, First Horizon National Corporation Board of Directors, and the University of Florida Foundation Board of Trustees.
Sean and Don will brief the technical and cultural changes underway at the CIA and across the Intelligence Community involving the adoption of Enterprise 2.0 tools including Intellipedia, blogs, and social tagging. These tools are being used to improve information sharing by moving information out of traditional channels and onto platforms.
Don Burke is a leading proponent of the Enterprise 2.0 ethos within the Intelligence Community and is currently the "Intellipedia Doyen", which is a role he has held since the spring of 2006. In this role he is partnered with other early adopters in an effort to demonstrate the value of social software tools, educate the Community on how to use these tools, and advocate for improvements to the environment with the goal of improving our ability to capture our knowledge and expertise. Mr. Burke is currently employed by the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology and has a diverse 19+ year background in the Federal Government working a wide range of technical and analytical issues including collection, technical analysis, congressionally directed actions, direct support to operations, project management, advanced visualization technologies, software development, budgeting, and management. Mr. Burke was quoted extensively in the October 2007 SIGNAL magazine article "Intellipedia Seeks Ultimate Information Sharing".
Speaker - Sean Dennehy, Intellipedia Evangelist, CIA
Sean Dennehy has more than 15 years of experience in various elements of the US Intelligence Community, including the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence, DIA's Joint Staff Intelligence, and supporting US Air Force operations. As the pilot customer for Intellipedia, he has become a leading change agent for incorporating Enterprise 2.0 solutions into the Intelligence Community's business practices. He has developed an innovative "sabbatical" program that introduces Intelligence Community officers to the numerous web 2.0 applications that are being deployed on multiple intelligence networks. The focus of his efforts is encouraging a viral adoption where officers replace existing processes to take advantage of network effects encountered when individuals move projects out of "channels" and onto "platforms". His actions are based on the National Intelligence Strategy's six main characteristics: results-focused, collaborative, bold, future-oriented, self-evaluating, and innovative. Together with a small cadre of early adopters, Mr. Dennehy is helping to break down stovepipes to allow intelligence professionals to truly act as a "community".
In this session, Google's Rishi Chandra will discuss ways cloud computing is influencing the Enterprise IT industry and what this means for businesses.
Speaker - Rishi Chandra, Product Manager, Google Enterprise
Rishi joined Google in 2006 as product manager for Google Apps, Google's online suite of communication and collaboration tools. In this capacity, Rishi is responsible for expanding functionality of the Google Apps platform and driving success in the small business and self-service markets. Prior to joining Google, Rishi worked as a consultant at strategy consulting firm Bain & Company. Rishi holds degrees in computer science and business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as an MBA with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and technology from Stanford University.
Though often discussed and debated, there has never been an extensive market study on the Enterprise 2.0 Market - until now.
Join Carl Frappaolo and Dan Keldsen of AIIM Market Intelligence, as they provide highlights on the first in-depth Enterprise 2.0 market study, including the results of a survey completed by over 400 Enterprise 2.0 users and evaluators.
Are Boomers sabotaging Enterprise 2.0? What makes for Enterprise 2.0 success? How are Enterprise 2.0 initiatives justified? Our findings flipped some of the "accepted wisdom" on its ear...
Speaker - Carl Frappaolo, Book Author and Vice President, Market Intelligence, AIIM
With over 25 years experience working with a broad array of business solutions including knowledge and content management, portals, search engines, document management, workflow, BPM, records management, imaging, intranets and electronic document databases, Mr. Frappaolo is well versed in the practical business and technical aspects of implementing large scale e-applications. Valued for his technical, practical and market expertise, he has consulted with a variety of organizations spanning multiple industries. Prior to joining AIIM, Mr. Frappaolo founded Delphi Group, where he led the firm's consulting and market research practice for nearly 20 years. He is the creator of several methodologies designed to address the needs of knowledge management, content management, business process management and portal design. Mr. Frappaolo has published 4 books and over 300 studies, articles and whitepapers, and has lectured to audiences around the world.
Speaker - Dan Keldsen, Director, Market Intelligence, AIIM
The past five years have held tremendous innovation in enterprise software, an industry not known for its innovation relative to other areas of the technology sector. Enterprise 2.0 has challenged preconceptions and created innovative products. But of more interest, the use cases have evolved and practices are enabling new solutions that offer competitive advantage. Its time to elevate the conversation beyond features (wiki, blog, RSS, social networking, etc.), put aside the hype and talk about what problems the Enteprise 2.0 community is uniquely prepared to solve. In this keynote, Socialtext Chairman, President & Co-founder Ross Mayfield will share his insights from the past five years in business, and look to the next.
Speaker - Ross Mayfield, President and Co-Founder, SocialText
Ross Mayfield is the Chairman, President and co-founder of Socialtext, the first wiki company and leading provider of Enterprise 2.0 solutions. A noted blogger and industry expert, he is a serial and social entrepreneur. Mayfield has grown Socialtext to over 4,000 customers and served as CEO from 2002-2007. Socialtext is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, SAP Ventures, Intel Capital and Omidyar Network and prominent Silicon Valley angels. Previously, Mayfield served as VP of Marketing for a Fujitsu spinout and CEO of an enterprise risk management software company. Mayfield co-founded and served as president of RateXchange (AMEX:RTX), the leading B2B commodity exchange for telecom. Mayfield served as the marketing director of the largest privately held telecommunications group in Eastern Europe and was the internal lead manager of their Initial Public Offering. He also founded an ISP, a web-design company, and has served on a number of Advisory Boards of high tech startups. Mayfield is a former advisor to the Office of the President of Estonia and began his career in the non-profit sector. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Los Angeles and completed the Management Development for Entrepreneurs (MDE) program of the Anderson School of Business. He resides in his hometown of Palo Alto with his wife and two children.
Enjoy a drink, mingle and network with your fellow conference attendees in a hip, relaxed setting. Smart dress is appreciated but by no means necessary. This event is open to all attendees. 3rd Floor Lobby Area
Enterprise 2.0 will revolutionize the way we get our jobs done. But, to do this requires an understanding of people, politics, and business practices. Oracle's contribution to Enterprise 2.0 is multi-faceted; Mark will describe how community-aware enterprise systems should evolve, how existing business processes can exploit natural collaboration, and offer some advice to ensure privacy and governance.
Mark Woollen is Vice President of CRM product strategy for Oracle where he is responsible for driving the market requirements and business strategy for Oracle CRM applications. He brings more than 15 years of sales, marketing, and development experience to his role with the company. Prior to Oracle, Mr. Woollen was Vice President of products for InQuira Corp. where he guided company strategy and product development for customer self service and the contact center market. Previously, he spent seven years with Siebel Systems where he was Group Director responsible for Siebel's service, call center, and web self service products. Mr. Woollen earned his bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Occidental College.
What is one of the biggest challenges faced by organizations that elect to deploy new or emergent capabilities? Justifying, with clarity and confidence, the expected benefits. Wachovia has rolled out an enterprise platform for social networking, including blogs, wikis and employee profiles. In this session, Pete Fields, eBusiness Director, speaks to the critical business objectives that these capabilities are expected to help accomplish.
Speaker - Pete Fields, Senior Vice President, eCommerce Division, Wachovia
Pete serves as eBusiness Director for Employees and Corporate Services, coordinates Employee Enablement across the company and establishes "Enterprise 2.0" business strategies. He and his teams aspire to change the way Wachovia works. He is an executive sponsor for Wachovia's Enterprise Employee Portal, Pulse, a new platform designed to drive internal social networking and collaboration capabilities. As part of the project's rollout, Pete and two colleagues are authoring the company's first employee blogs. In addition, Pete and his team have deployed and tested Wiki technologies, such as the online encyclopedia of all things Wachovia, and internal social networks.
This session will cover what Pfizer is doing with Enterprise 2.0 technologies. In particular we shall focus on the story of how this came about inside Pfizer and the eventual management buy in, incorporating the role played by our internal Discussion Group about the World Wide Web (DIGWWW) blog and the now famous "Meet Charlie" slide deck.
Speaker - Simon Revell, Manager of Enterprise 2.0 Technology Development, Pfizer Ltd
Simon is 'Manager of enterprise2.0 technology development' at Pfizer, the global pharmaceutical company. In this role he has the remit to explore the potential for using web2.0 inspired technologies and approaches for internal use within the company. Simon has responsibility for the Pfizer-wide wiki, 'Pfizerpedia', as well as development of standards and guidelines around the use of blogging for internal communication and collaboration purposes, and implementation of RSS within the company. He is involved in a number of projects designed to apply enterprise2.0 technologies within specific business lines and functions, and is involved in exploring and evaluating the next wave of enterprise2.0 products inspired by the success of web-based services such as del.icio.us and Facebook. Early in 2006 Simon started the Discussion Group about the World Wide Web (DIGWWW), a Pfizer internal community of practice that was interested in how the technology that supports collaboration on the World Wide Web could be used to create collaborative environments within Pfizer. It began in the UK, under Simon's leadership, and has since grown into a global activity with enthusiastic participants at all Pfizer R & D sites and across all lines. Simon's vision is one whereby the company's information and knowledge will be unlocked through easy-to-use enterprise2.0 systems. Simon has been in the IT industry for 15 years, starting as a software developer and later graduating to being a Technical Team Leader and Project Manager. He is based in the UK.
This session offers a compelling review of the actual enterprise 2.0 systems used at Sony Computer Entertainment's World Wide Studios (SCE-WWS). The speaker will demonstrate SHIP, their collaboration portal at SCE-WWS and discuss the company's Enterprise 2.0 architecture. This informative talk explains the requirements for a real-world, large enterprise that drove their Enterprise 2.0 strategy, and discusses the history of the project and how the company has been organized around it. The speaker will focus on what criteria drove vendor selection and what the company did to make it work after selection.
Speaker - Ned Lerner, Director of Tools and Technology, Sony Computer Entertainment
Ned is Director of Tools & Technology for Sony Computer Entertainment's World Wide Studios, where he manages engineering teams working on Enterprise 2.0 collaboration technologies and product portfolio management, OS components, content creation tools, programmer tools and more. Prior to SCEA Ned was CTO of EA's Maxis division, where he worked on Sims 2. Ned was the author of Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator (PC, Apple 2, C64, Mac), a #1 Electronic Arts game, and then Chuck Yeager #2. After these he led the development of F22 interceptor, a best selling 3D Sega Genesis game, and Car & Driver, the first game with texture mapping and the first 3D system licensed to EA. Next he co-founded Looking Glass Technology where he ran product development, producing some of his favorite games, Ultima Underworld 2, System Shock, Flight Unlimited, Madden '93 (Genesis), Access's Links Pro (Mac), and more. After that he founded Multitude, the makers of FireTalk, an early Skype-like service, and FireTeam, the first game built around a voice headset. Ned has been featured on the cover of the Red Herring magazine; named entrepreneur of the year, filed 19 patents, won many industry awards, and sits on the technical advisory board of several Web 2.0 companies.
You have heard the vision of how Enterprise 2.0 is going to transform the way we work, the way we access and share information and the way we communicate and collaborate in the social enterprise. But how is this grand vision playing out in the real world? Led by Harvard Business School's Andrew McAfee (who coined the term), representatives from forward-thinking enterprises across diverse industries will discuss the true state of Enterprise 2.0 - what's working, what's not and what's next.
Moderator - Andrew McAfee, Contributor, Enterprise Irregular
Andrew McAfee joined the faculty of the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School in 1998. His research investigates how managers can most effectively select, implement, and use Information Technology (IT) to achieve business goals. He was the recipient of a US Department of Energy Integrated Manufacturing Fellowship for his doctoral research, which focused on the performance impact of enterprise information technologies such as SAP's R/3. His current research is an exploration of how Web 2.0 technologies can be used within the enterprise.
Don Burke is a leading proponent of the Enterprise 2.0 ethos within the Intelligence Community and is currently the "Intellipedia Doyen", which is a role he has held since the spring of 2006. In this role he is partnered with other early adopters in an effort to demonstrate the value of social software tools, educate the Community on how to use these tools, and advocate for improvements to the environment with the goal of improving our ability to capture our knowledge and expertise. Mr. Burke is currently employed by the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology and has a diverse 19+ year background in the Federal Government working a wide range of technical and analytical issues including collection, technical analysis, congressionally directed actions, direct support to operations, project management, advanced visualization technologies, software development, budgeting, and management. Mr. Burke was quoted extensively in the October 2007 SIGNAL magazine article "Intellipedia Seeks Ultimate Information Sharing".
Speaker - Ned Lerner, Director of Tools and Technology, Sony Computer Entertainment
Ned is Director of Tools & Technology for Sony Computer Entertainment's World Wide Studios, where he manages engineering teams working on Enterprise 2.0 collaboration technologies and product portfolio management, OS components, content creation tools, programmer tools and more. Prior to SCEA Ned was CTO of EA's Maxis division, where he worked on Sims 2. Ned was the author of Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator (PC, Apple 2, C64, Mac), a #1 Electronic Arts game, and then Chuck Yeager #2. After these he led the development of F22 interceptor, a best selling 3D Sega Genesis game, and Car & Driver, the first game with texture mapping and the first 3D system licensed to EA. Next he co-founded Looking Glass Technology where he ran product development, producing some of his favorite games, Ultima Underworld 2, System Shock, Flight Unlimited, Madden '93 (Genesis), Access's Links Pro (Mac), and more. After that he founded Multitude, the makers of FireTalk, an early Skype-like service, and FireTeam, the first game built around a voice headset. Ned has been featured on the cover of the Red Herring magazine; named entrepreneur of the year, filed 19 patents, won many industry awards, and sits on the technical advisory board of several Web 2.0 companies.
Speaker - Pete Fields, Senior Vice President, eCommerce Division, Wachovia
Pete serves as eBusiness Director for Employees and Corporate Services, coordinates Employee Enablement across the company and establishes "Enterprise 2.0" business strategies. He and his teams aspire to change the way Wachovia works. He is an executive sponsor for Wachovia's Enterprise Employee Portal, Pulse, a new platform designed to drive internal social networking and collaboration capabilities. As part of the project's rollout, Pete and two colleagues are authoring the company's first employee blogs. In addition, Pete and his team have deployed and tested Wiki technologies, such as the online encyclopedia of all things Wachovia, and internal social networks.
Speaker - Sean Dennehy, Intellipedia Evangelist, CIA
Sean Dennehy has more than 15 years of experience in various elements of the US Intelligence Community, including the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence, DIA's Joint Staff Intelligence, and supporting US Air Force operations. As the pilot customer for Intellipedia, he has become a leading change agent for incorporating Enterprise 2.0 solutions into the Intelligence Community's business practices. He has developed an innovative "sabbatical" program that introduces Intelligence Community officers to the numerous web 2.0 applications that are being deployed on multiple intelligence networks. The focus of his efforts is encouraging a viral adoption where officers replace existing processes to take advantage of network effects encountered when individuals move projects out of "channels" and onto "platforms". His actions are based on the National Intelligence Strategy's six main characteristics: results-focused, collaborative, bold, future-oriented, self-evaluating, and innovative. Together with a small cadre of early adopters, Mr. Dennehy is helping to break down stovepipes to allow intelligence professionals to truly act as a "community".
Speaker - Simon Revell, Manager of Enterprise 2.0 Technology Development, Pfizer Ltd
Simon is 'Manager of enterprise2.0 technology development' at Pfizer, the global pharmaceutical company. In this role he has the remit to explore the potential for using web2.0 inspired technologies and approaches for internal use within the company. Simon has responsibility for the Pfizer-wide wiki, 'Pfizerpedia', as well as development of standards and guidelines around the use of blogging for internal communication and collaboration purposes, and implementation of RSS within the company. He is involved in a number of projects designed to apply enterprise2.0 technologies within specific business lines and functions, and is involved in exploring and evaluating the next wave of enterprise2.0 products inspired by the success of web-based services such as del.icio.us and Facebook. Early in 2006 Simon started the Discussion Group about the World Wide Web (DIGWWW), a Pfizer internal community of practice that was interested in how the technology that supports collaboration on the World Wide Web could be used to create collaborative environments within Pfizer. It began in the UK, under Simon's leadership, and has since grown into a global activity with enthusiastic participants at all Pfizer R & D sites and across all lines. Simon's vision is one whereby the company's information and knowledge will be unlocked through easy-to-use enterprise2.0 systems. Simon has been in the IT industry for 15 years, starting as a software developer and later graduating to being a Technical Team Leader and Project Manager. He is based in the UK.
The 2008 Enterprise 2.0 Launch Pad is an opportunity for developers of new products to compete for a chance to present to the Enterprise 2.0 community, and for one of four finalists to named Launch Pad winner. Starting in the weeks prior to the show, companies will be given the chance to post videos of their planned or existing product, and we will harness the collective intelligence of the greater Enterprise 2.0 community to select the most interesting, desired, wild, crazy, or cool tools and technologies out there. In a weekly sequence, we will downselect to 8, and then 5 candidates. These five will compete as finalists on the main stage of the Enterprise 2.0 Conference, which will again be judged by those present.
Stowe Boyd is best known these days for his writing and thinking at /Message. He is obsessed with social tools, and their impact on business, media, and society. He coined the term "social tools" in 1999, the same year he started blogging, and hasn't looked back since. His work is principally oriented toward the theory and practice of social web application design and development, as well as related product strategy (like the activities formerly known as marketing).
Speaker - David Johnson, Engineering Manager, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Prior to Joining Aegeon as President, Mr. Lang provided executive management and consulting services to BT Group's BT Conferencing. Prior to BT he served as Vice President for both Technology Integration Group (TIG) and SIGMAnet. TIG and SIGMAnet are Southern California based VARs ranging from $175MM-$325MM. In these roles, he built and drove sales and professional service organizations focused on Technology Solutions. Mr. Lang managed teams delivering infrastructure, data center, and managed services solutions to both enterprise and commercial Customers. Mr. Lang also served as Global Sales Director with Infonet Services Corporation offering global network-based solutions for multinational enterprises before being acquired by British Telcom (BT). Mr. Lang joined the company in April 2001 to assist in the creation of the Infonet Consulting Services business unit. In that position, Mr. Lang was responsible for sales and operations in the United States. He then held global sales responsibility for Video Conference Solutions managing a group covering more than 20 countries in all four global regions. Before service at Infonet, Mr. Lang managed dramatic growth as Vice President, Global Strategy and Business Development for Comdisco, a $4B managed service provider. He has also served as a Principal with OnSource Consulting, and Director, Professional Services with Garg Data International (GDI), an application development and consulting services firm. To highlight the remainder of his professional experience, Mr. Lang has also held similar management positions with several network and system integration companies including The Future Now and Sears Business Centers. Mr. Lang has held several technology industry leadership positions with associations such as the Novel Platinum Council, Intel Dealer Advisory Board and Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) Advisory Board.
Speaker - Greg Reinacker, CTO, NewsGator
Speaker - Guillaume Cohen, CEO
Speaker - Jason Rothbart, Vice President of Customer Success, Groupswim
Jason Rothbart is our VP of Customer Success focusing on acquiring customers and making them successful. He is an experienced community manager and provides consultative expertise and a methodology for our customers. Jason has worked in the software and management consulting industry for 14 years. He ran Professional Services at newScale, McKesson and SEVEN prior to joining GroupSwim. He also held management positions with Deloitte Consulting, Ernst & Young and Commerce One. Jason received a Bachelor of Arts in English from UCLA and a Master in Business Administration and a Master in Public Health from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Speaker - Laura Farrelly, Marketing Director, NewsGator
Rob has over 15 years of experience in IT technology and application development, He is responsible for setting up MuSeek.net, an independent music distribution network in 1998, which was consequently sold to Global One Music in 2000. After which, Rob spent a number of years consulting to many large multi-national music publishing and record companies, such as Sony Music, Virgin & BMG Publishing. In 2005, Rob started Aegeon pty ltd, an Australian software company that was focused on Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0. Aegeon is responsible for delivering Spaceo.us, an Enterprise Social Application Platform that provides the ability for not only organizations to enable Enterprise 2.0 style collaboration with Wikis & Blogs etc, but also to overlay the functions of Web 2.0 such as tagging, relationships, commenting, reviewing and rating to legacy business applications such as Siebel, SAP and Salesforce.com. Aegeon incorporated in the USA in May 2008.
Speaker - Robert Bissett, Technical Staff, Sun Microsystems Inc
Bobby is an engineer in the Java EE Platform group at Sun Microsystems. Currently working on social-networking technologies, he has previously worked on GlassFish and the Java EE web services stack.
Tom McCleary Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer Tom McCleary is a co-founder of TN20 and serves as our COO and CFO. He focuses on company operations, raising and managing money, and developing strategic partnerships. Tom has worked in the software industry for 15 years. He ran Business Development at Intersperse and Motiva. Tom also served as the Senior Director of Business Development at Commerce One. At the time, he was responsible for developing strategic relationships including SAP, i2, General Motors and others. His other previous experience includes Hewlett Packard and Storage Technology. He received an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University. In addition, he has a Masters Degree In Media Management from Emerson College and a BS from the University of Southern Maine.
Tony Clement is the CEO of Aegeon and is also responsible for strategy and architecture. Tony has over 24 years of international IT experience and has resided in Australia since 1995. His executive experience in Australian top 100 companies has included strategy, architecture, planning, M&A, e-business and transformation. Tony has had several entrepreneurial experiences including business and business unit start-ups. He has several industry certifications and a Bachelor in Arts Degree.
Wrapping up the conference will be the first ever "Enterprise 2.0 Town Hall", a hosted discussion featuring you, the early adopters of the Enterprise 2.0 culture, the tools and the business practices. After a week of visionary talks and thought-provoking discussion we invite you to participate in this interactive session led by members of the Enterprise 2.0 advisory board.
