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Leaders Day Program

Presented by HP User Groups Encompass and ITUG

“Optimizing IT for Better Business Outcomes”

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

ITUG Summit 2007 will host the fourth annual Leaders Day for IT executives and senior managers on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at the HP Technology Forum & Expo. For the first time, this interactive, limited attendance program will be presented in partnership with the Encompass user group. The Leaders Day program will provide compelling content on how executives responsible for technological direction can optimize their IT environments to enhance business results. It is also a unique opportunity for attendees to interact with industry peers as well as HP executives.

The Leaders Day program provides a forum focused on discussion, interaction, and information sharing. Industry analyst Nina Lytton, president and principal analyst of Open System Advisors, is once again facilitating Leaders Day, offering her industry vision and knowledge to support group discussions throughout the day.

Leaders Day is an opportunity to see exactly how your employees and organization benefit from the vast technical education, networking, and advocacy opportunities that you enjoy as an ITUG member.

Registration

Event registration is open! Register online at HP Technology Forum & Expo with the promotional code. If you have already registered for HP Technology Forum & Expo and would like to add the Leaders Day program to your agenda or would like more information on Leaders Day, please contact kkranak@itug.org.

Preliminary Schedule of Events
(as of May 30, 2007)

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
VIP Networking and Morning Coffee with HP Executives

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Leaders Day Welcome
Michelle Weiss, VP Marketing, Business Critical Systems

Opening Keynotes: Setting the Business Technology Agenda
Facilitator: Nina Lytton, President and Principal Analyst, Open Systems Advisors

  • Delivering Technology for Better Business Outcomes
    • Deb Nelson, SVP, Marketing and Alliances
  • HP Storage and Servers: Building Blocks for Adaptive Infrastructure
    • E.J. Bodnar, Director, Marketing, Americas
  • Business Critical Systems Overview
    • Martin Fink, SVP and General Manager, Business Critical Systems

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Business Updates, Session One: Business Wins with NonStop Business Technology

  • Powering Business...NonStop
    • Winston Prather, VP and General Manager, High Performance Computing Division & NonStop Enterprise Division
  • Solutions: The Real Value of Business Technology
    • Craig Wagner, Director, BCS Solutions and Sales Enablement
  • Software: The Foundation of Successful Business Applications
    • Randy Meyer, Director, HP NonStop Product Management, Strategy and Technology
  • Technology: The Need for NonStop
    • Fred Laccabue, Vice President, HP NonStop Systems Development
  • Interactive Discussion: HP Responds to You
    • Moderator: Nina Lytton, President and Principal Analyst, Open Systems Advisors

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch and Round Table Discussion

  • Is your enterprise security working? Is your infrastructure protected? Are you in compliance with data protection? Will you show up on the evening news?
  • What business intelligence and data warehousing barriers are you experiencing that if overcome would enable growth, lower cost, and mitigate risk for your business?

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Business Updates, Session Two: Business Wins with NonStop Business Technology

  • Customer Case Studies and Panel
    • Diederick de Buck, Controlling Architect/Technical Evangelist for NonStop Systems, Rabobank; Frank Marchio, Sr. Director, Customer Information Initiatives, CIBC; Frank Palase, Vice President, Enterprise Architecture and Integration, DirecTV, Inc.; and others discuss:
      • Accelerating growth, lowering cost, and mitigating risk
      • Business benefits of leveraging NonStop systems with the HP portfolio
      • Making the case for NonStop today
  • Interactive Discussion
    • Moderator: Nina Lytton, President and Principal Analyst, Open Systems Advisors

3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
HP Business Technology Spotlight

  • Capitalize on Information to Optimize Business Outcomes
    • Ben Barnes, VP and General Manager, Business Intelligence, Business Information Optimization
  • HP Secure Advantage
    • Chris Whitener, Director, ESS Security Strategy
  • Thinking Forward: Taking Direction From You
    • Scott Healy, Chairman of ITUG, and Nina Buik, President of Encompass, discuss:
      • What is the most important issue that has surfaced in the last year?
      • How do you see yourself working with the other HP user group?