Agenda

11th Annual CIO Forum: Friday, November 5, 2010

7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Dr. G. Anandalingam, Dean, Smith School of Business
Dr. Ritu Agarwal, Dean’s Chair in Information Systems; Director, Center for Health Information & Decision Systems (CHIDS)
Dr. Il-Horn Hann, Associate Professor and Co-Director, Center for Digital Thought and Strategy (DIGITS)
Dr. Siva Viswanathan, Associate Professor and Co-Director, Center for Digital Thought and Strategy (DIGITS)
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Spain “Woody” Hall, CIO, General Dynamics IT
"Driving an Organizational Culture of Innovation"
9:45 – 10 a.m. Break
10 – 11:45 a.m. Panel: Using "Big" Data to Drive Innovation
Today organizations have the ability to collect vast quantities of data about customers, competition, products, and public attitudes. How are they using this data to make better, smarter decisions? What are the technological and strategic considerations in the exploitation of "big data?" This panel will feature speakers from organizations that have adopted innovative approaches to leveraging their data assets.
Panelists:
Michael Brown, Chief Scientist, ComScore
Marty Colburn, Executive Vice President and CTO, FINRA
Russ Travers, Deputy Director, National Counter Terrorism Center
Donna Roy, Executive Director, National Information Exchange Model, DHS
Kenneth M. Ritchhart, CIO, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Moderator: Larry Fitzpatrick, President, Computech
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch Speaker: Sujal Patel, President & CEO, Isilon Systems
"The Era of On-Demand IT – Innovating to Catch the Big Data Wave"
1:15 - 2:30 p.m. Panel: Technology and Business Model Innovation
Recent advances in Web 2.0 technologies are changing the landscape of several industries - threatening existing business models and enabling new opportunities for transformation. This panel will feature speakers from industry and government that share their first-hand experience on the disruptive and transformative potential of these technologies.
Panelists:
Peter Asbill, Songza Media
Michael Byrne, Geographic Information Officer, FCC
Brian Goler, VP of Marketing, oDesk
Arjun Sethi, CEO, lolapps
Ajay Sravanpudi, Founder, President and CEO, LucidMedia Networks, Inc.
Moderator: Larry Fitzpatrick, President, Computech
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Andy Baer, Chief Information Officer, Comcast
"The Digital Generation – It’s Implications on Communications and Entertainment"
3:30 – 3:40 p.m. Break
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. Student Reception and Networking Event