June 8, 2010

VAR500-CIO50 CONFERENCE & AWARDS

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Tuesday, June 08
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Registration & Breakfast


Marriott Downtown

85 West Street at Albany Street
New York, New York 10006


8:00 am - 8:30 am
Guest Speaker: Jeroen Tas, Partner, Exigen Capital - Sourcing 2010


8:30 am - 9:15 am
Keynote Speaker: William Arruda - Global Leader in Personal Branding.


Dubbed the personal branding guru by the media and clients alike, William Arruda is a sought-after speaker on the topics of branding, career advancement, social media and employee motivation. Combining his twenty years' corporate branding experience with his passion for the people, he founded Reach, the global leader in personal branding. William engages, motivates and inspires audiences with his unique blend of wit, story telling and humor.


9:20 am - 10:15 am
Executive Lounge (Demo Rooms)


Don't miss this opportunity to network with vendors in the Executive Networking Pavilion!


10:20 am - 11:05 am
Keynote - Leadership and Innovation on a Smarter Planet - IBM


We are all experiencing the reality of our new economic environment. There is the need to bring together a combined sense of today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities--for society as a whole. The instrumentation, intelligence and interconnectedness of devices, people and nature is creating an information explosion that is driving new innovations, and new insights. It is these insights and innovations that are helping CIOs face the change and challenges needed to best support their business. Smarter Planet is the foundation for IBM’s vision that demonstrates how CEOs and CIOs can lead the way into a prosperous and sustainable future. Hear about the latest challenges CEO's face and how IBM and our Business Partners can help build smarter solutions today.

Speaker: Marsha Trant, Vice President, IBM Corporation


   

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Technology Breakouts Sponsored by Platinum Sponsors


Topic:
Session: Data Center - HP

HP is dedicated to helping businesses prepare and sustain for recovery – by doing even more with less. We know that businesses seek technology that helps them manage, protect and grow their business. HP Data Center solutions, based on Intel processing power and deep industry partnerships, leverage best-in-class technology across the broad HP portfolio. How? With comprehensive IT infrastructure covering the key domains of servers, storage, networking, PC and printing. Please join us to hear how HP is helping customers take advantage of the changing IT landscape by providing solutions for customers to better manage and transform their Data Center environments.



Kevin Hooper
VP, Emerging Growth Accounts, Enterprise Business
HP
 

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Technology Breakouts Sponsored by Platinum Sponsors


Topic:
Session: Unified Communications Made Brilliantly Simple - Shoretel

UC provides substantial benefit to the enterprise including measurable impact on the productivity of an organizations workforce.

Speaker: Sam Koury, Regional Sales Vice President, Shoretel


   

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Technology Breakouts Sponsored by Platinum Sponsors


Topic:
Session: State of Protection - McAfee

Scott Campbell, McAfee Product Line Executive - Data Protection Business Unit, will discuss the challenges related to characterizing and classifying your intellectual property and ways to implement protections across threat vectors for comprehensive, provable control and compliance.

* Review 7 Common Challenges of retaining sensitive data
* 5 Steps to 99.9% Data Protection
* Typical challenges of DLP
* How to protect your company's brand with new methods of DLP


   

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch featuring Guest Speaker: Ed Rigsbee - Strategic Alliances & Relationship ROI


Ed Rigsbee, is frequently called the "bottom line speaker with a heart!" He is the President of Rigsbee Research and is a nationally recognized expert on strategic alliances and organizational strategy. He has authored three successful books on collaboration:
· PartnerShift-How to Profit from the Partnering Trend
· Developing Strategic Alliances
· The Art of Partnering
With more than 1,500 published articles to his credit, Ed is a regular contributor to business, trade and professional publications throughout North America. Ed has been an adjunct professor for both the Universities of California at Santa Barbara and California Lutheran University.

In the mid-1990s, he has served as a trainer for the Dun & Bradstreet Foundation, delivering full-day seminars across the USA. Ed’s natural gift is the ability to quickly synthesize information, cut through the unnecessary garbage, and deliver timely valuable insight. Ed has real-world experience too--yes he does!

His work experience ranges from washing cars, sweeping floors, and cleaning restrooms--to retail management, distribution sales & management, and owning a manufacturers representative firm. Today, Ed consults with organizations of all sizes on business growth through strategic alliances, strategic marketing, and organizational strategy.



Ed Rigsbee
President
Rigsbee Research

Lunch Co-Sponsored by IBM
 

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Channel Connect (15 minute one on one meetings)


Need one-on-one time with technology vendors? Here is your chance to Get Connected!


2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Technology Breakouts Sponsored by Platunum Sponsors


Topic:
Session: Data Center - HP

HP is dedicated to helping businesses prepare and sustain for recovery – by doing even more with less. We know that businesses seek technology that helps them manage, protect and grow their business. HP Data Center solutions, based on Intel processing power and deep industry partnerships, leverage best-in-class technology across the broad HP portfolio. How? With comprehensive IT infrastructure covering the key domains of servers, storage, networking, PC and printing. Please join us to hear how HP is helping customers take advantage of the changing IT landscape by providing solutions for customers to better manage and transform their Data Center environments.



Kevin Hooper
VP, Emerging Growth Accounts, Enterprise Business
HP
 

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Technology Breakouts Sponsored by Platinum Sponsors


Topic:
Session: Systems Management - Dell

Dell KACE Best Value Solutions
In this session you will learn how KACE makes it easy for organizations of all sizes to save time and money with comprehensive, easy-to-use and affordable system management appliances. Dell KACE Appliances provide partners with strong margins and an advantage against the competition. Join this session to learn how Dell KACE Appliances can help you grow.
Speaker: Seann Gardiner, Sr. Manager, Global Channels, Dell KACE


   

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Technology Breakouts Sponsored by Platinum Sponsors


Topic:
Session: Security Technologies


3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Channel Connect (15 minute one on one meetings)


Need one-on-one time with technology vendors? Here is your chance to Get Connected!


4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Executive Lounge Open (Demo Rooms)


Don't miss this opportunity to network with vendors in the Executive Networking Pavilion!


6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cocktail Reception



   

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
VAR500 Awards Dinner featuring: Boomer Esiason: Teamwork, Leadership and Collaboration:


Boomer was the league's top quarterback in 1988 with a 97.4 rating, completing 223 of 388 passes for 3,572 yards and 28 touchdowns.

After sub-par seasons in 1991 and 1992, Esiason was written off by Cincinnati and by many observers. Traded to the New York Jets for a third-round draft choice, he returned to form in 1993, completing 288 of 473 passes for 3,421 yards and 16 touchdowns. Replaced as the Jets' starter during the 1995 season, Esiason signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in 1996 and returned to the Bengals in 1997. He retired after that season.

In his NFL career, Esiason completed 2969 of 5205 passes for 37920 yards and 247 touchdowns, with 184 interceptions. Esiason now leads the fight against cystic fibrosis. When his son was diagnosed with the disease in 1993, Boomer knew he had to do everything he could to help raise awareness and find a cure for this debilitating and ultimately fatal lung disease. Today, thanks to his efforts and energy, the Boomer Esiason Foundation has raised millions of dollars for cystic fibrosis research, with most proceeds going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Location: Cipriani Wall Street, New York, NY


Boomer Esiason
Veteran Quarterback
NFL