Come to the Cloud!

Evening Reception

VIP Dinner and Reception - Limited Space
Join us for an evening of great food and conversation on the most talked about cloud computing topics. We will have an open networking session and panel discussion with today’s key industry leaders validating the latest cloud offerings.

• Jeffrey Kaplan, Managing Director
  THINKstrategies, Inc.
• Mike Grandinetti, Managing Director
  Southboro Capital and Serial Entrepreneur
• Doug Williams, HP Distinguished Technologist, Cloud Services Business
  Hewlett-Packard Company
• David Cohen, Chief Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Group
  EMC Corporation
• John Engates, CTO
  Rackspace Hosting
• Erich Clementi, Vice President, Strategy and General Manager, Enterprise Initiatives
  IBM
• Bill Denlinger, General Manager
  Microsoft Online Services

Registration and
Breakfast

Plaza Level/Harborview Ballroom

• Seaport World Trade Center

Morning Keynote

The State of the Cloud
Cloud computing is many things to many people and organizations.This keynote discussion will cover the current and future state of the cloud. The major issues and successes organizations are facing today, and top reasons to consider one or more cloud business strategies.

• Antonio Piraino, VP and Research Director
  Tier One Research
• Doug Williams, HP Distinguished Technologist, Cloud Services Business
  Hewlett-Packard Company
• Andrew Schroepfer, VP of Strategy
  Rackspace

Overview, Scalability, Interoperability and Portability of Cloud Solutions
This panel discussion will range from the basics of cloud computing technologies and expand into the portability of migrating applications into the cloud. Our panelists will talk about the selection process, cost savings to the organization, implementation challenges of scaling cloud technologies to fit the business and interoperability challenges, the business may encounter when migrating to a cloud solution.

• Mike Grandinetti, Managing Director
  Southboro Capital and Serial Entrepreneur
• Jim Sokoloff, Vice President Technology
  VistaPrint
• Mladen Vouk, Department Head and Professor
  North Carolina State University
• Todd Rothenhaus, CIO
  Caritas Christi Hospitals

• Bill Denlinger, General Manager
  Microsoft Online Services
• Rick Swanborg, CEO
  ICEX

Economics of The Cloud: TCO and Cost Optimization
So where are all the savings? What's all the hype about? This keynote discussion will be covering total cost of ownership and cost optimization scenarios. Providing senior IT executives a better understanding for the current “cloud” value.

• Erich Clementi, Vice President, Strategy and General Manager, Enterprise Initiatives
  IBM
• Jessica Carroll, Managing Director of Information Technologies
  USGA

Cloud Security, Compliance and Privacy
This session will explore cloud computing technologies from a security perspective. Our panelists will look to discuss the privacy of data, where it lies in the cloud and its vulnerabilities as it relates to the cloud.

• Steve MacLellan, SVP of Security Solutions and Technologies
  Fidelity Technology Group
• Steve Riley, Evangelist and Strategist
  Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Adrian Saunders, Managing Director
  Colt Managed Services
• Tonya Hongsermeier, Principal Informatician
  Partners Healthcare Systems

• Patrick Harding, CTO
  Ping Identity

Preparation and Organizational Workflow
When migrating to a cloud solution, typical business workflow may be impacted. During this session our panelists will discuss the preparation and challenges in adapting the business to the new dynamics of working with a cloud-based application, service or system.

• Judith Hurwitz, President of Hurwitz and Associates, Inc. and Author of “Cloud Computing for Dummies”
• Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, MD, Founder and CEO
  Patients Know Best
• Greg Arnette, Founder and CTO
  Sonian
• Dave Roberts, Vice-President, Strategy and Marketing
  ServiceMesh, Inc.
• Jon Erickson, Founder and CTO
  Parlerai Inc./CTO – OnCorps

Refreshments and Networking