Agenda

Thursday October 28, 2004

Minneapolis Marriott Southwest

4th Annual Minnesota IT Symposium

Knowledge & Networking
Detailed Agenda
7:00 am Attendee Check-In; Breakfast Buffet Served
7:50 am Welcome Message: MN IT Leadership Forum
8:15 am Portfolio Managment
 
Garrett Gleason
Vice President, Project Office
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
BioSynopsis
9:15 am
Radio Frequency Identification
  Dr. Sanjay Sarma
CTO
OatSystems, Inc.
BioSynopsis
10:15 am Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
  Colin Rankine
Vice President
Forrester Research
BioSynopsis
11:15 am Moderated Break-Out Sessions
Security, Portfolio Management, The CIO Agenda for 2004 and 2005, and ILM
12:00 pm Lunch Buffet Served
1:15 pm Great Communicators Make Great Leaders
  John Baldoni
Internationally Recognized Speaker/Author
Baldoni Consulting
BioSynopsis
2:15 pm Alignment of IT & the Business
  Ken Wendle
President itSMF USA
HP Lead Solution Architect
BioSynopsis
3:15 pm CIO Panel Presentation: Critical Issues
  John Soat
Senior Executive Editor
Information Week
BioSynopsis
  Alan Abramson
SVP & CIO
HealthPartners
Bio
Keith Payden
CIO
State of Minnesota
Bio
  Mike Thyken
SVP & CIO
Select Comfort
Bio
Larry Robbins
SVP & CIO
Thrivent Financial
Bio
  Ramon Baez
VP & CIO
Honeywell
Bio

 
4:15 pm Closing Remarks
4:30 pm Cocktail Reception with Hors d'oeuvres