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Conference Agenda
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| Wednesday, 7th December , 2011 |
11:00 - 11:30
Keynote 1
Topic: Ethernet Fabrics – Foundation for the Cloud
Speaker: Edgar Dias, Regional Director, Enterprise Asia Pacific, Brocade
Abstract: Flatten your network with Ethernet fabrics and create a cloud-optimized network that works the way you always imagined it should. To know more, attend an insightful session delivered by Edgar Dias, Brocade's Regional Director of Enterprise Business, Asia Pacific.
In this session, you will also discover how Ethernet fabric solutions can deliver enterprise agility through automated, zero-touch VM discovery, configuration, and mobility that evolves with your business.
Dias' session will also feature exclusive excerpts from a recent survey conducted jointly by technology analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan and Brocade. The survey involved more than 300 IT decision makers across Asia Pacific to understand the implications of Virtualization and Cloud on the data center network architecture. Explaining the highlights of the survey, Dias will share insights into the state of cloud computing, the cloud deployment models being used, and the impact of cloud computing on data centre network architecture.
11:30 - 12:00
Topic: How hackers own your network: View from the trenches
Speaker: Kanwal K Mookhey , Consultant and Founder, Network Intelligence India
Abstract: On a daily basis, hundreds of organizations get their networks compromised and their confidential data is leaked. As we have seen from the cases of well known organizations getting hacked, no network perhaps can be truly safe from a determined hacker. That said, organizations can prevent themselves from being hacked by avoiding a few common mistakes.
To know more, attend a thought provoking session by KK Mookhey, Founder, Network Intelligence India and one of India's most well known speakers in the security space. KK's session will look at real-life examples with screenshots and case studies of how organizations are getting their networks compromised, and what role can the IT professional play to prevent such an occurrence on their networks
12:00 - 12:30
Topic: Cloud Infrastructure Demands a Fundamental Restructure in Data Center Connectivity
Speaker: CK Lam, Enterprise Solutions Manager, APAC, Juniper Networks
Abstract: Complexities in data center networks are exacting a heavy burden on IT and there is an urgent need to simplify it. With the increasing adoption of virtualization and the need to deploy an agile cloud infrastructure, the industry needs a network only fabric that not only scales beyond what was once thought impossible but yet is able to simplify the network architecture to the point that the solution is, virtually, a single device, and performs even faster than a single physical device.
To know more, join us for an interesting and insightful session by CK Lam, Enterprise Solutions Manager, APAC, Juniper Networks (Singapore), as he tells us how enterprises can build the ultimate network that fulfils the demands of a cloud infrastructure.
| 12:30 - 14:00 |
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Lunch / Expo Break |
14:00 - 14:30
Topic: Top 5 challenges in adopting Cloud – A CIO perspective
Speaker: R Srinivasan, IT Head, Wipro
Abstract: CIOs face huge challenges in deciding on the type of applications that they can run in different environments. This session will look deeper into the top 5 challenges in adopting cloud & the best practices that CIO's can use to overcome these challenges
14:30 - 15:00
Topic: How Geometric's desktop virtualization initiative improved IT efficiencies by 76 percent
Speaker: Prashanta Ghoshal, Director IT Solutions and Services, Geometric
Abstract: A leader in PLM, engineering services and offshore product development solutions and technologies, Geometric was grappling with issues pertaining to conventional desktop deployment. Individual personalization done on PCs prevented standardization, demanded increased support requirements and led to software related errors.
Geometric tackled this issue innovatively through a large desktop virtualization initiative that allowed Geometric's employees to access their server-hosted virtual desktop from anywhere, and from a broad range of end-user devices, without affecting security or performance.
After the initial deployment of the solution for 250 desktops, the company obtained significant benefits in total cost of ownership, which will improve with scale. The company anticipates a cost reduction of around INR 12 lakh in power costs of 600 desktops in a years' time. The solution has also eliminated downtime due to desktop hardware issues completely.
To know more, attend an insightful session from Prashanta Ghoshal, Director IT Solutions and Services, Geometric, as he shares best practices and insights into how the desktop virtualization initiative has helped his firm improve efficiencies and security without sacrificing performance
15:00 - 16:00
Topic: Lessons for CIOs from the Mumbai Dabbawala
Speaker: Pawan Agrawal, President of Kamlabai Educational and Charitable Trust
Abstract:The Dabbawalas of Mumbai are globally famous for their legendary service standards and Six Sigma certification. They are known to deliver more than 2 lakh lunch boxes everyday with no errors. How does an organization with no sophisticated knowledge and usage of technology manage to create a supply chain that is the envy of global organizations? Dr Pawan Agrawal, President of Kamlabai Educational and Charitable Trust, shares some unique insights into a network that is powered by human intelligence
16:30 - 17:00
Topic: Handling complex migration projects during acquisitions
Speaker: Alpna Doshi, CIO, Reliance Communications
Abstract: When the Reliance group acquired Flag Telecom, Yipes Enterprise Services and the Vanco Group, it also brought in a huge list of challenges. A good part of Flag, Yipes and Vanco infrastructure needed a platform modernization as it neared end of life cycle both in terms of hardware and software. Both solution (applications) and business processes needed to be upgraded, streamlined and converged so that these companies could work in harmony with the rest of the group as well amongst themselves. It was decided to centralize and control IT from India, wherever possible. A mammoth project had to be taken up on priority. It had to happen without affecting the large international customer base.
Join us in an insightful session with Alpna Doshi, CIO, Reliance Communications, as she shares best practices and lessons learnt in this initiative where the firm had to deal with multiple dimensions of nationality, languages, geography, varied hardware and system applications.
| Thursday, 8th December, 2011 |
11:00 - 11:30
Topic: BYOT – Is it an opportunity OR Challenge for Enterprises.
Speaker: Sajan Paul, Director - Systems Engineering
Abstract:TBA
11:30 - 12:00
Topic: Leveraging Big Data for competitive advantage
Speaker: Balasubramanian Somasundaram, Associate Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Corporation India
Abstract: Big Data is data processing at extreme scale. The Big Data paradigm has emerged at the intersection of three important advancements. These include:
- With rapidly declining hardware costs, computing capacity at large scale has become affordable to a wide range of users such as small and medium enterprises and individuals
- With rapid proliferation of mosbile devices and social networking, data traffic across devices/platforms has increased exponentially across the globe
- The dynamic business scenarios call for exceptions management, that are typically handled via unstructured processes and unstructured data.
To extract valuable business insights from these advancements, it's important to leverage emerging tools/techniques in the Big Data space. This session would provide an overview on Big Data and business scenarios that can take advantage of this new technical capability
12:00 - 12:30
Topic: Rethinking Campus Economics – Performance and value, together at last
Speaker: George Chacko, Systems Engineer Manager and Lead Technical Consultant, Brocade
Abstract: Today's enterprise campus networks are expected to deliver services thought impossible just a few years ago. Video conferencing, real-time collaboration, distance learning, and patient monitoring are just a few of the applications that organizations are deploying to enhance employee productivity, improve customer service, and create a competitive advantage. Additionally, anytime, anywhere mobile access has become ubiquitous with an explosion of wireless devices connected to the network, along with rising user expectations. At the same time, enterprises face continued pressure to reduce costs. In short, IT is being asked to do more with less.
To understand how to address this challenge, attend a session by George Chacko, Systems Engineer Manager and Lead Technical Consultant, Brocade, as he tells us how networking solutions can help organizations deliver industry-leading availability with the best price-performance value.
| 12:30 - 14:00 |
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Lunch / Expo Break |
14:00 - 14:30
Topic: Using social media for banking
Speaker: Umesh Jain,, CIO, Yes Bank
Abstract: Attendees will learn from an experienced CIO on how they can effectively leverage social media in the BFSI industry
14:30 - 15:00
Topic: Social media networks: The next frontier of corporate espionage?
Speaker: Abilash Sonwane, Senior VP, Elitecore Technologies
Abstract: This session would depict a behind-the-scenes journey into the social media activities of a sample of 20 companies as well as their employees and partners who were mainly active on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The objective of this experiment is to show how individual tidbits of information lying across social media, when seen together as an applied jigsaw puzzle, can reveal surprising insider information about the company that wouldn't be readily available to outsiders.
Through direct revelations, unmonitored tweets and logical deductions gathered from social media, it is possible for anyone including competitors to learn about an organization's core values, hierarchy, communication style, organizational motivation, industry environment, employee morale, business challenges, systems and processes, competitive information and intellectual property.
The aim here is to sensitize the attendees regarding this phenomenon by sharing an internal research that was done by the speaker's team, studying 20 sample organizations active on social networking sites where the objective was to get as much information as possible about these organizations. The findings are entertaining and scary at the same time.
15:00 - 16:00
Panel Discussion
Topic: The changing role of the CIO in 2020
Moderator: Arun O Gupta, Group CTO, Shoppers Stop
Panelists:
V Subramaniam
Director-IT & CIO (India & Gulf Area), Otis Elevator Company
Prasad Dhumal
Senior Director IT, South Asia, DHL Express
Venkat Iyer
Sr Vice President - Information Technology at STAR India
Meheriar Patel
CTO and Head – IT, Globus
Vijay Sethi
Vice President-IS and CIO, Hero Motocorp
Sandeep Phanasgaonkar
Reliance Financial Services, President & CTO, Reliance Capital
Abstract: The CIO role has evolved in the last decade with the CIO now working in step with the Management team. IT has been recognized for its contribution to the business enablement as well as providing new opportunities to engage with customers, suppliers and value created for stakeholders. New paradigms and disruptive technology innovations continue to challenge the CIO and the IT Team. As a leader the CIO has to address all tenets while keeping an eye on the future. What does the role shape up to in the coming decade ? The panel will discuss the future trends and its impact to the CIO and enterprise.
16:30 - 17:00
Topic: How the Royal Orchid Group of Hotels is using the cloud to improve team collaboration and deliver personalized service
Speaker: Dhiraj Trivedi, Assistant Vice President of Revenue Management & Electronic Distribution, Royal Orchid Hotels
Abstract: Among India's fastest growing hotel groups, the Royal Orchid Group of Hotels operates 18 business and leisure hotels in 11 popular destinations. However, even as the organization was expanding quickly, its hotels were operating as separate islands with little visibility of each other. Information updates and communication between team members located in various destinations was done using excel spreadsheets and e-mails. With the huge number of
geographically spread locations, the group decided that taking the cloud route was the best option.
Listen to Dhiraj Trivedi, Assistant Vice President of Revenue Management & Electronic Distribution, Royal Orchid Hotels, as he passionately explains how the cloud has transformed his organization and enabled it to deliver faster customer service, analyze competition better, maximize revenue opportunities, improve collaboration among teams, and invite guests using the power of social networks.
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