Independant Education Sessions - Day 1
12:10-12:40
Grand Ballroom III

Driving Business Leadership in an ON Demand World

Speaker: M Ganesh - Director Global Mid Market Business, IBM India

Business environment is changing rapidly today , in some ways independent of economic cycles. At the same time the technological landscape is witnessing a sudden transformation. More than any other single development, the convergence of business and technology creates the opportunity for a business to drive innovation and productivity. Critical to this is an ability to erase process and technical silos that have traditionally defined business, and move towards becoming, what is being called, an "on demand business" In his address, Ganesh Margabandhu will provide you IBM's perspective on the important issues affecting business today and share with you the new set of requirements emerging for technology and its application in business. He will also share critical insights that are helping organizations move from the theory of becoming an on demand business to the reality of actually operating as an on demand business
 
Grand Ballroom II

Business Intelligence - The road ahead

Speaker: Amrish Rau - General Manager - India, Teradata Division

Years of demonstrated success confirms that enterprise data warehousing is the most effective method of delivering detailed, trustworthy information to business process and applications. However, selecting the appropriate technology for data warehousing is only part of the equation. The rest is ensuring that your business intelligence (BI) processes adequately support enterprise strategies and ever-changing analytical requirements.

The new wave of BI is creating the "Real Time Enterprise" where decisions are decentralised, timely and fact based. The enterprise data warehouse has become a integral part of the CIOs architecture and s/he is using it for forward planning and predictive analysis.

This presentation will outline world class case studies from organisations who have gained a competitive advantage in the market place owing to their sophisticated use of business intelligence
 
Grand Ballroom I

Business Intelligence - Driving Business Value

Speakers: Tarun Malik - Application Server & Enterprise Marketing Manager, Microsoft Corporation India
Kamal Hathi - Product Unit Manager, Microsoft Corporation India


At Microsoft we understand that the best BI technology is not only on time and within budget, but also gives your employees the power to drive growth with accurate reporting and informed decision-making. This forum demonstrates how familiar tools (such as Microsoft® Office), combined with an emphasis on back-to-front integration, can put the advantages of BI within reach. In addition, we share how Microsoft technology-from the server to the desktop-supports your strategic goals by improving the ability of IT to deliver benefits across your entire organization.

Business benefits:
Give management and employees relevant, timely information required to make smart decisions
Deploy an enterprise-class BI solution that fits your budget
Enable your company to comply with reporting requirements and financial regulations

Please join Microsoft and other technology executives for this in-depth discussion on how BI and enterprise reporting can help you compete, lead, and win in today's marketplace. By sharing our perspectives and hosting the exchange of information between our customers and partners, we all build better ideas and better solutions.
13:25-13:55
Grand Ballroom III

Realtime Enterprise - Enabler for Co Creating value with Customers

Speaker: Anurag Mehrotra - Head - Enterprise Vertical, Wipro Infotech

To maintain competitive edge in a disruptive world organizations need to co create value with customers. This presentation outlines how a Realtime Enterprise is an enabler to make this possible. It will also cover the basic architecture to create a Realtime Enterprise.
 
Grand Ballroom I

New Role for CIO in Manufacturing

Speaker: Ramesh Srinivas - Partner - IBM Business Consulting Services, IBM India
Independant Education Sessions - Day 2
12:15-12:45
Grand Ballroom III

From Output to Outcome - Making IT Matter!

Speaker: Ajit Moodliar - Head, Business Productivity Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation India

The session will focus on getting the best out of your existing IT investments by unlocking the true potential of the enterprise locked in its legacy systems
 
Grand Ballroom I

Enhancing value of Data Center NCPI

Speaker: Shaheen Meeran - Program Manager - Data Center Application, American Power Conversion

New ways of assessing the business value of Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure (NCPI) are driving how data centers are increasingly being deployed in large enterprises across the world.

*Conference Agenda, Timings, Event format, & Speakers are subject to changes to best suit the objectives of the event.