| 11.30am-12.00pm | Registration |
| 12.00pm-1.30pm | Conference Opening Keynote
ICT in a future New Zealand
John Key, Parliamentary Leader, National Party
Technology has been a driving force of globalisation. It has accelerated time, shortened distance barriers and empowered individuals with access to greater knowledge. John Key will outline how he believes New Zealand can better harness the potential of ICT to allow its people and businesses to compete more effectively in the flat world of globalisation. |
| 1.45pm-2.30pm | Meeting the challenges of a high-growth, fast changing environment
Ron van de Riet, General Manager, IT and business delivery, Kiwibank
The Kiwibank story is about how to make waves in a well-entrenched market and then, critically, continue the momentum for success in the competitive financial services market. Ron van de Riet, General Manager IT and business delivery, has been with Kiwibank from the start. He will share pointers on how ICT can help an enterprise become innovative and cost-effective, as it meets the needs of the business and the customers, while developing a business savvy and customer-focused ICT team. |
| 2.45pm-3.30pm | The road to full service broadband
Stephen Inglis, General Manager Marketing and Business Development, Ericsson Communications
With accelerating use of bandwidth for mission-critical web-based services, email, eCommerce, voice and video, a significant amount of CIO time has been spent in devising policies for staff use of scarce resources. As various local bottle-necks are unclogged, enterprise scrutiny is moving to the quality and transparency of the long-haul services that are being delivered. Stephen Inglis will bring global experience in broadband architectures and growth trends, and will outline how today's networks can be better tailored to meet the growing needs of enterprise customers.
| Top ten ways to “failure-proof” your IT projects
Chris Pope, Director, The Valde Group
Statistics show a staggering number of IT projects continue to fail. Yet the irony is that the majority of projects that fail do so not because of complex or unforeseen problems, but rather through neglect of the basics. As someone who has rescued many troubled IT projects, Chris Pope will outline, discuss and debate the ten things he believes CIOs can do to make sure that their projects do not become yet another tragic statistic. |
| 3.30pm-4.00pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 4.00pm-4.45pm | Using Unified Communications to boost staff productivity and collaboration
Darryl Warren, Chief Information Officer, Lion Nathan
Over the past year Lion Nathan has gradually extended a Unified Communications solution to cover all staff in Australia and NZ. It has found this has greatly facilitated collaboration both within the organisation and with key suppliers, and has provided a significant boost to the personal productivity of employees. Darryl Warren will share the catalyst for the implementation, how he rolled out the technology, how he gained user support, the issues encountered and the benefits that Lion Nathan is now realising from this functionality |
| 4.45pm-5.30pm | A view from the top
Jon Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer, Trade Me
As chief executive of the most successful internet business in New Zealand, Jon Macdonald will share his perspective on Trade Me’s rise, the move into new verticals, fending off rivals and being a good corporate citizen, including achieving a carbon-neutral status. He has a unique perspective — as CIO/CTO — a role he held for four years, before becoming general manager in 2007 and then CEO in early 2008. |
| 5.30pm onwards | Drinks & Dinner |