| 8.30am-9.00am | Coffee on arrival |
| 9.00am-9.45am | The call of destiny for the CIO
Andre Mendes, Global CIO, The Special Olympics
The future is here and it is one in which IT drives business strategy and execution. Leading IT in today's organisation requires the political skills of a senior executive as well as the technical acumen to deploy the latest technology. Hear Andre Mendes, a former CIO of the Year in the United States and the top rated speaker at the 2007 CIO conference, offer advice on how to inspire your organisation with the vision required to take your organisation to the next level |
| 9.55am-10.40am | Value creation through the use of IT
Laurence Millar, NZ Government CIO
Too often the words ‘value for money’ have become a euphemism for cost cutting. Laurence Millar believes that too little emphasis has been given to how IT can empower a business through the more effective handling of information. Drawing on his new role as CIO for the New Zealand government, he will outline how he believes IT can be better deployed to create value without the need to cut costs. |
| 10.40am-11.05am | Morning tea |
| 11.05am-11.50am | Simplifying storage in a complex environment
Gavin Ng, Technical Services Manager, BNZ Capital
BNZCapital, the wholesale banking division of Bank of New Zealand operates dealing room operations in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch. It integrates these into its parent nabCapital in National Australia Bank in Melbourne. In this presentation Gavin Ng will outline how BNZ Capital has simplified the storage management challenges presented by this complex transactional environment | How to address the number one corporate challenge
John Peebles, Managing Director, John Peebles Associates
John Peebles, ranked by BusinessWeek as one of the world’s most influential headhunters, will outline why he thinks this competition for talent is going to be an increasing concern globally. Then he will highlight effective methods for staff retention and development and what CIOs need to offer to entice good workers to join their team. |
| 12.00pm-12.45pm | Underpinning BI with effective data management
Brian Bowman, Adviser, IBRS
CIOs find themselves handling ever growing volumes of data. Yet, despite the apparent abundance of data, many organisations remain challenged by their Business Intelligence (BI) initiatives. Brian Bowman will identify the hallmarks of successful BI implementations. In particular, he will focus on the issue of effective data management, which he believes is the key to a successful BI installation. | The economics and ecology of sustainable IT
Angus MacDonald, Chief Technology Officer, Sun Microsystems
Why should NZ CIOs care about the calls for sustainable IT? Angus MacDonald says yesterday's thinking is not delivering a sustainable approach from either an ecological or an economic perspective. Therefore, how should NZ CIOs approach IT going forward? In particular, how should they prepare their businesses for likely carbon emission reporting regulations? |
| 12.45pm-1.30pm | Buffet lunch |
| 1.30pm-2.15pm | Implementing an IT Service Catalogue
Matthew Nasrabadi, Head, Technology Operations, Vodafone Australia
The revamped ITIL v3.0 released last year placed the IT Service Catalogue at its epicentre. Its formulation governs the services the business wants from IT, when IT must provide them and what the business is prepared to pay for them. Matthew Nasrabadi will outline how he has harnessed an IT Service Catalogue to optimise IT Service delivery within Vodafone and to improve the working relationship between IT and the business. |
| 2.20pm-3.15pm | Mastering the IT budget challenge
John Dunn, CIO, Hi Fert
Since its beginning in 1984, Hi Fert has grown to become a leader in the Australian fertilizer industry. John Dunn will outline the tactics he has embraced that have enabled him to single-handedly manage a $4 million OPEX and a substantial number of parallel projects, while consistently delivering under budget and surpassing aggressive SLA targets. |
| 3.10pm-3.30pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3.35pm-4.15pm | How NZ compares globally in its use of ICT
Dr Margo Buchanan-Oliver, Associate Professor, University of Auckland
In late 2007 and early 2008 Auckland University undertook a study of the use of IT in New Zealand. This study was part of a global analysis in to the use of IT by different countries. In the presentation the University will reveal the findings of this extensive study and, in particular, cast light on where NZ stands in its take up and exploitation of ICT. |
| 4.15pm-5.00pm | Closing Keynote: How CIOs should articulate and deliver business value
Dr Marcus Blosch, Managing Vice President in the agenda management group of Gartner Research
The success of the IT organisation depends on making the business successful. IT professionals need to understand where business value comes from and how they can connect and support it. The session will look at how business managers see business value and how IT leaders can contribute and really deliver the business value of IT. |