Overview
The IT Summit is the executive technology conference series returning to Denver on May 19th. The purpose of the summit is to provide educational and networking resources for the IT leaders in Colorado. The conference is driven by an Executive Board of regional IT professionals who direct the content of the conference. The IT Summit is designed to address the real-world opportunities and challenges faced by today’s executives.
Agenda
| 8:00AM – 8:45AM Tech Theater I Biography |
“The Evolving Role of IT” Chris Laping CIO Red Robin |
| 8:05AM – 8:50AM Tech Theater II Biography |
“Cloud Computing: Reduce Cost, Complexity and Enable Innovation” Jeff Wilshire Cloud Computing Marketing IBM |
| 8:45AM – 9:30AM Tech Theater I Biography |
“Technology Shared Services – Local Government Panel” Dan Mauro Information Systems Director Pueblo County Government |
| 8:45AM – 9:30AM Tech Theater I Biography |
“Technology Shared Services – Local Government Panel” Ken Price Information Services Director City of Littleton |
| 8:45AM – 9:30AM Tech Theater I Biography |
“Technology Shared Services – Local Government Panel” Tom Vosburg Chief Information Officer City of Fort Collins |
| 8:55AM – 9:40AM Tech Theater III Biography |
“The Right Archiving Strategy Drives More Effective Data Management” Bill Tolson Director of Product Marketing/Evangelism Iron Mountain |
| 9:30AM – 10:15AM | Break – Tour Exhibits |
| 10:15AM – 11:00AM Tech Theater I Biography |
“How IT Leaders Can Support Under-Served Youth” Liz Peralez Board Member CIO Executive Network |
| 10:20AM – 11:05AM Tech Theater II Biography |
“Cloud Hosting: Transforming Disaster Recovery and Application Availability” Matt Ferrari Director of Platform and Storage Engineering Hosting.com |
| 10:25AM – 11:10AM Tech Theater III Biography |
“Cutting the Cord – Technologies Behind a Wireless Wave” Kiren Sekar Product Marketing Manager Meraki, Inc. |
| 11:00AM – 11:10AM Tech Theater I |
“Mayor’s Address” John W. Hickenlooper Mayor City of Denver |
| 11:05AM – 11:50AM Tech Theater II Biography |
“Delivering High-Performance Wi-Fi” Jon Freeman Area Vice President Xirrus |
| 11:10AM – 11:45AM Tech Theater I Biography |
“Shaping IT Strategy at the City” Al Rosabal Deputy CIO and CTO City and County of Denver |
| 11:10AM – 11:55AM Tech Theater III Biography |
“Cloud Computing” Erika Cheley Software + Services Specialist Microsoft |
| 11:10AM – 11:55AM Tech Theater III Biography |
“Cloud Computing” Jason Hartley Technology Strategist – State and Local Governments Microsoft |
| 11:45AM – 12:30PM | Luncheon – Tour Exhibits |
| 1:15PM – 2:00PM Tech Theater I Biography |
“Social Networking: Balancing Business Advantages Against Business Risk” Mark L. Spencer, CISSP, IAM, IEM President ISSA Colorado Springs |
| 2:00PM – 2:45PM Tech Theater I Biography |
“Learning to Fly, But I Ain’t Got Wings” Rick Bauer Director of Product Management CompTIA |
| 2:45PM | Networking Reception |
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Executive Board
The Executive Board is a union of senior executives that directs the content of The IT Summit. The IT Summit would like to recognize the following Executive Board members for their leadership and direction:
| Molly Rauzi CIO – City of Denver | |
| Al Rosabal Deputy CIO and CTO – City and County of Denver | |
| Mark Spencer President – ISSA Colorado Springs | |
| Jamie Yancy CTO – United Western Bank | |
| Pete Fisher CIO – Staples | |
| Chris Laping CIO – Red Robin | |
| Clarke Becker Director of Workforce Development Programs – State of Colorado | |
| Randy Ferguson CIO – Platt Valley Medical | |
| Bart Waress CTO – Home Buyers Warranty | |
| Liz Peralez Professor – Colorado Technical University | |
| Billy Hodge President – ASIS Denver | |
| Michele Hovet Director of IT – City of Arvada | |
| Mohamed Lotfy SPS Undergraduate Faculty CIS – Regis University | |
| Greg Mortimer CIO – Jeffco Public Schools | |
| Andy Atencio Chief Technology Officer – City of Greenwood Village | |
| Trent Ratcliff Senior Manager, Information Technology – Regional Transportation District | |
| David Lehn VP of Information Technology – Noodles & Company | |
| Terry Boult El Pomar Professor of Innovation and Security – University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | |
| John Huber VP of Information Technology – ProBuild | |
| Howard Pierpont Board Chairman – DERA | |
| Denise Atkinson Shorey Director – Centennial BOCES | |
| Daniel Lissek Director of IT – Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP | |
| Barry Price Senior Director of IT – RMCAD | |
| Paul Lewin CIO – Colorado Department of Corrections | |
| Mike Lani Director of IT – Rio Blanco County | |
| Patrick Purdy IT Director – West Metro Fire and Rescue | |
| Shawn Bleam IT Manager – Roche | |
| Gerald Anderson Deputy CIO – State of Colorado Department of Labor & Employment | |
| Joe Aldez Regional Director – Rocky Mountain USO | |
| Stephen Hall Executive Director Western TechSet – University of Denver | |
| Tom Craig Director of Engineering – Rocky Mountain PBS | |
| Robin C. Brown Director – Electronic Security – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus University Police Department | |
| Hong Zhu IT Auditior – State of Colorado Dept of Transportation | |
| Stacie Genchi CIO – The Art Institute of Colorado | |
| Mark Buttice CIO – Mountain States Employers Council | |
| Martin Juarz CIO – Grand County | |
| Terry Barber CIO – Routt County | |
| Les Berry Director of Strategic Planning – Denver International Airport | |
| Rick Bauer Director of Product Management – CompTIA | |
| Ken Price Information Services Director – City of Littleton | |
| Tom Vosburg CIO – City of Fort Collins | |
| Paul Schwartz President – Association of Information Technology Professionals | |
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Sponsors
| Presentation Sponsors | |
Hosting.com | |
IBM | |
Iron Mountain | |
Meraki, Inc. | |
Microsoft | |
Xirrus | |
| Silver Sponsors | |
Forge Technology, Inc. | |
The Art Institute of Colorado | |
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Exhibitors
5280 Solutions, LLC. Booth 218 | |
| Association of Information Technology Professionals Booth 122 | |
Colorado Technical University Booth 106 | |
ESET Booth 241 | |
Face to Face Live Booth 119 | |
Hosting.com Booth 210 | |
Iron Mountain Booth 102 | |
ISSA Denver Booth 100 | |
Meraki, Inc. Booth 206 | |
Microsoft Booth 120 | |
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Booth 103 | |
Regis University Booth 110 | |
| The Art Institute of Colorado Booth 121 | |
tw telecom Booth 200 | |
University of Denver Booth 101 | |
Xirrus Booth 107 | |
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Floorplan
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Register and Win!
**Here’s how**
Register by April 19th, and you’ll be entered to win the “Early Registrant’s Netbook Prize,” to be awarded on April 26th. All other registrants – including those who registered early – will be entered to win the “Conference Laptop Prize,” to be awarded on May 19th, during the conference.
**That’s two chances to win, simply by registering early**
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