ITEX 2012 - The Business Technology Show

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About

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Are you an IT Manager? Do you have responsibility for delivering your company's IT requirements? With four stages, plenary speakers, interactive learning experiences and an expo area to explore, ITEX 2012 is the place to be this November.

Hear thought leaders from both New Zealand and abroad as they share insight into the industry that is shaping the way in which organisations undertake daily business. ITEX covers a range of topics including cloud, analytics, BYOD, governance, leadership and more,and is sure to provide insight into some of the top issues facing IT managers today.

Awards:

ITEX 2012 also featured the ITEX Computerworld Awards. Go to the Awards tab for more information.

Big data the NASA way:

Check out an article in the 22 October issue of Computerworld where editor Sarah Putt speaks to ITEX keynote, Chris Mattmann from NASA. Read the article here.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Chris Mattmann, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (USA)

Chris has a wealth of experience in software design, and in the construction of large-scale data-intensive systems. His work has influenced a broad set of communities, ranging from helping NASA unlock data from its next generation of earth science system satellites, to assisting graduate students at the University of Southern California (his alma mater) in the study of software architecture.

Noah Broadwater, Sesame Workshop (USA)

Noah is the CTO of Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street, and is a recognised pioneer in contextual media, open source, virtualisation, and cloud computing. Aside from leading successful strategic IT initiatives, he also advises on consumer focused products, giving him a unique perspective on the impact of the consumerisation of IT.

Dr Jeffrey Cole, University of Southern California (USA)

Jeffrey has been at the forefront of media and communication technology policy issues in both the United States and internationally for the past 25 years. He has testified before Congress on television issues and has spoken as a keynote and panel member at more than 200 conferences on communications issues.

Jamie Fitzgerald, Adventurer & Businessman (NZ)

Jamie was the first ever Kiwi to reach the South Pole unsupported on foot with fellow adventurer Kevin Biggar, creating media attention world-wide as they implemented a ‘business-like’ approach to their 52-day expedition. Jamie also helped manage the design and delivery of training to Rugby World Cup 2011

Agenda

7.30	— Registration opens —
8:45	Opening International Keynote: Trends, Fads & Transformation: The Impact of the Internet Drawing on ten years of data and insights from a worldwide study in 30 countries, Jeffrey Cole, will separate myth from reality as he describes how the Internet and mobile technology are changing the fabric of daily life. He will examine the trends and developments that are likely to occur in the next two to three years and their impact on an enterprise environment. Dr Jeffrey Cole, Director - Center for the Digital Future, University of Southern California (USA)
9.30	— Take your pick: Streamed sessions begin —

9.30	Panel: Next up for NFC As NFC ramps up in New Zealand, we uncover the status of this technology and examine some of the uses in our own back yard. Role of NFC in future business endeavours Other business options for the emerging technology Security of NFC How can all NFC applications co-exist on one device? Chris Bowman, Group Corporate Development Manager, Telecom Albert Naffah, Country Manager – New Zealand, MasterCard Worldwide Miki Szikszai, CEO, Snapper Services Ltd	What makes your colleagues tick? Get insight into team dynamics and the types of people you will encounter in your daily work life. Examining and understanding personality types Tips and tricks for managing diversity in your workforce Dealing with difficult people and their personalities Graham Hart, Director, Leadership by Design	Quick Fire: Cloud – The real story Hear the realities of cloud based solutions – both the positive and negative to ensure they aren't causing more headaches than they're solving. Rethinking the risk Real cost and implications for NZ Roadblocks – is the value proposition strong enough to overcome FUD? Is cloud penetrating even the most conservative companies? The role of stealth cloud – what to be aware of Local vs international cloud Part 1: Philip Whitmore, Director – IT Advisory Services, KPMG Part 2: Peter McDowall, Information & Communications Technology Director, St John New Zealand Part 3: Paul Douglas, ITS Business Manager, IBM
10.10	Agile development – Making the business get it Changing the way businesses think Implementing an iterative response to IT problems across your business The numbers – what has agile done for our IT department Overcoming barriers to agile adoption and implementation Taking Agile beyond just software development Ben Casse, Product Development Manager, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Bradley Byrne, ICT Operations Manager, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare	Games: the new leadership paradigm No matter what you think about the value of computer games one thing is obvious they engage there audience to a level that is seldom if ever seen in the workplace. In this presentation Owen will explore how games create this engagement and what leaders can learn from games and game designers about engagement. Owen McCall, Director, Viewfield Consulting	Panel: Enterprise collaboration – the team perspective What has technology done to aid and grow collaboration Working remotely – why distance support needs to be more than emails The future workplace – integrating telepresence and social interaction into your collaboration strategies Michael Sampson, Collaboration Strategist Barry Polley, Senior Technology Analyst, Department of Conservation Andy Shields, Group IT Manager, Beca Dave Wilson, Regional Manager - Collaboration, Cisco
10.45	— Morning Tea —
11.10	PC World & Computerworld: What's hot, what's not, and what's next Our panel of experts will look at the good, the bad and the ugly in emerging handsets, tablets and enterprise technologies. Sim Ahmed, Journalist, Computerworld & CIO Zara Baxter, Editor, New Zealand PC World	Quick Fire: Keeping your IT teams on the ball How can you have a cohesive and high performing team? Hear from these IT leaders as they discuss some of the innovations they use to keep their long term team members engaged while fostering new talent and ideas in the workforce. Part 1: David Scott, Head of Business Technology and Transformation, Z Energy Part 2: Simon Young, Head of Development, Trade Me	Looking beyond the obvious threat for business interruption What is the biggest threat to your operational ability? Why there are bigger threats than a natural disaster Data disruption – what is your back up plan? Creating resistant IT infrastructure Having a plan that can be adapted to the "unknown circumstance" Mark Bennett, IT Director, The Salvation Army
11.50	Moving on: Making legacy systems work for you Hear from Anurag and David as they discuss how they have dealt with their legacy systems and their rationale around leveraging legacy vs. total switch over. Can you be responsive and innovative without resorting to scrapping your legacy systems? Wrapping services around existing systems Removing barriers to updating and integration Leveraging legacy to improve speed to market Anurag Madan, Manager IT Applications, Ministry of Social Development	Fireside chat: War stories, scars and working with people Hear how these IT managers have developed their careers within the industry and the lessons they have learnt. The changing role of the IT professional The career path for IT professionals Becoming a manager – the things we have learnt along the way Mark Bennett, IT Director, The Salvation Army Nicholas Fourie, ICT Development Manager, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare	Sovereignty of data – Who owns it? Does your service provider have legal rights over your data? Does the hosting country have sufficient protection for your business information? This session is a look at sovereignty and legal issues around data ownership Mark Vincent, Partner, Shelston IP Lawyers
12.30	International Keynote: Enabling Consumerisation of IT Many reports consider the Consumerisation of IT the most significant trend for IT in the coming years. Hear from Noah Broadwater as he discusses how he balances the freedom to use consumer devices and applications in the workplace with the control required to ensure security and productivity to provide new opportunities for IT at Sesame Workshop. Noah Broadwater, CTO, Sesame Workshop (USA)
1.15	— Lunch —
2.10	Motivational Keynote: Taking IT to the extremes In all of Jamie's expeditions around the world and his management consultancy projects, a balance of 'performance through people' and effective systems and IT is at the heart of his works. Jamie will share stories from his various adventures, Rugby World Cup 2011 and the IT behind 7000 volunteers, his First Crossings documentary, how IT (and IT staff) can connect with the customer experience, and how to get quality video footage back to your website from a tent in minus 40degsC. Jamie's approach to any of his campaigns has helped thousands of people achieve more than they believe they're capable of. Jamie Fitzgerald, Adventurer & Businessman (NZ)
3.00	Panel: Is a mobile strategy viable for your company? Investigate how you can make mobility a successful enterprise solution – not just another headache. What's the policy? Ensuring security and compliance Making mobility work for you Managing the exit of employees with devices and numbers Andy Hill, Technology Manager, D-Link Kevin Drinkwater, Global CIO, Mainfreight Vivian Chandra, ICT & Database Manager, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand More panellists to be confirmed	Connecting the generational dots Generations are merging in the modern workplace creating a raft of new issues for managers and leaders to take on board. Working with digital natives Understanding the core differences between Baby-Boomers, GenX & GenY and using this to your advantage What does this mean for the tech department Motivating and managing different generations – why a one size fits all approach doesn't work Peter Merry, Consultant Director, Talent Strategies	Analyse this – real time and predictive analytics What real benefits does analytics pose? Investigating the real time benefits for predictive analytics Measuring the real value of your business data How will big data change the analytics space David Bloch, Head of Business Intelligence, Yellow
4.05	What does successful IT governance look like? What is Corporate IT Governance according to the ISO Standard? Why do we need to know? Who is responsible? What are examples of policies and methodologies that will help? Ensuring relevancy and clear expectations What do we need to do better? Murray Wills, Director & Principal Consultant, Maxsys Limited	From bright idea to rapid scale-up Hear from two hot NZ start-ups as they discuss their experiences with expanding from a one man band into a fast-growing company Going from zero to 60 – learning to manage people on the fly Laying the groundwork The role of support networks and getting your foot in the door Attracting and retaining key staff members QF1: Sam Minnèe, Managing Director, Silverstripe QF2: Vaughan Rowsell, Managing Director, Vend	Quick fire series: Enterprise technology trends and solutions Part 1 – BYOD: John-Paul Sikking, Product Sales Specialist, Cisco Part 2 – Virtualisation: Part 3 – Social Media: Geri Ellis, GM – Digital, Vodafone NZ
4.45	Closing International Keynote: Monitoring the data tide Looking into big data, open source, data management systems, and covering his experiences with Apache and the realm of academia, Chris Mattmann will share stories of how NASA manages data and maintains its position on the cutting edge of technology. Chris Mattmann, Senior Computer Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratories – California Institute of Technology & Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Southern California (USA)
5.30	ITEX Computerworld Awards Networking Function

Masterclasses

ITEX 2012 Masterclasses – four separately bookable training opportunities

Masterclass 1: Enterprise Apps – Everything you need to know and how to build one

7^th November 2012, Crowne Plaza, Auckland
9.00am – 5.00pm (Full day)

This Masterclass will examine some of the avenues around the creation, application and management of both native and web based apps in an enterprise environment.

You will learn:

Plan - Defining Your Strategy

Development Options (Native versus Web)

Support for mobile devices/tablet devices or both

Technical Architecture Options

Special considerations for Enterprise Apps

Security considerations

Commercial Options

Build - Delivering Your App

Differences when building apps compared with other IT development projects

The Development Process Overview

Key Considerations

Recommended Methodology

Manage - Post Launch

Analytics and Reporting

Maintenance and Support Considerations

Facilitated by Jon Beattie, Partner, In House Digital

Jon Beattie a founder and director of the Marker family of companies, including boutique digital consultancy, In House Digital Jon has personally delivered mobile app projects for client including Microsoft, Air NZ, TOWER and St John. Through Marker Labs he has been involved with the product development of apps from idea to marketplace and then ongoing product management and marketing, including the award winning multiplayer game for Windows Phone, AlphaJax. This blend of agency and app owner experience, gives him a unique perspective when it comes to ideation and planning for app business models.

Masterclass 2: Leadership and management skills for IT managers

9^th November 2012, Crowne Plaza, Auckland
9.00am – 12.30pm (Half day)

IT Managers often find themselves growing from a one-man contributor to managing a group of people with the whole team’s success tied into the manager’s ability to motivate, communicate, lead and create a cohesive team.

This Masterclass will uncover the soft skills required for successful people management while focussing on the development of core competencies and skills of the leader themselves.

You will learn:

What makes a good leader and finding your leadership groove
Why communication is key and good listening skills a valuable asset
How you can improve your written and verbal communication skills
Aligning tasks and requirements with team member’s strengths and goals
Successfully leading your team through change
Managing different personalities – understanding your team members and knowing what motivates them
What does neuroscience tell us about how to best lead and influence others
Skills for building cohesive and productive teams

Facilitated by: Graham Hart, Director, Leadership by Design

Graham Hart began his career in the UK, moving from operational management into HR, leadership development and business improvement project roles. For 7 years Graham worked as a Director with Deloitte in Auckland managing their Human Capital practice. He started his own consultancy GHA Limited in 2004 focusing on fostering leadership impact and organizational change flexibility

2012 Awards

The ITEX Computerworld Awards are designed to celebrate and recognise some of the county’s most dynamic, innovative and creative ICT professionals.

The 2012 winners were announced at the ITEX Awards cocktail party on 8th November at The Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland. Congratulations goes to:

The 2012 ICT Manager of the Year award was taken out by David Scott of Z-Energy
IT Project of the Year was awarded to the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) for its Business Continuity Programme
Software Developer of the Year was won by Keith Patton

To read more about the winners please see Computerworld

The finalists for the three awards categories for 2012 were:

2012 ICT Manager of the Year Award is sponsored by Candle www.candle.co.nz

Kausalia Apparao - Sealord Group Ltd
Colin Dixon - Wynyard Group
David Scott - Z Energy

The ICT Manager of the Year category is open to individuals in an ICT management position. The entrant must be a resident and working in New Zealand at the time entries close.

ICT Project of the Year

Fulton Hogan - IT establishment for SCIRT(Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team)
NZ Transport Agency - Business continuity programme
Rugby NZ 2011 - IT & T Rugby World Cup 2011

The ICT Project of the Year award is open to all public or private sector organisations.
The people involved must be ICT personnel or business users/sponsors of ICT-based projects. Note: At least some elements of the system must be in live operation by 30 June 2012 (work-in-progress does not qualify).

Software Developer of the Year

Scott Fletcher - Aura RedEye Security
Keith Patton - Marker Metro
Steve Wiltshire - FINNZ

The Software Developer of the Year category is open to individuals whose primary role in an organisation is to create software. This could be for a company, government department, ICT consultancy or entrepreneurial start-up. The entrant must be a resident and working in New Zealand at the time entries close.

For more information, please visit the ITEX Computerworld Awards website.

2011 Award Winners

The 2011 ICT Manager of the Year, sponsored by Cube People, went to Mark Bennett, ISG manager for The Salvation Army.

Joint winners in the ICT Project of the Year category are Z Energy for 'Enhance', and Ministry of Social Development for 'Earthquake Employment Support'.

Tim Taylor, senior java web developer at Vero was named Software Developer of the Year.