IT Management Summit: Creating Smarter Business Outcomes with SOA

Every day, more companies are using SOA to improve margins, shorten time to market, and eliminate inefficiencies. They're applying SOA smartly, and across a spectrum -- from basic projects all the way through sophisticated, mission-critical systems. In all cases, they've realized how SOA creates smarter business outcomes. Come to this Summit and find out:

How is SOA helping leading companies align business and IT to be more agile?
Where can you apply SOA to create smarter business outcomes for your company?
What lessons have other IT executives learned that can help you?
How can the IBM Smart SOA™ help you?

Get the answers at Computerworld's IT Management Summit on Smart SOA practices.

Why You Should Attend
In one focused morning you'll learn from expertly delivered presentations including hearing a local customer present their SOA journey and share their successes. You will gather answers to the most critical questions IT executives have about creating smarter business outcomes with SOA.

Agenda

7:45-8:45 a.m.	Networking Breakfast and Registration
8:45-9:00 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Ron Milton, Executive Vice President, Computerworld
9:00-10:00 a.m.	Keynote: Connecting Your Applications with SOA Bob Garnero, Vice President, IBM Corporation
10:00-10:30 a.m.	SOA at Arizona State University Pierre Balthazard, Director of Graduate Programs, Arizona State University
10:30-10:45 a.m.	Networking Break
10:45-11:15 a.m.	Aligning Business and IT Mark Sorency, Architecture Executive/Evangelist, IBM Corporation
11:15-11:45 a.m.	Q&A and Open Discussion with Presenters
11:45-Noon	Closing Remarks Jason Weissberg, IBM Ron Milton, Executive Vice President, Computerworld
Noon-1:00 p.m.	Networking Luncheon