Knowledge2007 Proceedings

Whether or not you are able to attend Knowledge2007, you may be interested in resources from the conference. The following sessions were held at Knowledge2007. Those with a hyperlink associated with them are available for download. Also included for download, is the attached PDF of the course handout that includes speaker bios and brief summaries of the sessions held.

Summit Day One
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

8:30 - 8:45 am

Keynote Address
Bill Maguire, CIO, Virgin America Airline

9:35 - 10:05 am

Business Intelligence
Alisa A. McDonald, Vice President Project Development & Service, Duke Energy

10:30 - 11:10 am

Regulatory Drivers of Utility IT 
Julie Caruthers Parsley,
Commissioner, Texas Public Utilities Commission

Michael Carlson, CIO, Xcel Energy
Steve Isser, Vice President & General Counsel, Good Company Associates

11:20 - 12:00 pm

Leading-Edge Blade Technology 
Jeanne Vold,
Lead Director of IT, NorthWestern Energy

1:30 - 2:10 pm

Enterprise Solutions - Perspectives from the Market Leaders
Henry Bailey,
VP Industry Solutions Group, Service Industries, SAP American, Inc.
Gerry Metzler, Partner, IBM, Global Business Services
Guerry Waters, VP Industry Strategy and Marketing, Oracle Utilities
Not available for download

2:20 - 3:00 pm

Spend Smarter
Mani Vadari, PhD, Partner, Accenture

3:30 - 4:10 pm

Critical Issues Presentation: Risk Management in the 21st Century
Charles Bremer, VP Information, Ameren Services

3:30 - 4:10 pm

Optimized Labor Planning
Ken Lamour, Sr. Director, Enterprise Application Delivery, CPS Energy
Summit Day Two
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

8:30 - 9:10 am

Keynote: Communications and the Intelligent Enterprise
Mark Angelino, President Sales and Distribution, Sprint Nextel
Not available for download

9:20 - 9:50 am

The Intelligence Grid and Advanced Metering
Stephen Callahan, Partner, IBM Global Services
Chuck Hackney, Director Telecommunications, CenterPoint Energy

10:20 - 11:00am

Industry Analysis
Andres Carvallo, CIO, Austin Energy

11:10 - 11:50am

Building Out Customer Service for the Intelligent Enterprise
Jack Bergen, Director- NIS Management Services, NSTAR

1:00 - 1:40 pm

Presentation of 2008 Utility CIO Survey Results
Warren Causey, VP, Sierra Energy Group, a Division of Energy Central

1:50 - 2:30 pm

Effective Communications with your CEO
Gene Zimon, Sr. VP and CIO, NSTAR

1:50 - 2:30 pm

Utility of the Future
Bob Warden, VP Corporate Accounts, Echelon Corporation
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