- AGENDA -
8:00am - 8:30am Check-in, Table Top Showcase, Breakfast and Executives Networking
Venue Host Musuem of Fine Arts
Breakfast Sponsored by CIO INNOVATIONS INSTITUTE
8:30am - 9:00am Welcome by Willard Holmes, Associate Director of Administration, MFAH
Introduction of Techxans Founder by Pam Terry, Executive Director
Founder's Welcome & Inspire Me Program
Anthony Huang, Founder of Techxans
Sponsors Recognition & Program Introduction
Pam Terry, Executive Director of Techxans
9:00am - 9:30am FEATURED SPEAKER
"Yellow, Blue, and Green:
The Impact of Collaboration Software on Your Data Center"
Paul Robichaux, SVP of Infrastructure Solutions, 3Sharp
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: iLand | BuyPC Soft | FishNet Security | Tradentrix
9:30am - 10:00am - BREAK - TABLE TOP SHOWCASE EXHIBITS & NETWORKING
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Informatica | IBM | OnServices | TW Telecom
10:00am - 11:00am CIO & Thought-Leadership Panel:
Topic: "2009: Trends in Enterprise IT"
Security, Project Management, Data Center and Enterprise Applications
Best Practices, Challenges & Value Proposition
Jenifer Jarriel, CIO, Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Denise Walker, CSO, Lone Star College System
Shemon Bar-Tal, CTO, Museum of Fine Arts of Houston
Paul Valdez, Former CIO, CEMEX
11:00am - 11:30am Closing, Awards & Thanking Our Speakers
TABLE TOP SHOWCASE EXHIBITS & NETWORKING BREAK
Post-Event Technology Executives Networking
NOTE: This Event is Free to Industry Professionals and current TechExecs Sponsors and Paid Members. Attendance is limited for Sales, Marketing and Recruiting Professionals who are current members or sponsors. Please contact Pam Terry (pam@techexecs.net) to qualify for attendance to the CIO Panel Forum. * Attendees List will be provided at the event.
SPONSORS & PARTNERS RECOGNITION
   
 TRADENTRIX  
  
 
PANEL & SPEAKER BACKGROUND:
CIO PANELIST
Jenifer Jarriel
Vice President of Information Technology
and Chief Information Officer
Baylor College of Medicine
Jenifer Jarriel is the Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She has been with the College since May 1995. She has responsibilities for eight areas in the Information Technology division: Applications Services, Operations, Telecommunications, Network Services, Enterprise Server Infrastructure and Security, User Support Services, Clinical Systems Services, and SAP. Before this position, she was Vice President of Information Services for Texas Children’s Hospital. She held that position for four years. Prior to Texas Children’s, she was Director of Information Services at Hermann Hospital. She was at Hermann for eleven and one-half years.
Ms. Jarriel has over 25 years in information technology management with a focus on academic medicine. She is a proven leader in identifying, evaluating, and implementing enterprise-wide technology solutions. She has specific accomplishments in start-up operations and new program development requiring technical, human, and organizational resource planning. Her leadership style emphasizes customer service, team empowerment, and resource stewardship.
CIO PANELIST
Dr. Denise Walker
Chief Security Officer
Lone Star College System
Dr. Denise Walker is Chief Security Officer for Lone Star College System, serving the greater Houston area. She has been with LSCS since 2007 formerly the Dean of Technology. Dr. Walker has responsibility for information risk management and security governance program and emergency management. Before this position she was the Corporate Business Continuity Planner for Fiserv and formerly the Corporate Director of Networking for four years. Prior to Fiserv, she was with IBM as a Professional Development Manager and ConocoPhillips for nine years last in investment appraisal.
Dr. Walker has more than 20 years of progressive IT leadership in information security and risk management, emergency management and business resiliency planning and testing, global application development, and project management in the manufacturing, financial, energy, higher education, and consumer goods markets. Dr. Walker is a public speaker on educating the community on cyber crimes, implementing and sustaining a comprehensive risk management program, project management, emergency management, and the impact of cybercrime in the workplace. Dr. Walker holds a Doctorate of Business Administration, a Masters of Science in Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, and a graduate certificate in project management. Dr. Walker is the author of the book "Cybercrime: Secure IT or Lose IT".
CIO PANELIST
Shemon Bar-Tal
CTO
Museum of Fine Arts of Houston
Shemon Bartal is the Chief Technology Officer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has been with the Museum since 2001 and has worked in IT for over 13 years. Shemon establishes and directs the strategic long-term goals for the Museum's Information Technology department and determines the museum's long-term technology needs and hardware acquisitions to accomplish the organization's business objectives. His vision is to improve customers' and users' experiences at the museum through innovative use of technology while keeping the overall IT costs down.
CIO PANELIST
Paul Valdez
Former CIO, Cemex
Former CTO, City of Houston's Public Works & Engineering
Ranked in the Top 100 by Hispanic IT Executive Council, Paul is the the current President of the Houston Chapter of the Society for Information Management. SIM is a premier Senior IT leadership organization and is a community of thought leaders who share experiences and rich intellectual capital, and who explore future IT direction. Paul's past position was Head of IT Operations for the US for CEMEX. He led a skilled IT Team that managed the functions of Data Center operations, ITIL, network/telecommunications, systems and network engineering, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance in conjunction with Mexico and other global manufacturing and administrative sites. This included IT integration efforts for the recent $14.3 billion acquisition of Australia's Rinker Group Ltd. which positioned CEMEX as the global market leader in the building materials industry. Cemex has operations in 52 countries and is continuing to expand their operations. He previously was the Chief Technology Officer(CTO) for the City of Houston's Public Works & Engineering area. As CTO, the IT team provided customer support in the areas of Engineering, Construction, Water, WasteWater, Traffic, Transportation, Right-of-Way, Purchasing, Warehousing, Financial, Human Resources, and Fleet Maintenance for the fourth largest City's Public Works & Engineering area. Paul has over 25 years of experience in the information technology and business practices both in the private (Shell, Chevron, others) and public sectors. His expertise is within all facets of IT including project management, application development, data base administration, vendor administration, network, and 24x7 customer help desk support and staffing. Paul's background also covers international operations, cost control, SCADA, environmental, health and safety and ISO standards.
Featured Speaker
TOPIC: "Yellow, Blue, and Green: The Impact of Collaboration Software on Your Data Center"
Paul Robichaux
Sr. VP of Infrastructure Solutions
3Sharp (www.3sharp.com)
ABSTRACT: Collaboration and communications software like Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange Server are critical to the enterprise—but at what cost? In this session, we’ll examine the impact this software has on the “greenness” of your data center—and it’s probably not quite what you think!
BIO: Paul E. Robichaux is the Senior Vice President of Infrastructure Solutions at 3Sharp. In addition to managing the global operation of 3Sharp’s Infrastructure Services Group, he is responsible for formulating and managing the execution of long-term strategies and executive client relationships and business solutions. In this role, he not only brings customers the benefit of his extensive experience with messaging, collaboration, communication, and software development, but he leads 3Sharp with his keen business acumen and his ability to gain and maintain large client relationships. In 2002, Paul co-founded 3Sharp with Peter Kelly and John Peltonen. Earlier in his career, Mr. Robichaux gained extensive independent consulting experience specializing in Microsoft Exchange Server design and deployment. His technical background also includes more than 25 years as a software developer with experience in C/C++ and Ada development. Paul has written both commercial and custom software for tasks as diverse as designing oceangoing ships, controlling Space Shuttle payloads, securing US government communications, and developing software for US Navy embedded systems.
Paul is well known for his intimate knowledge and understanding of Microsoft ‘s collaboration and communications products. He has authored multiple books on Microsoft Exchange and related topics. He can frequently be found speaking or teaching at prominent conferences such as Exchange Connections and Microsoft TechEd. In addition to his work at 3Sharp, Paul is a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro magazine, where he writes the weekly “Exchange UPDATE” column and feature articles on Exchange Server, Office Communications Server, and related topics. Microsoft has recognized Paul’s contributions to the worldwide community of Exchange Server professionals by naming him as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. As an MVP, Paul works closely with the Exchange Server and Office Communications Server product teams to provide feedback on their products and educate administrators on the best practices for using and deploying them. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a member of the board of directors of the Perrysburg, Ohio chapter of Rotary International, a licensed General-class amateur radio operator, and a member of the Wood County (Ohio) Amateur Radio Emergency Service. From 1986 to 2002, Paul served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, attached to Marine Helicopter Attack Squadron 773 (HMA-773, now HMLA-773). During this time, he served as part of the Coalition forces assigned to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Paul was born in Alexandria, Louisiana and currently resides in Ohio with his wife, Arlene. They have three sons.
Featured Speaker
TOPIC: "Meeting Enterprise Goals Through Project and Portfolio Management"
Robert Stroud
ITSM and Governance Evangelist Business Service Optimization
CA, Inc. (www.ca.com)
ABSTRACT: Every enterprise must ensure their business priorities and investments are tightly linked. Project and Portfolio Management is the governance mechanism used to make rational and reasonable spending and investment decisions to enable companies to meet their growth strategies. The goal of Project and Portfolio Management is to ensure an organization’s overall portfolio investments is aligned with and contributing optimal value to the organization’s strategic objectives.
Studies from MIT, Gartner and Forrester all show the significant benefits of good Project and Portfolio Management but Project and Portfolio Management is still an immature governance process in many organizations.
This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the discipline of Project and Portfolio Management and how it used to enable an enterprise to meet its strategic goals and objectives. Participants will learn:
• The business case for Project and Portfolio Management
• The relationship between Project and Portfolio Management and Governance
• How Project and Portfolio Management is defined and viewed today
• The “P’s” in Project and Portfolio Management (Project, Program, Portfolio)
• The role and purpose of Project and Portfolio Management Governance
• The multiple portfolios in Portfolio Management
• Practical steps to establish Project and Portfolio Management
BIO: Robert Stroud is the IT Service Management and Governance Evangelist at CA, Inc., the international vice president of ISACA and the IT Governance Institute (ITGI), and a member of ITGI's COBIT Steering Committee. As CA's global evangelist for service management and governance, he acts as a strong advocate for the customer - working closely with users, prospective customers, industry organizations, government agencies, and IT luminaries to identify and communicate IT best practices, as well as to help ensure that CA's solutions adhere to industry best practices.
A 27-year veteran IT veteran, Robert has significant practical industry experience and is a recognized industry speaker and leader. In addition to his involvement at ISACA, and ITGI, Stroud serves on the USA itSMF Board of Directors. He has authorized several major titles on ITIL and COBIT and was a member of the ITIL refresh process in the roles of mentor, reviewer and on the Advisory Group.
Robert spent over 15 years in the Banking industry successfully managing multiple initiatives in both the IT and retail banking sectors. He is also a mentor to many organizations, advising them on their implementations to ensure they drive maximum business value throughout the process.
Robert joined CA form the Australian Computer Security Company, Cybec, where he held several management positions and was responsible for the company's successful global expansion, culminating in its successful entry into the North American market.
Michael Pattison
Techxans Houston Chapter Chair
CIO Fellow, CIO Innovations Institute
Former CIO
Sterling Chemicals
Mr. Michael Pattison’s career spans 35 years in the process manufacturing and technology industries. As the CIO Technology Leadership at Sterling Chemicals, he successfully managed multiple information technology and engineering organizations and created numerous industry best practices. Sterling Chemicals, a privately held corporation, manufactures acetic acid and plasticizers at their Texas City facility. Sterling Chemicals generally sells petrochemicals products to customers for use in the manufacture of other chemicals and products, which in turn are used in the production of a wide array of consumer goods and industrial products. In addition to Sterling Chemicals, Michael also held a key process industry operations role within Dow Chemical, and regularly found new ways to apply proven technologies to improve plant performance. Michael's past experiences included working with IBM in consulting & Aspen Technology in product management recommending technology solutions to improve manufacturing operations performance in the process industries. Michael graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and have been a recognized speaker at AspenTech's Amsterdam Enterprise Conference, MIT Enterprise Forum and a Founding Board Member of Techxans & TechExecs. Michael has also been the subject matter expert within articles in magazines such as Managing Automation.
Pam Terry
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Technology Executives Network (Techxans | TechExecs)
pam@techexecs.net
866.497.4070
Pam Terry has considerable experience in the technology industry beginning her foray into technology in 1994. She has a proven track record in sales and marketing in data, voice, collocation, IT consulting, application development, ecommerce, and technology training. She was most recently an Account Executive with Time Warner Telecom, a Major Accounts Consultant in the Business Division of Time Warner Cable and VP of Marketing for ERGOS Technology. During her tenure in the industry, Pam had the pleasure of co-founding Techxans with Tony and even created the “Techxans” name. Prior to Pam’s technology industry experience, Pam was Executive Director of the Galleria Chamber of Commerce and previously provided marketing consulting in the accounting firm industry. Throughout her career, Pam has been involved in community and trade organizations, having obtained Accreditation in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America, and serving on the boards of several charitable and membership groups such as the American Organ Transplant Association and the Association of IT Professionals. Pam is currently serving as Regional Director of Powerful Women International, a women’s empowerment membership group. Pam brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in association management and technology to her role as Executive Director of Techxans and Tech Execs. Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Pam has been in Houston since 1971.
FORUM WELCOME:
Anthony Huang
Founder & CEO
Technology Executives Network (Techxans | TechExecs)
arh@techexecs.net
866.661.0258
As a well known industry icon, Anthony Huang has been a successful entrepreneur with a solid track record of having started and sold four profitable business ventures. Along with two other individuals, Pamela Terry and Laura Ramey, Anthony Huang launched the Techxans organization back in 2000. Techxans.org has sustained the ups and downs of the Information Technology industry for the past 7 years and continues to strive and grow in size and capabilities. In 2001, Techxans reached national and international attention for helping to launch EnronX.org which was the largest Ex-Enron contact site and was mentioned on the front page of The Wall Street Journal and CIO Magazine. In January 2007, Techxans formed Techxans InterActive Broadcast providing Internet TV broadcasting, strategic online advisory services for Techxans Corporate Members & Sponsoring companies. Prior to Techxans, Anthony Huang was the CEO of Rexton InterActive Consulting that led the market in providing strategic web consulting for over 100 major clients across 23 different industries. Anthony also served as the CIO for 2 healthcare ventures. Anthony began his career with Apple Computers and Ernst & Young and was a recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1998 with The Greater Houston Partnership. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences including InformationWeek, Gartner Group Midsize Enterprise Summit, and Red Herring Venture Forums. Anthony graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Management Information Systems and lives in Sugar Land with his wife and two children.
About Techxans: Technology Executives Network
Founded in 2000, Techxans (www.Techxans.org) is the single largest Technology Executives Network in Texas with over 13,000 member contacts, and over 48,000 newsletter recipients, throughout the State of Texas. The purpose of Techxans is to focus on promoting the Texas Technology Community, featuring "Best of Breed" Resources available to key decision makers, Promote Networking and partnership amongst technology and industry executives, and ultimately serving as the dominate Connections for industry buyers and suppliers. TechExecs (www.TechExecs.net) is the national chapter of Techxans Association with over 370,000 IT Executive contacts throughout US.
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