STATE OF TECHNOLOGY:
Technologies for Smarter Business
Held at the
Sheraton Imperial Hotel
4700 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC 27703
NCTA's Spring Conference was held Tuesday, April 26th and explored how the effective use of technology drives smart decisions that enhance performance and the bottom line. The event was relevant to companies of all types and sizes with content applicable to leaders across functional roles. This conference featured business-relevant speakers, exhibit opportunities and networking for over 300 of North Carolina’s technology executives.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
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Pre-Conference Cocktail Social Hosted by
NCTA Board of Directors
Sponsored by: RIM
Monday, April 25 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm
State of Technology Conference
Tuesday, April 26 from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Opening Keynote
David McQueeney, Vice President, Software
IBM Research
Customer Acquisition & Satisfaction
Segment Sponsor: ON24
Moderator: Chad Burmeister, Director of Inside Sales – ON24
Zach Clayton, CEO – Three Ships Media
Tom Looney, VP and General Manager North America – Lenovo
Jeff Ritchie, Director of IT – Capitol Broadcasting Company
Lara Wise, VP of Customer Satisfaction – tw telecom
Financial Foresight
Segment Sponsor: Grant Thornton
Moderator: Dewayne Southern, Audit Partner – Grant Thornton
Kenneth Medford, CFO – PIVOD Technologies
John Lewis, CFO – UNC Health Care System
Scott Schubert, CEO – AMTdirect
Rob Simora, CIO – Railinc
Maximizing Human Capital
Segment Sponsor: CareerBuilder
Moderator: Puja Rios, Regional Director – CareerBuilder
DeLisa Alexander, EVP People & Brand – Red Hat
Jenn Mann, VP of Human Resources – SAS
Brian Platz, COO – SilkRoad Technology
Steve Winterbottom, VP of IT – Cisco
Operations Optimization
Segment Sponsor: SAS
Moderator: Jason Mann, Sr. Manager of Supply Chain Mgmt. – SAS
John Mainey, General Manager – Flextronics
Tim Garrison, SVP – Balfour Beatty Mission Critical
Kap Kim, CIO – CommScope
Bob Murphy, VP of Global Supply Management – IBM
Closing Panel: Evolving Role of the Modern CIO
Segment Sponsor: Windstream
Moderator: Kip Turco, SVP of Data Center Operations – Windstream
Lee Congdon, CIO – Red Hat
Jerry Fralick, CIO – State of NC
Rob McIsaac, Group Vice President & CIO – First Citizens Bank
Martin Schneider, Vice President & CIO – VF Corporation
REGISTRATION REFUND POLICY
NOTICE – All registrations to NCTA events are final and non-refundable. Refunds will only be offered if the event is cancelled. Registrations are transferrable to another qualified guest.
Please contact NCTA at 919-856-0393 to request such a transfer.
