Midsize Enterprise Summit East 2016 May 1-3, 2016 JW Marriott Indianapolis, IN. A Content Guide

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1 Midsize Enterprise Summit East 2016 May 1-3, 2016 JW Marriott Indianapolis, IN A Content Guide Welcome to the Midsize Enterprise Summit East the world s largest gathering of senior IT leaders from midmarket companies. Below you will find important information about what you and your peers will hear at the MES East Conference scheduled for May 1-3 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. All of our exclusive content is tailored to professionals at midmarket companies who are responsible for IT strategy. This theme of this year s conference is The Big Shift: How Senior IT Leaders Can Emerge as the Ultimate Business Innovators The big shift is on. It is evident in the way leaders think about their role in today s organizations, how technology is embedded deeply in the business and the critical partnerships needed to succeed. This is a shift unlike any other. CIOs and senior IT leaders must emerge as savvy influencers and become trusted allies to the business owners who have gained more control over IT purchases enabled by cloud and mobile platforms. To survive this shift, CIOs must position themselves as the ultimate business innovators driving a competitive advantage with tech solutions while viewing the business holistically. They must be central to the shift in how employees, suppliers and customers perceive and realize the value of IT to benefit from it every day. The job today is to get the whole enterprise behind you then help lead everyone through the big shift. Exclusive MES East Conference content includes: General Sessions and Breakouts delivered by today s thought leaders, authors, analysts and experts in key business and technology areas including: State of the Midmarket based on an extensive survey of CIOs and IT leaders What non-it execs really think of CIOs and IT leaders The future role of the CIO Confessions of a successful CIO The road to reinvention: How to drive disruption and accelerate transformation Managing big challenges with small resources Cloud computing strategies for midsize organizations The rapidly changing world of business applications Cybersecurity trends and securing your company Vendor management best practices The next generation of Wi-Fi The latest trends on infrastructure, storage, networking and servers Hybrid computing Selecting VOIP communication partners and key market trends Managing big data, business analytics and data management Hyper-convergence and converged infrastructure solutions

2 security solutions Power management, monitoring and backup trends Here are details on the speakers and topics: Keynoter: Author and Venture Capitalist, Josh Linkner Topic: The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation Josh Linkner is an internationally-recognized thought leader and top-rated keynote speaker on innovation, creativity, reinvention, and hyper-growth leadership. His keynotes are focused on not only on inspiring audiences, but also sharing actionable strategies to drive meaningful outcomes. Josh has written two New York Times bestselling books Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity and The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation. He has been the founder and CEO of four tech companies, which have sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He is also the founding partner of Detroit Venture Partners, investing in and mentoring over 100 startups. Josh has twice been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is a President Barack Obama Champion of Change Award Recipient. He is a regular columnist for Forbes, The Detroit Free Press and Inc. Magazine. His work on innovation has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, CNN and The New York Times. And yes, he still plays a mean jazz guitar. Keynoter: Gartner Research Director, Mike Cisek Topic: The State of the Midmarket: An Overview Hear perspectives on the State of the Midmarket based on insight drawn from hundreds of senior IT leaders who attend the Midsize Enterprise Summits. The biggest challenges and opportunities facing midmarket CIOs and IT leaders will be discussed along with their top technology priorities. In this fast-paced session you will have a chance to benchmark your priorities against your peer set allowing you to make strategic adjustments to your business plan. This research and insight is exclusively shared with MES attendees to help them make the right decisions going forward and help their senior leaders understand the midmarket landscape. Keynoter: Gartner Research Vice President, Heather Colella Topic: The CIO Algorithm of the Future: The CIO in Technologies that use the cloud, analytics and smart machines present obvious opportunities to reshape how people and companies work. But the savvy CIO will also need to understand and embrace unfamiliar concepts. Notably, business algorithms that rise above simple computing routines will require IT departments to let go of control systems and process specifications. Also, the more far-reaching concept of "digital humanism," which postulates that human desires and aesthetics should play a leading role in technology design and use, will require businesses and IT departments to design social- and people-driven solutions.

3 Getting to grips with the "how" of digital business through algorithms and digital humanism requires a willingness to take a different approach to decision making. We go so far as to say that, by 2017, enterprises making decisions controlled by differentiated algorithms will achieve a 5% to 10% increase in revenue. This increase will result from business and IT leaders taking risks, such as exposing core business algorithms to partners and even customers. Keynoter: Author and Consultant Brian Watson Topic: Confessions of a Successful CIO: An Interview Brian Watson is the co-author of Confessions of a Successful CIO: How the Best CIOs Tackle Their Toughest Business Challenges (Wiley, March 2014), and writes the CIO Confessions column for CIO.com. He will interview a top CIO onstage, seeking answers on: How have they handled their most challenging business problems How do they anticipate changes to their business and respond before the business comes knocking How they make critical decisions around strategy and IT to not only benefit their companies, but in some cases, to save them from becoming obsolete. What are their perspectives on managing people, crises and balancing the risks and rewards of their "bet the farm" strategies Keynoter: Jim Noble, Co-Founder & CEO, The Advisory Council Topic: Managing Big Challenges with Small Resources Have you heard about the secret CIO playbook? If not, you will want to attend this general session where one of today s leading CIO thought leaders will address how to manage the biggest challenges of the day with the resources you have on hand. Many IT leaders at midsized companies face the same daunting challenges of larger enterprises except they can t throw money and headcount at the issues. Without a large team of specialists, how do today s senior IT leaders get the best result for their organizations? Jim Noble, who has been CIO of more Fortune 100 companies than anyone else alive, will share insights in how to deal with the big issues like Shadow IT, cybersecurity, surging business expectations and using IT to change the basis of competition. His advice will help you never miss a beat and always keep the lights on. Attendees will also hear insight from the secret CIO playbook. Yes, it does exist! In fact, Jim will attempt to solve and address your biggest challenges during this interactive general session. Other sessions and speakers include: One Page Midmarket Cloud Strategy Mike Cisek, Research Director, Gartner Help with the design of an agile decision-making framework to visually compare and contrast current infrastructure and application workloads against a dynamic vendor landscape filled with cloud-based solutions of varying maturity.

4 Provide ways to communicate the organization's cloud strategy to business leaders looking to take advantage of cloud services' perceived benefits (e.g., decreased capital expenditures, shorter deployment cycles and agility) to drive growth and improve business outcomes. Enhance visibility and focus on the most-significant IT investments, which represent the greatest potential risks and/or benefits and will ensure that the decision to move to cloud solutions is beneficial from an IT and business perspective. Vendor Management Best Practices for Midsize Enterprises (How to Negotiate a Good Cloud Deal) Ed Weinstein, Research Analyst, Gartner How vendor management can improve vendor performance The primary disciplines, roles and responsibilities for vendor management How these activities and roles can be developed and operate in the midmarket Cybersecurity Scenario 2020: Phase 2 Guardian for Big Change Adam Hils, Research Director, Gartner How will the convergence of the Internet of People and Computer with the Internet of Things change business How will those digital business changes shift the practice of Security and Risk Management The Rapidly Changing World of Business Applications Jose Ruggero, Managing VP, Gartner How are business application evolving and what HooF (Hybrid, On-Prem, Outsource and Filled) scenarios will dominate What are the primary changes for post-modern ERP and CRM business applications that you need to plan for now How do you create an application strategy to support digital business What Do Line of Business Managers Really Think of CIOs and IT Leaders Brian Watson, Author & Consultant Based on extensive surveys and interviews with business leaders hear what their perceptions of IT leaders and the challenges they have working with CIOs. Gain an understanding of how to work better with linen of business and change perceptions. How do you create a strategy to collaborate better with line of business and senior company management Making Great, Aligned Decisions For Free! Niel Nickolaisen, Author, CTO of OC Tanner and Veteran CIO

5 The stakes have never been higher, the pace never so fast and the ambiguity never greater. In this environment IT leaders need to make incredibly complex decisions and do so right now. In this executive breakout, Niel Nickolaisen, author of The Agile Culture and Stand Back and Deliver presents his model for making pragmatic, accurate, timely and great decisions. Best of all, attendees will learn and be able to apply this model in moments. Nickolaisen will use real world decision-making examples such as to cloud or not to cloud, a data center upgrade or finalizing an HRIS selection. This model will help IT leaders can improve their results and credibility essential elements to becoming the leader organizations need to guide them through the digital transformation. Does this sound too good to be true? There is only one way to find out attend the breakout session. Hear from the top vendor executives responsible for driving midmarket solutions for emerging and established players. Solution and technology presentations will be delivered around the following key topics: Keynoter: Aaron Mills, Hewlett Packard Enterprise VP Topic: Strategic Technology & Solution Directions for Midsize Organizations HP Enterprise is one of the world s largest suppliers of infrastructure, storage, networking and servers to midsize companies. Gain an understanding of the future of the enterprise group as it charts a new future. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, in a tight partnership with Intel, provides strategic solutions for senior IT leaders looking help their organizations meet the needs of today s customers and stay ahead of the competition. Hear from Aaron Mills who is responsible for driving Hewlett Packard Enterprise midmarket strategy. MES also offers a post-event workshop in our Professional Development Series for the nominal fee of $49: Strategic CIO Bootcamp: The Practices of a Transformational Leader Speaker: Niel Nickolaisen, Author, CTO of OC Tanner and Veteran CIO This Strategic CIO Bootcamp will help IT leaders deal with constant, accelerating change driven by technology and incredibly high expectations from both internal and external customers. Surviving and thriving in this environment requires IT leaders who can reliably deliver the following: Innovation that drives the organization forward Innovation centered on creating competitive advantage Results in the face of dramatic change and ambiguity A culture of motivation and agility Relationships of trust both inside and outside of the organization In short, as IT leaders we need to transform our roles and our departments. But, what can we use to pull off this transformation?

6 In this strategic workshop, we focus on, teach and practice the tools of transformational leadership. Part one of the training dives deep into the Business Value Model, Purpose Alignment, and Design for Information (the key to delivering exceptional analytics and decision support). These tools are proven and can be put to use immediately. Part two of the training covers tools leaders use to re-define their roles using the Trust/ Ownership Model including agile principles, Proactive Service Level Improvement, the Collaboration Process, lean for IT, Macro-Cube, Meaningful Metrics, and Beyond Agile All of these tools are concrete, pragmatic, and usable. After each part of the training, participants are ready to use the tools to re-define their roles and deliver what their organizations need brilliant leadership. Our Bootcamp leader, Niel Nickolaisen, is a practicing CIO who has developed and used these tools to transform a variety of IT departments. In his most recent role, Niel turned an IT department with neither credibility nor morale (the organization had made the decision that all new projects would be done outside of IT) into a high-energy, highperformance team whose work successfully changed the direction and results of the entire company.