Agenda At-a-Glance

Note: The Exhibit Hall and Interactive Learning Pavillions will be open from 11:30am - 8:00pm

MORNING SESSIONS

8:00 - 11:00     Agile & Integrated Project Management TM - Real-world Effective Advice on Facilitating Communications Needed to Enable Faster & Better Decisions (Continuing Education)

8:30 - 10:00     Women in Technology (Workshop)

Moderator: Kathy Brabson, Regional VP/Operations, Central Texas Division, Time Warner Cable

Panelists:

• Aimee Doane, Vice President of Operations, West Region, Suddenlink Communications
• Connie Wharton, Entrepreneur and leadership development expert
• Shelly Van Dyke, Strategist & Market Analyst, Corporate Strategy, Freescale Semiconductor
• Charlene Tomas, AT&T Mobility
• Helen Soto-Knaggs, Verizon

10:00 - 11:15     Proactive Talent Acquisition - Mine to Find Top Talent (Workshop)

• Dr. Courtney McCashland, CEO of Talentmine

10:00 - 11:15     Project Manager: A Day in the Life (Workshop)

10:00 - 11:15     Austin Technology Council CIO Forum

Presented by Austin chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals

Panelists:

•   Dr. Jim Keeler, Chief Technology Officer, Wayport (an AT&T company)
•   Sam Coursen, Chief Information Officer, Freescale
•   Russ Finney, Vice President of Information Systems, Tokyo Electron
•   John C. Dupree, Vice President, Enterprise & Federal, Sprint Nextel

10:45 - 11:30     Press Conference:  Austin Chamber of Commerce Green Job Task Force Report Release

Representatives from the Austin Chamber's Green Job Task Force will present the task force report for the first time. 

11:30 - 12:30     Keynote Presentations

• 11:30 - 12:00 "Managing your Career in the Dynamic Technology Industry" - Ron Kifer, Group Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Applied Materials, Inc.

• 12:00 - 12:30 Panel Discussion on the Austin Chamber's Green Job Task Force Report and update on the Pecan Street Project

Panelists: 

• Dr. Michael Webber, Associate Director of Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy
• Jack McDonald, Chairman and CEO, Perficient and Chair of Green Job Task Force
• Tamara Atkinson, Deputy Director, External Affairs, Workforce Solutions
• Paul Williamson, Global Energy and Utility Solution Architect, IBM
• Carolyn Purcell, Director, Internet Business Solution Group, Cisco Systems
• Jeff Vice, Director, Local Government Issues, Austin Energy
• Brewster McCracken

12:30 - 2:00     Executive Briefing and Lunch with Keynote Presenters

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

12:30 - 5:00   Educational And Skill Mapping Workshops

Main Stage

1:00 - 1:45     The Human Network: Building Relationships and Visibility in the Telecom/Wireless Industry.

Presented by: Marny Lifshen, Author of Some Assembly Required: A Guide to Networking for Women

2:00 - 2:45     Casual, Portable, and Profitable - Current Trends in Gaming and Mobile Apps

Moderator: Rodney Gibbs, Studio Head, Fizz Factor
Panelists:

• Frank Roan, General Manager (Austin) & Director of Product Development, Total Immersion Software, Inc.

Others Coming Soon

2:45 - 3:30     The RCR Ecosystem: How and Where People and Products Fit in a Wireless World

Moderator - Jeff Mucci, CEO, Arden Media Company
Panelists:

• Iain Gillott, President iGR, Inc.
• Wade Gilham, Marketing Director, Broadcast Division, Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
• Paul Basset, Sr. Director, Technology, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies
  
• John C. Dupree, VP, Enterprise and Government, Sprint Nextel
• Bryan Jones, Collider Media
• Jim Welch, Corporate Vice President, North America Enterprise Markets, Enterprise Mobility Systems, Motorola
• Edgar Figueroa, Executive Director, Wi-Fi Alliance

3:30 - 4:15     Wireless 101

Presented by Iain Gillott, President iGR, Inc.

4:30 - 5:00     A Career in Small Business

Melissa Simpler, Chief Executive Officer, Affinegy

EVENING

5:00 - 8:00     Networking After Hours, featuring live music (Back Stage or Rockstar Registration required)

Guitar Hero Smackdown Contest - Proceeds Benefit Local Youth Charities

Participants purchase contest entries entitling them to one 'song' in the Guitar Hero Contest Qualifying Round which will take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. The top 8 scorers during the Qualifying Round will advance to the "Smackdown" Championship Bracket where contestants will face off head to head to determine the Guitar Hero Champion! You may purchase as many Guitar Hero Contest Entries as you wish. Proceeds benefit the First Tee of Austin and KIPP Austin Public Schools. Participants are required to purchase either the "Backstage" All Access Pass or the "Rockstar" Pass to participate. Contest Entries may be purchased for $5 each by clicking here and on the day of the event for $10.  Go to our Facebook Event page to post your predictions and call out your competitiors on the wall.