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Alltech Annual International Symposium


FROM LAPTOPS TO IPADS TO CLOUDS - HOW I.T. IS REVOLUTIONIZING BUSINESS

What to expect in the IT session

Aidan Connolly, vice president of Alltech, describes what to expect in the information technology session at Alltech's 2012 Symposium.

 

Monday, May 21

1:00-1:05

Introduction
Chairs: Robert Simpson and Tim Arthur

 

1:05-1:10

Keeneland: A Kentucky racing tradition in the digital age

 

1:10-1:40

Successfully using technology to drive business transformation
Brad Lovell, Keeneland Association, USA

 

1:45-1:50

AT&T: Vision for a mobile world

 

1:50-2:20

Innovating together – work with anyone, from anywhere any device, anytime
Andrew Hebert, AT&T, USA

 

2:20-2:50

Break

 

2:55-3:00

What we look for: Perspective on technology from a business partner

 

3:00-3:30

Mobile security: The human factor

 

3:35-3:40

View from the cloud: Supplying technology for modern business

 

3:40-4:10

Cloud computing: Reinventing your business
Steve Sigg, SIS, LLC,USA and Dale Schermer, IBM, USA

 

6:00 Buses leave for Kentucky Night

Tuesday, May 22

8:30-8:35

Introduction
Chairs: Robert Simpson and Tim Arthur

 

8:35-9:05

Leaping infrastructure barriers: Computer help for kids in Haiti?

 

9:05-9:15

Discussion

 

9:15-9:20

Setting the stage: Kids, computers and school systems

 

9:20-9:50

What kids are learning in school today will be in your boardroom tomorrow!
David Couch, Kentucky Department of Education, USA

 

9:50-10:00

Questions & Answers

 

10:00-10:30

Break

 

10:30-10:35

Microsoft at a glance

 

10:35-11:05

Strategic vision: The future of technology for business
Efrem Stringfellow, Microsoft, USA

 

11:05-11:15

Questions & Answers

 

11:15-12:00

Panel discussion: Identifying the business value of IT departments
Roger Parks, J.R. Simplot Co., USA, Michael Macrie, Land O’Lakes, USA and Karen Thomas, Southern States
Cooperative, USA

 

12:00-1:25 Break for lunch