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THE PREMISE: Hardly a day passes when another argument against cloud computing is negated due to an advancement in technology or some innovation. At the same breakneck pace, new "replacements" for existing in-sourced IT get added to "The Cloud" every day. Some organizations are experimenting with the cloud. Other organizations, in somewhat piecemeal fashion, are cutting their existing in-sourced solutions over to The Cloud. But, with new innovations popping up across The Cloud landscape every day, have we reached that tipping point where all of it, including custom applications can be moved as well? The organizers of Enterprise 2.0 believe it's time to have that discussion in an open forum.

THE FORMAT: On June 9, on the eve of Enterprise 2.0, you're invited to witness a public customer visit. On one side of the stage will be a group of your peers: the sort of senior IT influencers that would be in on any discussion where a cloud-based service provider might be calling upon their companies with a pitch to move their IT (or at least some component of it) into the cloud. On the other side of the stage will be the cloud-based service providers who have come to make their pitch. Also in the room? You. You get to watch as the customer visit unfolds just the same way it might unfold in any conference room at any company in the world. Eventually, you'll be invited to join the conversation. Then, when the conversation has concluded, you will be invited to join us for some even more intimate discussion and networking over an open bar.

THE RSVP: Limited seating is available on a first-come first-served basis. Be sure to RSVP before the room fills up. We'll see you there!

MODERATOR:

David is General Manager of Alternative Events in the Live Events Group of TechWeb (formerly CMP). He is also Editor-At-Large for InformationWeek.com and the Executive Conference Director for Interop. Prior to his career in tech media, David spent eight years as a software developer, network engineer and IT manager.

CLOUD PLAYERS:

Jeff Keltner is a Google Apps Business Development Manager and specializes in presenting the Google vision for search and collaboration tools to business audiences. Jeff brings several years of experience in both business development and engineering to Google - most recently as a sales specialist for IBM. Prior to joining IBM, Jeff worked as a systems engineer for such companies as Hilton Hotels Corporation and SSB Technologies. Jeff holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford University.

Ross Piper is SVP of enterprise strategy at salesforce.com. He is responsible for the company's engagement with the enterprise IT community, including strategy, product development, marketing, events and customer success, as well as helping IT organizations transform with cloud computing. In this role, Ross has helped many large customers be successful with software as a service and built a CIO advisory board to enable sharing amongst leading companies. Prior to salesforce.com, Ross was Managing Director for The Research Board, where he ran their CIO programs for thirteen years. Ross has also worked on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as a Specialist for Mercator Partners. Ross has a degree in Economics and Political Science from Colby College.

Adam Selipsky joined Amazon Web Services in May 2005 as Vice President for Product Management and Developer Relations. He oversees developer support, product strategy, demand generation, evangelism, and marketing communications related to the Amazon Web Services business. Launched in July 2002, Amazon Web Services exposes technology and product data from Amazon and its affiliates, enabling companies to build websites, store data, and manage business processes “in the cloud.”

Before joining Amazon Web Services, Adam served as a Vice President in several areas for RealNetworks, including Video Services, Consumer Marketing, and RealPlayer. He also held a number of systems marketing positions relating to enterprise markets. Prior to that, Adam was a partner at Mercer Management Consulting, specializing in business strategy for telecommunications and technology companies.

Adam earned his bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard College and his master’s in business administration from Harvard Business School.

CLOUD "CUSTOMERS":

Carolyn represents both the CPUC and the State of California in the national discussion of IT issues and policies, specifically related to eService delivery in government. In her role as Deputy Director of the eServices Office for the State of California, she examined policy issues related to web-based services, including the integration of Web 2.0 and cloud computing into the state’s environment. Carolyn is the co-chair of the eC3 Web 2.0 workgroup. For both eC3 and the State of California she is leading an effort to draft a white paper discussing how governmental organizations can intelligently address the complex policy issues related to these service delivery options. Carolyn speaks and teaches nationally on these and other topics.

Rick is CTO and Executive Director, Information Services at Northeastern University in Boston. As CTO, Rick is instrumental in setting the vision for web, application and portal services. Rick is currently part of the project management team implementing the University’s new ERP system. Prior to joining Northeastern in 2000, Rick was CIO at Babson College. Rick has presented at numerous national and regional conferences on the topics of distributed learning, on-demand service delivery, and re-engineering in higher education. Rick enjoys teaching both on-ground and online and has been an adjunct lecturer at Bristol Community College, Newbury College, Babson College and Northeastern University. He holds a BS from Babson College and an MBA from Northeastern University.

Mary is CIO and Global Director of IT for Sudler & Hennessey, with enterprise responsibility for 20 global offices. Sudler & Hennessy is the healthcare communications division of Y&R Brands, a WPP Group company. She has been in her current position for seven years, developing and implementing IT strategy for the advertising, promotion and medical education divisions, as well as directing IT operations for all US offices. Mary is the leader of the Creative Technology Special Interest Group of WPP, focusing on best practices of the Interactive, Graphic, Broadcast and MultiMedia disciplines. Mary has an Engineering degree from Lawrence Institute of Technology, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from Wayne State University. In her previous career as an artist, she exhibited in many galleries in Soho and Tribeca, New York City. Mary is the proud mother of two amazing children and is a mentor with the Columbia University MBA program in Technology.

Dr. Richard Mark Soley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Object Management Group, Inc. (OMG®) and Executive Director of the SOA Consortium.

As Chairman and CEO of the OMG, Dr. Soley is responsible for the vision and direction of the world's largest consortium of its type. Dr. Soley joined the nascent OMG as Technical Director in 1989, leading the development of OMG's world-leading standardization process and the original CORBA® specification. In 1996, he led the effort to move into vertical market standards (starting with healthcare, finance, telecommunications and manufacturing) and modeling, leading first to the Unified Modeling Language (UML®) and later the Model Driven Architecture (MDA®). He also led the effort to establish the SOA Consortium in January 2007.

Previously, Dr. Soley was a cofounder and former Chairman/CEO of A. I. Architects, Inc., maker of the 386 HummingBoard and other PC and workstation hardware and software. Prior to that, he consulted for various technology companies and venture firms on matters pertaining to software investment opportunities. Dr. Soley has also consulted for IBM, Motorola, PictureTel, Texas Instruments, Gold Hill Computer and others. He began his professional life at Honeywell Computer Systems working on the Multics operating system.

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., Dr. Soley holds the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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