SoftSummit 2009 Conference Program

 

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

10:00-1:00p Attendee Registration
1:00-1:15p Welcome Remarks
Mark Bishof: Chief Executive Officer, Flexera Software
1:15-2:00p Keynote Presentation
Bridging the Gap Between Software Producers and Enterprise IT: The Future of License and Entitlement Management
Parag Patel: Vice President, ISV Storage and Alliances, VMWare
2:00-2:45p Software Optimization: A Revolutionary Concept for Enterprises in the Way they Manage Software Vendors
A discussion with Aditya Jain and Sashi Mandapaty: Procter & Gamble,
Bill Romanello: IT Procurement Infrastructure Lead, Accenture
with Brent Pietrzak: Vice President of Client Services, Flexera Software; Moderated by Amy Konary: Research Director, IDC
2:45-3:00p Break
  Software Roadmap and User Group Sessions FlexNet Suite On-Demand Product Roadmap and User Group Sessions Enterprise License Optimization Strategies and Case Studies
3:00-3:45p FlexNet Publisher Product Roadmap & User Group Session
John Frame: Senior Director of Product Management, Flexera Softwarwe
Sai Vedantam: Senior Manager of Software Development, Flexera Softwarwe
 Accomplishments Over the Past Year
Don Turtle: Engineering Manager, Flexera Software
 The Impact of Virtual Technology and the Cloud on Software License Management
Jeanne Morain: Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances, InstallFree
* Times vary
3:45-4:45p		 High-Tech Manufacturers/FlexNet Embedded Product Roadmap & User Group Session
*(3:45-4:30p)
Priya Rajagopalan: Director of Product Management, Flexera Softwarwe
Vikram Koka: Vice President, Flexera Software
 FlexNet Suite On-Demand Product Roadmap
*(3:45-4:30p)
Bashyam Anant: Director of Product Management, Flexera Softwarwe
Toby Pieper: Vice President of Engineering, Flexera Softwarwe
 Drive One: Integrating FlexNet Manager at Ford Motor Company
*(4:00 pm-4:45p)
Jake Covert: Senior License Administrator, Ford Motor Team
* Times vary
4:30-6:00p		 FlexNet Operations Product Roadmap & User Group Session
*(4:30-5:15p)
Bashyam Anant: Director of Product Management, Flexera Software
Sridevi Ravuri: Flexera Software
 Voting Items Review
*(4:30-5:45p)
Toby Pieper: Vice President of Engineering, Flexera Software

Voting
*(5:45-6:00p)
facilitated by Allison Hennessy: Client Services Manager, Flexera Software
 Preparing for a Software Vendor Compliance Review: Improving Response and Realizing Cost Savings through SAM
*(5:00-6:00p)
Christopher Ruhl: Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Bruce Vanderbush: Principal/Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
5:15-6:00p FlexNet Connect Product Roadmap & User Group Session
Bashyam Anant: Director of Product Management, Flexera Softwarwe
Rich Aquino: Senior Engineering Manager, Flexera Software
6:00-9:00p SoftSummit Welcome Reception and Exhibits Open

 

Thursday, October 22, 2009

7:00-8:30a Registration and Breakfast
  Pricing and Licensing Strategies for Software Publishers and High-Tech Manufacturers Enterprise License Optimization Strategies and Case Studies
8:30-9:30a License to Win!
Walter Baker: Partner, McKinsey & Company
Anupam Agarwal: Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
 Making the Most of Cognos in FlexNet Manager
John Smith: Principal Consultant, Flexera Software
9:30-10:30a Thinking About Virtualization?
David Znidarsic: Vice President, Technology, Flexera Software
 First Glance at FlexNet Manager v. 14 & Flexera Software's Vision for FlexNet Manager Suite in 2010 and Beyond
Donna Yobs: Senior Product Manager, Flexera Software
10:30-11:00a AM Break
11:00-12:00p How to Leverage Licensing and Entitlement Management to Achieve Success
High-Tech Manufactureres Panel
Moderated by Steve Schmidt, Flexera Software; with Manish Sharma, Alcatel Lucent , Jason Ruppert, Harmonic
 Exploring the Upcoming FlexNet Suite On-Demand Reporter Release
Patrick McDonough: Senior Database Administrator, Flexera Software
 Roundtable Discussions: An Opportunity to Share Best Practices
12:00-1:30p Lunch/Networking Time
  Pricing and Licensing Strategies for Software Publishers and High-Tech Manufacturers FlexNet Operations On-Demand Customer Case Studies Enterprise License Optimization Strategies and Case Studies
*Times Vary
1:30-3:00p		 Pricing Strategies: Re-thinking yours?
Jim Geisman: Software Pricing Partners, Inc.
 Customer Case Study: Technology Solutions for Accelerating File Transfers

Large File Uploads
*(1:30-2:00p)
Mark Gafka: Project Manager, Navteq

Large File Download Distribution - Issues and Improvements
*(2:00-3:00p)
Judy Kidawolski: RSA, Security Division of EMC
 Lockheed Martin's Lessons Learned on the Road to Higher ROI
Carla Enfield: Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin
2:30-3:30p The Yin-Yang of Entitlement Management & License Management: An Operational Perspective
Bob Mullen: Director of Operations, Sybase
 Customer Case Study: Supporting the Full Customer Relationship Lifecycle
Dan Seta: Head of Enterprise Support and Software Delivery, iRise
(2:30pm - 3:00pm)
Tom Shaffer: President and Founder, Nexstra
(3:00pm - 3:30pm)
 CELUG and EDAC Tackling Today's Challenges Together
Lee Levenson: CELUG
Dave Graubart: Synopsys
3:30-4:00p PM Break
4:00-5:30p Closing General Session
*Agenda topics, speakers and session times subject to change

 

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