| 2010 Global Summit Agenda |
Global Summit for Leaders in Information TechnologySustaining InfrastructureFarkas Berkowitz & CompanyBentley Systems, Incorporated
Thursday, May 6, 2010
5:30 pm Welcoming Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm Mayor Pat McCrory – The Politics of Infrastructure: View from the Trenches Pat McCrory’s 14 years as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina made him the longest serving mayor in the city’s history. His many accomplishments include over $2 billion worth of road improvements and light rail. He reflects on lessons learned in Charlotte that may apply to our national infrastructure challenges.
7:30 pm Dinner
9:00 pm After-Dinner Drinks and Cigars Overlooking the Historic C&O Canal
Friday, May 7, 2010
7:30 am Continental Breakfast Buffet
8:00 am Update on Bentley Systems’ Efforts to Sustain Infrastructure Greg Bentley, CEO, Bentley Systems, Incorporated
8:30 am Highlights of Farkas Berkowitz’s 22nd Annual State-of-the-Industry Report Alan Farkas, Managing Director, Farkas Berkowitz & Company
9:00 am Meeting the Challenge of the Great Recession: IT to the Rescue The Great Recession has forced many CIOs to trim their own budgets and to help improve efficiency firm wide. Now, faced with an uncertain recovery, CEOs are looking to their CIOs to help meet the challenge of increasingly competitive markets. Learn which cost-cutting measures have delivered good value and which have not, and explore how firms are leveraging IT to lower costs and create competitive advantage.
10:30 am Refreshment Break
11:00 am Realizing the Full Potential of the Design Process The full potential of 3-D design software and BIM for design, construction, and asset management is not being realized. For process plants, the development of an ISO standard promises a step in the right direction. Evaluate what designers and contractors need to do to perfect the application of 3-D design to deliver greater value to the owner and to pocket greater profits for themselves.
12:30 pm Lunch and “Integrated Information from Design Through Project Implementation,“ Yvan Beliveau, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Beliveau is the author of over 100 papers and the holder of 27 patents. He also brings to this topic hands-on construction experience as a tradesman, foreman, superintendent, project manager, and construction company owner. He is currently the Director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech.
1:45 pm Addressing Critical IT Challenges: Breakout Groups Participants break into groups to consider critical IT challenges. Participants then return to the plenary session to consider the findings of each group and to reflect on the results of the entire workshop.
Social Networking for the Enterprise Social networking presents both opportunities and threats to an enterprise. The development of an internal “Facebook” has the potential to advance knowledge management, while external networks can advance recruiting or be the source of embarrassing or even liability-creating information. This group will address the promises and pitfalls associated with internal and external social networks
The Evolving Role of the CIO Information technology is changing and so is the design and construction industry. These changes inevitably lead to a re-consideration of the role of the CIO and the organization of the IT function. CIOs will compare notes on how their roles and organizations are changing and what they are doing to ensure these changes facilitate the use of IT as a strategic resource
State of the Practice in Unified Communications Many firms are currently integrating real-time communication services, such as instant messaging, presence information, internet protocol telephony, and video conferencing, with unified stored messages, such as voicemail, e-mail, mobile phone messages, and fax. This session will evaluate lessons learned to date, and whether unified communications are delivering a good return on investment.
3:00 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm Addressing Critical IT Challenges: Plenary Session Participants return to the plenary session to discuss the results of the breakout groups and the workshop as a whole.
4:00 pm Adjournment
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