2009-4-8 TechExecs Seattle CIO Panel Forum & Technology Showcase April 8, 2009

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Seattle CIO Panel Forum & Technology Showcase>> Wednesday, April 8, 2009 8:00am - 11:45amTopic: "Trends in Enterprise IT: Challenges & Best Practices"Date: Wednesday,April 8, 2009 8:00am - 11:45am
Location: University of Phoenix (TukwilaLearning Center)7100 Fort Dent Way Suite 100Tukwila (Seattle), Washington 98188 VENUE SPONSOR
NOTE: This Event is Free to Industry Professionals and current TechExecs Sponsors and Sponsor Invited Attendees. Please contact Pam Terry ( [email protected] ) to qualify for attendance to the Forum or call 866.497.4070. * Attendees List will be provided at the event.

CIO PANEL & KNOWLEDGE THOUGHT-LEADERS:

Michael PattisonFormer CIOSterling Chemicals

Brad HarslemCIO, FellowCIO InnovationsFormer CIO Coach America

To be announced(CIO Panelist)

John PeltonenSVP of Software Development3Sharp(Featured Speaker)

To be announced(Featured Speaker)

NameTitleCompany(Featured Speaker)

To be announced(Featured Speaker)

Pam TerryExecutive Director& Co-FounderTechExecs

Anthony HuangFounder & CEOTechExecs

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- AGENDA -
8:00am - 8:30am Check-in, Continental Breakfast and Executives Networking8:30am - 9:00am Welcome & Introduction of FounderPam Terry, Executive Director of TechExecs
Founder's Welcome & Inspire Me ProgramAnthony Huang, Founder of TechExecs
Sponsors Recognition &Program IntroductionPam Terry, Executive Director of TechExecs9:00am - 9:30amFEATURED SPEAKER "SharePoint, Social Media/Web 2.0 and Internal Knowledge Sharing" John Peltonen, SVP of Software Development, 3Sharp 9:30am - 10:00am FEATURED SPEAKER To be announced
SHOWCASE HIGHLIGHT University of Phoenix |3Sharp10:00am - 10:30am TABLE TOP SHOWCASE & NETWORKING BREAK10:30am - 11:30am CIO & Thought-Leadership Panel: Topic: "Trends in Enterprise IT: Challenges & Best Practices" Michael Pattison, Former CIO,Sterling Chemicals Brad Harslem, Former CIO,Coach America To be announced
11:30am - 12:00pmClosing, Recognition & Thanking Our Speakers Post-Event Technology Executives Networking
SPONSORS, UNDERWRITERS & PARTNERS


PANEL & SPEAKER BACKGROUND:

Brad HarslemFormer CIO Coach AmericaBio: Brad has been the CIO for three Dallas/Fort Worth based companies: Coach America, Concentra and Greyhound Lines. He most recently held the CIO position at Coach America which is a leading provider of ground transportation services. Coach was a private equity startup company when Brad joined in 2003 and grew to $400 million in revenue before it was sold last year. Brad had the unique opportunity to create an entire IT infrastructure from data center to network to application portfolio all of which had to be highly scalable to support the acquisition driven growth model. He spent the first 17 years of his career at American Airlines in Marketing and in the Sabre division where he was VP of Operations and Applications Development. Brad holds a BS from Cornells Engineering College and an MBA from New York Universitys Stern Business School. He was the Keynote Speaker at the 1996 Information Week 500 Conference and served on the Information Week Magazine, Editorial Advisory Board from 1996-1998.

Michael PattisonFormer CIOSterling ChemicalsBio: Mr. Michael Pattisons career spans 35 years in the process manufacturing and technology industries. As the CIO Technology Leadership at Sterling Chemicals, he successfully managed multiple information technology and engineering organizations and created numerous industry best practices. Sterling Chemicals, a privately held corporation, manufactures acetic acid and plasticizers at their Texas City facility. Sterling Chemicals generally sells petrochemicals products to customers for use in the manufacture of other chemicals and products, which in turn are used in the production of a wide array of consumer goods and industrial products. In addition to Sterling Chemicals, Michael also held a key process industry operations role within Dow Chemical, and regularly found new ways to apply proven technologies to improve plant performance. Michael's past experiences included working with IBM in consulting & Aspen Technology in product management recommending technology solutions to improve manufacturing operations performance in the process industries. Michael graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and have been a recognized speaker at AspenTech's Amsterdam Enterprise Conference, MIT Enterprise Forum and a Founding Board Member of Techxans & TechExecs. Michael has also been the subject matter expert within articles in magazines such as Managing Automation.

Featured SpeakerTOPIC: "SharePoint, Social Media/Web 2.0 and Internal Knowledge Sharing"John PeltonentSr. VP of Software Development3Sharp (www.3sharp.com)BIO: John Peltonen is Senior Vice-President of Software Development at 3Sharp. In this role he sets the strategic goals, direction and vision for 3Sharps development teams and products.
Prior to founding 3Sharp in 2002, Mr. Peltonen worked in a variety of Microsoft Solution Providers as well as Veritas Software, now Symantec. His focus has always been on designing enterprise-class solutions that work within environments in which users are already familiar and comfortable. His teams have delivered line of business software solutions in use today by many Fortune 500 firms spanning the pharmaceuticals, financial services, legal, manufacturing, and technology verticals.
Mr. Peltonen sits on the Microsoft Office Developer Advisory Committee, the Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office Developer Advisory Committee as well as the International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS/V1).

Featured SpeakerTOPIC: TBAName, Title, Company Name
Company & Professional Bio.

Featured SpeakerTOPIC: TBAName, Title, Company Name

Company & Professional Bio.

Pam TerryExecutive Director & Co-FounderTechExecs :: Technology Executives Network (TechExecs & Techxans)[email protected] Terry has considerable experience in the technology industry beginning her foray into technology in 1994. She has a proven track record in sales and marketing in data, voice, collocation, IT consulting, application development, ecommerce, and technology training. She was most recently an Account Executive with Time Warner Telecom, a Major Accounts Consultant in the Business Division of Time Warner Cable and VP of Marketing for ERGOS Technology. During her tenure in the industry, Pam had the pleasure of co-founding Techxans with Tony and even created the Techxans name. Prior to Pams technology industry experience, Pam was Executive Director of the Galleria Chamber of Commerce and previously provided marketing consulting in the accounting firm industry. Throughout her career, Pam has been involved in community and trade organizations, having obtained Accreditation in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America, and serving on the boards of several charitable and membership groups such as the American Organ Transplant Association and the Association of IT Professionals. Pam is currently serving as Regional Director of Powerful Women International, a womens empowerment membership group. Pam brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in association management and technology to her role as Executive Director of Techxans and Tech Execs. Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Pam has been in Houston since 1971.FORUM WELCOME:
Anthony HuangFounder & CEOTechExecs :: Technology Executives Network (TechExecs | Techxans)[email protected] 866.661.0258As a well known industry icon, Anthony Huang has been a successful entrepreneur with a solid track record of having started and sold four profitable business ventures. Along with two other individuals, Pamela Terry and Laura Ramey, Anthony Huang launched the Techxans organization back in 2000. Techxans.org has sustained the ups and downs of the Information Technology industry for the past 7 years and continues to strive and grow in size and capabilities. In 2001, Techxans reached national and international attention for helping to launch EnronX.org which was the largest Ex-Enron contact site and was mentioned on the front page of The Wall Street Journal and CIO Magazine. In January 2007, Techxans formed Techxans InterActive Broadcast providing Internet TV broadcasting, strategic online advisory services for Techxans Corporate Members & Sponsoring companies. Prior to Techxans, Anthony Huang was the CEO of Rexton InterActive Consulting that led the market in providing strategic web consulting for over 100 major clients across 23 different industries. Anthony also served as the CIO for 2 healthcare ventures. Anthony began his career with Apple Computers and Ernst & Young and was a recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1998 with The Greater Houston Partnership. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences including InformationWeek, Gartner Group Midsize Enterprise Summit, and Red Herring Venture Forums. Anthony graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Management Information Systems and lives in Sugar Land with his wife and two children.

About Techxans: Technology Executives Network Founded in 2000, Techxans (www.Techxans.org) is the single largest Technology Executives Network in Texas with over 13,000 member contacts, and over 48,000 newsletter recipients, throughout the State of Texas. The purpose of Techxans is to focus on promoting the Texas Technology Community, featuring "Best of Breed" Resources available to key decision makers, Promote Networking and partnership amongst technology and industry executives, and ultimately serving as the dominate Connections for industry buyers and suppliers. TechExecs (www.TechExecs.net) is the national chapter of Techxans Association with over 370,000 IT Executive contacts throughout US.

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