IT Governance & Business Process Alignment
Chicago, IL | October 24, 2007
Join us as CIOs and senior IT executives from GATX, MB Financial Bank, CCC Information Services and
Lincoln Financial share how they are adapting governance procedures to lead the charge for business process alignment.
Experts will address how to protect your company and customers through governance, best practices for managing governance
and business process interdependencies, and practical steps for using information as a corporate strategy. Topics include:
- An overview of IT Governance strategies to help companies align IT with their company's business proces
- How to protect your company through Information Governance
- Learn how your IT architecture impacts your ability to perform IT Governance
- Learn from a keynote panel of senior IT executives how they are adapting governance procedures at their companies to lead the charge for business process alignment:
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Event Logistics |
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Welcome & Introductions |
 $125 Members
$150 Nonmembers
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
1:00–5:30 PM
Union League Club
Main Lounge
65 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL
Professional Business Casual Attire Required |
| 1:30–2:15 |
Improving IT & Business Process Alignment
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Robert Broz, Senior Manager, KPMG LLP IT Advisory
Mr. Broz is an information project risk management and audit professional with experience in a wide range of business systems projects, IT program management and governance initiatives, reviews of application and general controls, and business process reengineering. His manufacturing and retail client experience ranges from Consumer Product Goods (CPG) and discrete manufacturers to mass merchandisers and specialty retailers.
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Lisa Swatland, Senior Manager, KPMG LLP IT Advisory
Ms. Swatland has more than 10 years of experience in helping private and public organizations manage their risks and improve their business and IT processes. She has led numerous projects that have established appropriate processes and organizational structures enabled with technology solutions, governance structures to oversee transformation programs, and mechanisms to monitor and report on the performance of the IT organization and the value that it delivers to the business. |
| 2:15-2:40 |
Break |
| 2:40–3:10 |
Protecting Your Company & Your Customers: Understanding Information Governance
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Eric Offenberg, CIPP, Product Marketing Manager, Princeton Softech
Eric has established himself as a data privacy thought leader. With nearly 10 years of technology marketing experience across industries, Offenberg speaks on data privacy compliance issues in live Webinars, industry events and with media and analysts on behalf of Princeton Softech. He holds an MBA with a concentration in marketing from Rider University and a BA degree in communications with a concentration in public relations from Rutgers University.
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| 3:10–3:40 |
Impact of Technology Architecture Evolution on IT Governance
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David L. Nichols, Managing Partner, Accenture
Sponsored by Sun Microsystems
David Nichols is Global Lead for Accenture's Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) practice in the Technology and Delivery Organization. He has global responsibility for the continued development of Accenture's SOA skills, assets and solutions that will help clients on the journey to become high performance businesses. Mr. Nichols possesses robust technical experience in enterprise application integration technologies, integration architectures, and ERP implementations. He has over fifteen years of experience planning, designing, and developing Enterprise Integration solutions for clients in a broad range of industries. |
| 3:40-4:05 |
Break |
| 4:05–5:00 |
IT Governance & Business Process Alignment--Keynote Panel
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Moderator: Steven Sparks, Executive Director, Ernst & Young
Steven Sparks is the Midwest area leader for IT Effectiveness focusing on IT operations performance, systems controls and governance. Steven has over 25 years experience in information technology including IT governance, strategic alignment, process improvement, and systems development. He has led large-scale system implementation and technology efforts including system deployments, infrastructure deployment services, data center consolidation programs, and IT operations improvements. |
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Yvonne Scott, Vice President & CIO, GATX
Ms. Scott's responsibilities include the management of all Information Systems-related activities. She joined GATX in 1990 as Manager, Information Systems Audit and has held various positions, most recently, Vice President and CIO, GATX Rail. Prior to joining GATX, Ms. Scott worked at Unocal Corporation for more than ten years in various positions, including internal consulting services. |
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Aleks Buterman, Head of Technology
Strategy & Planning, Lincoln Financial Group
Aleks leads Technology Strategy & Planning within Lincoln Financial Group’s Enterprise Architecture, where he is responsible for determining technology strategy and delivering common technology components to support adoption. He previously served as the Chief Architect for Lincoln’s Employer Markets Division, where he led a strategic effort to merge multiple business entities with service-oriented architecture approach. Prior to Lincoln, Aleks held positions at Caremark, Dean Witter/Discover Financial Services, and Allstate Insurance. |
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Larry J. Kallembach, SVP & CIO, MB Financial Bank
Larry J. Kallembach, is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of MB Financial Bank. Prior to the MB-Mid City merger, Mr. Kallembach served as Senior Vice President of Mid City Financial Corp. and CEO of MidCity Information Services since 1998. Prior to coming to MidCity Financial Corp., he was Executive Vice President of BankIllinois and served in various management positions with its predecessor organization Champaign National Bank since 1978.
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Chris Gentry, Director of IT Governance, CCC Information Services
Chris has over 20 years experience in business intelligence and data warehousing. He has developed hundreds of BI solutions for many companies from the BI vendor, BI consultancy, and corporate perspectives. He is President of The Data Warehousing Institute's Chicago Chapter and a member of TDWI's Executive Steering Committee. Chris is a frequent speaker on BI/DW topics and previously held BI leadership positions at Silvon Software, BP/Amoco, and Andersen Consulting. |
| 5:00–5:45 |
Meet the Speakers Networking Reception
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