AIM Institute Thanks You for Attending Infotec!
April 21, 2012
If you attended Infotec this year we would like to thank your for joining us! Curious about our speakers from 2012? See below for a listing of the speakers and links to their presentation slides. Save April 16th and 17th of next year to attend Infotec 2013.
Mobile Track
Title: Driving an App Economy (Are we there yet?) – Mobile Strategy
Presented by: Bill Fellner (Horace Mann Companies)
DrivinganAppEconomy.pdf
Title: Business Intelligence in the Mobile World
Presented by: Rado Kotorov (Information Builders)
MobileBIReadOnly.pdf
Title: Mobile App Development Using Agile Methodology
Presented by: Lynn Kvigne (Capstone Consulting)
DevelopingaMobileApplicationINFOTECPDF.pdf
Title: Building Your Mobile Strategy
Presented by: Nate Ryan (Farm Credit Services of America)
BYMS.pdf
Title: Developing iOS and Android Applications with Adobe AIR
Presented by: Dustin Tauer (Easel Solutions)
DustinTauer_slides.pdf
Title: Adopting BYOD Strategy: Trends, Challenges and Solutions
Presented by: Boyd Weinstein (Good Technology)
BYODStateofBYODReportDecember2011.pdf
GoodTechnologyBYODInfotecPreso41712.pdf
byod_policy_guide.pdf
Security Track
Title: Cryptography
Presented by: Rich Diedrich (IBM)
Cryptographyinfotec.pdf
Title: When Good Intentions Go Bad – What Happens When Prevention Fails
Presented by: Chris Hoke (Continuum Security Solutions)
CWW_Hoke_Infotec.pdf
Title: A Big Data Approach to Stopping Email Threats
Presented by: Andres Kohn (Proofpoint)
Infotec041712small.pdf
Title: Checklist for Breach Readiness
Presented by: Ali Pabrai (ecfirst)
InfoTecBreachPabrai040712.pdf
Title: Next-Generation Threat Protection – Defending Against Designer Malware
Presented by: Nick Petersen (Infogressive, Inc.)
DefendingAgainstDesignerMalware.pdf
Business Process Management Track
Title: Transforming Operations at Meadowbrook Insurance
Presented by: Michael Behling (Adeptia), Andy Griffin (Adeptia)
2413248_TransformingOperationsAtMeadowbrookInsurance.pdf
Title: What is the Question?
Presented by: Branden Collingsworth (Contemporary Analysis)
WhatistheQuestioninfotec.pdf
Title: Positioning Your Organization to Leverage Business Process Management
Presented by: Meir Levi (Interfacing Technologies Corp.)
BPMDeploymentInfotec2012MeirLeviv3.pdf
Title: How to Evaluate New Technology for Implementation
Presented by: George Royce (Mutual of Omaha)
infotec_2012_selectingemergingtechnologies.pdf
Title: Business Process Management – From Project to Program
Presented by: Bob Spory (IBM)
InfoTecBPMProjectstoPrograms.pdf
Innovation & IT Trends Track
Title: Social Media Analytics at VoterTide
Presented by: Matt Barr (VoterTide), Jimmy Winter (VoterTide)
votertide_infotech.pdf
Title: 2012 Trends, Innovations, and Best Practices for Social Media
Presented by: Karie Barrett (QAT Global)
QATGlobalKarieBarrettPresentation.pdf
Title: AccelOps Implementation at OPPD
Presented by: Jeff Breci (Omaha Public Power District)
AccelOpsatOPPDfinal.pdf
Title: Rich Internet Applications Best Practices
Presented by: Anke Doerfel-Parker (QAT Global)
RIABestPracticesfortheEnterprise.pdf
Title: Trends in Global Sourcing: Finding and Managing IT Talent
Presented by: Terri Staton Gale (Computer Sciences Corporation)
SourcingStrategyPresentationFINALTSG.pdf
Title: Insights from the Other Side on IT Innovations and Trends
Presented by: Randy Wobig (CQuence Health Group)
InfoTecRWobigPres18Apr12v2.pdf
Title: Taming the Beast of Big Data
Presented by: Jeff Zakrzewski (Sogeti)
Infotec2012BigDataPresentationFinal.pdf
Cloud Track
Title: The Complexities of Servicing Social Media
Presented by: John Bryson (Sitel)
INFOTEC_20120413_1713EDT.pdf
SitelCloudMonitorPDF.pdf
Title: From Innovate to Dominate: Perspectives on Rapid Growth in the Cloud
Presented by: Brian Kaiser (Hudl)
HudlInfotec2012.pdf
Title: Securing Cloud APIs with OAuth 2.0
Presented by: Paul Madsen (PingIdentity)
infotecmadsenoauthmobile01A.pdf
infotecmadsenoauthmobile01B.pdf
Title: Cloudscaling: The Power of Infrastructure as a Service
Presented by: James O’Neil (First National Technology Solutions)
CloudScalingInfotec2012.pdf
Title: What the Business Needs to Know on Compliance and the Cloud
Presented by: Anna Sharack (CoSentry)
CloudComplianceInfotech.pdf
Title: Leveraging the Cloud to Improve Availability and Resilience
Presented by: Kevin Swagerty (DineEquity, Inc.)
InfotecConferencePresentationKevinSwagerty.ppt
Title: Virtualizing Oracle Business Critical Applications
Presented by: Dave Welch (House of Brick Technologies)
Welch_20120418_1345_rm203.pdf
Project Management Track
Title: Risk Management in an Outsourcing Project
Presented by: Kris Jennes, MSc (Star Training)
riskmanagementbestpractices_20120407KJE.pdf
Title: Do You Really Know What You Want? – Project Requirements In An Agile World
Presented by: Nik Kalantjakos (Mutual of Omaha)
DoYouReallyKnowWhatYouWant.pdf
Title: PMI and Agile: The Evolution of Agile within the PM Community
Presented by: Rory McCorkle (Project Management Institute (PMI)), Priya Sethuraman (Project Management Institute)
AgilePresentationInfotec.pdf
Title: Great teams, their culture, and how agile is changing how teams perform
Presented by: Brian Wohlers (Farm Credit Services of America)
GreatTeams.pdf
Infrastructure Track
Title: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – Strategy and Deployment
Presented by: Paul Farrell (Black Hills Corporation)
VDIforInfotech.ppt
Title: Mobile Solutions at OPPD
Presented by: Dwayne Hansen (Omaha Public Power District), Mark Wasilewski (Omaha Public Power District)
OPPDMobileCaseStudy.pdf
Title: DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management): Bridging the Gap between IT & Facilities
Presented by: Angela Wilson (Predictive Technology, Inc.), Tim Wilson (Predictive Technology, Inc.)
DataCenterInfrastructureManagementInfoTec2012.pdf
Title: Backups to Disk – Not Just for IBM Anymore
Presented by: Craig Wolf (Heartland Family Service)
InfotecCJWolf.pdf
Youth in IT Track
Title: Habits of the Successful: Getting the Edge in a Technological World
Presented by: Will Coover (Atonality Mobile)
InfotecSlides.pdf
Title: Techniques to Improve Innovative Thinking
Presented by: Doug Derrick (UNO – College of IS&T)
Infotechv2.pdf
Title: R U a H@cker? Security in 2012 and Beyond
Presented by: Ron Woerner (Bellevue University)
Infotec2012RW.pdf
Small Business Track
Title: Time-Saving Tips and Techniques with Office and other Tools
Presented by: Melissa Turner (Easel Solutions, Inc.)
GuidetoSoftwareTechnology.pdf
Alexander Blass
April 9, 2012
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Alexander BlassPresident & CEO – Alexander Blass International Priceless Strategies From an Innovator: How to Thrive in Challenging Times In a constantly evolving world and today’s challenging economic climate, leadership through innovation, creativity and change management are no longer optional, but essential. In this captivating and engaging keynote speech which has been delivered to Fortune 500 and Global 1000 audiences worldwide, Alexander Blass reveals his strategies for success and an actionable blueprint. Learn how you can reinvent yourself and your organization to get on the path to innovation today, think about ‘what’s next’ and challenge the status quo in your industry. Discover 10 essential characteristics and strategies of successful leaders, innovators, and innovative organizations; grasp some of the challenges you must overcome; and learn how to generate international buzz and excitement for your innovative endeavors with increasingly limited resources. |
Free Electronics Recycling
April 5, 2012
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From 7:30am – 9:30am both days of Infotec 2012, attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors may drop off their used electronic devices at the CenturyLink Center Omaha to be recycled for FREE. EDT will accept anything that operates with a battery or a plug (except for TV’s) in front of the CenturyLink Center. IN addition to properly retiring these items in accordance with local and state EPA guidelines, EDT will provide free hard drive destruction. Thank you to EDT for providing this service. |
Mark Carson
April 5, 2012
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Mark CarsonPresident & Co-founder – Fat Brain Toys Embracing the Mighty Bootstrap In Mark Carson’s keynote address, he will share with Infotec attendees a first-hand account of life as a “bootstrapper”. A self-proclaimed nine year old start-up, Fat Brain Toys has risen through the ranks to become one of the largest independent toy retailers in the country through the effective use of bootstrapping. A true story of what happens when entrepreneurship meets technology, you’ll learn how Fat Brain Toys combined open source tools, commercial software, and do-it-yourself development to blend together an effective platform that garnered it a “Hot 100″ designation by Internet Retailer Magazine. And whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or corporate “intrapreneur”, you’ll be challenged to re-think the established notion that more funding equals more success. So regardless of where you land on the “buy vs. build” spectrum, be sure to attend this session to get a fresh perspective on doing more with less. |
John Foley
April 3, 2012
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John FoleyFormer Lead Solo Pilot – Blue Angels High Performance Leadership Imagine being part of an elite, highly trained team of IT professionals who routinely achieve levels of extreme precision. The IT industry depends upon the performance of their people and their teams. There are few examples where this is more dramatically demonstrated than with the Blue Angels. John Foley draws upon his experience as Lead Solo of the Blue Angels to inspire audiences and show them how to achieve substantially higher levels of performance. Foley demonstrates a simple, systematic, yet exciting approach for how to develop the clarity, focus, commitment, and trust that are necessary to achieve ever-higher levels of performance. He shows how to create buy-in and commitment for a team’s vision and goals, leading to clarity that drives execution decisions. He demonstrates how learning to focus prepares individuals for action and increases successful outcomes. In this insightful program, he emphasizes the development of trust and respect among team members as essential to execution, and demonstrates proven ways for teams to achieve deep levels of trust. He also explains a process called the Diamond Performance® Framework that he believes is the primary key to continuous improvement and exceptional growth. He drives home his message with dynamic videos of his adrenaline-pumping performance with the Blue Angels. His charismatic and enthusiastic presentations stimulate audiences emotionally and intellectually with a whole new perspective on their ability to excel. They leave the event not only transformed, but also with a set of concrete tools to immediately begin a High Performance Climb®. |
Josh Linkner
March 30, 2012
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Josh LinknerCEO and Managing Partner – Detroit Venture Partners Improvising to Drive Results In today’s complex and rapidly-changing environment, the challenges are bigger (and the stakes are higher) than ever. In order to achieve meaningful results – in both business and life – individuals and organizations must deploy spontaneous creativity to meet the challenges of the day. Innovation in real-time has become critical to success. As the evening’s keynote, author, VC, entrepreneur, and jazz-musician Josh Linkner will take the audience on an interactive journey to unleash their creative potential through the use of both business and musical improvisation. The session will inspire you and arm you with specific techniques which can become the difference-maker for your company and your career. The event will culminate with a live jazz improvisation performance based on input from the audience. A truly unique and compelling event that you won’t want to miss. |
Alexander Blass Pre-Event Video
March 15, 2012
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Infotec is pleased to announce Alexander Blass has been named as a keynote speaker this year. Wharton- and Oxford-educated, Alexander Blass is an internationally acclaimed American entrepreneur and innovator. He is the grand prize winner of the Daily Record’s Top Innovator of the Year Award, which credited him with “revolutionizing charitable giving” in 2007 for inventing person-to-person giving technology on the Internet. He presently serves as CEO of Alexander Blass International, an executive consulting and training firm. Previously, Alexander was a venture capitalist, strategy consultant, senior government executive and software developer. A proud first-generation American, Alexander is the son of a Holocaust survivor who instilled in him the sanctity of life and importance of making a difference in the world. |
John Foley Pre-Event Video
February 23, 2012
Infotec is pleased to announce John Foley has been named as a keynote speaker this year. John will keynote the Day 1 opening session. John spent nearly a decade sharing practical and inspirational messages on High Performance with audiences around the world. The former lead solo pilot for the famed Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron is among the most sought after conference speakers, presenting keynote messages at more than 100 events a year. He is the founder and CEO of CenterPoint Companies, which provides in-depth training on the How of High Performance. And he is the founder of the Glad To Be Here® Foundation, which administers a giving-forward program that partners with clients to make donates to worthy charities.
Josh Linkner Pre-Event Video
February 20, 2012
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Josh Linkner, The New York Times Best-selling Author of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the April 17th AIM Institute Technology Celebration Banquet and Awards. Josh is the CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners. Together with business partners Earvin “Magic” Johnson and NBA team owner Dan Gilbert, Josh is actively rebuilding urban areas through technology and entrepreneurship. Josh is also Adjunct Professor of Applied Creativity at the University of Michigan, and he is also the Founder, Chairman and former CEO of ePrize, the largest interactive promotion agency in the world providing digital marketing services for 74 of the top 100 brands. View Video |
President of Fat Brain Toys, Mark Carson, to Keynote Infotec
January 26, 2012
Infotec is pleased to announce Mark Carson has been named as a keynote speaker this year. Mark Carson is the President and Co-founder of Fat Brain Toys, a Nebraska-based, multi-channel toy company. A self-taught designer, web developer and marketer, Mark – with his wife Karen – has built Fat Brain Toys into one of the nation’s largest independent toy retailers. Mark has served as CTO for NetShops and was involved in the web development for GiftCertificates.com. In 2011, Fat Brain Toys was named to the Hot 100 list by Internet Retailer Magazine and was nominated for Toy of the Year by the Toy Industry Association.
Valmont to Sponsor Infotec at Terabyte Level
January 25, 2012
 Infotec is pleased to announce that Valmont has become a Terabyte Sponsor. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Valmont currently operates from 95 facilities located in 17 countries around the world and employs over 8,000 highly trained personnel worldwide, with approximately 1,500 located in Nebraska. Throughout its long manufacturing history, Valmont has consistently sought the best ways to apply advancing technology to products and processes alike. |
Former Lead Solo Pilot for the Blue Angels, John Foley, to Keynote Infotec
January 23, 2012
Infotec is pleased to announce John Foley has been named as a keynote speaker this year. John will keynote the Day 1 opening session. John spent nearly a decade sharing practical and inspirational messages on High Performance with audiences around the world. The former lead solo pilot for the famed Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron is among the most sought after conference speakers, presenting keynote messages at more than 100 events a year. He is the founder and CEO of CenterPoint Companies, which provides in-depth training on the How of High Performance. And he is the founder of the Glad To Be Here® Foundation, which administers a giving-forward program that partners with clients to make donates to worthy charities.
Solutionary Becomes Infotec 2012 Break Sponsor
January 12, 2012
 Infotec is pleased to announce that Solutionary has become a Break Sponsor. Founded in 2000, Solutionary works as an extension of clients’ internal teams, providing industry-leading customer service, patented technology, thought leadership, years of innovation and proprietary certifications. The company reduces the information security and compliance burden, delivering flexible managed security services that align with customer goals, enhancing organizations’ existing security programs, infrastructure and personnel. |
Physicians Mutual Becomes Megabyte Sponsor
January 5, 2012
 Infotec is pleased to announce that Physicians Mutual has become a Megabyte Sponsor. Since 1902, the Physicians Mutual family has helped make insurance simple and helped hard-working Americans with their health, life and retirement needs. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, Physicians Mutual is nationally known and respected for their dedication to customers, employees and the environment. |
Security Track Sponsored by Check Point Software Technologies
December 27, 2011
 Infotec is pleased to announce that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has become the sponsor of the Security track. Check Point, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, provides customers with uncompromised protection against all types of threats, reduces security complexity and lowers total cost of ownership. Check Point first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology. Today, the company continues to develop new innovations based on the Software Blade Architecture, providing customers with flexible and simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact security needs of any organization. |
