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- 1. Gartner High-Tech and Telecom
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009
November 2 – 5, 2009
Cannes, France
gartner.com/eu/symposium
Contents Introduction
with over 200 unique sessions covering the most critical topics in IT
Attendees
a profile of the end users that attended this event in 2008
Complete Agenda
view descriptions of all Symposium presentations
Gartner High-Tech and Telecom Recommended Agenda
see an abridged agenda featuring reccommended sessions by the
Gartner High-Tech and Telecom Team
Gartner Analyst Relations Forum Meeting
join us and get more from your Gartner analyst relationships
The ITxpo Solutions Showcase
an explanation of what ITxpo is and see a list of participating companies
Solution Provider Sessions
find out why these sessions matter to you and get a list of the
participating companies
Symposium/ITxpo Hotel Location Map
shows all locations of the nearby hotels
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- 2. Introduction
With over 200 unique sessions covering the most critical topics
in IT, there are many benefits for you to attend Symposium.
These include learning about new technologies, refreshing
your technology expertise, networking with other attendees,
and deepening your understanding of your buyers and the
IT marketplace.
Understand Your Buyers
How will you have your finger on the pulse of the marketplace or know
what issues your technology buyers are focused on if you don’t attend?
Your attendance at Symposium is the perfect way to immerse yourself
in learning alongside and network with CIOs, technology buyers and
IT leaders. Learn what they care about so you can build better
relationships with them.
Understand the IT Marketplace
How will you ensure your go-to-market strategy is on target if you don’t know
where the market is headed? Spend a few days investigating the changing
market environment at this year’s Symposium. As a Symposium attendee,
you will be able to set up three “one-on-one” sessions with Gartner analysts
in order to get personalized advice on how to grow your business—from
product road map discussions to go-to-market planning.
Symposium is an amazing event, and it’s a great opportunity for technology
and service providers to not only ensure your product innovation and
marketing strategies are on track, but also to build and grow your business.
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- 3. Attendees
Job TiTle* iT bUdgeT*
Senior iT
€250M+ 15% less than €10m 29%
Manager
25% C-level
59%
€100M – €250M 13%
Senior
business
Manager
16%
€50M – €100M 12% €10M – €50M 31%
CoUNTRieS* VeRTiCAl MARKeT*
other
europe
5% RoW 3% Retail 2%
Miscellaneous 10%
italy 3% benelux 19%
Spain/Portugal 2% Healthcare 3%
Financial Services 32%
germany Technology 3%
Austria
Switzerland
18%
Public Sector 19%
France 8%
Nordics 30% Transport 4%
UK & ireland 18% energy 7%
Services 2% Manufacturing 18%
*Figures based on end-user attendees at Cannes Symposium/ITxpo 2008
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- 4. Gartner High-Tech and Telecom Recommended Agenda
NOTE: Presentations recommended by the Gartner High-Tech and Telecom team appear in blue bar.
Monday, November 2, 2009
09:00 – 10:30 IT in the Aftermath: Strategy and Budgeting for 2010
SpeAker: BArBArA GomolSkI
economic austerity derailed the strategies and budgets of many organizations. looking to 2010, IT leaders must carefully rebuild
capabilities that were starved or scaled down during the past year. This presentation will explore the best approaches to getting
strategic plans back on track and re-prioritizing initiatives for 2010.
11:00 – 12:00 Software Realities 2010: Megavendors, Megatrends and Mounting Chaos
SpeAkerS: ANdy kyTe, yvoNNe GeNoveSe
Software megavendors dominate, but disruption is hitting this mature industry. The way software is developed, sold, referenced,
provisioned and implemented is radically changing as a result of SaaS, cloud and open-source computing, mashups and more.
This session examines the impact, forecasts evolving responses of software megavendors, advises enterprises on immediate
implications, and provides guidance for longer-term strategic options.
15:45 – 16:45 The Gartner Scenario for 2010: The Current State and Future Direction of the IT Industry
SpeAkerS: dAle kuTNICk, keN mCGee
The Gartner Scenario is the annual flagship Gartner presentation on information technology. The Scenario highlights the
biggest issues confronting clients and highlights how clients are successfully surmounting those challenges.
15:45 – 16:45 The Future of Communications
SpeAkerS: leIF-oloF WAllIN, NeIl rICkArd
Whether 2010 is dominated more by cost reductions or a focus on returning to growth, there are several communications
initiatives on which every IT organization needs to act, and that every IT leader needs to understand. Because of the fundamental
shifts to the way business is run, the way business leaders think and what end users expect, networking organizations need to
reorganize around sets of high-value services.
17:00 – 18:00 Mastering Pattern-Based Strategy: Eliminating Constraints Between Information, Business Execution and Performance
SpeAkerS: NIGel rAyNer, yvoNNe GeNoveSe
Significant operational constraints will affect an organization’s overall ability to perform in the new normal. organizations need
to master the ability to recognize new/novel patterns that enable innovation or avoid disruption and react to change in strategy
and execution.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
08:30 – 09:30 Google vs. Microsoft: A Battle for the Clouds
SpeAkerS: dAvId mITCHell SmITH, Tom AuSTIN
Google and microsoft are investing billions of dollars every year, building out data centers to support their cloud-computing
offerings and hoping to be number one in a world where the cloud is a central part of computing. This presentation will focus
on the differences between these two companies’ strategies and who is likely to have the greatest success at what.
The European Outsourcing and IT Services Scenario: Insight for a Turbulent Market
SpeAker: GIANluCA TrAmACere
2009 – 10 will be a key period for the outsourcing and IT services market in europe. providers and service recipients face many
threats and opportunities: renegotiations; the rise of alternative delivery models; balancing cost reductions with requirements such
as business enhancement; and step changes in speed and flexibility We examine a market that will be characterized by many
successes and failures and consolidations and acquisitions.
Panel: Top Ways to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operations Costs
SpeAkerS: ANdreW BuTler, FederICA TroNI, rAkeSH kumAr, vAldIS FIlkS
IT infrastructure and operations (I&o) accounts for up to 70% of the total enterprise IT budget. Hence, I&o leaders have
always been under intense pressure to reduce costs—and those pressures have significantly heightened in these turbulent
times. In this session, Gartner analysts offer best practices in all facets of data centers, IT operations and client computing.
The Mobile and Wireless Scenario: Business Innovation Using Wireless
SpeAker: NICk JoNeS
mobile and wireless is poised for a new era of innovation. Wireless networks will surpass wired broadband performance; the
new generation of devices, applications and app stores will revolutionize consumer mobility; network operators will find new
roles and services; and corporations will be able to communicate and collaborate in new ways.
10:00 – 10:45 Mastermind Interview: Leo Apotheker, CEO, SAP
SpeAkerS: leo ApoTHeker, NIGel rAyNer, yvoNNe GeNoveSe
11:15 – 12:15 Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2010
SpeAker: dAvId W. CeArley
Gartner presents its annual top 10 strategic technologies. These are the most important technologies and related technology
trends that the enterprise should consider adding to their strategic planning process.
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- 5. Gartner High-Tech and Telecom Recommended Agenda
NOTE: Presentations recommended by the Gartner High-Tech and Telecom team appear in blue bar.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
11:15 – 12:15 Unified Communications and Collaboration Scenario
SpeAkerS: JeFFrey mANN, STeve Blood
enterprise communications is in a period of dramatic and rapid evolution. New paradigms and technologies for how enterprises
and individuals communicate and interact are entering the market. Ip-pBX vendors like Cisco and Avaya will interoperate with
collaboration vendors like microsoft and IBm. planners must rethink their organizational structure, strategic vendor relations and
business models.
14:30 – 14:50 The Cloud Computing Scenario
SpeAkerS: dAryl C. plummer, dAvId mITCHell SmITH
Cloud computing has become the latest in a series of hot industry terms and as such, is used in many contradictory ways.
underneath the fog, there are very real trends such as global class, scalable and elastic processing, and the Internet itself that are
converging to fuel this phenomenon. Impacts will be felt as related evolve to deal with the changes, both real and resulting from hype.
14:30 – 15:30 Three Economic Futures and What They Mean for IT
SpeAker: rICHArd HuNTer
long range planning is notoriously difficult for rapidly moving industries such as information technology, yet systems selected
for business use today may continue in productive use ten to twenty years later. This presentation takes a scenario approach to
better understand the futurity of current decisions as well as the future if business and IT. Attendees will have impact that is both
immediate and strategic.
The Sustainability Scenario
SpeAker: SImoN mINGAy
Sustainable development will be a central issue for national policymakers and enterprises alike, driven by the low-carbon
economy, energy crises and the need for oil independence. Sustainable growth and sustainable development are linked as if they
were joined at the hip. We will explore the importance of sustainability to the enterprise and to IT, and explore where enlightened
self-interest meets bad business.
14:30 – 14:50 Gartner MarketScope: Video Telepresence Systems
SpeAker: SCoTT morrISoN
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the marketScope for video Telepresence Systems.
marketScopes offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are Gartner’s primary method of
evaluating vendors in emerging and maturing markets.
Gartner Magic Quadrants: Application Infrastructure — Systematic SOA and SOA Composite Application Projects
SpeAker: pAolo mAlINverNo
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrants for Application Infrastructure for
Systematic SoA and SoA Composite Application projects. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity
and participants, and are Gartner’s primary method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Enterprise Architecture Tools
SpeAker: CHrIS WIlSoN
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for enterprise Architecture Tools.
magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are Gartner’s primary method of
evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
15:00 – 15:20 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Desktops and Notebooks
SpeAker: BrIAN GAmmAGe
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrants for desktops and notebooks.
magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner method of
evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Business Intelligence Platforms
SpeAker: ANdreAS BITTerer
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for business intelligence platforms.
magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner method of
evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Navigating the IT Operations Management Landscape
SpeAker: mIlINd GovekAr
This presentation analyzes how technology trends will impact IT operations. These trends include process frameworks (such as
ITIl), automation, virtualization and cloud computing. In addition, it includes an analysis of leaders in IT operations management
software and the market forces that could change that leadership.
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- 6. Gartner High-Tech and Telecom Recommended Agenda
NOTE: Presentations recommended by the Gartner High-Tech and Telecom team appear in blue bar.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
15:45 – 16:45 Collaboration and Social Software: Exploiting a Market in Transition
SpeAkerS: CArol rozWell, NIkoS drAkoS
The once-staid market of collaboration has been turned upside down with social software presenting new collaboration
paradigms and new provisioning models such as SaaS and the cloud becoming viable options. rich collaboration services are
essential to organizations driving towards productivity improvements, and a deep understanding of market dynamics is essential
to optimizing strategies.
15:45 – 16:05 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Network Service Provider, Pan-European
SpeAker: SCoTT morrISoN
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for network service provider,
pan-european. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary
Gartner method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Network Service Provider, Pan-European
SpeAker: SCoTT morrISoN
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for network service provider,
pan-european. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary
Gartner method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: ERP and Supply Chain Management
SpeAker: THomAS oTTer
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrants for erp and supply chain
management. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary
Gartner method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: IT Project and Portfolio Management
SpeAker: dANIel B. STANG
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for program and porfolio
management. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary
Gartner method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
16:15 – 16:35 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Servers
SpeAker: pHIlIp dAWSoN
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for servers. magic Quadrants offer
visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner method of evaluating vendors for
markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Business Process Management Suites
SpeAker: JANelle B. HIll
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for business process management
suites. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner
method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Desktop Outsourcing, Western Europe
SpeAker: GIANluCA TrAmACere
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for desktop outsourcing, Western
europe. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are Gartner’s primary
method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
08:30 – 09:30 Performance Management: Breaking Down the Barriers Between BI and Business Applications
SpeAker: NIGel rAyNer
organizations investing millions of dollars in business applications continue to be disappointed by their reporting and analysis
capabilities while at the same time, many BI projects are struggling to gain penetration among business users. The emerging area
of performance management is breaking down the barriers between these two vital technology areas and will be key in helping
business users navigate the downturn and position for the recovery.
Avoiding the Top 10 Mistakes in IT Service Management
SpeAker: mAry meSAGlIo
IT service management has gained mainstream acceptance as a critical practice area for internal IT organizations. With that
traction comes hype and confusion regarding which execution practices, models, tools and road maps actually work and which
don’t. This session will provide IT leaders with critical insights for recognizing and avoiding the most common misteps in
pursuing service excellence.
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- 7. Gartner High-Tech and Telecom Recommended Agenda
NOTE: Presentations recommended by the Gartner High-Tech and Telecom team appear in blue bar.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
08:30 – 09:30 Top 10 Business Domain Issues and Innovations in Enterprise Applications
SpeAkerS: ed THompSoN, THomAS oTTer
many organizations have already implemented solutions for core business functions like accounts payable, employee benefits, or
salesforce automation – core functions that now are table stakes. To drive differentiation and boost performance, business leaders
will demand advanced capabilities. This fast-paced session provides CIos and IT leaders with insights into 10 key application
opportunities of strategic importance to business leaders. Topics will range from spending analysis for finance and procurement,
to workforce analytics and talent management, to rFId and more.
10:00 – 10:45 Mastermind Interview: Alan Matula, CIO, Shell International
SpeAkerS: AlAN mATulA, lINdA r. CoHeN, mArk rASkINo
11:15 – 12:15 Panel: Cisco, IBM, HP and Oracle/Sun—Building the Future Data Center
SpeAkerS: NeIl rICkArd, pHIlIp dAWSoN, yvoNNe GeNoveSe
oracle is buying Sun microsystems, creating many questions from customers of both companies. As the deal unfolds, the truth
is emerging. Will oracle truly become a hardware vendor? What is the future of open source with oracle? Will oracle sell off
products? Will oracle finally embrace cloud computing? What happens to mySQl and Java? This session addresses these
questions and more in this in-depth look at the pending acquisition.
Global Leaders, Global Results: A Discussion with Unicredit and Carrefour
SpeAkerS: Hervé THoumyre , JeAN-louIS prevIdI, mASSImo mIlANTA
The nature of information and technology are changing driven by new technologies and business conditions. How the CIo and
IT executives respond to these changes determines their future role and contribution. In this session two leading european CIos
discuss their strategies for leading IT today and in the recovery.
14:00 – 15:30 Introducing the Gartner Market Clock: Rebalancing IT Priorities
SpeAker: BrIAN GAmmAGe
We present the Gartner market Clock methodology, a framework for planning technology adoption, investment, divestment and
retirement. The market Clock provides IT leaders with a full life cycle portfolio view of IT products and services in terms of relative
market maturity and commoditization levels.
Software as a Service’s Uncertainties Revealed
SpeAker: THomAS oTTer
low total cost of ownership, quick deployments and high end-user adoption are benefits typically cited with using software as a
service. yet many SaaS deployments do not live up to these expectations. This presentation will use a combination of user
case-study examples, models and decision frameworks to reveal the true value of SaaS.
The Four Future Worlds of Enterprise Content Management
SpeAker: deBrA loGAN
enterprise content management (eCm) is a contradiction in terms. Few enterprises have a single resource for managing content;
fewer have a consistent understanding of what content actually is; and 90% of the 80% of information that has been qualified
as unstructured content is virtually unmanaged in most companies. There are four futures for eCm—and only one favors a
Sharepoint strategy.
Outsourcing Initiatives: Balancing Cost, Excellence and Innovation
SpeAker: ClAudIo dA rold
Business demands and cost pressures are increasing. outsourcing clients wants more from their deals including reduced cost
and better/faster delivery of services. In this presentation we examine the realities and myths about outsourcing and how you can
get what you expect from the deal.
14:30 – 14:50 Gartner Magic Quadrants: IT Event Correlation and Analysis and Application Performance Monitoring
SpeAker: WIll CAppellI
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for IT operations management.
magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner method
of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Social Software
SpeAker: NIkoS drAkoS
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for Social Software. magic
Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are Gartner’s primary method of evaluating
vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
15:00 – 15:20 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Unified Communications
SpeAker: STeve Blood
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for unified Communications.
magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner
method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
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- 8. Gartner High-Tech and Telecom Recommended Agenda
NOTE: Presentations recommended by the Gartner High-Tech and Telecom team appear in blue bar.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
15:00 – 15:20 Gartner Magic Quadrant: DW/DBMS and Data Integration
SpeAker: doNAld FeINBerG
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrants for dW/dBmS and data
integration. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary
Gartner method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
15:30 – 15:45 Emerging Trends Radar Screen
SpeAker: NICk JoNeS
What are the “next big things” that your executives will discover in the airline magazines? Which of these will provide the
most value to your organization, and which can wait until costs fall and risks are lower? The Gartner radar screen presents
the major disruptive technologies in the 3three- to 10-year timeframe and provides case studies of early adopters and
high-impact applications.
15:45 – 16:45 New Technologies and Techniques to Address Explosive Data Storage Growth
SpeAker: vAldIS FIlkS
For the foreseeable future, storage demand will continue to grow faster than even computing and networking. To cope,
enterprises need to look beyond simply adding more and more capacity. learn what new technologies are available, such
as archiving, Cdp, solid-state disk, de-duplication, thin provisioning and virtual tape libraries, to help you better address
your current and the upcoming storage challenges.
15:45 – 16:05 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Wireless E-Mail
SpeAker: moNICA BASSo
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for eireless e-mail. magic
Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner method of
evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Customer Relationship Management
SpeAker: JoHN rAdClIFFe
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for Customer relationship
management. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are Gartner’s
primary method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Enterprise Architecture Tools (REPEAT)
SpeAker: CHrIS WIlSoN
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for enterprise architecture tools.
magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner method of
evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Help Desk Outsourcing
SpeAker: GIANluCA TrAmACere
16:15 – 16:35 Gartner Magic Quadrant: IT Service Desk
SpeAker: mIlINd GovekAr
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrant for IT service desk. magic
Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and participants, and are the primary Gartner method of
evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Gartner Magic Quadrants: Enterprise Content Management and Web Content Management
SpeAkerS: mICk mACComASCAIGH, reGINA CASoNATo
This 20-minute snapshot presentation offers you an opportunity to explore the magic Quadrants for enterprise content
management and Web content management. magic Quadrants offer visual snapshots of a market’s direction, maturity and
participants, and are the primary Gartner method of evaluating vendors for markets in the middle phases of their life cycle.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
09:45 – 10:45 Chaos to Control: Strategic Vendor Management Emerges
SpeAker: GIlBerT vAN der HeIdeN
vendor management is emerging as a critical discipline in leading organizations. Too many organizations have relied on ad hoc
vendor management. This leads to a lack of pricing competitiveness, suboptimal vendor performance and diminished vendor value.
This presentation will present best practices in vendor management design, organization and driving improved vendor performance.
12:15-13:15 Global Sourcing Scenario and Trends: Shifts in the Use of Offshore Resources
SpeAker: IAN mArrIoTT
Global sourcing has been one of the most dynamic areas for several years. The last year has been particularly active with terrorist
attacks in India, the Satyam scandal and largest single year expansion to locations other than India.
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- 9. Analyst Relations Forum
Join us and get more from your Gartner analyst relationships!
• Understand the essential elements of Gartner corporate strategy as well
as Gartner Research strategy affecting AR professionals.
• Learn new and emerging best practices that can increase your AR
program effectiveness.
• Develop strategies that align with the changing CIO and Gartner analyst
dynamics in this challenging business environment.
• Network with your peers.
This event is complimentary and open to all AR professionals.
Forum Agenda
15:00 – 17:00
Welcome
Jeff Golterman, Group Vice President and Analyst Relations
Community Leader, Gartner High-Tech & Telecom Programs
Gartner Company Update
Gene Hall, Chief Executive Officer
Gartner Research Update
Peter Sondergaard, Senior Vice President and
Global Head of Gartner Research
Virtual AR and Measuring AR Effectiveness Best Practices
Joshua Reynolds, Senior Vice President, Hill & Knowlton
CIO Panel Discussion: Understanding How the CIO-Gartner Analyst
Dialogue Is Changing AR Strategy
Gartner CIO client panelists share their perspectives and field questions
17:00 – 18:00
Cocktail Reception
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Cannes Forum and Cocktail Reception
Majestic Barriere Hotel
November 3, 2009
15:00 – 18:00
Royan Suite
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For the convenience of participants who are also attending Gartner Symposium/
ITxpo, we are providing an Analyst Relations Community workroom equipped
with computer workstations and wireless connections, located in Auditorium
B & C, Level 3 at the Palais des Festivals Hotel.
Questions?
You do not have to be a registered Symposium/ITxpo attendee to attend this forum.
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- 10. What is ITxpo?
The ITxpo Solution Showcase provides the opportunity to interact
with over 150 Solution Providers all in one location. You’ll
learn about the latest solutions from both best-of-breed and
up-and-coming providers. You’ll see real-world examples of
how enterprises are using vendor products and also participate
in hands-on demonstrations. The atmosphere is low-hype,
the focus is on technologies powering new efficiencies and
profitability. Meet face-to-face with senior representatives who
can tell you the full potential of their products and services.
For a current list of participating companies click here
Analyst/User Roundtables
60-minute discussions moderated by a Gartner analyst topically focused
around Symposium Communities.
Cool Vendor Pavilion
The Cool Vendor Pavilion will house some of the most intriguing up-and-
coming providers in enterprise IT, culled from Gartner’s Cool Vendors
reports. Activities will include demonstrations and theater sessions
highlighting what makes these providers so cool, and why they may be the
major providers of tomorrow.
Magic Quadrant Theatre Sessions
These analyst-led ITxpo Theater Sessions on the show floor will focus on
a Magic Quadrant or MarketScope.
Learning Labs – Hands on Testing
Learning labs immerse you in intense super-tutorials. Join 20 other
attendees at designated workstations and work with an instructor to test,
explore and understand the features of the industry’s emerging products.
ITxpo Theaters
Join our sponsors at the ITxpo theaters for fast-paced presentations on
product announcements, case studies, road maps and product visions.
Solution Provider Sessions
These sessions are your chance to be briefed like an end-user on new
products and services by leading vendors.These 60-minute sessions
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2. Cavendish 9. Esterel Hotel 16. Mondial 23. Victoria
3. Croisette Beach 10. Festival 17. Palais Stéphanie 24. Villa Garbo
4. De France 11. Grand Hotel 18. Residence All Suites 25. White Palm 1835
5. De Paris 12. Gray d’Albion 19. Splendid
6. De Provence 13. Hotel Carlton 20. Sun Riviera
7. Eden 14. Hotel Martinez 21. Univers
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