2012 Canadian Leadership Summit

Agenda


Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Thursday, May 3, 2012

• All CLS sessions will take place at the Microsoft Conference Center (MSCC).
• Please note that the agenda and speakers are subject to change.
 

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION
12:00pm - 9:00pm Early Registration at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, Washington
2:00pm - 6:00pm Microsoft Home Tour, Microsoft Envisioning Lab Tour, Microsoft Company Store, and Redmond Ridge Datacenter. Please refer to the Activities Page for additional details.  
6:30pm - 9:00pm Welcome Reception at Lucky Strike 700 Bellevue Way NE, Suite 300
Bellevue, Washington

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
TIME SESSION/ACTIVITY SPEAKER
7:30am - 8:15am Morning shuttles from the Hyatt Regency Bellevue to the Microsoft Conference Centre depart at 7:30am, 7:45am, 8:00am, 8:15am  
7:45am - 8:45am Registration & Breakfast at the Microsoft Conference Center  
8:45am - 9:00am Welcome Remarks Eric Gales, President Microsoft Canada
9:00am - 10:00am Keynote TBD
10:00am - 10:30am BREAK  
10:00am - 5:00pm Innovation Showcase featuring the latest in Microsoft Windows based devices and technology  
10:30am - 11:30am Innovative Environments:
Cultivating Innovative Thinking		 Steven Johnson, Author,
'Where Good Ideas Come From'
Founder/Creator, hyperlocal media site outside.in
11:30am - 1:00pm LUNCH  
1:00pm - 2:00pm Keynote TBD
2:15pm - 3:15pm Breakouts  
  Delivering Complex Solutions that Meet the Needs of the Business: How Microsoft Does It TBD
  Unlocking ROI through Innovation Geoff White, Technical Director, Microsoft Consulting Services
  Consumerization of IT: Changing the game for desktop computing TBD
3:15pm - 3:45pm BREAK  
3:45pm - 4:45pm Keynote TBD
4:45pm - 4:50pm Closing Comments Eric Gales, President Microsoft Canada
4:50pm - 5:20pm Return transportation to Hyatt Regency Bellevue  
5:30pm - 6:30pm Shuttle to Lot No 3., and Purple Cafe and Wine Bar  
5:30pm - 9:00pm Evening Reception and Dinner – Lot No 3., and Purple Café and Wine Bar  

Thursday May 3, 2012
TIME SESSION/ACTIVITY SPEAKER
7:45am - 8:00am Morning shuttles from the Hyatt Regency Bellevue to the Microsoft Conference Centre depart at 7:45am, 8:00am, 8:15am, 8:30am  
8:00am - 9:00am BREAKFAST  
8:55am - 9:000am Welcome Remarks Eric Gales, President Microsoft Canada
9:00am - 10:00am Keynote TBD
10:00am - 10:30am BREAK  
10:00am - 5:00pm Innovation Showcase featuring the latest in Microsoft Windows based devices and technology  
10:30am - 11:30am Breakouts  
  Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Hal Howard, Corporate VP, Dynamics ERP
  The Business/IT Relationship Steve Heck, CIO, Microsoft Canada
  The Future of Communication & the Evolution of Voice Giovanni Mezgec, GM Unified Communications, Microsoft Corporation
  Turn Big Data into Business Insight Amir Netz, Technical Fellow SQL Product Management Group, Microsoft Corporation and Asvini Sharma, Principal Program Manager Lead SQL, Microsoft Corporation
  Supporting Economic Development Through Technology David Nicholl, CIO, Province of Ontario
11:30am - 1:00pm LUNCH and Continuation of Private Cloud Immersion Experience  
1:00pm - 2:00pm Breakouts  
  Microsoft Dynamics CRM Bill Patterson, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Business Solutions
  Building Business Applications in the Cloud Bill Hilf, GM, WAM Production Management, Microsoft Corporation
  Driving Business Agility & Efficiency with Microsoft Private Cloud Edwin Yuen, Director, Cloud and Virtualization Strategy, Windows Server and Management, Microsoft Corporation
2:00pm - 2:30pm BREAK  
2:30pm - 3:30pm Breakouts  
  Delivering the Next Generation of Productivity with Office 365 TBD
  Deliver High Performance, Mission Critical Environments at Low TCO TBD
  Advanced Datacenter Engineering and Development Christian Belady, General Manager
Datacenter Advanced Development,
Microsoft Global Foundation Services
Mark Petry, Datacenter Specialist
3:30pm - 3:45pm Reconvene to General Session  
3:45pm - 4:45pm Keynote: Microsoft Research: Turning Ideas into Reality Rick Rashid, Chief Research Officer,
Microsoft Corporation
4:45pm - 5:00pm Closing Comments Eric Gales, President Microsoft Canada
5:10pm Depart for Redmond Ridge Datacenter Tour and Novelty Hill - Januik Winery (attendees must register for these tours) TBD
5:10pm Departure for those requiring transportaion to SeaTac Airport and Hyatt Regency Bellevue TBD
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