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The First Event in the First
Ever Conference Series Focused on the IT Specialist Profession Just as DNA distinguishes our humanity and may determine who we are as individuals, IT defines and differentiates the nature of the organizations in which we work. The success of an IT-enabled business highly depends on the proper skills, knowledge and experience of its IT Specialists, no matter in what part of the business solutions life cycle they are involved or in what context. The demand for competent, experienced IT Specialists will continue to increase, driven by growth in business/IT projects across the world. The inaugural event in The Open Group’s newest conference series is intended to build awareness, understanding and recognition for the IT Specialist’s unique and far-reaching contributions to the way our world works.
Special Event Highlight: The Open Group Introduces ITSC — IT Specialist Certification)
For IT Specialists and those who hire them or engage their services, The Open Group IT Specialist Certification (ITSC) is the only credential which ensures that those to whom it is granted meet or exceed rigorous worldwide standards for professional expertise and experience established by a consortium of globally-recognized industry leaders and warranted through administration and oversight by a vendor-neutral organization.
Wednesday 30th January
| Plenary: IT is Our DNA |
IT Specialist Profession |
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome Address
Allen
Brown, President & CEO, The Open Group |
| 9:15 - 9:55 |
Is IT in Your DNA?
Phil
Stauskas, Distinguished Engineer, Worldwide IT Specialist Profession Executive, IBM |
| 10:00 - 10:45 |
The Crucial IT Specialist – a quickly evolving
role at the heart of technology-driven change
Ron Tolido, CTO Continental Europe & Asia Pacific, Capgemini |
| 10:45 - 11:15 |
Coffee |
| 11:15 - 11:55 |
Answering the Call: Business and Technical Drivers for an IT Specialist Profession
Scott Radeztsky, Technical Director, Chief Technologist Americas Systems
Engineering, Sun Microsystems |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Panel Session – IT Specialist Profession
Tony Baer, Principal, onStrategies (Moderator),
Phil Stauskas, Ron Tolido, Scott Radeztsky, Beth Gold Bernstein, VP Strategic Products and Services ebizQ |
| 12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
The Role of the IT Specialist |
| 14:00 - 14:55 |
Dealing With People You Can't Stand
Sheila Thorne, Worldwide It Specialist Profession Leader, IBM |
| 15:00 - 15:40 |
The Surgery Was Successful, What Happened to the Patient?
Tony Baer, Principal, onStrategies! |
| 15:40 - 16:10 |
Coffee |
IT Specialist Certification |
| 16:10 - 16:35 |
The Open Group IT Specialist Certification Program
James De Raeve, VP Certification, The Open Group |
| 16:40 - 17:10 |
Panel Session - Certifying the Profession
James De Raeve (Moderator),
Brian Mitsuki, Senior Certified Consulting IT Specialist and Americas IT Specialist Profession Leader, IBM;
Gerard Coes, Capgemini Academy, Clustermanager Business & ICT |
No fee to attend, but space is limited. Registration is required. 
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