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IBM InterConnect 2012 Agenda at a glance

Day 1: Tuesday, October 9th
08:00 - 09:30 IBM Business Partner General Session, Central/East Compass Ballroom
09:30 – 10:00 Networking break and Solution Center
10:00 – 10:15 Opening General Session
10:15 – 10:35 A source of global innovation, the art of the possible in growth markets
Speaker: Jim Bramante, Senior Vice President, IBM Growth Markets
10:35 – 11:05 Turning opportunities into outcomes
Speaker: Steve Mills, Senior Vice President & Group Executive, IBM Software & Systems
11:05 – 11:45 Smarter Computing in a new era of IT
Speaker: Rod Adkins, Senior Vice President, IBM Systems & Technology Group
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch and Solution Center
13:30 – 14:10 Managing the velocity of change
Speaker: Robert LeBlanc, Senior Vice President, IBM Middleware Software
14:10 – 14:50 Reinventing relationships and uncovering new markets
Speaker: Mike Rhodin, Senior Vice President, IBM Software Solutions Group
14:50 – 15:05 Customer case study
15:05 – 15:40 Guest speaker
15:40 – 16:00 Networking break and Solution Center
16:00 – 18:00 Connections sessions
18:00 – 19:30 Solutions Expo reception
Day 2: Wednesday, October 10th
08:30 – 09:30 General Session: Clients and Business Partner best practices
09:30 – 09:45 Break
09:45 – 11:15 Choose 1 out of 10 hot topics
11:15 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 1:00 Choose 1 out of 10 hot topics
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break and Solution Center
14:00 – 15:30 Choose 1 out of 10 hot topics
15:30 – 16:00 Networking break and Solution Center
16:00 – 17:30 Connections sessions
17:30 – 19:00 Solutions Center reception
19:30 – 23:00 Gala Event at Universal Studios Singapore!
Day 3: Thursday, October 11th
08:30 – 09:30 General Session: Clients and Business Partner best practices
09:30 – 09:45 Break
09:45 – 11:15 Choose 1 out of 10 hot topics
11:15 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 1:00 Choose 1 out of 10 hot topics
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break and Solution Center
14:00 – 15:15 Connections sessions
15:15 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:30 Closing General Session
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Livestream schedule

Day 1 - October 10

New leadership for growth markets
Turning opportunities into outcomes
Unleashing innovation with smarter computing
Managing the velocity of business change
Reinventing relationships & uncovering new markets
Dr. Michio Kaku

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Day 2 - October 11

Client and Business Partner best practices
Changing the economics of IT
Hot Topic Sessions
Expert interviews

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Day 3 - October 12

Client and Business Partner best practices
Hot Topic Sessions
Expert interviews

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IBM Business Partner General Session

Time/Location: Tuesday, October 9, 8 - 9:30 a.m. Central/East Compass Ballroom

This session is only open to InterConnect attendees registered as IBM Business Partners

IBM is investing in your success to enable you, our Business Partners, to unleash innovation, create new markets and drive client value. As connections across businesses, industries and consumers grow, you are key to bringing high value solutions to our clients. Join IBM's worldwide and growth market senior executives, as well as fellow IBM Business Partners, for an engaging discussion on how together, we are transforming IT innovation and redefining relationships to turn opportunity into profitability.

  • Discover how IT innovation helps drive business imperatives, including new solution offerings
  • Collaborate with peers and hear about the importance of building relationships across a broad ecosystem to maximize client value
  • Learn lessons on capturing new market opportunities, both from IBM and from fellow business partners who have succeeded
  • Explore best practices you can use to grow your business and the key actions you can take to drive more revenue

You will have the opportunity to hear from:

  • Steve Mills, Senior Vice President & Group Executive, IBM Software and Systems
  • Jim Stallings, General Manager - Global Markets, IBM Systems & Technology Group
  • Kristie Bell, Vice President - Worldwide STG Channels, IBM Systems & Technology Group
  • Mark Register, Vice President, Software Business Partners & Midmarket, IBM Software Group
  • Mariella Razetto - Vice President - IBM Software Group General Business, Business Partners & Geo Expansion - Growth Markets Unit
  • Panel of Business Partners: Ellucian, Infor, Certus Solutions, Macrologic