Collaboration University Announces Keynote Speakers
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Well this is pretty exciting for a group of business partners...we started out last year with an idea to foster relationships with technology professionals with an event at its center, and it turned out great. Now with a year under our belts, we again decided to put time and energy into the concept, bringing the latest technical information and well known speakers out from their jobs working with global enterprises for a few days. And not-so-coincidentally, each event is right around the time of a major product release from IBM. Collaboration University continues to be an event run from the ground up by technical and business experts in the industry.
IBM has been very supportive of this effort. In fact, this year we have the good fortune to have asked for and received some really impressive resources to help out with our efforts. One of the most significant of these is the keynote speakers. We're thrilled, humbled and very appreciative of IBM's generosity in providing this, not the least significant reason being that I would have had to do it myself if nobody was available
Thanks to IBM
for stepping up with these great headliners!
So we're pleased to announce the keynote speakers for Collaboration University, which as you might know has two different events (Lotus Quickr, QuickPlace, and Sametime in July, Lotus Notes & Domino 8 in September) and two cities for each -- Kansas City and London. Here they are:
Well this is pretty exciting for a group of business partners...we started out last year with an idea to foster relationships with technology professionals with an event at its center, and it turned out great. Now with a year under our belts, we again decided to put time and energy into the concept, bringing the latest technical information and well known speakers out from their jobs working with global enterprises for a few days. And not-so-coincidentally, each event is right around the time of a major product release from IBM. Collaboration University continues to be an event run from the ground up by technical and business experts in the industry.
IBM has been very supportive of this effort. In fact, this year we have the good fortune to have asked for and received some really impressive resources to help out with our efforts. One of the most significant of these is the keynote speakers. We're thrilled, humbled and very appreciative of IBM's generosity in providing this, not the least significant reason being that I would have had to do it myself if nobody was available
Thanks to IBM
for stepping up with these great headliners!
So we're pleased to announce the keynote speakers for Collaboration University, which as you might know has two different events (Lotus Quickr, QuickPlace, and Sametime in July, Lotus Notes & Domino 8 in September) and two cities for each -- Kansas City and London. Here they are:
| Mike Rhodin
General Manager Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software IBM Software Group Mike Rhodin was named General Manager, Workplace, Portal and Collaboration (WPLC) Software, in August 2005. He leads a team responsible for developing IBM's collaborative technology and solutions, which integrate people, data and business process to create the "human side" of IBM's On Demand Strategy. Previously he served as Vice President of Development and Technical Support for WPLC, working to transform the front-end of computing. Mike has a passion for simplifying the way people work, improving organizational performance, and helping IBM customers maximize their return on IT investment. Before joining Lotus in 2003, Mike led IBM's development efforts for Pervasive Computing from November 1999. This included development of the WebSphere Everyplace family of offerings, WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Voice offerings in addition to new embedded software componentry. Mike also served as Director, IBM Server Solutions within Software Group. He joined IBM in 1984 upon his graduation from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He resides with his family in Carlisle, Massachusetts. Mike will deliver the keynote address at Collaboration University on July 9 in Kansas City. |
| Ken Bisconti
Vice President Messaging and Collaboration Software IBM Software Group As Vice President of Messaging and Collaboration Products for IBM Software, Ken Bisconti has business responsibility for IBM's Lotus Notes and Domino, Lotus Quickr, Workplace Forms and Workplace Collaborative Learning product families. He oversees the business strategy, tactical execution, market management and product management of these market leading software products. Since joining Lotus in January 1994, Ken has served in a variety of positions, including vice president of Lotus product management, vice president of Lotus channels and alliances, and vice president of Lotus product marketing. Prior to that he served as senior director of communications product marketing. Ken has also held roles in competitive strategy and channel sales. Prior to Lotus, Ken was an IT architect with the IBM Consulting Group where he designed groupware implementation plans and developed collaborative applications for large enterprises. Ken holds a bachelor's degree in quantitative economics and decision sciences from the University of California at San Diego. Ken will deliver keynote addresses at Collaboration University in London on both July 18 and September 19. |
| Ed Brill
Business Unit Executive Worldwide Lotus Notes/Domino Sales IBM Software Group Ed Brill is responsible for the continued worldwide success of Lotus Notes and Domino, the market's leading collaborative software products. Ed works with the IBM sales organization, IBM business partners, and customers to provide insight into the Lotus strategy, product direction, and market successes. He leverages this in-market experience to provide counsel and direction to the Notes/Domino product and marketing organizations, ensuring constant improvement and responsiveness. During Ed's time in this role, the Lotus Notes/Domino business posted double-digit revenue growth for nine consecutive quarters, and gained hundreds of new customers. Ed will deliver the keynote address at Collaboration University on September 10 in Kansas City. |
