KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Keynote Speakers
Session Chair: TBA Abstract Biodata Before becoming CTO of Software Group, Alan was Chief Technology Officer, IBM Tivoli software. As CTO of Tivoli, Alan was responsible for the technology, architecture, strategy, and planning for IBM's Tivoli software brand, the market leader in delivering products and services that help customers manage their Information Technology deployments. In 2005, Mr. Ganek received the Albert Einstein Innovation Award from Global Capital Associates for his leadership in establishing the field of Autonomic Computing. He also was recognized as the development leader of an IBM project which received a Technical Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Previously, IBM awarded him Outstanding Innovation Awards for his work on Enterprise Systems Architecture/370 and System/390 Parallel Sysplex Design. Prior to joining IBM Software Group, Mr. Ganek was responsible for the technical strategy and operations of IBM’s Research Division, the largest private research organization in the Information Technology industry, which is focused on research leadership in areas related to Information Technology as well as exploratory work in science and mathematics. This role entailed developing IBM’s technology outlook for the future as well as the Research Division’s strategy, in addition to responsibility for key operational processes such as finance, site management, and information services. Mr. Ganek joined IBM as a software engineer in 1978 in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was involved in operating system design and development, computer addressing architecture, and parallel systems architecture and design. He subsequently held numerous management and executive positions in operating systems, software quality and manufacturing, and the development of solutions for the Telecommunications and Media industries. Mr. Ganek received his M.S. in Computer Science from Rutgers University in 1981. He holds 16 patents.
Session Chair: Jason Tan (HP) Abstract Biodata Previously, Whitney managed HP Services' research and innovation group, focused on developing new services and solutions for HP Consulting, Integration, Outsourcing and Support organizations. From 2000 to 2005 he held vice president roles at Exodus Communications and at Cable & Wireless, where he developed lights-out, virtualized, automated data center solutions. He also founded ActiveReasoning, a California-based startup company developing data center compliance and management software. Earlier roles included work in HP’s Customer Relationship Management Operation, where he led the research and development organization in developing automated call center and customer management software. Whitney first joined HP Labs in 1994, developing automated service-management capabilities for HP’s OpenView and other products. He received his bachelor of science in computer science from Teesside University and a master of science from South Bank University, London.
Session Chair: Shane Owenby (Amazon Web Services) Abstract He joined Amazon.com in March 2008 in the role of Web Services Evangelist, traveling across Europe and the vicinity to showcase the innovative new solutions by Amazon Web Services and help developers build businesses and applications. He has been following the “Cloud Computing” paradigm shift since 2006, and believes that it is going to replace the traditional Computing model in a few years. Of Italian origin, Simone loves traveling, meeting people and connecting with them. He is a Linux and Ubuntu passionate, loves blogging on www.brunozzi.com, and has interests in the environment, clean energies, and technology in general. Prior to joining Amazon, Simone had his own business focusing on web applications. He also served as a professor of Programming Languages and Compilers at Perugia University and worked as a network and system administrator at the University for Foreigners in Perugia. Simone has a Computer Science degree and spent six months at UC Irvine, California, where he studied the American approach to business and science. He gained early programming experience at the Ministry of Aerial Defense in Rome, Italy.
Session Chair: Dr. Chew Tat Leong (Microsoft) Abstract In this talk, we will define key characteristics of the Cloud such as self-service multi-tenancy, resource sharing, geo-location and elasticity. We will discuss how these key defining characteristics affect IT security issues require that the industry as a whole take into account issues such as trust, responsibility in the event of data loss, data retention, data privacy and forensics. One especially sensitive issue is the possibility of a government’s data exposed to another government. We will look into the impact of legislation (such as the European directive on data protection or the US Safe Harbor) on such issues. In addition, we will look at the opportunity the regional trade agenda offers to boost Cloud Computing and expand its benefits in Asia. There is an historic opportunity for Asian countries to seek to negotiate an appropriate framework that would enable open and secure trade in information and data. At present, there are a range of legislative provisions and regulatory practices and policies that inhibit the flow of and storage of information within and between jurisdictions. While recognizing the importance of security and privacy concerns, such Asian “common market for data” should have as an objective the harmonization of national laws that relate to information storage and transfers, with the aim of facilitating trade in information. Biodata of Antony Cook Antony joined Microsoft in 2002 and was initially based in Sydney where he was responsible for the commercial legal support for Microsoft’s businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Antony moved to Singapore at the beginning of 2006 as the Regional Director for Public Sector support in Asia Pacific and worked with the Microsoft businesses in South East Asia, Japan, China and India. Antony took responsibility for the South East Asian team in July 2007 and remains based in Singapore. Prior to joining Microsoft, Antony was Head of Business Affairs for BT LookSmart, a joint venture between British Telecom and LookSmart that specialized in the distribution of internet search and directory products. In that role Antony had responsibility for business development and operational functions across Asia and Europe. Antony also worked for four years with the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a Senior Associate in their Hong Kong office specializing in telecom and IT transactions across Asia. Biodata of John Galligan Prior to this role, John was Director for Corporate Affairs & Citizenship for Microsoft Australia where he had responsibility for government and industry engagement, community affairs and the Company’s corporate citizenship strategy. Before joining Microsoft in John held senior positions in corporate and regulatory affairs in both Australia and New Zealand as well as advisory positions in Australian federal politics. John holds degrees in Business Communication from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and in Political Science from Australian National University (ANU).
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