IT Risk Management
Compliance, Security, Disaster Recovery and High Availability
Chicago, IL | November 15, 2006
The four pillars of IT Risk Management include balancing Compliance, Security, Disaster Recovery and High Availability. With increasing complexity in all four areas, how will your business balance your IT risk management needs?
In this seminar we'll explore top trends in each of the four areas, while learning how area companies are managing their overall efforts to IT Risk Management. Following are the specific session benefits and agenda:
- Learn how to best manage your resources through a comprehensive IT Risk Management Program
- Get a legal overview of risk mitigation for compliance and key projects
- Learn how new facial recognition technology allows you to improve computer security and access control
- Learn how leading edge companies are increasing information integrity through effective automation controls
- Hear how top area executives are using best practices to manage risk in the four pillars of Compliance, Security, Disaster Recovery and High Availability.
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Event Logistics |
| 1:00 |
Welcome & Introductions |
$125 Members
$150 Nonmembers
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
1:00–5:15 PM
410 Club
410 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL
(located in the Wrigley Bldg) |
| 1:30–2:00 |
Information Integrity: The Impact to the Business Enterprise
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Rick Barkal, Unit Leader - Market Development, Infogix
Rick has spent the past 13 years working with customers on their IT
initiatives in a business development role. He began in the information dissemination industry with Lexis-Nexis and recently was a director of
business development for CGI, a large IT outsourcer based in Montreal.
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| 2:00–2:30 |
Effective, Efficient and Economical IT Risk Management
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David Nolan, CEO,
Fusion Risk Management
Mr. Nolan has established a strong track record as a business leader with a balance of vision, fiscal management skills, execution and results. He was president of Comdisco’s Disaster Recovery Services division from 1993 to 1998, a period of unprecedented, nor repeated, earnings.
After Comdisco, Mr. Nolan was president of ARC Field Operations from 1999 to 2001 and most recently was Senior Vice President of Networking, Security, and IT Services at Forsythe Solutions. |
| 2:30–3:00 |
Decreasing the Non-Compliance Risk: The New Face of Innovative Solutions
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George Brostoff, CEO, SensibleVision
For nearly 30 years, George Brostoff has been a recognized entrepreneur in the computers, security and communications industries. In 1997 he helped found Ensure Technologies. In 1981, Brostoff founded Symplex Communications, a worldwide manufacturer of data communications and internetworking equipment. He is a frequent speaker at trade shows and industry conferences including Networld+Interop and COMDEX, and has received several industry accolades. |
| 3:00–3:30 |
Your Information: Risk Mitigation and Compliance |
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Hillard Sterling, Partner,
Freeborn & Peters
Hillard Sterling is a litigator and partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP, a firm described as a "litigation powerhouse” by the Chicago Tribune. An emerging national leader in technology law, Hillard represents vendors, customers, and consultants in technology disputes involving computer system implementation projects, outsourcing arrangements, software licensing issues, and other technology-related matters. |
| 3:30-3:45 |
Break |
| 3:45-4:15 |
IT Risk Management & the Role of Records Management
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Reed E. Irvin, Director, CA MDY
Mr. Irvin joined CA MDY in 2005 as a Director, bringing with him more than 18 years experience in the records management industry. Mr. Irvin started OnLine Records Storage in 1992, selling the company in 1994 to Brambles LTD of Australia. Mr. Irvin remained on staff as the General Manager of their Southern California operations until 1999, when he joined Accutrac Software, Inc. At Accutrac, Mr. Irvin held various positions, including VP of Business Development and Chief Operating Officer. |
| 4:15–5:15 |
Keynote Panel: IT Risk Management Challenges & Opportunities
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Moderator: David Nolan, CEO,
Fusion Risk Management |
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Ken Watson, Director IT Risk Management, USG Corporation
As IT Director, Ken leads USG’s enterprise-wide security, quality assurance, business continuity plans and regulatory compliance, especially Sarbanes-Oxley. This includes the implementation of Identity Management using Sun Lighthouse; process and policy reengineering with tools such as NetIQ Virtual Policy Center; 24x7 Intrusion Detection System outsourced to Lurhq, and; business continuity planning using Strohl's LDRPS. |
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Ed Bellis, Chief Information Security Officer, Orbitz Worldwide
Ed is responsible for the protection and security of all information and electronic assets, as well as IT compliance, across the wide array of business units that make up Orbitz Worldwide on a global basis. These assets include Orbitz, CheapTickets, eBookers, Away.com, Flairview Travel, The Neat Group, and Travelport for Business. |
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Ken Schmidt, Manager - Internal Audit, The Options Clearing Corp.
Ken oversees information technology, business process and financial audits for The Options Clearing Corp., bringing with him 28 years experience
in Internal Audit, Information Technology, Accounting Policy, and Finance. Ken is a member of the Chicago Chapter of ISACA Board of Directors and is a frequent instructor in the Chapter’s Certified Information Systems Auditor Examination Review Course.
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Cyrus J. Walker, Chairman - Computer Security and Computer Forensics Department, Wilbur Wright College, and CEO, Data Defenders, LLC
Cyrus Walker is CEO of Data Defenders, LLC, a business-to-business and business-to-consumer firm that provides on-site computer security and forensics services. In addition, he is Chairman of the Computer Security and Computer Forensics department at Wilbur Wright College, and is a subject matter expert on Computer Incident Response Management in the Cyber Defense Analysis Center at the University of Arkansas under funding and direction of from the Department of Homeland Security.
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| 5:15–5:45 |
Networking Reception
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