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** Agenda subject to change prior to show dates.**

Program Agenda

Show doors open at 9am. All times are US Eastern.

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. ET

Opening Keynote Address:
Lessons Learned from Real Disasters

Former Maryland Congressman C. Thomas McMillen, CEO of Homeland Security Capital Corporation (HSCC) will speak about the recent floods around the Mississippi River, how to prepare for natural disasters, and discuss government and corporate roles in the recovery process.

Moderator: Michael Vizard, Strategic Content Expert, Ziff Davis Enterprise
Speaker: Former U.S. Rep. C. Thomas McMillen, CEO, Homeland Security Capital Corp.

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET

Hitachi Sponsor Presentation:
Delivering Business Continuity with a Service Oriented Storage Strategy

In today's world, it is not a question of if your IT systems will be struck by some form of disruption, but when. Whether this is a full blown site disaster or a limited window outage of key systems, the results are the same. If IT stops, business stops. In this session we will explore how a Service Oriented Storage Solution can deliver the required Business Continuity your organization needs. Since data is one of irreplaceable assets of a business, it makes sense to ensure the storage strategy you deploy provides for, not just the best business value, but the best business protection.

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Moderator: Michael Krieger, VP, Market Experts Group, Ziff Davis Enterprise
Speaker: Peter Sjoberg, Director, Americas NAS & Business Continuity Solutions, Hitachi Data Systems

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. ET

Hot Button Panel 1:
It's All about the Data: Adding Continuous Data Protection to Your Disaster Recovery Plan

Disasters happen to businesses of all sizes and can take a variety of forms - ranging from fire and flood to janitorial accidents. Yet, many companies do not have a continuous data protection plan in place. What are the best steps to take regardless of the size of your company or the disaster?

Moderator: Chris Preimesberger, Senior Writer, eWEEK
Speaker: Todd Stefan, President, Talon Cyber Tec
Speaker: Peter Robinson, Senior Consultant, Interis Consulting
Speaker: Stephanie Balaouras, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. ET

Hot Button Panel 2:
Strategies for SMBs: Keeping Costs Down

Smaller companies might not have sufficient data backup in place, but outsourcing, cloud computing and virtualization are some technology options that can help skirt data disaster and not break the budget in the process.

Moderator: Joel Shore, Technology Industry Analyst, eSeminars & Virtual Tradeshows, Ziff Davis Enterprise
Speaker: Donna Childs, Author, Prepare for the Worst, Plan for the Best: Disaster Preparedness and Recovery for Small Businesses
Speaker: Cameron Niles, Chief Technology Officer, Syzygy 3
Speaker: Jeff Connally, President, CMIT Solutions

5:00 – 5:45 p.m. ET

Hot Button Panel 3:
Technology Decisions for Disaster Recovery

Not all companies have easily accessible rack space for hard drive backups. In addition, many firms still use tape for backup, from which it is not easy to retrieve data. What is the best medium for your disaster recovery plan and what types of data should go on what storage device for optimal performance and continuity?

Moderator: Michael Krieger, VP, Market Experts Group, Ziff Davis Enterprise
Speaker: Eric Burgener, Senior Analyst & Consultant, Taneja Group
Speaker: Ronald H. Bowman, Jr., Author, Business Continuity Planning for Data Centers and Systems: A Strategic Implementation Guide, and Executive Vice President, Tishman Technologies
Speaker: Ed Simmons, Director, Deutsche Bank-AG, Global Technology and Operations