Conference host: Chris Grejtak
Conference Agenda:
8:00 - 9:00 Registration/Breakfast/Networking
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote: Tony Wasserman
"Startups, Outsourcing, and Company Culture"
The early decisions made by a company have a major impact
on their chances for long-term growth and success. Among
those decisions are the choices about which tasks should be done internally and which should be outsourced to others. These tasks include not only those related to software development, but also those related to other aspects of the business. Since the first employees of the company are the driving force in determining its culture and policies, those decisions have a lasting impact on the company. This talk describes some of the options, along with some case studies of various alternatives.
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 "Is Outsourcing Right For Start-Ups?"
Moderator: Rusty Weston
Panelists:
- Jeff Perkins, Co-founder, President, Ambient Ventures
- Fred Ciaramaglia, SVP Product Development, Siperian
- Julie Iskow, VPE of WageWorks
- Steve Mezak, CEO, Accelerance
- William M. Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
- David Blumberg, Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 "How to choose outsourcing partner?"
Moderator: Rajib Arjun
- Steve Mezak, CEO, Accelerance
- Ravi Sundarajan, Global Director, Symantec
- Rishi Bhargava, Solidcore Systems, Director of Product Management;
- Dean Lane, Varitools Inc, CEO.
- Andrew Faulkner, Global Sourcing Director, Electronic Arts
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5:00 Panel "How to make outsourcing work?"
Moderator: Alan Crew
- Ananthan Thandri, VP and CIO, Mentor Graphics;
- Craig Chatterton, Founder, Excel247;
- Jason Horowitz, Director of Business Operations,Sun Microsystems;
- Sri Jagannathan, Director of Global Technology Partnerships, Intuit;
- Marian Stetson-Rodriguez, President and Founder, Charis Intercultural Training Corporation;
- Mikey Butler, VP Optimal Software Development, ByIQ;
- Roslyn Layton, VP, Policy, Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership.
5:00 - 7:00 Cocktails/Wrap-up
7:00 - 10:00 Dinner/Networking
*subject to change
