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Day 1 - Session 1Conference Chair: David Meade09.15 – 10.00Registration10.00 – 10.15 Welcome/Objectives for ConferenceSpeaker: Barry Lowry (IT Assist)10.15 – 10.45 Keynote Address – Where the NICS goes NextSpeaker: Bruce Robinson (Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service)10.45 – 11.15 Tea/Coffee11.15 – 12.15 Blundering around the Internet: Politics and the PC in Northern IrelandSpeaker: Malachi O’Doherty (Broadcaster/Writer)12.15 – 12.45 Rise of the Conversation Society Next steps in the relationship with citizens Speaker: Menno van Doorn (Sogeti)12.45 – 14.00 Lunch
Day 1 - Session 2Conference Chair: David Meade14.00 – 15.00 The BI(g) Discrepancy; Too Much Technology and Not Enough IntelligenceSpeaker: James Richardson (Gartner)15.00 – 15.30 Tea/Coffee15.30 – 15.55 Shared Services 2.0 – Where Next?Speaker: Paul Wickens (Director – NICS Shared Services Organisation)15.55 – 16.25 Helping IT Thrive in an Economic Crisis Speaker: Ed Brown (Momentum)16.25 – 16.55 Transformation through elite performance Speaker: Leon Taylor (Olympic Silver Medalist)16.55 – 17.10The importance of the Enterprise in maintaining business stability A short video presentation19.30 Pre Dinner Reception20.00 Dinner
Day 2 - Session 3Conference Chair: David Meade09.30 – 10.15 Leading Change in Complex OrganisationsSpeaker: Dr Joe McDonagh (Trinity College, Dublin)10.15 – 11.00 BESTSpeaker: Richard Billingham (Birmingham City Council)11.00 – 11.30 Tea/Coffee11.30 – 11.55 The Challenge of Professionalising the NICSSpeaker: Derek Baker (Corporate HR Director, DFP)11.55 – 12.55Supplier Technology Briefings:1. Work Anywhere - Optimising the Benefits of Flexible Working (BT)2. Data Centre and Cloud Computing (CISCO)3. Project Vision: Effective Programme/ Project/Performance Management (Cora Systems)12.55 – 13.55 Lunch
Day 2 - Session 4Conference Chair: David Meade13.55 – 14.30 Government 2.0: Fad or Future?Speaker: Paul Johnston (CISCO)14.30 – 15.30Supplier Technology Briefings:4. GPG13: What you need to know (Ca)5. The Next Web (Microsoft)6. Leadership from below: Public Sector, Civil Servants and the Internet Age (Oracle)15.30 – 15.45 Round UpSpeaker: David Meade (Mindful Corporate Entertainment)/ Barry Lowry (IT Assist)15.45 – 16.10 Coffee/Tea