Chicago '07

Dates: May 21-23, 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois,United States

	Anne-Rivers Forcke Human Ability and Accessibility Center, IBM Research K. Anne-Rivers Forcke, Human Ability and Accessibility Center, IBM Research Presentations
	Axel Leblois Director, G3ict Axel Leblois, Director, G3ict Presentations
	Berge Ayvazian Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group Presentations
	Brian Feist Director of Emergency Services, Cambria County (PA) Brian Feist, Director of Emergency Services, Cambria County (PA) Presentations
	Catherine Settani Founder, Digital Access Project, Minneapolis Presenter Presentations
	Catherine Settanni, Founder, Digital Access Project, Minneapolis Founder, Digital Access Project, Minneapolis (MN) Catherine Settanni, Founder, Digital Access Project, Minneapolis Presentations
	Chair: Doug Boswell IBM Wireless Solutions Sales Consultant, Public Sector, IBM IBM Wireless Solutions Sales Consultant, Public Sector Presentations
	Chair: James Farstad President, rClient Chair: James Farstad, President, rClient Presentations
	Charles Beck Deputy Chief, Los Angeles Police Department Charles Beck, Deputy Chief, Los Angeles Police Department Presentations
	Co-chair: Daniel Aghion Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute Presentations
	Co-chair: Hardik Bhatt Chief Information Officer, City of Chicago (IL) Hardik Bhatt, CIO, City of Chicago; Co-Chair Presentations
	Co-Moderator: Ken Biba Principal, Novarum Ken Biba, Principals, Novarum Presentations
	Co-Moderator: Phil Belanger Principal, Novarum Principal Presentations
	Costis Toregas President Emeritus, Public Technology Institute Costis Toregas, President Emeritus, Public Technology Institute Presentations
	Craig Pickering Senior Associate, Booz, Allen, Hamilton, Consultant to ITS Joint Program Office, US DOT Craig Pickering, Senior Associate, Booz, Allen, Hamilton; Consultant to ITS Joint Program Office, US DOT Presentations
	Daniel Aghion Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute Daniel Aghion has a broad international technology sales, business development, marketing and general-management background, having successively served as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, with GlobeID, a large-scale Internet Payment Systems provider; Vice President, International IDE/Aranex, a network systems provider; Vice President, Marketing, SoftNet, an enterprise software applications vendor. Daniel worked eight years with Digital Communications Associates (DCA), a network-to-mainframe connectivity vendor, successively serving in various channel-management positions and as Director of Marketing. Before joining DCA, he was the founder and Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, of Micro Connection International, a European networking product distributor. Daniel began his career as a publisher in the business-publishing field. Presentations
	David Blumenfeld Vice President, Marketing, JiWire Presenter Presentations
	David Epstein RFI/RFP, Operations, Fundraising, OpenAirBoston David Epstein, RFI/RFP, Operations, Fundraising, OpenAirBoston Presentations
	Don Green Director of Technology, North Forest Independent School District, Houston Don Green, Director of Technology, North Forest Independent School District, Houston Presentations
	Francisco Leyva Program Manager, Program Manager, Tucson, Arizona Francisco Leyva, Program Manager, Transportation Department, Tucson, Arizona Presentations
	Galen Updike Telecom Manager, Arizona Information Technology Agency Presenter Presentations
	Hardik Bhatt CIO, City of Chicago In February 2006, Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed Hardik Bhatt as Chief information Officer of the City of Chicago. He also serves as Commissioner of the Department of Business and Information Services (BIS), the municipal agency responsible for meeting the technology needs of 37,000 employees in 46 City departments. Under Hardik’s tenure, BIS has become a major center within city government for innovation and private sector partnerships. He is leading the creation of the Community Wireless Broadband Network, a project that will leverage private partnerships to provide affordable high speed Internet access to all Chicago residents, businesses and community organizations. Through his leadership, the department has initiated numerous innovations to enhance the citizen – government interaction and allow city departments to function more efficiently. Chicago’s 3-1-1 system allows citizens to request city services quickly and easily. Chicago residents can apply for a municipal job through the web, pay parking tickets online, and request a City service or report a problem via the City web site or non-emergency 3-1-1 phone number. They can also obtain valuable information online ranging from emergency preparedness updates and restaurant health inspection results to towed vehicle locations. In addition to encouraging the use of technology in municipal government, Hardik is an equally active advocate for the development of Chicago’s technology community as a whole. He serves as co-chair of the Mayor’s Council of Technology Advisors, a group of private and public sector leaders focused on creating digital excellence, building the information technology workforce, and fostering technology-based economic development in Chicago. He is also a member of the Mayor’s Advisory Council on Bridging the Digital Divide, created to help the City take the lead in bringing the benefits of technology to all of its residents. Hardik is a frequent promoter of Chicago at technology conferences in America and abroad, having recently spoken at events in Los Angeles, Washington and Seoul, South Korea. A native of India, Hardik has made Chicago his home since he first moved to the United States. Prior to joining the City, he served as a consultant with Oracle Corporation and Tata Consulting Services. He holds a masters degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor of engineering in computer science from Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda, India. He resides in Chicago with his wife Jagruti and their two young children. Presentations
	James Farstad President, rClient James Farstad, President, rClient Presentations
	Jane Smith Patterson Executive Director, E-North Carolina Jane Smith Patterson, Executive Director, E-North Carolina Presentations
	John Storch Vice President, Network Deployment, Clearwire John Storch, Vice President, Network Deployment, Clearwire Presentations
	Julia Stasch V.P., Program on Human & Community Development, MacArthur Foundation Julia Stasch, V.P., Program on Human & Community Development, MacArthur Foundation Presentations
	Karen Archer Perry Principal, Karacomm Karen Archer Perry, Principal, Karacomm Presentations
	Karl Kaiser CIO, City of Minneapolis • Karl Kaiser, CIO, City of Minneapolis Presentations
	Kevin Tenbrunsel Director Government Broadband Solutions, Motorola Kevin Tenbrunsel, Director Government Broadband Solutions, Motorola Presentations
	Laura Taylor Vice President, Research, ConnectKentucky Laura Taylor, Vice President, Research, ConnectKentucky Presentations
	Mark Myers Director, Vertical Sales - State, Local Government & Education, Cisco Systems Mark Myers, Director, Vertical Sales - State, Local Government & Education, Cisco Systems Presentations
	Mike Dillon Director, Industry Solutions, Safety, Security, & Community Broadband, IBM "How to Rationalize Public-Access Models through Government Applications" Presentations
	Mike Matthys VP Service Provider Solutions, NebuAd Additional presentation in the Ad session. Presentations
	Moderator: Costis Toregas President Emeritus, Public Technology Institute Costis Toregas, President Emeritus, Public Technology Institute Presentations
	Moderator: James Farstad President, rClient Jim Presentations
	Moderator: K. Anne-Rivers Forcke Public Sector Market Manager, Human Ability and Accessibility Center, IBM Research K. Anne-Rivers Forcke, Public Sector Market Manager, Human Ability and Accessibility Center, IBM Research Presentations
	Pat Quinn Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois Pat Quinn, Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois Presentations
	Paul Hackerson Management Services Director, Rocford IL Housing Authority Presenter Presentations
	Phil Belanger Principal, Novarum Phil Belanger, Principal, Novarum Presentations
	Richard Durbin Senator, United States Senate (prerecorded) Richard Durbin, Senator, United States Senate (prerecorded Presentations
	Ryan Croke Office of Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois Broadband Deployment Council Ryan Croke, Office of Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn; Illinois Broadband Deployment Council Presentations
	Sam Podolsky President, Mexico City Council of Competitiveness and Economic Development Sam Podolsky, President, Mexico City Council of Competitiveness and Economic Development Presentations
	Sharyn Gravelle Sharyn Gravelle, Toronto Hydro Telecom Sharyn Gravelle, Vice President, Wireless, Toronto Hydro Telecom Presentations
	Skip Ballou President, LastMile Communications Presenter Presentations
	Terry Phillis Chief Information Officer, City of Philadelphia (PA) Terry Phillis, CIO, City of Philadelphia Presentations
	Thomas McQuillan Chief Information Officer, Grand Rapids (MI) Thomas McQuillan, CIO, Grand Rapids, Michigan Presentations
	Todd Tanner Executive Vice President, CONXX Todd Tanner, Executive Vice President, CONXX Presentations
	Tom Hulsebosch VP, Municipal Network Sales, EarthLink Municipal Networks Tom Hulsebosch, VP, Municipal Network Sales, EarthLink Municipal Networks Presentations