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Innovate2011, The Premier Event for Software and Systems Innovation, July 19, Sydney: Doltone House, Register Now, July 21, Melbourne: Grand Hyatt, Register Now July 19, Sydney: Doltone House, Register Now July 21, Melbourne: Grand Hyatt, Register Now

Agenda Overview

IBM Rational Software is proud to present the premier event for software and systems innovation – Innovate 2011. This year’s agenda will demonstrate how your organisation can maximise its investment in software and systems throughout the entire development lifecycle: from planning and prioritising projects through to best practices in deployment and testing.

Learn how iconic Australian and international organisations are exceeding their objectives by focusing on collaboration and governance with the assistance of Rational Software from IBM.

08:00 – 08:30 Breakfast and Registration
08:30 – 09:15 Welcome Address and Introduction
Jason Leonard, Business Unit Executive, IBM Rational - Australia & NZ
Special guest speaker – Todd Sampson – CEO Leo Burnett
09:15 – 10:20 Keynote: Software Driven Innovation.
Mike O'Rourke, Vice President, Strategy and Product Delivery, IBM Rational
Announcements, Rational 
10:20 – 10:40 Morning Tea
  Business Technical Demo Sponsor
10:40 – 11:25 Plan It: Learn how Rational can help your organisation drive the right decisions and plans to deliver on business transformation
Topic: Overcoming Enterprise Architecture Adoption Barriers to Enable Business Transformation at Australia Post

Presenter: Marina Malenovic, Australia Post

The Automation Evolution:

Presenter: Tony Altamura, Odecee

Tech Focus Lab: Aligning Business and IT with Rational Focal Point

Presenter: John McLeod, IBM

Topic: Agile Requirements Management

Presenter: Chris Alderton, IBM

11:35 – 12:20 Mobilise: Align and prioritise your application portfolio and projects with your organisation's goals for improved productivity and predictability
Topic: Leverage the Cloud to transform software delivery

Presenter: Dan Kloud, IBM

Topic: Australian Made: Agile development at IBM's Australian labs

Presenter: Mike Schulze, Director IBM Australia Development Laboratory (ADL)

Tech Focus Lab: Modelling Industry Solutions

Presenter: Dusa Shah, IBM

Sponsor session:
IBM Tivoli
Pretty and Smart: Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager and Rational Software Architect Integration

Presenter: Simon White and Davyd Norris, IBM

12:20 – 13:10 Lunch
13:10 – 13:55 Make it happen: Automate development and deployment faster, cheaper and more predictably.
Topic: Automating Asset Management for significant returns at ANZ Bank

Presenter(s): Carolyn Carter, Ben McCoy – ANZ Banking Group

Topic: Implementing System Architect as tool of choice to support Enterprise Architecture Repository

Presenter: Rony Rianto, Australia Post

Tech Focus Lab: Rational Automation Framework for WebSphere:
Automate complex administration and deployment tasks.

Presenter: Daniel Hatfield, IBM

Information Management
Building test data environments and keeping it secure with Optim solutions

Presenter: Ben Davis, IBM

14:05 – 14:50 Ensure it's right: Deliver enduring quality throughout the product and application lifecycle – from concept to launch to retirement.
Topic: Web Accessibility for the Future – WCAG 2.0 and beyond

Presenter(s): Gian Wild – Accessibility Specialist, Steven Schmidt, IBM

Topic: Agile Test Management Practices

Presenter: Brian Bryson

Tech Focus Lab: Collaboration and integration across the SDLC – CLM

Presenter: Denice Wong and David Robinson, IBM

Testing in the Cloud: A live demonstration of deploying in the Cloud

Presenter: Scott Marchant, TestPro

14:50 – 15:15 Afternoon Tea
15:15 – 15:45 Launch It: Bridge governance workflows between software development and IT Operations
Topic: Discover how one of Australia's largest federal government agencies is unifying software development with IT Operations with Rational and Tivoli

Presenter: Richard Elberger

15:45 – 16:10 Make it run The key to success: Governance and Collaboration in action panel discussion
Featuring: Mike O'Rourke, Dan Kloud, IBM Rational Customers
Hosted by Jason Leonard
16:10 – 16:30 Close:  Jason Leonard, Business Unit Executive, IBM Rational - Australia & NZ
16:30 – 17:30 Cocktail reception