Web Services: The Next Technology Strategy

February 3-5, 2002 Scottsdale, Ariz.

Agenda & Speakers

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7:00-8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Technology Showcase

 

8:00-8:10 a.m.
Introduction

Ted Schadler Vice President Forrester Research, Inc.

 

8:10-8:45 a.m.
Web Services Revamp Supply Chains

• How will Web services transform complex supply chains?
• How do you get started?

Bruce D. Temkin Vice President, Practice Director of Financial Services Forrester Research, Inc.

 

8:45-9:20 a.m.
Distributed Problem Solving: Adaptive, Self-Configuring Supply Chains

• What is technology's role in optimizing business results?
• Which industries and firms are succeeding?

Stuart A. Kauffman, M.D. Chief Scientific Officer and Chairman BiosGroup

 

9:20-9:55 a.m.
Mastering Business Integration

• How do Web services unlock existing technology investments?
• What's the role of technology in business integration?

Phillip Merrick Founder, Chairman, and CEO webMethods

 

9:55-10:30 a.m.
Morning Break/Technology Showcase

 

10:30-11:05 a.m.
Which Web Services Vendors?

• How do you make sense of the Web services vendor landscape?
• What's the Web services implementation road map?

Frank E. Gillett Vice President Forrester Research, Inc.

 

11:05-11:40 a.m.
The Web Services Tipping Point

Rod A. Smith Vice President, Emerging Technologies, Software Group IBM

 

11:40 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Building Solutions With XML-Based Web Services

John Shewchuk .NET Architect Microsoft

 

12:15-12:30 p.m.
Forum Summary

 

12:30-2:00 p.m.
Lunch

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