UC Summit 2012 - Agenda
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UC Summit 2012 Agenda

May
6
Day 1
May
7
Day 2
May
8
Day 3
May
9
Day 4

The agenda for the UC Summit is designed to provide opportunities for learning, networking and building relationships.

Sunday, May 6

Time Sunday, May 6
2:00 - 2:50 p.m. Expert Sessions – UCStrategies' Marty Parker and Blair Pleasant: ʺUCC Apps & Social Businessʺ  – Pacifica Ballroom
  The UC Applications and Social Business Panel will discuss UC application categories now visible in the marketplace, along with examples from many vendors’ and VAR/SIs’ published cases studies. The session will extend the applications conversation into the growing product options for collaborative communications including social communications and networks in the business environment.  This will be valuable to UC Summit attendees who seek to increase their added value beyond equipment resale, installation and maintenance.
3:00 - 3:50 p.m. Expert Sessions – UCStrategies' Russell Bennett: “UC Interoperability from the Reseller’s Perspective” – Pacifica Ballroom
  The online commentary on UC is awash with articles and opinions on the topic of interoperability. Is standards compliance enough to achieve interoperability? Is a multi-vendor UC infrastructure an implementable reality today? Is a best-of-breed/mix-and-match/plug-and-play system a reasonable expectation? How can I know for sure that all this stuff is just going to work? Answers to these questions and more from someone who has spent years at the coalface of UC interoperability.
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Opening Remarks/UCStrategies Welcome – UCStrategies' Jim Burton – Pacifica Ballroom
4:45 - 5:25 p.m. Sponsor Keynote "Vision" 1 – Greg Weber, Avaya – Pacifica Ballroom
  Diamond and Platinum sponsors present their companies’ vision of specific technologies or trends.
5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception – La Jolla Ballroom
8:00 - 9:20 p.m. After-dinner Reception
  An early night for our east coast travelers. Join the UCStrategies team in the bar for a drink – we're buying – or call it a night and we will see you at breakfast on Monday.

Monday, May 7

Time Monday, May 7
7:00 - 7:45 a.m. Breakfast – Grande Room
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Where's The Money? – UCStrategies' Marty Parker and Dave Michels – Pacifica Ballroom
  Discussion of ways in which solutions integrators can make money in the UC world.
9:00 - 9:40 a.m. Sponsor Keynote "Vision" 2 – Richard McLeod, Cisco – Pacifica Ballroom 
  "People-Centric Collaboration: Transforming the Way We Work"
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Key Components to a UC Solution 1 – Pacific Ballroom - AudioCodes, NET & Plantronics
  Special session on the importance of gateways in a UC implementation and why gateways and endpoints should be selected early in the procurement process.
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Planning Your Business Transformation – UCStrategies' Orrin Broberg – Pacifica Ballroom
  As the market moves towards cloud-based UC solutions, solutions integrators need to not only consider how they are organized, but who will fill the new roles in the organization.
11:15 - noon Bridging the Gap Between Mobility and UC – UCStrategies' Michael Finneran – Pacifica Ballroom
  While the UC vendors have been touting their mobility offerings far and wide, user uptake has been close to zero. At the same time, the enterprise mobility market is focused on mobile security, mobile device management, and applications development. This session will look to bring the mobile UC picture into a clearer focus, and to examine opportunities for SIs to expand in the mobility market.
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch – Olive Lawn
  Consultants Lunch – Magnolia
1:00 - 1:40 p.m. Sponsor Keynote "Vision" 3 – Jay Krauser, NEC – Pacifica Ballroom
1:40 - 2:20 p.m. Roundtable: An Overview of UC & C Vendors in 2012 – Pacifica Ballroom
  It's hard to stay current on all the competition, but that's what we do at UCStrategies. Join Marty, Blair, and Dave for a casual review of the vendor landscape. In this informative session, we will take you through each of the major vendors and hit on key strengths, challenges, and recent changes.
2:20 - 2:35 p.m. Break
2:35 - 3:20 p.m. Focus Session #1 – assigned breakout rooms
  Focus sessions give each sponsor the opportunity to privately present to small groups of solutions integrators or consultants. Attendees are grouped by interest topic, size or demographic, or other factors.
3:20 - 3:35 p.m. Break
3:35 - 4:20 p.m. Focus Session #2 – assigned breakout rooms
4:20 - 4:35 p.m. Break
4:35 - 5:20 p.m. Office Hours
  A chance for attendees to visit any sponsor for “one-on-one” interactions and to ask questions in a private setting.
5:30 - 6:50 p.m. Pre-Dinner Reception
6:50 - 8:10 p.m. Dinner
8:10 - 8:40 p.m. Fire-Side Chat – Mustangs & Burros
  Let's talk about something other than UC. This is an interactive conversation about the latest in tech news and trends from your point of view as a consumer. We will hit recent news, gadgets, and the desires of the contemporary geek including "UC topics" from a personal perspective such as mobile (phones), video (television and content), and the cloud (cool web apps). 
8:40 - 10:00 p.m. After-Dinner Reception

Tuesday, May 8

Time Tuesday, May 8
7:00 - 7:45 a.m. Breakfast – Grande Room
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Transformational Video Value - UCStrategies' Phil Edholm – Pacifica Ballroom
9:00 - 9:40 a.m. Sponsor Keynote "Vision" 4 – Diane Salvatora of Siemens Enterprise Communications – Pacifica Ballroom
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Things You Need to Know – UCStrategies Team – Pacifica Ballroom
  UCStrategies Experts each spend five minutes describing things the group needs to know about the market segment they follow.
11:00 - Noon Key Components to a UC Solution #2 – Pacifica Ballroom – AVST, Interactive Intelligence, IntelePeer
  Gold Sponsors discuss how their products and solutions fit in the UC ecosystem, or as part of an overall UC&C Solution.
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 - 1:40 p.m. Sponsor Keynote "Vision" 5 – Wayne Baines, Microsoft – Pacifica Ballroom
1:40 - 2:20 p.m. Roundtable: Solutions Integrators/Consultants – Pacifica Ballroom
  An interactive panel and moderated open discussion to talk about ways in which the solutions integrator and consultant communities can work together to the benefit of both groups, and tell the vendor community what they need from them to be successful.
2:20 - 2:35 p.m. Break
2:35 - 3:20 p.m. Focus Session #3 – assigned breakout rooms
3:20 - 3:35 p.m. Break
3:35 - 4:20 p.m. Focus Session #4 – assigned breakout rooms
4:20 - 4:35 p.m. Break
4:35 - 5:20 p.m. Office Hours
  A chance for attendees to visit any vendor for “one-on-one” interactions and to ask questions in a private setting.
5:30 - 6:50 p.m. Pre-Dinner Reception
6:50 - 8:10 p.m. Dinner – Garden Courtyard
8:10 - 8:40 p.m. Fire-Side Chat - Mustangs & Burros
8:40 - 10:00 p.m. After-Dinner Reception – Hosted by NEC

Wednesday, May 9

Time Wednesday, May 9
7:00 - 7:45 a.m. Breakfast – Grande Room
8:00 - 8:40 a.m. Video and WebRTC – UCStrategies' Phil Edholm – Pacifica Ballroom
8:40 - 9:40 a.m. Vendor Roundtable – Pacifica Ballroom
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Closing Remarks and Giveaways – Pacifica Ballroom
11:00 a.m. - Noon Box Lunch and Airport Return

Agenda is subject to change.

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