7:45-8:30 — BREAKFAST, REGISTRATION + NETWORKING -- ATRIUM
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8:30-8:45
Main stage
Welcome!
Thank you for joining us at Canada's best and deepest data centre event!
City of Hamilton, McMaster Innovation Park, CIRC and InsightaaS
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8:45-10:15 Main Stage
Aligning data centre strategy with IT service delivery demand
What does the tsunami of IT service delivery demand mean for data centre strategy?
All-Star Plenary Panel
Moderator: Michael O'Neil, InsightaaS
Ty J. Shattuck
CEO, McMaster Innovation Park
Dr. Suvojit Ghosh
Managing Director, CIRC
Mary Allen
Chief Content Officer, InsightaaS
Fred Eisenberger
Mayor, City of Hamilton
LEFT TO RIGHT: Eugene Roman - Peter Gross - Stephan Abraitis -Francois Sterin - Dr. Ghada Badawy - Andrew Dillane - Rami Radi - Sean Maskell
10:15-10:30 BREAK -- ATRIUM
Tour of CIRC (15 delegate maximum)
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10:30-11:20
Main stage
Intelligent Infrastructure
Executive Sponsor: Vertiv
Moderator: Dr. Suvojit Ghosh,
McMaster CIRC
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10:30-11:20 Breakout
The Industrialization of Compute Production
Francois Sterin, Chief Industrial Officer for OVH, discusses highlights and implications of new research into "The Industrialization of Compute Production: Data Centre Design and Build for Improved Efficiency,
Cost and Service Delivery." Based on input from Canadian
colo, cloud and enterprise data centre operators, the
research identifies keys to keeping pace with accelerating
capacity demand and diminishing incremental budgets.
Session Lead: OVH
Kirby Peters
Director, Critical Facilities, BMO
Peter Gross
VP,Bloom Energy, & industry luminary
Fadi Tarcha
Director, Business Development, Vertiv
Dr. Suvojit Ghosh
Managing Director, CIRC
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11:25-12:15
Main stage
Establishing and Managing High-Density Environments
Executive Sponsor: Lenovo
Moderator: Suvojit Ghosh, CIRC
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11:25-12:15 Breakout
Data Gravity in the Public Sector
Paul Cooper, Canadian President of the Technology
Integration Group, leads a roundtable discussion featuring
contributors to the recently-released report on Data Gravity
in the Public Sector. Participants from Sick Kids Hospital,
the Ontario Government, Fanshawe College and eHealth
Ontario will contribute to this interactive discussion
Session Lead: TIG
Roberto Di Ciano
National Director, DC Operations, TELUS
Chris Orlando
CEO and Co-Founder, ScaleMatrix
Chris Bockhop
Product Manager, NA Enterprise, Lenovo
Scott Northrup
CTO - Hardware and Operations, SciNet
12:15-1:15 Lunch -- ATRIUM
Tours of CIRC (15 delegate maximum per tour)
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1:15-2:05 Main Stage
The Software-Defined Future
Knowledge sponsor: Cisco
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1:15-2:05 Breakout
Connecting Smart Facilities
Belden executive Dwayne Crawford provides
insight into the key issues governing effective
connection of smart facilities - how to make
both the technology and financials work.
Session Lead: Belden
Charlie Ancheta
Senior IT Manager, Ontario Government
Ronnie Scott
DC & Cloud Architect, Cisco
Joe Belinsky
VP Technology Services, Moneris
Dr. Rong Zheng
Professor, McMaster University
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2:10-3:00 Main Stage
Building Integrated Cloud/Edge Strategy: the Why, How and How Good
Moderator: Mary Allen,
InsightaaS
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2:10-3:00 Breakout
Intel® Data Center Manager: Getting your data center under control
On-premise or off, you have powerful tools available to maximize the value of your infrastructure and you demand more visibility and operational control. Fortunately, data center management tools keep a vigil on memory contestation, power, thermal consumption, server health, and utilization, allowing better control of your datacenter. In this session, learn how Intel software tools enable real-time monitoring and precise management to lower operational costs and optimize infrastructure for today even as you’re forecasting for tomorrow
Session Lead:
Rami Radi,
Intel
Erwin Van Hout
CTO, The Hospital for Sick Children
Scott Killian
VP and Director, Uptime Institute
Marie Josée Drouin
CIO, National Film Board of Canada
Jeffrey Cowan
VP and CTO, HCE Telecom
3:00-3:15 BREAK -- ATRIUM
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3:15-4:05 Main Stage
Balancing Finance and Functionality
Knowledge sponsor: ThinkOn
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4:05-4:30 Main Stage
A platform for invention:
Why IT/data centre advances are critical to innovation
Closing keynote
Rocco Alonzi
AVP, Data Centre Governance, SunLife
Steve Gesner
EVP, Technology & Operations, eHealth
Craig McLellan
Founder, ThinkOn
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4:30-4:40 Main Stage
Thanks, Recap, Next Steps
CIRC and InsightaaS
Eugene Roman
Former IT leader for Bell Canada, Open Text and Canadian Tire; executive in residence for AI and advanced analytics at Schulich School of Business
4:30-6:30 NETWORKING RECEPTION -- TBD