Enterprise 2.0 Conference Boston

The schedule of programs for the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston is finalized.

If you take a look at Tuesday at 2:15 you will see that I am on the panel: What Blogging Brings to Business. Jessica Lipnack is moderating the panel consisting of me, Bill Ives, Patti Anklam and Caesar Brea.

There are some great keynote sessions, including these two:

Enterprise 2.0 - A State of the Industry Address
Join Carl Frappaolo and Dan Keldsen of AIIM Market Intelligence, as they provide highlights on the first in-depth Enterprise 2.0 market study, including the results of a survey completed by over 400 Enterprise 2.0 users and evaluators.

Enterprise 2.0 Reality Check

You have heard the vision of how Enterprise 2.0 is going to transform the way we work, the way we access and share information and the way we communicate and collaborate in the social enterprise. But how is this grand vision playing out in the real world? Led by Harvard Business School's Andrew McAfee, representatives from forward-thinking enterprises across diverse industries will discuss the true state of Enterprise 2.0 - what's working, what's not and what's next.

Moderator - Andrew McAfee, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School

Andrew McAfee joined the faculty of the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School in 1998. His research investigates how managers can most effectively select, implement, and use Information Technology (IT) to achieve business goals. He was the recipient of a US Department of Energy Integrated Manufacturing Fellowship for his doctoral research, which focused on the performance impact of enterprise information technologies such as SAP?s R/3. His current research is an exploration of how Web 2.0 technologies can be used within the enterprise.

Don Burke, Intellipedia Doyen, CIA

Don Burke is a leading proponent of the Enterprise 2.0 ethos within the Intelligence Community and is currently the "Intellipedia Doyen", which is a role he has held since the spring of 2006. In this role he is partnered with other early adopters in an effort to demonstrate the value of social software tools, educate the Community on how to use these tools, and advocate for improvements to the environment with the goal of improving our ability to capture our knowledge and expertise. Mr. Burke is currently employed by the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology and has a diverse 19+ year background in the Federal Government working a wide range of technical and analytical issues including collection, technical analysis, congressionally directed actions, direct support to operations, project management, advanced visualization technologies, software development, budgeting, and management. Mr. Burke was quoted extensively in the October 2007 SIGNAL magazine article "Intellipedia Seeks Ultimate Information Sharing".

Ned Lerner, Director of Tools and Technology, Sony Computer Entertainment

Ned is Director of Tools & Technology for Sony Computer Entertainment?s World Wide Studios, where he manages engineering teams working on Enterprise 2.0 collaboration technologies and product portfolio management, audio systems, OS components, content creation tools, programmer tools and more. Prior to SCEA Ned was CTO of EA?s Maxis division, where he worked on Sims 2. Ned was the author of Chuck Yeager?s Advanced Flight Simulator (PC, Apple 2, C64, Mac), a #1 Electronic Arts game, and then Chuck Yeager #2. After these he led the development of F22 interceptor, a best selling 3D Sega Genesis game, and Car & Driver, the first game with texture mapping and the first 3D system licensed to EA. Next he co-founded Looking Glass Technology where he ran product development, producing some of his favorite games, Ultima Underworld 2, System Shock, Flight Unlimited, Madden ?93 (Genesis), Access?s Links Pro (Mac), and more. After that he founded Multitude, the makers of FireTalk, an early Skype-like service, and FireTeam, the first game built around a voice headset. Ned has been featured on the cover of the Red Herring magazine; named entrepreneur of the year, filed 19 patents, won many industry awards, and sits on the technical advisory board of several Web 2.0 companies.

Pete Fields, Senior Vice President, eCommerce Division, Wachovia

Pete serves as eBusiness Director for Employees and Corporate Services, coordinates Employee Enablement across the company and establishes "Enterprise 2.0" business strategies. He and his teams aspire to change the way Wachovia works. He is currently an executive sponsor for Wachovia?s Enterprise Employee Portal, the company?s new intranet platform designed to drive internal social networking and collaboration capabilities. As part of the project?s rollout, Pete and two colleagues are authoring the company?s first-ever employee blogs. In addition, Pete and his team have developed and tested Wiki technology, such as the online encyclopedia of all things Wachovia. Pete joined Wachovia a decade ago, as the company was building its eCommerce division, and has served in a wide range of eCommerce-related roles. Before joining Wachovia, Pete had a career in media and initiated a new Electronic Services division for Landmark Communications in the early 1990s. In that role, Pete lead the initiative that resulted in the third active Web presence for a daily newspaper in North America and the third live Webcast of a sporting event, for the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament. He earned a BA in Journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MBA from UNC-Greensboro. Wachovia is the nation?s fourth largest bank, with 13 million households and businesses, 13.4 million online product and service enrollments and 4.5 million active online banking customers. The company has been rated #1 in Customer Satisfaction in the ACSI survey for six consecutive years.

Sean Dennehy, Intellipedia Evangelist, CIA

Sean Dennehy has more than 15 years of experience in various elements of the US Intelligence Community, including the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence, DIA's Joint Staff Intelligence, and supporting US Air Force operations. As the pilot customer for Intellipedia, he has become a leading change agent for incorporating Enterprise 2.0 solutions into the Intelligence Community's business practices. He has developed an innovative "sabbatical" program that introduces Intelligence Community officers to the numerous web 2.0 applications that are being deployed on multiple intelligence networks. The focus of his efforts is encouraging a viral adoption where officers replace existing processes to take advantage of network effects encountered when individuals move projects out of "channels" and onto "platforms". His actions are based on the National Intelligence Strategy's six main characteristics: results-focused, collaborative, bold, future-oriented, self-evaluating, and innovative. Together with a small cadre of early adopters, Mr. Dennehy is helping to break down stovepipes to allow intelligence professionals to truly act as a "community".

Simon Revell, Manager of Enterprise 2.0 Technology Development, Pfizer Ltd