CLOUD COMPUTING WORLD FORUM AFRICA 2012
8TH MAY 2012
0800 Registration and networking
0900 Organiser’s Introduction
08:45 Chairman’s Introduction - Kim Anderson, CXO Advisor
Session One – Business Models and Strategies
With such rapid development in the IT sector, cloud computing is no longer a buzz term but a reality across the globe. With the opportunity for huge financial savings and on-demand Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), migrating your IT services to the clouds is an opportunity that’s hard to ignore. In this session we’ll help explain how you might do it. You’ll be provided with new perspectives and insightful forecasts that should help determine some of your next IT moves.
0850 Cloudscape: An Overview of the Market
• African IT markets and the introduction of Cloud Computing
• Where do African nations sit in terms of IT potential?
• Key vertical adoption & enterprise perceptions
Frank Rizzo, Managing Partner: ITA Advisory, KPMG Services
0910 Enterprise mobility in the cloud: Reality or Fantasy
Carel Bouwer, CIO, Lafarge
0930 Going above the cloud
What challenegs?
What questions?
What approach?
Florian Krueger - Director, Kwezi Software Solutions
0950 Keynote: The Economic Imperative
• How cloud computing strengthens the CIO- CFO alliance
• What are the hidden costs in business adoption?
• How big should a cloud be before private is cheaper than public?
Roelof Louw, Head of Offering & Realisation Management, T-Systems
1020 Panel: Commercial Risks and Opportunities
• Are the commercial risks and opportunities worth tackling?
• Creating business value with cloud computing
• Analysing your market and developing a cloud strategy that fits
MODERATOR: Abby Wakama, Executive Editor, ITNewsAfrica.com
• Malcolm Laing, Group Chief Information Officer, Investec Specialist Bank and Asset manager
• David Templeman, Regional Vice President - Africa and South Africa, ASG Software Solutions
• Antonio Piraino, CTO, ScienceLogic
• Nardus Breitenbach, Chief Technology Architect-Global Technology Infrastructure, Standard Bank
10:50 Morning Break
Session Two – Demystifying the Cloud Complexities
One of the key issues when building into a cloud is security. In this session we’ll address those commonly asked questions relating to privacy in both public and private organisations, and the growing dangers relating to cybercrime. You can expect to hear the practical realities of developing an IT infrastructure that is both secure and matches international data protection requirements.
1120 Every Cloud needs a (Solid) Foundation
• Cloud is nothing without the Virtualized network; what is it all built on?
• Cloud is intensifying physical stress on the DC, who can help?
• Cloud requires careful partnering, Panuit partners with all the Key Cloud vendors
Andy Oldfield, Regional Director - Russia, Middle East and Africa, Panduit
1140 Privacy in the Cloud – Securing your investment
• International privacy laws – how do they affect you?
• Is identity management immature?
• A practical guide for global executives, lawyers and technologists
Dr. Gauray Pradham, Chief Mentor & Group CIO, Timetunnel Consulting Pty Ltd
1200 Cloud Computing, Software and Hardware Engineered to benefit Business
• Oracle Cloud Computing, today.
• Why Cloud Computing is the way for your business
• Engineered Systems for your business.
Cathy Pickering, Solutions Architect, Oracle Corporation, South Africa
1220 Panel: The Effectiveness of Information Security – When Do you Stop Spending?
• Can we afford the effort to investigate
• Why do we still have a security problem?
• Writing Effective Information Security Policies
MODERATOR: Kim Anderson, CXO Advisor
Stephan van der Merwe, Managing Director for Sub Saharan Africa, Kaspersky
Nico Fourie, CIO, BDO Spencer Steward Inc
Dr. Gauray Pradham, Chief Mentor & Group CIO, Timetunnel Consulting Pty Ltd
Strini Mundaly, Group CIO, Goldfields
12:50 Lunch
1340 Cloud Computing in the Financial Services Sector
• Clouds and economies of scale
• Communities using clouds to do buisness
• Securing Clouds
Chris Pickles, Head of Industry Initiatives, Global Banking & Financial Markets, BT
Session Three – Building your Cloud Foundations
Making a shift to cloud computing can mean wholesale changes for your whole IT stack. In this session we’ll discuss the mechanics of making the switch, with debates on best practice, integration and a focus on the mission-critical factors of your business that will change. Discussions will include the practical and technical realities of developing an evolving IT infrastructure.
1410 Cloud Computing in the Public Sector
• Is cloud computing too much of a risk for the public sector?
• The government challenge – benefits of public sector clouds for both vendors and end-users
• Cloud pressure – matching IT security with cost-effectiveness
Paul Kukubo, CEO, Kenya ICT Board
1430 The Cloud as a Support for your Applications’ Lifecycle
• How to make application lifecycle management more agile
• Measuring performance: How to match your specific needs to various environments
• Enterprise application integration – opportunities vs challenges
Yolisa Skwintshi, Industry Professional
1450 How to get your Board to Approve your Cloud Plans
• Acknowledge shared security needs
• Communicate your business process needs
• Identify Your Timeframes & Establish Your Success Metrics
Shishir Saraf, CIO, Sameer Africa Ltd
1510 Dealing with the Rise of Big Data in your Organisation
• Online overload or business opportunity?
• Data mining and using content as analysis
• Leveraging cloud to benefit from big data
Mr. S.M Masinga, CTO (Acting), SABC
15:30 Afternoon Break
Session Four – Cloud and the Future of the Connected World
Cloud Computing's potential doesn't begin and end with the PC, and as sales figures show the mobile platform is a genuine contender to the desktop, and with social enterprise developing all the time, the way businesses interact with their employees and customers is changing. This final session will look at what the future holds, examining our interaction with the Mobile Cloud and how our shift in environmental focus is relevant.
1600 Creating a Social Enterprise
• The benefits of social collaboration
• Using customer relationship management (CRM) tools in the cloud
• Does Software as a Service (SaaS) create a more streamlined enterprise?
Louise van der Bank, CIO, Information Services SSC, AfriSam South Africa (Pty) Limited
1620 Does Cloud Create a Mobile Workforce?
• Configure your environment to maximize your mobile workforce experience
• Remote access scenarios
• Authentication methods for sharepoint web sites
Mandla Mkhwanazi, Transnet Group CIO, Transnet
1640 Panel: The future of the Cloud and Cloud Computing
• PaaS becomes the overhyped buzzword for 2012
• Business chores moving to the cloud
• Solving the issues of broadband across the region
MODERATOR: Dr. Gaurav Pradhan, Chief Mentor & Group CIO, Timetunnel Consulting Pty Ltd
• Nico Fourie, CIO, BDO Spencer Steward Inc
• Graham Davis, Director, Enterprise Cloud
• Wayne Dube, CIO, Max Creative Group
• Manie Kuin, CTO, Multimedia Solutions
17:10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
17:15 Event Close
