Unprecedented Number of Experienced, Real-world Speakers Provide Lessons from the Front-lines of SOA Implementation
April 21, 2005 -- San Francisco, CA -- InfoWorld, the leading provider of comprehensive technology intelligence, today announced the official speaker lineup for the sixth edition of the acclaimed SOA Executive Forum series, taking place on May 16-17 in New York City.
The distinctive roster of industry experts is now being joined by an unprecedented number of presenting executives who have implemented successful service-oriented architecture (SOA) strategies. The lineup represents the industry's most proficient professionals in Web Services and SOA covering real-life lessons, overviews and pragmatic steps vital to transforming and maintaining a business's infrastructure in a service-oriented architecture.
"We are thrilled to have Wachovia's Tony Bishop, Forrester's Randy Heffner and Verizon's Shadman Zafar keynoting the sixth edition of InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum," said Steve Fox, editor in chief, InfoWorld. "Mr. Zafar oversaw one of the largest web services deployments to date, and event guests will derive tremendous value in hearing from his personal experiences. Bishop and Heffner are engaging, insightful speakers, who will share their thoughts and visions of SOA and the role it plays in enabling the agile business."
Keynote speakers include:
Guest speakers include (listed alphabetically by company):
For a complete list of session speakers with bios, see the SOA Executive Forum web site: http://www.infoworld.com/event/soa/may/speakers.html
SOA Executive Forum conference provides senior technology and business decision-makers with the insight they need to plan, implement, and manage a service-oriented architecture. To provide an optimal learning environment, the forum is conducted in an exclusive 300-400 person setting. Cost to attend InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum is $795, with InfoWorld subscriber and early registration discounts available.
"InfoWorld provides specialized IT information for the CTO, senior-most company executives who are deeply steeped in technology," continued Fox. "By assembling the industry leaders driving service-oriented architecture and experienced, successful industry peers, InfoWorld's SOA Executive Forum provides business and IT decision-makers with tangible strategies that maximize technology investment value. We're excited about this event's roster bringing inside experience about how to build-up, scale out and add flexibility, while building systems that better operate in an open environment."
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Posted by InfoWorld Marketing on April 21, 2006 04:45 PM
