Smart Keynotes. SmartTalk.SmartTalk with Steve Morton – it’s even better than actually being smart.
SmartTalk is the perfect answer for those who can’t bear to sit through another PowerPoint driven blah-fest of a keynote. SmartTalk dives deep into everything from technology trends that are affecting you personally to things that you didn’t even know were affecting you (whether you like it or not). And all of it handled in a fast-paced mix of news, interviews, demos, comedy, and the fewest slides allowed by law. Your host is Altiris Vice President of Product Marketing & Management, Industry Expert, and part-time Rock Star, Steve Morton.
Keynote Speakers
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Steve Morton, Group Vice President Product Management & Strategy, Altiris Business Unit, Symantec Corporation Steve Morton has more than 10 years experience in IT software product strategy and management as well as a strong background in selling to IT buyers. At Altiris, now part of Symantec, he has built world-class product management teams that have redefined service-oriented systems management and helped fuel the rapid growth of the company. He has also set a pragmatic customer-driven approach to product management. Previously, Steve was a senior product manager and has held positions in services and support management. He has spoken at numerous industry events on systems management topics.
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Greg Butterfield, Group President, Altiris Business Unit, Symantec Corporation
Since joining Altiris when it was a small start-up, Greg has guided the company to a successful track record posting consecutive quarters of revenue and profitability growth. In 2002, Altiris completed a successful initial public offering (IPO) and marked the first enterprise management software company in the previous 18 months to file and complete an IPO. Prior to joining Altiris, Greg held numerous executive management positions in the software industry. Greg holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance. In 2002, Greg was named the Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.
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Dwain Kinghorn, Chief Technology Officer, Altiris Business Unit, Symantec Corporation
Dwain Kinghorn founded Computing Edge in 1994 and merged the company with Altiris in October 2000. Prior to the merger, Computing Edge was recognized as the leading provider of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) add-on tools. Before he founded Computing Edge, Dwain was one of the original three members of the SMS development team at Microsoft. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering.
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Subo Guha, Director, Software Product Marketing, Dell
Subo Guha is the director of Software Product Marketing at Dell where he is responsible for defining the strategy, product plans, and product management for all Dell Enterprise software products and solutions. Subo is responsible for the definition and delivery of all software solutions under the scalable enterprise computing framework, which include solutions for virtualization, change management, provisioning, optimization, and future policy automation solutions to develop on-demand enterprise architectures. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India; an M.S. in engineering from Southern Illinois University, and a Ph.D in business administration (MIS) from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. He has more than 15 publications in international journals for business in the areas of MIS and business process reengineering. |
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Steve Grobman, Director, Business Client Architecture – Business Client Group, Intel
Steve Grobman leads the team that defines Intel’s future business client strategy, architecture and roadmap. Steve was instrumental in developing the architecture for vPro, Intel's first Digital Office Professional platform. Previous positions in his 13-year Intel career include architecture, engineering and management positions in Intel's Desktop Platform and Information Technology divisions. Steve has 21 patents pending and has written two programming books. He received his bachelor of science degree in computer science from North Carolina State University. |
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John Snaider, Americas Commercial Solutions, Vice President, Business PCs, Hewlett-Packard
John Snaider is responsibe for customer relationships, business performance and go-to-market activities for North America’s Business PC commercial products. Prior to joining HP in 2002, John held multiple roles within Compaq Computer Corporation, including management of North America region business teams and worldwide product groups. He has been a leader in developing and training minority talent and is the executive sponsor for HP’s HOLA organization (Hispanic Employee Resource Group). John has an undergraduate degree from UCLA and an MBA from the University of Houston. |
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Wade Wyant, Director, Technology Services, ITS Communications
Wade Wyant’s career spans more than 10 years of planning, designing and implementing IT solutions, managing projects and IT resources for the enterprises, state and local governments, and education institutions. Currently, Wade is the director of technology services for ITS, a professional services organization and one of Altiris’ top Platinum Partners in the country. Before joining ITS, he was the director of technology for Cornerstone University, a private university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wade is an Altiris Certified Engineer and Consultant, and a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. |
Smart Guy. ManageFusion 07 Welcomes Brian Regan.
Unwind with America's hottest comedian and smart guy.
After a full conference of getting smart, join us for the Thursday closing keynote to unwind with America's hottest comedian and smart guy: Brian Regan. Brian is making his second appearance at ManageFusion this year, following his highly-successful debut at the Las Vegas event. You couldn't get a ticket to his sold-out tour, but at ManageFusion you have a reserved seat. The Milwaukee Sentinel Journal said Brian Regan’s gift is "to mine comedic gold from the most common clay." So join us for the laugh of your life. View samples of Brian's laugh-out-loud humor on Late Night with David Letterman or Dennis Miller Live. Have a great day at ManageFusion where you can get smart and laugh about it. |

Guest Appearance - Brian Regan
Thursday, October 11- America's hottest comedian and smart guy.

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