2008 AGENDA

As of 27 August, 2008. Subject to change without notice.

Wednesday, 3 December
11:00-18:00 Vendor Registration
11:00-18:00 Vendor Set Up of PPM Pavilion
13:00-18:00 IT Executive Registration
18:00-19:00 Opening Session
Program & Portfolio Management: Keep the People In and the Complexity Out
Audrey Apfel, Research Vice President, Gartner
19:15-21:15 Welcome Reception sponsored by Microsoft
Thursday, 4 December
7:30-8:30 Breakfast
8:30-9:30 Keynote Session
Costs, Risks & Returns: Striking the Optimal Portfolio Balance
Matt Light, Research Vice President Gartner
9:35-12:15Private Boardroom Appointments (including peer networking)
9:35-12:15Gartner Analyst One-on-One Meetings
(for Vendors only) (pre-scheduled)
12:20-12:45 PPM Pavilion
12:45-13:45 Event Luncheon
13:45-14:45 General Session
Enabling PPM: Applications Help Make It Work
Matt Light, Research Vice President, Gartner
Dan Stang, Principal Analyst, Gartner
14:50-16:40 Executive Guest Private Boardroom Appointments
Paid conference ticket analyst one-on-ones.
14:50 - 18.00PPM Pavilion
14:50 - 18.00Gartner Analyst One-on-One Meetings
(for IT Executives only) (pre-scheduled)
18:30-19:30 Breakout Sessions
Managing Application Portfolio Security Risks
Joseph Feiman, Research Vice President, Gartner
PPM Best Practices: Balancing Process Adoption and Process Automation
Dan Stang, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Friday, 5 December
7:30-8:30 Breakfast
8:30-9:30 Breakout Sessions
Portfolio Management Workshop: Sharing Best Practices
Matt Light, Research Vice President Gartner
PPM Practices: A World Gone By
Audrey Apfel, Research Vice President, Gartner
9:35-10:35 General Session
PPM Services & Providers
Michael von Uechtritz, Research Director, Gartner
Matt Light, Research Vice President, Gartner
10:45-12:40Private Boardroom Appointments
10:45-12:40Gartner Analyst One-on-One Meetings
(for Vendors only) (pre-scheduled)
12:40-13:40 Event Luncheon
13:40-15:15 PPM Pavilion
13:40-15:15Gartner Analyst One-on-One Meetings
(for Vendors only) (pre-scheduled)
15:20-16:20 Breakout Sessions
Vendors Only:
PPM Applications: Dataquest Market Outlook
Dan Stang, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Teresa Jones, Sr. Research Analyst
Jim Duggan, research Vice President
IT Executives & Registered Guests:
PPM Maturity: Walking the Walk
Lars Mieritz, Research Vice President, Gartner
Donna Fitzgerald, Research Director, Gartner
16:30-17:40 Private Boardroom Appointments (including peer networking)
17:45-18:45 Breakout Sessions
Towards 2012: The PMO Emergent
Donna Fitzgerald. Research Director, Gartner
Matt Light, Research Vice President Gartner
Application Portfolio Management: Without a Map You Could End Up Anywhere
Jim Duggan, Research Vice President
20:30-21:00 Best of PPM Europe Awards Reception
21:00-23:30 Best of PPM Europe Awards Dinner