Day 1 - Session 1

Conference Chair: David Meade

09.15 – 10.00 Registration

10.00 – 10.15 Welcome/Objectives for ConferenceSpeaker: Barry Lowry (IT Assist)

10.15 – 10.45 Keynote Address – Where the NICS goes Next

Speaker: Bruce Robinson(Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service)

10.45 – 11.15 Tea/Coffee

11.15 – 12.15 Blundering around the Internet:Politics and the PC in Northern IrelandSpeaker: Malachi O’Doherty(Broadcaster/Writer)

12.15 – 12.45 Rise of the Conversation Society

Next steps in the relationship with citizensSpeaker: Menno van Doorn

(Sogeti) 12.45 – 14.00 Lunch

Day 1 - Session 2

Conference Chair: David Meade

14.00 – 15.00 The BI(g) Discrepancy; Too Much Technology and Not Enough Intelligence

Speaker: James Richardson (Gartner)

15.00 – 15.30 Tea/Coffee

15.30 – 15.55 Shared Services 2.0 – Where Next?Speaker: Paul Wickens (Director – NICS Shared Services

Organisation) 15.55 – 16.25 Helping IT Thrive in an Economic Crisis

Speaker: Ed Brown (Momentum)

16.25 – 16.55 Transformation through elite performanceSpeaker: Leon Taylor (Olympic Silver

Medalist)

16.55 – 17.10 The importance of the Enterprise in maintaining business stability

A short video presentation 19.30 Pre Dinner Reception

20.00 Dinner

Day 2 - Session 3

Conference Chair: David Meade

09.30 – 10.15 Leading Change in Complex OrganisationsSpeaker: Dr Joe McDonagh(Trinity College, Dublin)

10.15 – 11.00 BESTSpeaker: Richard Billingham(Birmingham City Council)

11.00 – 11.30 Tea/Coffee

11.30 – 11.55 The Challenge of Professionalising the NICSSpeaker: Derek Baker (Corporate HR Director, DFP)

11.55 – 12.55 Supplier Technology Briefings:

1. Work Anywhere - Optimising the Benefitsof Flexible Working (BT)

2. Data Centre and Cloud Computing (CISCO)

3. Project Vision: Effective Programme/Project/Performance Management (Cora

Systems)

12.55 – 13.55 Lunch

Day 2 - Session 4

Conference Chair: David Meade

13.55 – 14.30 Government 2.0: Fad or Future?Speaker: Paul Johnston (CISCO)

14.30 – 15.30 Supplier Technology Briefings:

4. GPG13: What you need to know (Ca)

5. The Next Web (Microsoft)

6. Leadership from below: Public Sector,Civil Servants and the Internet Age (Oracle)

15.30 – 15.45 Round UpSpeaker: David Meade (Mindful Corporate Entertainment)/Barry Lowry (IT Assist)

15.45 – 16.10 Coffee/Tea