1. April 28, 2009
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2. Welcome Program
Dear Delegate 8:30 Registration and breakfast
9:00 Chairman’s opening remarks: Phil Albinus, Editor, WATERS
On behalf of Waters Magazine, I am delighted to welcome you to Waters Power 2009. This year’s
9:10 Keynote Address:
conference examines the evolution of HPC, cloud computing, virtualization and the financial Jeffrey Birnbaum, Chief Technology Architect and Global Head of Architecture and Engineering, MERRILL LYNCH
technology innovations that show you how to pave the way to a state-of-the art data center. 9:40 Plenary Address:
Sinan Baskan, Director of Business Development for Financial Services Industry, SYBASE
Making tomorrow’s solutions today’s priority is the focus of Waters Power 2009. The agenda aims 10.00 Panel Discussion: A silver lining for cloud computing
to deliver effective solutions that you can implement immediately to optimize performance from Moderator: Frank Greco, Independent Analyst
your front office to your data center. It showcases the use of virtualization technology, how to Sinan Baskan, Director of Business Development for Financial Services Industry, SYBASE
Jeffrey Birnbaum, Chief Technology Architect and Global Head of Architecture and Engineering, MERRILL LYNCH
incorporate SOA technology to your metadata repository, and the development of data grids, blade Tsvi Gal, General Partner, EXIGEN CAPITAL PRIVATE EQUITY
server and high density technology. We have brought together many of the leading banks and Geoff Guerdat, High Performance Computing Engineering, MERRILL LYNCH
Victoria Livschitz, Founder and CEO, GRID DYNAMICS
financial firms who have pioneered the use of these innovations within their businesses to present David Warm, Chief Technology Officer, Financial Services, PLATFORM COMPUTING
exclusive case studies on how you can build and maintain a resilient, modern and cost effective
10:50 Morning break and opportunity to visit the exhibition
infrastructure.
STREAM ONE STREAM TWO
Waters Power is designed with you in mind; providing the perfect environment for information- Data Center Evolution The New Dimensions of HPC
sharing and networking with speakers and fellow delegates from across the financial technology
community. 11:20 Chairperson’s opening remarks: 11:20 Chairperson’s opening remarks:
Barry Novick, Global Data Center Manager, BLACK ROCK Andrew Labovitch, Head of IT, CONECTIV ENERGY
Highlights of Waters Power 2009 that you should not miss, include: 11:30 Presentation: Examining the case for remote data centers 11:30 Presentation: Keeping your feet on the ground: Unveiling
Michael Salvador, Associate Director – Data Center and the truth about cloud computing
Computing Infrastructure, CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE Ken Michelini, Associate Partner, CITIHUB
• A Keynote Address by Jeffrey Birnbaum, Chief Technology Architect and Global Head of
12:00 Panel Discussion: Building the 21st century data center 12:00 Panel Discussion: Power Management: Using less and
Architecture and Engineering at Merrill Lynch Moderator: Kevin McPartland, Senior Analyst, TABB GROUP getting more
• A plenary session debating the deployment of cloud computing in the economic downturn Dileep Bhandarkar, GM & Distinguished Engineer for Global Moderator: Phil Albinus, Editor, WATERS
• A presentation by Howard Halberstein addressing blade server and high density technology Foundation Services, MICROSOFT Keith Knuckey, Executive Director, Global Head of Data Center
Phil LoPresti, Independent Analyst & Former North East Data Strategy, UBS
• A case study on how to deal with the practical issues of grid administration Facilities Manager, LEGG MASON Andrew Labovitch, Head of IT, CONECTIV ENERGY
• A series of interactive panel discussions examining data center capacity planning; benefits of Madge Meyer, Executive Vice President of Global Infrastructure Venkat Raju, EVP, Strategy & Advanced Technology,
merging virtualization and grid systems; and what you need to build a 21st century data center Services, STATE STREET CORPORATION ADAPTIVITY, INC
Barry Novick, Global Data Center Manager, BLACK ROCK
• Exclusive networking opportunities during the break, lunch and the cocktail reception John Panzica, VP, Financial Services Practice, SWITCH AND
DATA
If someone needs to contact you during the event, they should call the Waters Power 2009 13:00 Lunch and opportunity to visit the exhibition
registration desk on Tel. 1 212 405 4216. Messages will be posted on the board at the registration 14:00 Presentation: Using a Configuration Management System 14:00 Presentation: Integrating SOA structures into your
desk. If you require assistance during the day, please contact one of the following Waters staff at (CMS) to improve data center management metadata repository
this event: Jeff Rohr, Executive Director, Infrastructure Tools Platform Robert Schork, Team Leader, CITI
Manager, UBS
Porter Sherman, Director, Services & Processes Improvement
Pooja Samani Conference Producer Manager, UBS
Agata Kopacz Conference and Sponsorship Co-ordination 14.30 Panel Discussion: Capacity planning: Accommodating the 14.30 Panel Discussion: Preparing for the next phase in grid
Vikash Magdani Sponsorship & Exhibition Sales expected and unexpected computing: What it takes to build the perfect data grid
Moderator: Emily Fraser, News Editor, WATERS Moderator: Raman Kannan, CTO, ROSENBLATT SECURITIES
Thomas M Brander, Vice President, Data Center Workstream, Tsvi Gal, General Partner, EXIGEN CAPITAL PRIVATE EQUITY
Finally, I would like to say thank you to all of our speakers and sponsors for their support in the LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDING, INC Geoff Guerdat, High Performance Computing Engineering,
development of this event. Please take the time to visit our sponsors at their exhibition stands Keith Knuckey, Executive Director, Global Head of Data Center MERRILL LYNCH
Strategy, UBS Ravi Manchi, President, WESTWATER CORPORATION
during the breaks. Venkat Raju, EVP, Strategy & Advanced Technology,
ADAPTIVITY, INC
I hope you enjoy the conference and I look forward to meeting you during the day! Michael Salvador, Associate Director – Data Center and
Computing Infrastructure, CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
With best wishes 15.20 Afternoon break and opportunity to visit the exhibition
15:50 Presentation: Bleeding-edge data center solutions: 15:50 Presentation: Nuts and Bolts: Practical issues in grid
Blade servers and high density computing administration
Howard Halberstein, Vice President Sales & Trading UNIX, Peter Harrington, Director, NATIXIS
DEUTSCHE BANK
16:20 Panel Discussion: Virtual reality: Optimizing storage, application and network virtualization
Moderator: Howard Halberstein, Vice President Sales & Trading UNIX, DEUTSCHE BANK
Ryan Bagnulo, Independent Consultant and former Head of Architecture and Innovation, WACHOVIA
Geoff Guerdat, High Performance Computing Engineering, MERRILL LYNCH
Pooja Samani Joe Kennedy, Vice President of Architecture User-Experience Performance Measurement, STATE STREET CORPORATION
Conference Producer 17:10 Chairman’s closing remarks: Phil Albinus, Editor, WATERS
Risk Management, Capital Markets & Financial IT
17:20 Cocktail reception
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