DCI - Central Texas

CONFERENCE AGENDA

7:00 am - 9:00 am

Registration

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 8:35 am

Welcome

8:35 am - 10:00 am

WHAT IS DCI: Competition, Resources, and the Road Forward

Alex Cavalli
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DCI

John Dickson
PRINCIPAL
DENIM GROUP

Eliza Evans
PROGRAM MANGER FOR RESEARCH
IC2 INSTITUTE

10:00 am - 10:50 am

PRESENTATION:
Digital Convergence -
What the Future Holds

David Smith
VICE PRESIDENT
TECHNOLOGY FUTURES

10:50 am - 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am - 12:00pm

PANEL: The Future - Markets - Funding - Community

Carlos Kokron
DIRECTOR
INTEL CAPITAL - SOUTHWEST

Paul Thurk
VENTURE ASSOCIATE
ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS

Terry Branson
PRESIDENT
M3 DESIGN

David Marquez
DIRECTOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS, BEXAR COUNTY

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Bill Curtis
DIRECTOR
CTO ARCHITECTURES
DELL

1:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Break

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

PANEL: Digital Convergence in Enterprise Companies

Dan Shine
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
MICROPROCESSOR SOLUTION SECTOR
AMD

Joseph Pianelli, Sr.
DIRECTOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
RADIOSHACK

Andrew W. Donoho
WEB THEORIST
IBM-EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

Jared P. Benson
VICE PRESIDENT NETWORK SERVICES
GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Jim Clardy
TECHNICAL STRATEGIST
DIGITAL HOME ARCHITECTURES
OFFICE OF THE CTO
DELL

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

PANEL: Digital Convergence in Academia

Ben Kelley
DEAN
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Dr. Darrell Fields
DEAN
DEVRY UNIVERSITY IN AUSTIN

Dr. Harold Timboe
MAJOR GENERAL
US ARMY, RETIRED
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION AND INITIATIVES
UTHSCSA

Elizabeth Keating
DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Lt. Col. David Gilbertson
TOTAL ARMY SYSTEMS MANAGER
ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER & SCHOOL

Michael Bettersworth
ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT, TSTC

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm

PANEL: Digital Convergence in Emerging Companies

Steve Brothers
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
WATERSHED5STUDIOS

Pete Collins
CIO
CITY OF AUSTIN

Billy Cain
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
CRITICAL MASS INTERACTIVE

Philip Nelson
VICE PRESIDENT OF VIDEO SALES AND MARKETING
NEWTEK

Brad Hale
DIRECT OF PRODUCT MARKETING
PORTABLE SOC GROUP

Rex Whitaker
PARTNER
NAMAN, HOWELL, SMITH AND LEE

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Conference Wrap Up and Next Steps

5:45 pm - 7:00 pm

Evening Reception

GOLD SPONSORS:

Adolos Strategic
Armida Technologies
IC2
Salsa.Net
Technology Futures, Inc.

SILVER SPONSORS:

Tate Austin
Weinkrantz & Company

BRONZE SPONSORS:

ContractTech
Lithoprint
New Century Graphics
Seguin
Waco

Join DCI and SXSW for a convergence networking session with complementary beverages and other refreshments at the 5:30pm Networking Reception (map will be provided in Seminar materials).

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