Agenda
07:30 ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
08:30 OPENING & WELCOME: Conference Chair
Ivo Vegter, freelance journalist
08:35 Energy crisis - what crisis?
Barry Bredenkamp, CEO , Central Energy Fund
This presentation will cover the short-and-medium activities that can be implemented to overcome the so-called 'energy crisis' in South Africa
09:15 The green CIO and connected real estate
Laurent Leclercq, Group CIO, Dimension Data
While the key objectives of any executive would be the IT challenges of cost, risk, complexity, and productivity, the business agenda is now extended to contend with green responsibility. In this session, we will explore some goals and objectives in the light of future scenarios that, when taken early, would align IT to business in the challenging years ahead.
09:55 TEA BREAK & NETWORKING
10:15 Eco innovation; good for your business, good for our planet
Tim Knowles, CEO, StorTech
This presentation takes a look at innovative technologies spanning from the desktop to the datacenter and provides insight into saving not only energy, but delivering overall improved eco responsibility and efficiencies in your business today.
10:55 Enterprise carbon management; cutting through the chaff
Peter Klein, vice president EMEA, Supply Chain Consulting
This session will take the audience through a carbon reduction strategy using technology as an enabler. It will enable business to start thinking about tackling carbon reduction at an enterprise level and gives pointers on what to do whilst embarking upon this journey.
11:35 CIO PANEL: What is a “green IT strategy” and where’s the pay-off?
12:15 LUNCH & NETWORKING
13:05 e-Waste in Southern Afrca; the good, the bad and how to get it right
Keith Anderson, ITA president and COO of Axiz
Electronic and electrical waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world, with an estimated 17 to 20kg generated per person, and South Africa and Africa is becoming the dumping ground for many companies. This presentation will provide each delegate with immediate and practical steps to start addressing the problem e-waste problem in a sustainable way.
13:45 Where to start with a "green IT" methodology
Sheldon Hand, storage specialist, Symantec
The session will provide delegates with a practical guideline on where to start with a "green IT" methodology and the various technology approaches available to them. It will also explore emerging technologies such as de-duplication, N+1 clustering, server virtualisation and storage tiering as key enablers.
14:25 INDUSTRY PANEL: How green should vendors be?
IBM, Sun, Dell, Stortech, Symantec
15:15 TEA BREAK & NETWORKING
15:35 Green IT; beyond the data-centre
Andrew Skinner, manager, green IT, Accenture
Green IT needs to address all facets of the IT organisation and look for improvements to reduce the overall environment impact of doing business. This session will provide an overview of the potential business case supporting Green IT, as well as case studies of typical organisations and the challenges they are facing.
16:15 The future of “greening” in IT
Marcus Albers, environmental programme manager, Dell
In this session, Albers will talk about the importance of moving “green IT” forward, joint efforts on “green” projects within the IT industry, and upcoming new legislation that will push the industry even further. He will address how customers can influence the IT industry to become “greener” and how social and environmental requirements are applied in the supply chain.
16:55 CONFERENCE CLOSING