Conference Program, Schedule, and Speakers


Place
Hilton Hawaiian Vilage Beach Resort & Spa
205 Kalia Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Mid-Pacific Conference Center -- Coral Ballrooms [MAP]

Dates and Times
Monday, August 25, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Registration starts at 7:30 am
Program 8:30 am to 5:00 pm daily

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SCHEDULE, TOPICS, and SPEAKERS



MONDAY

Opening Commentators and Hosts
Robert F. Hale, Executive Director, American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC)
Thomas J. Stanton, Jr., President, Hawaii Chapter, AGA
Col Bill Sims, President, Aloha Chapter, ASMC

Top 10 Technology Trends
Gordon Bruce, CIO, City & County of Honolulu
Randy Cieslak, CIO, U.S. Pacific Command
Donny C. Shimamoto, Managing Director, IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC

Progress of DOD’s Business Transformation
Roger Scearce, Senior Partner, Vanguard Advisors LLC
Debra Delmar, Managing Partner, Vanguard Advisors LLC

Challenges of Implementing New Technologies
Larry Goode, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
Gordon Bruce, CIO, City & County of Honolulu
Mark Easton, Director, Financial Operations, U.S. Navy
Richard P. "Gus" Gustafson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

Luncheon Keynote
Ernest A. Almonte, Auditor General, State of Rhode Island; Vice Chair, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Tools and Tricks on Using Microsoft Products
Joy L Dakin-Schwalm, Solutions Specialist, Public Sector, Microsoft

New Technologies in the U.S. Air Force
Richard P. "Gus" Gustafson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

Digital Content Management
Young Park, Practice Manager, Intelligent Document Security, IKON Office Solutions

New Technologies in the U.S. Navy
Mark Easton, Director, Financial Operations, U.S. Navy

Implementing Financial Management Solutions
Joshua F. (Josh) Kahn, Solution Architect Senior Director, Global Public Sector, Oracle
Nancy R. Brown, Comptroller Commander, Navy Installations Command



TUESDAY

Emerging Mobile Computing
Kevin Strom, Senior Sales Director, AT&T
Kris Kaluger, Senior Public Account Executive, Absolute Software

Technology’s Role in Shaping the Future of Financial Management
Larry Goode, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
Martin Rajk, Deputy Assistant Commandant for Resources and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Coast Guard

Geospatial Data Systems
Lorna Hu, Chief, Quality Management Branch, Installation Management Command, U.S. Army – Pacific
Greg Fleming, Regional GIS Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

Defense Travel Systems
Elmo Gladden, Director, Air Force Travel Reengineering Program, U.S. Air Force

Luncheon Keynote
Lillie Ann Piosalan, Founder of Piosalan & Associates, LLC

Identity Theft
Steven L. Johnson, Public Sector Partnerships, VISA Inc.
Arnold Laanui, Jr, Special Agent, Computer Crime Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Defense Financial Management Trends
Robert F. Hale, Executive Director, American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC)

Knowledge Management
Raj Verma, Senior Assistant to CKO, U.S. Air Force

Data Mining Tools
William (Bill) J. Kelley, Colonel (ret), founder, DoD Data Mining Division; Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Larry Singer, Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Company; former CIO, State of Georgia

XBRL
John Cherbini, Partner, KPMG LLP
Larry Goode, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP



Post-conference reception Tuesday in exhibit area.