Business Transformation Conference in DC May 22-24

Premiere Business Transformation Conference Features Leaders Talking to Leaders; More than 50 Leadership Sessions Featured and Nearly 300 Delegates Expected

Transformation and Innovation 2006

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 9, 2006– Delivering Enterprise-Level Capabilities that Align to Warfighter Needs. The Future of Software. Let Your Architecture Drive Your Organizational and Technological Changes. Building SOA in Cost-Constrained Environments.

These are just some of the topics that will be covered at the industry leading transformation conference, TRANSFORMATION & INNOVATION 2006, taking place from May 22-24, 2006 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel.

The event provides one of the first looks at the Department of Defense (DoD’s) Business Transformation Agency (BTA) — involving one of the world’s most comprehensive transformation initiatives. Presenters include the agency’s top leadership with Thomas Modly, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Financial Management, and Mr. David Fisher, Director of Transformation Planning and Performance.

Other keynotes include some the of most respected experts on re-engineering and business transformation:

– Edward G Lewis: leading authority on enterprise transformation; first CIO in the U.S. Federal Government; led government-wide IT plans, policies, standards, and procedures; today an internationally recognized lecturer and university professor.

– Paul Strassmann: named by CIO Magazine among the 12 Most Influential CIOs of the 1990s; recipient of Excellence Award for Business Engineering and the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service; one of the most prolific and influential leaders on business productivity and IT innovation.

– Dennis Wisnosky: named by Fortune Magazine as “One of the Five Heroes of Manufacturing” and the author of 7 books; recognition for his pioneering work in business engineering includes testimony before the U.S. House and Senate, CSU’s Medallion of Distinction lifetime achievement award and the USAF Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

The program blends over 50 case study and thought leadership sessions that cover a range of topics from Delivering a Service-Oriented Enterprise to The Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Migrating to Open Source to Business Process Optimization and BPM Best Practices.

Transformation and Innovation 2006 present a “who’s who” of the most innovative and influential practitioners and thought leaders, and is designed for Chief Architects and CIOs, Business Process Owners, Operations Managers, Enterprise Architects, Business Analysts, IT strategists, and Business Consultants.

For all other information visit http://www.transformationandinnovation.com

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