"Change has always been a reality for IT departments, but the world we live in is getting ever more complex, with industries, markets and economies experiencing rapid and often turbulent change. Predicting the future environment in which your business will need to operate gets harder all the time.

This creates new challenges that leaders across all types of enterprises must face if they are to remain successful, and IT will be at the heart of solving these challenges. Data is being captured today as never before. It reveals everything from large and systemic patterns—of global markets, workflows, national infrastructures and natural systems—to the location, temperature, security and condition of every item in a global supply chain. How do we enable and manage this data, where do we store it so that we can make it instantly available to any application.  How do we leverage this data, intelligently, to enable businesses to navigate the increasingly chaotic world in which we live?"

115th Plenary Agenda

Wednesday 9 November 2011
09:00	EDIFICE Intro by Boudewijn Janssen of Amkor, the EDIFICE Chairman
09:45	Welcome and Keynote "Smarter Business" by Iain Devine, Director Smarter Commerce
10:30	Coffee Break
11:00	How the ICC can help you in Today’s trading environment by Stephen Pattison
11:45	Online Commerce - the IBM Journey by Deanna Stark, Manager of Online Commerce, IBM UK & Ireland
12:30	Lunch Break
13:30	Business Controls in Supply Chain by Christiaan van der Valk, CEO at Trustweaver
14:15	Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Optimisation- Why Integrated Risk Management is now on the strategic agenda by John Miller, GBS Supply Chain Associate Partner, IBM
15:00	Coffee Break
15:30	RosettaNet Update & Deployment Statistics by Hussam El-Leithy, Global Standards Director at Rosettanet
16:15	New Member Presentation: Kuehne+Nagel
16:30	EDIFICE Task Group Updates by the TG's Chairman    - B2B Process Adoption by Dane Manes, GXS    - Billing Task Group by Tony Nisbett, IBM    - Distribution Channel Management by Juergen Linkens, Freescale
17:15	End of Plenary Day-1
20:00	115th Plenary Dinner sponsored by IBM
Thursday 10 November 2011
09:00	Managing Data and Risk Across Your Extended Enterprise by Nick Parnaby, VP Supply Chain and B2B Community Management at GXS
09:45	Rethink IT. Reinvent business - IBM SmartCloud by Simon Baker, IBM Cloud Leader Software Group
10:30	Coffee Break
11:00	Panel Discussion around the Plenary Theme
12:30	Admin session    - Approval minutes 114th Plenary+ matters arising    - Finance: 2012 Budget proposal    - EDIFICE Organisation Update
13:00	Lunch & end of 115th Plenary