NEW YORK, NY, Sep 09, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The Institute for International Research today announces that The IT & Business Alignment Forum 2008 ( www.iirusa.com/evolve) will bring together three of its conferences -- Enterprise Architectures Conference, Business Process Management Conference and The Enterprise Web, Portals & Collaborative Technologies Conference -- to the Red Rock Hotel in Las Vegas November 10-13, 2008. The spirit of collaboration and combined brain power will be alive during The IT & Business Alignment Forum as attendees hear from the foremost experts in each industry, view the latest in technology advancements and evolve their knowledge-base.

-- Enterprise Architectures Conference: a strategic forum for IT and business leaders responsible for driving their organizations processes, information systems, personnel and organizational sub-units, to align with their core goals and strategic direction. EAC is chaired by George S. Paras, Managing Director, Eadirections.

-- Business Process Management Conference: learn how to seamlessly manage and govern processes as enterprise assets, run process improvement projects and implement new process technologies. BPM is chaired by Roger Burlton, Founder, Process Renewal Group.

-- Enterprise Web, Portals & Collaborative Technologies Conference: serving the community that is using, building, leveraging, and driving portal and collaborative web technology. Enterprise Web is chaired by Zach Wahl Knowledge Management Practice Leader, Project Performance Corporation.
 

-- Robert Kriegel, Ph.D., Change Management Expert and Author of the national bestsellers: If It Ain't Broke...BREAK IT! & Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers.

-- Jerry Luftman, Distinguished Service Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology School of Management/Executive Director Graduate Information Systems programs

-- Tony Byrne, Founder, CMS Watch

-- Rob Koplowitz, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

-- Geary Rummler, Internationally Recognized BPM Thought Leader, Co-Author, Improving Performance; How to Manage the White Space on The Organization Chart

-- Cindy Tierny, CIO, Beazer Homes

-- Rich Phillips, President, Maritz Loyalty
 

-- Comprehensive Speaker List is available here: http://www.iirusa.com/eac/full-speaker-list.xml

-- Agenda At A Glance is available here: http://www.iirusa.com/evolvetheenterprise/at-a-glance.xml

-- Key Issues Facing IT: Annual SIM Study 2008 Results Revealed

-- Book Signing with Dr. Robert Kriegel

-- Aligning IT & Business: The Analyst Perspective -- World class analysts come together to share insights into emerging issues related to alignment of IT & Business. Panelists include: David Mitchell, Senior Vice President, IT, Ovum; Rob Koplowitz, Principal Analyst, Forester Research; Tony Byrne, Founder, CMS Watch. Moderated by: Chuck Williams, former CTO of Pfizer and CIO of Georgia Pacific

-- Aligning IT & Business: The C-Suite Perspective -- Jeffrey Hayzlett, CMO & SVP Business Development, Kodak; George Rimnac, CIO, WW Grainger; Rich Phillips, President, Maritz Loyalty; Sandra Hoffman, COO, Turknett, Leadership Group & Board of Directors, TechBridge & Cindy Tierny, CIO, Beazer Homes. Moderated by: Jack Bergstrand, CEO of Brand Velocity, Inc. and Former VP, Business Systems, The Coca-Cola Company

-- Roundtable discussions. Networking dinners and more.
 

For more information visit our website www.iirusa.com/evolve or to register contact IIR at 1.888.670.8200, or email register@iirusa.com

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