This spring the Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise Conference will allow entrepreneurs and professionals to share valuable insights and ideas with others in the Philadelphia Region. The conference will host world-class speakers who will cover a broad range of Information Technology-related topics.
The annual Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise Conference, sponsored by Chariot Solutions, will attract software developers and IT executives alike by hosting an array of talks and sessions that focuses on technology and its applications in the business world.
With Philadelphia as the base for this annual regional conference, Tracey Welson-Rossman, Founder and Chair of Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise Conference, explains that they created a “go-to East Coast conference center in Philly which highlights our community and also brings world renowned speakers to our area.” From March 26 -27, 2009, the Marriott West (1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA) will draw an audience from far and wide to showcase Philadelphia’s IT community and talent.
The conference will focus on a wide range of application frameworks, including Spring and Ruby on Rails, as well as integration/SOA, Cloud Computing, Web Applications, Rich Internet Application and GSI e-commerce platform.
Chariot Solutions will also address issues faced by IT professionals, by offering sessions such as ‘Consumerization of IT: Meeting the Expectations of a New Enterprise Worker’ and a panel discussion ‘Prepare for Success – Addressing (and Conquering) the New Economic Realities Facing Emerging Technology and Life Sciences.’ “We continue to bring what’s new and working to our audience, management side and technical side,” explains Welson-Rossman.
One of the highlights of the event will be keynote speaker Jascha Franklin, co-founder and chief technology officer of Blue State Digital, the company that formulated the web and media campaign for President Barak Obama. In his address, he will illustrate tools and techniques used in the Obama Online Campaign and their applications to organizations and businesses. “This cuts across different job functions and highlights how social media is becoming very important. We will be focusing on this from the business aspect and technical aspect,” Welson-Rossman says.
Additional keynote speakers include Michael Tiemann, Vice President of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat, who will expound on business strategies based on productive friction and dynamic specialization as well as explain how IT is the most critical factor in competitive sustainability. Andy Hunt, co-founder of the Pragmatic Programmers, an agile publishing and training company, will also deliver the keynote address on ‘Refactoring Your Wetware,’ teaching audiences how to think differently about thinking.
With attendees hailing from around the globe, the conference has created a reputation within the IT community. “The conference’s reputation in the speaking community has grown tremendously and we are able to attract world-class,” says Welson-Rossman. “The event is receiving more recognition and it is something to be proud of. We’ve reached our tipping point, with people coming in from Europe, Canada and Australia. It speaks volumes of what we have created in the last four years,” Welson-Rossman added.
To cater to tough economic times, the conference is priced affordably for all sectors of the economy. “We keep the costs as low as we can, it’s important during this economic downturn. So there is no hesitation for attendees, even if training budgets are slashed.” Welson-Rossman says. However there is no compromise for quality. Being an independent conference that is marketing-free, attendees can expect to take away invaluable insights in open sourcing as well as network with the best in their field.
To register for the conference and for more information, visit www.phillyemergingtech.com.
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