Opening remarks

Chris Zannetos, President and CEO, Courion

Identity & Access Management: A Foundation for Governance, Risk and Compliance

Michael Rasmussen, President, Corporate Integrity

Join Industry Expert Michael Rasmussen, for an informative presentation as he takes an in-depth look at the hot topics of Governance, Risk, and Compliance and Identity & Access Management. He will define GRC and its components, show that IAM is a key foundation of GRC infrastructure, examine the compliance benefits of an effective IAM strategy and discuss the business benefits of an effective compliance strategy.

Demystifying Courion’s Product Direction

Kurt Johnson, Vice President, Corporate Development, Courion

This session will discuss the strategic initiatives shaping Courion’s product direction over the next couple of years. It will explore the major themes driving Courion’s product roadmap and current product release schedule. It will also unveil new innovative solutions Courion plans to introduce to address the expanding Identity and Access Management marketplace. The session will communicate Courion’s plans, thus demystifying the key technological advances Courion is planning for its products including AccountCourier, PasswordCourier, ComplianceCourier, and RoleCourier. Courion welcomes customer feedback and input as it relates to our product plan. This session will set the stage for additional discussions throughout CONVERGE.

Customer Case Study: Goodyear
Back to the Future — A Study in GRC Best Practices

Jim O'Neil, Director, IT Security & Compliance, Goodyear

Tom Mathis, Manager, Global IT Security, Goodyear

Goodyear's GRC framework was clear and effective back when mainframes ruled the world, but subsequent waves of workgroup, network, and peer-to-peer computing were eroding that away. In this session, Goodyear's "Department of Defense" will describe how this retail and manufacturing giant is wrenching back control while accelerating the business — This case study is an experience hardened guide for how to develop and, more importantly, realize a strategic GRC vision that you won't want to miss.

Keynote Presentation

Peter Rees, Executive Producer

Over the last fifteen years Peter Rees has forged a reputation for innovative content, new production models and consistent ratings success.

Between 2000 and 2006 he created, cast, and Executive Produced the award winning science television series MythBusters. MythBusters is the highest rated television program on the Discovery Channel that uses basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors, urban legends and news stories in popular culture. Peter guided the show through seventy episodes, twelve specials and onto screens on every continent and in seven languages. During his time as Executive Producer the series became the number one ad-supported cable program in US prime time among persons 25-54. Over 8 million US viewers watched the MythBusters 2005 Shark Week “Jaws” special on the Discovery Channel, and in Australia the project was one of the top one hundred shows for the year.