{"id":44450,"date":"2011-03-29T21:00:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp-new.vmenginelab.com\/2011\/03\/29\/cloud-closed-day-eurocloud-at-the-cloud-forum-2011\/"},"modified":"2011-03-29T21:00:18","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T19:00:18","slug":"cloud-closed-day-eurocloud-at-the-cloud-forum-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temp-new.vmenginelab.com\/en\/2011\/03\/29\/cloud-closed-day-eurocloud-at-the-cloud-forum-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Closed Day: EuroCloud at the Cloud Forum 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Innovation Group<\/a> organized the Cloud Forum 2011 at the Westin Palace Hotel, located at Piazza della Repubblica 20 in Milan, on March 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event featured a packed agenda full of content and prominent speakers, as well as an exhibition area showcasing the leading vendors in Italy\u2019s cloud ecosystem: <\/p>\n

AGENDA<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Plenary Session 1: What Is the Cloud, Really, and Why Will It Transform Business and the ICT Industry?
\n<\/strong>Co-chaired by: <\/em>Ezio Viola<\/em><\/strong>, Co-Founder & General Manager, The Innovation Group, and <\/em>Roberto Masiero<\/em><\/strong>, Co-Founder & Managing Director, The Innovation Group <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nThe Cloud Economy: Why It Will Change Your Life and Why You Need to Be Prepared Now
\n<\/strong>Roberto Masiero<\/em><\/strong>, Co-Founder & Managing Director, The Innovation Group<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n

\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Cloud Services Set the Standard for Business Transformation
\n<\/strong>Euan Davis<\/em><\/strong>, Director, HfS Research<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n

\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		IT Transformation at Eni: From Energy Savings to Cloud Computing
\n<\/strong>Gianluigi Castelli<\/strong>, Executive Vice President of Information & Communication Technologies, ENI SpA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nIBM Cloud Computing: The Current Reality and Future Prospects
\n<\/strong>Daniele Berardi<\/em><\/strong>, Vice President of Global Technology Services, IBM Italy<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Next-Generation Telecommunications: An Enabling Factor for the Cloud<\/strong>
\nStefano Pileri<\/em><\/strong>, CEO, Italtel<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nOracle’s Strategy for Enterprise Cloud Computing
\n<\/strong>Sergio Rossi<\/em><\/strong>, CEO, Oracle<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Cloud and the Future of Business: From Cost to Innovation
\n<\/strong>Giuseppe Gorla<\/strong><\/em>, IT Strategy, Infrastructure & Security, IGEM Lead, Accenture
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\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Keynote Speaker
\n<\/strong>Francesco Pizzetti<\/em><\/strong>, <\/strong>President, Italian Data Protection Authority<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Plenary Session 2: Enterprise Cloud: How Should Companies Develop a Strategy for Transitioning to the Cloud?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Panel 1: Infrastructure, Platforms, Software, and Services: Visions, Strategies, and Operating Models
\n<\/strong>Chaired by: <\/em>Roberto Masiero<\/em><\/strong>, Co-Founder & Managing Director, The Innovation Group
\n<\/em>Panelists:
\n<\/strong>Mauro Bonfanti<\/em><\/strong>, Strategic Alliance Director, EMC Italy<\/em>
\nLorenzo Pozza<\/em><\/strong>, Head of Managed Operations, Engineering
\n<\/em> Luca Giuratrabocchetta<\/em><\/strong>, Country Manager, Google Enterprise
\n<\/em> Dario Pardi<\/em><\/strong>, Vice President for Benelux and the Southern Region, Hitachi Data Systems
\n<\/em>Antonio Baldassarra<\/em><\/strong>, Founder and CEO, Seeweb
\n<\/em> Luca Zerminiani<\/em><\/strong>, Director of Systems Engineering, VMware Italy<\/em> <\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Panel 2: Banks, Large Companies, and Organizations in the Cloud Era
\n<\/strong>Chaired by: <\/em>Ezio Viola<\/em><\/strong>, Co-Founder & General Manager, The Innovation Group
\nPanelists:<\/strong><\/span><\/em> Gianluigi Castelli<\/em><\/strong>, Executive Vice President of Information & Communication Technologies, ENI SpA
\n<\/em> Giovanni Rando Mazzarino<\/em><\/strong>, Chief Technology Officer, Lottomatica<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nAfternoon Parallel Sessions<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Breakout Session 3A: The Cloud in the Industrial and Service Sectors: How to Turn ICT into a Variable-Cost Service Through the Use of Cloud Services<\/strong><\/td>\nBreakout Session 3B: The Cloud in Large Organizations: Key Opportunities for Adoption in Select Vertical Sectors (Banks, Public Administration, Utilities)<\/strong><\/td>\nBreakout Session 3C: Cloud Computing as an Opportunity for Innovation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chaired by: <\/em>Ezio Viola<\/em><\/strong>, Co-Founder & General Manager, The Innovation Group, and <\/em>Paolo Gila<\/em><\/strong>, IFIIT Research Supervisor
\n<\/em>“The Cloud and Its Applications”
\n<\/strong>Massimo Mentrasti<\/em><\/strong>, Senior Executive, Head of Advanced Systems & Technologies at IGEM, Accenture
\n<\/em>“The Benefits of the Cloud for Retail: The Preca Brummel Case Study”
\n<\/strong>Giuseppe Mognetti<\/strong><\/em>, CIO, Preca Brummel
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“Docebo Srl: From Housing to Hosting, From Hosting to the Cloud”<\/strong>
\nClaudio Erba, CEO of Docebo, and <\/em>Antonio Baldassarra<\/em><\/strong>, Founder and Director, Seeweb
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“How to Get Ready and Take Advantage of the Cloud, Starting Now”
\nMatteo Marini<\/em><\/strong>, Senior Systems Engineer, VMware Italy
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“Accelerate Cloud Adoption: A Brief Overview of the Market and EMC’s Solution Strategy”<\/strong>
\nPaolo Paravento<\/strong>, Strategic Alliance Manager, EMC
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“The direct link to retail locations goes through the ‘clouds’ of cloud computing. The Bottega Veneta Case (Gucci Group)”
\n<\/strong>Giorgio Betti<\/strong><\/em>, Sales & Marketing Manager, aKite<\/em><\/td>\n

Chaired by: <\/em>Roberto Masiero<\/em><\/strong>, Co-Founder & Managing Director, The Innovation Group, and <\/em>Rosario Piazzese<\/em><\/strong>, Partner, The Innovation Group
\n<\/em>“Strategy for Implementing a Private Cloud and ‘Roadmap to Cloud’: Presentation of an International Case Study on Adoption in the Banking Sector”
\n<\/strong>Giustino Longo<\/strong><\/em>, Senior Director, Oracle Consulting Southwestern Europe<\/em>“Innovating Telecommunications and Public Authorities through Hybrid Clouds”
\n<\/strong> Claudio Chiarenza<\/em><\/strong>, General Manager, Chief Strategy & Innovation, Italtel<\/em><\/p>\n

“Giving Customers Control Over the Cloud”
\n<\/strong>Pier Paolo Lanati<\/em><\/strong>, Country Manager for Italy, Ipanema Technologies, and <\/em>Veronica Galbiati<\/em><\/strong>, Partners Channel Manager, Ipanema Technologies
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“Does being in the cloud mean you’re safe?”
\n<\/strong>Luca Collacciani<\/em><\/strong>, Major Account Executive, Akamai
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Chaired by: Giorgio De Michelis, Full Professor, University of Milan-Bicocca, and Founder and CEO of ITSME; and Francesco Sacco, Managing Director, EntER Research Center, Bocconi University
\n<\/em>“The Cloud for Development and Innovation in Local Communities”
\nMassimiliano Belardi<\/em><\/strong> , Systems and Technology Group, IBM Italy<\/em>“Cloud Roadmap: Preparing for Success”
\n<\/strong> Furio Coltri<\/strong><\/em>,<\/strong> Head of Cloud Computing, Engineering, and <\/strong><\/em> Alessandra Mazzucco<\/strong><\/em> Sales Manager, Discrete & Process Sector, Industry, Services, and Transportation Division, Engineering
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“Local Government Moves to the Cloud: A Solution for Municipal Urban Maintenance Management”
\n<\/strong>Alberto Muritano,<\/em><\/strong> CEO, Posytron Engineering
\n<\/em>ePart<\/p>\n

“How the Cloud Can Foster Innovation in Customer Service Offerings: Some International Case Studies”
\n<\/strong>Stefano Dettori<\/strong>, Director, Everest Group<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

EuroCloud Italia – Cloud Closed Day<\/h3>\n

EuroCloud Italia<\/strong> participated in an innovative way to ensure the event\u2019s continuity and to revisit its content following the conclusion of the official sessions, and organized a debriefing roundtable<\/strong> in the Sala delle Colonne at the Westin Palace.
\n\u201cOne of EuroCloud Italia\u2019s key objectives is to serve as an interpreter and synthesizer of the content from the most important cloud conferences, ensuring that these events do not end with the chairpersons\u2019 closing remarks.\u201d<\/em> This is how President Francesco Mondora commented during the opening of the roundtable, at which Italian representatives from both major players and emerging companies in cloud computing sat side by side:<\/p>\n