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3D technologies present incredible potential for enterprises that need to
reinvent themselves at a time where the world is flattening, connectivity is
increasing, economic markets are contracting and the need for change is
pressing. At this conference we are seeking to move beyond the potential
that 3D could bring to the enterprise to the practical
solutions that we have already seen added value. Key elements:
Analyze, Leverage, Teach, Learn, Design, Explore, Improve, Connect, Extend and
Convince.
Monday, April 20, 2009
| 7:30 am 9:00 am |
Registration and Networking |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am |
ANALYZE: Trends Driving The Adoption Of 3D Technologies By
Enterprise
Engage with a panel of thought leaders who will ANALYZE and
explain the trends that are driving the adoption and application of
3D technologies by enterprise. A discussion on the technology
evolution for the coming year, key elements to be discussed on this
panel include: typical applications being utilized in the
Training/Learning and Collaboration/Virtual Events arena, which
industries seem to be leading the charge here and which industries
are lagging behind.
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Tony O'Driscoll, Professor
of the Practice at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
(interviewer)
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Erica Driver, Co-Founder and
Principal, ThinkBalm
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Eilif Trondsen, Research and
Program Director, Virtual Worlds @ Work
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Robert Cohen, Economist and
Technology Analyst, Athena Alliance
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Steve Prentice,
VP and Gartner Fellow, Gartner, Inc.
- Anders Gronstedt,
Ph.D., President, Gronstedt Group |
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10:00 - 10:30 am |
Networking Break and Demos |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm |
LEVERAGE: How BP Is Strategically Leveraging 3D Technologies
A Keynote Interview with
Joe Little,
Chief Technology Office,
BP Group
Hear from Joe Little how BP has chosen to LEVERAGE Virtual Worlds as
the game changing technology for their enterprise in 2009. Joe will discuss how the decision to
focus on Virtual Worlds came about, what business issues are being
addressed via the technology, what challenges he has faced in
implementing solutions and what results he has seen from early pilots.
Joe will be interviewed by 3D TLC conference chair
Tony O'Driscoll, Professor
of the Practice at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
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| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm |
TEACH: Applying 3D To More Effectively And Efficiently TEACH
Courses
Engage with a panel of pioneering educators on how they are
using 3D technologies to more effectively and efficiently TEACH
their courses. The discussion will discuss students’ experiences in
engaging in 3D avatar mediated instruction; evidence, empirical and
anecdotal, will be shared on effectiveness and/or efficiency of
teaching courses via this medium; lessons learned in teaching via
this medium that other educators should know.
- Karl Kapp, Assistant Director,
Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University
(interviewer)
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Dick Riedl,
Ph.D., Chairman, Leadership and
Educational Studies Department, Appalachian State University
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Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins,
Director of Emerging Technologies, Kelley Executive Partners at Indiana
University
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Christopher Keesey, Project
Manager, Ohio University
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Mitzi M. Montoya, Ph.D., Zelnak Professor of Marketing Innovation, North
Carolina State University
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| 2:00 - 2:30 pm |
Networking Break and Demos |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm |
LEARN:
Applying 3D To Help People LEARN Complex Concepts And Procedures
This session will demonstrate how 3D technologies have been
applied to help people LEARN complex concepts and procedures in a
more effective, immersive and engaging way. Participants will
discuss particular learning needs that led them to the application
of 3D technologies.
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Carol Rozwell, Vice President and
Distinguished Analyst, Gartner, Inc.
(interviewer)
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Michael L. Pack, Director, CATT
Laboratory, University of Maryland
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Margaret Regan, President and CEO,
The FutureWork Institute
- Ken Hudson, Managing
Director, Virtual World Design Centre • Loyalist College
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Debra Dalmand, Americas
Director of Learning Operations, Ernst & Young LLP
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| 3:30 - 4:00 pm |
Networking Break and Demos |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
DESIGN:
The Do’s And Don’t's Of Designing 3D Training And Learning
Experiences
A group of world-class experts are to share the do’s and don’t's
of the DESIGN of compelling and effective 3D Training and Learning
applications. Key points to be discussed include: biggest mistakes
first-timers make when they launch themselves headlong into
designing immersive learning environments; whether it helps or hurts
to design learning experiences in the virtual context if you have
experience in instructional design; the biggest barriers to
designing compelling and “sticky” immersive learning experiences and
the top lessons learned in designing and implementing immersive
learning experiences.
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Steve Mahaley, Director of Learning
Technology, Duke Corporate Education
(interviewer)
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Caroline Avey, Learning Strategist,
ACS Learning Services
- Boris Kizelshteyn,
Chief Executive Officer, Popcha!
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Ed Heinbockel, Founder and
President, Visual Purple LLC
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Randy Hinrichs, Chief Executive Officer, 2b3d
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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8:00 am 9:00 am |
Registration and Networking |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am |
EXPLORE: The Enterprise Applications Emerging Over The Next
Two Years
The Virtual World Roadmap team will EXPLORE the enterprise
applications they see emerging over the next two years and the
technology features that will enable them. Topics
to be discussed include: key applications seen emerging in
Education/e-Learning/Training; key technological functionality that
must emerge for learning; key technological functionality that must
emerge for Connecting; and other applications should we take note of
(Visualization, Design, Customer Facing).
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Koreen Olbrish, CEO, Tandem Learning (interviewer)
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Eilif Trondsen, Research and
Program Director, Virtual Worlds @ Work
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John Hengeveld, Senior Business
Strategist, Intel Corporation
- Sibley Verbeck, Chief
Executive Officer, Electric Sheep Company
- Ian Hughes, Managing
Director, Feeding Edge Ltd
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
Networking Break and Demos |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm |
Keynote Panel
IMPROVE: Applying 3D To IMPROVE Operational Effectiveness And
Efficiency
We engage with a panel of enterprise executives
who, today, lead the charge in the application of 3D technologies to
drive a sustainable competitive advantage for their organizations.
Join us for this special group keynote conducted by interviewer
Erica Driver, Co-Founder and
Principal, ThinkBalm.
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Jennifer M. Swayze, Project Manager, Global Recruiting, Johnson &
Johnson
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Kevyn Renner, Senior
Technology Consultant, Chevron Global Manufacturing
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Denis Browne, Senior Vice
President, SAP
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Robin Williiams, Project Coordinator, Sun Microsystems
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| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm |
CONNECT:
Creating Engaging Collaborative Environments Where People Connect
Enterprise facilitators will share how they are using 3D
technologies to better CONNECT employees and stakeholders via
virtual events and 3D communities. Key takeaways from this session
include: particular collaboration needs that led to the application
of 3D technologies and why the panelists chose not to just use a
platform such as Webex or Centra to achieve these ends. Panelists
will comment on their experience in engaging in 3D avatar mediated
instruction.
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Sam Driver, Co-Founder and Principal,
ThinkBalm
(interviewer)
- Joanne Martin,
President, IBM Academy of Technology, IBM
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Robert Bloomfield, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Metanomics
- Claire Markle, Manager, Learning and
Development, Cisco Systems
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Jaque Davison, Davison Associates
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| 2:00 - 2:30 pm |
Networking Break and Demos |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm |
EXTEND: Applying 3D Technologies To EXTEND Enterprise Range
And Reach
A group of world-class experts will share their wisdom on how to
create engaging and supportive Virtual Collaborative environments.
Attendees will learn: the biggest mistakes first-timers make when
they launch themselves headlong into creating virtual events or
collaborative environments; the biggest barriers to designing
compelling and “sticky” immersive events and/or communities; the top
lessons learned in designing and implementing immersive learning
experiences.
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Tony O'Driscoll, Professor
of the Practice at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
(interviewer)
- Mary Smaragdis, Director, Sun News Network, New
and Social Media, Sun Microsystems
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Keith Dugdale, Director of Global
Recruitment, KPMG
- Tim Waters, Executive
Director, Solutions Development, Pearson Learning Solutions
- David Klevan, Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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| 3:30 - 4:00 pm |
Networking Break and Demos |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
CONVINCE: Top Ten Insights On How To Convince Stakeholders
To Apply 3D
A group of internal enterprise champions will share their
top-ten insights on how to CONVINCE the powers that be to adopt and
apply 3D within the enterprise. Takeaways from this panel include:
discovering the most logical person to approach within the enterprise
when it comes to securing sponsorship for a 3DTLC initiative; the
top objections you can expect to encounter right off the bat and how
are they best addressed; where the low hanging fruit is within the
enterprise to quickly demonstrate the value of 3D technologies and
to start gaining traction; and top pieces of advice would you have for
someone trying to secure sponsorship within their own enterprise for
3D technologies.
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Tony O'Driscoll, Professor
of the Practice at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
(interviewer)
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John Hengeveld, Senior Business
Strategist, Intel
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Karen Keeter, Marketing Executive,
IBM
- Emily Chung, Mgr, Learning Technologies, WWSE - Sales Force Development,
Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Brian Bauer, Managing Partner,
Étape Partners LLC |
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