Phorum 2012 National Cloud Conference Announces Full Line-Up

Technology Conference for Executives Covers Views from the Trenches to the EnterprisePhiladelphia, PA March 15, 2012

“The people, companies, technologies, and strategies far exceed the expectations of the Phorum Conference we at first conceived months ago,” said Allen Born, Head of Internet and Cloud Computing Investment Banking at Fairmount Partners and Chair of the Content Committee for Phorum 2012. “The diversity and leadership of the speakers and panelists demonstrates the demand for cloud solutions for the enterprise. This conference is the only one of its kind that in effect focuses on helping businesses understand how to harness the power of the cloud, and we’re excited that it’s taking place in Philadelphia.”

The Phorum 2012 National Cloud Conference will be held on March 28, 2012, at the World Café Live in Philadelphia. It will begin at 7:30 am and conclude with a networking reception for 400 business and innovation leaders. The full conference line-up is as follows:

8:30 am Keynote – Presented by Nick Carr, Pulitzer Prize nominated author of “The Big Switch” and “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains”

10:45 am Business Transformation, An Enterprise Perspective – Kevin Garton, Chief Marketing Officer, The Neat Company

12:30 pm Cloud Computing, The State of the Industry – Presented by James Staten, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Mobility Track – Moderated by Scott Snyder, Mobiquity; and featuring Jim Somers, Antenna Software; Chris Fleck, Citrix; Jim Sheward, Fiberlink Communications; Rick Rasansky, Yorn; and Scott Wasserman, appRenaissance

Sponsors for Phorum 2012 include Dell, Fairmount Partners, Anexinet, BMC Software, CA Technologies, Cisco, ColdLight Solutions, Fiberlink, Hollister Creative, ICG, KPMG, LiquidHub, PACT, Slice Communications, SmartCEO, Unisys, and USEED.