The SAP Education Virtual Learning Symposium 2009

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The SAP Education Virtual Learning Symposium 2009

REGISTER NOW FOR THE PREMIER SAP EDUCATION VIRTUAL
LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 2009 — LIVE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22.

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Keynote Speaker Cushing Anderson from IDC
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
CUSHING ANDERSON: IDC PROGRAM VP


Cushing Anderson
Cushing Anderson
Program Vice President, Project-Based Services, IDC

Cushing Anderson is program vice president of project-based services research at IDC. Responsible for managing the research agenda, field research, and custom research projects for IDC's Business Consulting, Human Resources, and Learning research programs, he shares his knowledge as a guest speaker on a variety of topics, including talent and the impact of certification on organizational performance. His presenter skills have earned him several awards, including the 2008 "Analyst of the Year" by IDC clients and "Top 20 people to watch in corporate training, 2003" by Lifelong Learning Market Report.

AGENDA


10:00 a.m. EDT

Achieving Real Results in a Virtual World
A Welcome Message from Richard Campitelli, Senior Vice President, SAP Education, Americas.

Keynote: Maximizing the Value of Your Training Through Flexible Delivery
Presented by: Cushing Anderson, Program Vice President, Project-Based Services, IDC

Learn how business leaders are balancing traditional classroom training with dynamic, flexible training solutions, including on-demand 24x7 learning environments that offer cost-effective virtual learning opportunities.


11:00 a.m. EDT

Best Practices in Virtual Training and Learning

Presented by: April Young, Dean, Value University, Global Field Operations, SAP

Featuring a Customer Panel Moderated by Cushing Anderson, IDC, Including:

  bullet   April Young, Dean, Value University, Global Field Operations, SAP
  bullet   Doug Weiss, Head of IBM's Learning & Knowledge group for the Global Delivery Centers
  bullet   Brian Launer, Employee Training & Career Solutions, Intel Corporation


12:00 p.m. (Noon) EDT

Flexible Learning Strategies

Presented by: Joe Westhuizen, Vice President Education, Global Strategy and Business Development, SAP

Learn how to build virtual learning into your organization's training strategy, and experience virtual classroom and e-Learning environments for yourself.


All Day Until 5:00 p.m. EDT

View replays of morning kick-off, keynote, and afternoon best practices sessions, or visit virtual booths staffed with SAP experts on a wide variety of topics.



OTHER EXPERTS FROM SAP EDUCATION PARTICIPATING IN THE
SAP EDUCATION VIRTUAL LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 2009

Richard Campitelli
Richard Campitelli
Senior Vice President, SAP Education, North America

Richard Campitelli is responsible for all aspects of the education business in the United States and Canada, including driving transformation leveraging virtual learning methods. Richard has held leadership roles within SAP Canada, including vice president, professional services and education. Prior to his tenure at SAP, he spent 14 years in the software industry, holding a number of sales, marketing, technology leadership, and management positions. Currently, he sits as Ontario Chair of the Information Technology Association of Canada.


Cushing Anderson
Cushing Anderson
Program Vice President, Project-Based Services, IDC

Cushing Anderson is responsible for managing the research agenda, field research, and custom research projects for IDC's Business Consulting, Human Resources and Learning research programs. His professional affiliations include editorial advisor board member and writer for industry magazine, CLO — Chief Learning Officer. In addition, he has been on the steering committee for the Technology Learning Group for the industry association CompTIA.


April Young
April Young
Dean, Value University
Global Field Operations
SAP

April Young manages the first-ever global employee education group for SAP, which is charted to educate the company's global field organization of approximately 9,000 employees around the world. Prior to this, she was responsible for SAP Americas and the SAP Asia Pacific and Japan ecosystem and partner team. April has held a variety of positions including product development, marketing, and venture capital. She has more than 15 years of technology and software experience.


Doug Weiss
Doug Weiss
Executive, Learning and Knowledge,
Global Delivery IBM Global Business Services

Doug Weiss is the IBM executive responsible for managing the learning and knowledge of IBM's global business services division. Currently stationed in Bangalore, India, he overseas the education development and delivery for IBM's largest global delivery center with more than 35,000 practitioners. Prior to Doug's assignment in India, he led a number of key education and knowledge sharing efforts for IBM's Global Business Services Unit.


Brian Launer
Brian Launer
Employee Training & Career Solutions
Global Training Manager, Intel Corporation

BBrian Launer, with Intel Corporation since 1983, has more than 25 years of diverse training, organizational development, and people-development experience. He is or has been an active member in many professional training organizations, and has led training programs ranging from international factory start-up readiness to implementing alternative training delivery methodologies.


Joe Westhuizen
Joe Westhuizen
Vice President Education, Global Strategy
and Business Development, SAP

Joe Westhuizen is responsible for education initiatives, including learning on demand by SAP, which actively supports the growth of the SAP ecosystem. Before joining SAP in 2006 he established and owned the Education and Change Management Company, which operated in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to that he worked for Chevron in the U.S. and managed the change management activities on the SAP R/3 project.


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