The document summarizes the Seattle Technology Leadership Summit conference which was held on May 20, 2015 at the Washington State Convention Center. It included keynote speakers from companies like Skytap, Oracle, and Trupanion discussing topics like enterprise applications, IT driving business transformation, and the Internet of Things. There were also breakout sessions on practical DevOps advice, using drones and satellites, reducing storage footprints, and pleasing executives. A panel discussion focused on shadow IT. The event thanked sponsors and partners and provided updates on the diversity of attendees and speakers, as well as donations raised for a local nonprofit.

1. Seattle Technology Leadership
Summit
May 20, 2015
Washington State Convention Center

2. Conference Venue

3. Keynote Speakers

4. Informative Breakout Sessions
Brad Schick, CTO & VP of Engineering
Skytap
Evolution of Complex Enterprise Applications
Bob Bocchino, Sr. Principal, Systems Business Group
Oracle
Disrupt or Be Disrupted: IT Driving Business Transformation
Adam Wray, Executive and Cloud Services Futurist
Are You Prepared for the Big Data Deluge?

5. Breakout Sessions
Steven Reese, VP Technology Solutions
Presidio
The Internet of Things
Sam Dresser
School of Rock
Putting Your Users First to Grow Your IT Fan Base
Brian Tokuyoshi, Solutions Analyst
Palo Alto Networks
The Quiet Intruder: Understanding Techniques Used in Modern Cyber Attacks

6. Breakout Sessions
Pauly Comtois, VP of Operations
Hearst Business Media
Practical Advice for Tackling DevOps Challenges
Dave Kinsman, VP Engineering
Todd Ellis, Director of IT and
Eagleview Technologies
Putting Drones and Satellites to Work
Kevin Jackson, Sr. Network Administrator
HAPO Community Credit Union
How We Successfully Reduced Our Storage Footprint

7. Breakout Sessions
John Hughes, Interim CIO, Leadership Coach, Author
Growthwave Consulting
Make ’Em Smile: CIO Actions that Truly Please Executives
Mayank Mehta, VP Product Management
Capriza
Enterprise Mobility By Next Week

8. Panel Discussion
Shadow IT: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Chris Van Liew Katie Plowman Craig Susen
CIO VP Veterinary Systems CTO
Weyerhaeuser Trupanion Trupanion

9. Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors
Title Level Support

10. Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors
Platinum Level Support

11. Thank You To Our Conference Sponsors
Silver Level Sponsors

12. Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors
Conference Sponsors

13. Thank You to Our Alliance Partner
─ A not-for-profit benefiting our industry
─ Resources for chapters and members
─ Member work withTACI generates the funds for contributions to SIM
─ SIM member page http://www.tac-int.com/sim.asp

14. SIM Region Leadership Forum
Steve Brilling
RLF, West Coast
sbrilling@gmail.com

15. Giving Back

16. Conference Day
Diversity Breakfast Roundtable

17. Conference Day

18. Keynote with Matt McIlwain

19. Conference Day

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27. Conference Day

28. And The Winner of the Apple Watch Is…
Mike Fairbanks, IT Services Application
Manager at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
wins Seattle SIM’s prize for early registration!

29. Seattle Technology Summit Results
• ConferenceAttendees: Seattle SIM members, Puget SoundArea IT Practitioners, Selected
Vendors
• Monies Raised to Grow Seattle SIM
• $7,500 Donated toYear Up Seattle
• Welcome New Members: Steve McDowell at CIO Seattle Housing Authority, Bruce Fife IT Director
at Lakeside Industries, Seth Henderson at MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions