Geek Squad Founder Robert Stephens to Keynote VISION 2008

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Gawkwire.com) Twin Cities IT and business professionals who are intrigued by Best Buy’s Geek Squad® Founder and Chief Inspector Robert Stephens’ unusual business story and his technology insights, curious about green computing and virtualization or simply want to learn about new technology resources that are available to improve their workplaces are invited to attend the VISION 2008: Technology Innovations that Drive Business Conference.

The conference is taking place on Nov. 13 from 8:15 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the 180 East Fifth Street Building, which is located on Jackson Street between 4th and 5th Streets in downtown St. Paul. The full-day event, sponsored by VISI, Minnesota’s top supplier of data center services and high-speed Internet, costs $100 per person, or $70 per person to only attend the morning or afternoon sessions. Registration for the VISION Conference is available at www.visi.com/vision2008/register.aspx.

Noteworthy sessions at the VISION Conference will include:
8:30 a.m.
• Keynote Speech by Geek Squad Founder Robert Stephens
9:30 a.m.
• Disaster Recovery Replication Technologies – Jamie Anderson, Emergent Networks
• Selling Virtualization When ROI Isn’t Enough – Paul Jacobsen, VMware
• Closed Loop CRM: Redefining Interactive Experience – Matthew Meents, Reside
10:45 a.m.
• Innovation and Proven Online Tools to Drive New Business – Mark Kurtz, Gage
• Improving Team Collaboration and Productivity with Sharepoint – Theresa Putzier,
Olsen Thielen Technologies
1 p.m.
• Beyond the Firewall: Secrets of Securing Your Network – Misha Govshteyn, Alert Logic
• Innovations in Communications: Putting Web Content and 2.0 Tools to Work –
Steve Helland, Fredrikson & Byron and Kristina Halvorson, Brain Traffic
1:45 p.m.
• Technologies for Today: Green IT, Virtualization, Client Management – Sarah Wieskus, Intel
• Centralizing Desktop Management – Bill Oyler, St. Croix Solutions
3 p.m.
• CIO Technology Panel Discussion with Tom Kelly of 2nd Wind, Cris Ross of MinuteClinic and Jason Baker of VISI

“VISI is thrilled to sponsor the upcoming VISION Conference that will offer local technology professionals the chance to expand their knowledge and resource base through topical seminars and networking,” said Gary Elfert, director of products and marketing for VISI. “The event poses an opportunity to have conversations about how technology is driving business innovations today, despite the economic uncertainty that is impacting all of us.”