General Sessions

Opening General Session:
Information Governance: Technology in the Spotlight
Sunday, November 7
How companies manage the way their information is used, shared, and analyzed is the focus of this Opening General Session. A panel of industry-leading top executives will review emerging technologies effecting information governance and RIM, all while defending their organization’s position. Forrester analyst Brian Hill will facilitate the discussion.

Panel participants:

• Reed Irvin, vice president, information governance, Autonomy
• Jeff Bettencourt, vice president and general manager of information governance, information intelligence group, EMC Corp.
• Craig Rhinehart, director of ECM product strategy, IBM
• Jim Cuff, vice president, strategy, Iron Mountain Digital
• Victor Owuor, senior director, software development, Oracle
• Darren Knipp, chief technology officer, Perceptive Software

Opening Keynote:
Tomorrow’s Professional
Nicholas DeLaurentis, CRM
President, ARMA International
Today’s changes can help predict tomorrow’s business reality. In this session, you’ll learn which resources you’ll need to power the next stage of your career. It may get a little uncomfortable at times, but with the help of ARMA International, your future is in good hands!

Closing Keynote:
Your Ethical Contribution
John Montaña, J.D.
The author of ARMA International’s bestselling book, How to Develop a Retention Schedule, shares his wisdom, insights, and hope for the future of information management in this closing session. 

Montaña will discuss why your dedication to compliance and your personal ethics could prevent the next information-based scandal – and how efforts like the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles® (GARP®) can help light your way along the path. He’ll also detail how you, as an ARMA International member, are making a valuable contribution to your organization and to the world at large when you do your job well and ethically.

Montaña has served ARMA International on several key task forces, including the initial group responsible for developing the GARP® principles. He is vice president and general counsel for PelliGroup, Inc., where his experience in legal aspects of records management and retention fuel his national speaking engagements on compliance, electronic records, discovery, and other records management topics.