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Keane executives are regularly invited to speak at industry conferences and on influential panels worldwide.  We also sponsor and attend some of the industries’ most important events, and host Webinars on pressing business and technology issues.  Check the listing below to see where you can meet, see, or hear us next. 

Upcoming Events

What: Fall Software Test & Performance Conference
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
When: September 24-26, 2008
Who: David Kapfhammer, Global Director,
IT Strategic Planning and Solutions, Keane

David Kapfhammer will present at the Fall Software Test & Performance Conference
in Boston, Massachusetts. His presentation will address providing line of sight into the operations of a testing organization

Events Recap


Where we’ve been recently and what we said.

What: DocTrain Life Sciences 2008
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Who: Joe Sokohl, Director of User Experience (North America), Keane
When: June 23-26, 2008

Joe Sokohl presented at DocTrain Life Sciences 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He presented on the study of using user-centered techniques in health care settings.

What: Financial Times Global Outsourcing and Offshoring Conference
Where: London, England
When: May 12-13, 2008
Who: Chris Newell, Chief Collaboration Officer, Keane

Chris Newell spoke at the FT Global Outsourcing and Offshoring Conference in London. Chris will speak on the panel titled “Managing the Distributed Workforce in a 24/7 World: Making Remote Working Work.”

What: DocTrain West 2008
Where: Vancouver, Canada. 
When: May 6-9, 2008
Who: Joe Sokohl, Director of User Experience (North America), Keane

Joe Sokohl spoke at DocTrain West 2008in Vancouver, Canada.  He will present on the topic of “Changing the Rules of the Game for the Benefit of the User: A Kobayashi Maru Approach to Developing User-Centered Training Content.”

What: QAAM Meeting
Where: Linthicum, Maryland
When: April 22, 2008
Who: Michael Crerar, Director of Intelligence and DHS Programs, Keane Federal Systems

Michael Crerar presented at the QAAM Meeting in Linthicum, Maryland. His presentation entitled “Role of Risk Management in Project Management” addressed learning how to use everyday experiences to understand risks and the impact of risks.
 and how it is crucial for the effective management of not only the testing team, but an entire IT project.

What: STEP AUTO 2008 International Conference: “Test Practices and Automation”
Where: The Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore, India
When: February 19-21, 2008
Who: Shiva Jayagopal, Vice President, Testing, Keane

Shiva Jayagopal will deliver a keynote address at the Test Automation Conference which will take place in Bangalore, India. Shiva will speak on how building R&D groups will exploit the power of test automation

 What: STEP AUTO Colloquium on Test Automation
Where: Hotel The Manohar, Hyderabad, India
When: December 4, 2007
Who: Shiva Jayagopal, Vice President, Testing, Keane

Shiva Jayagopal was keynote speaker at the STEP AUTO Colloquium on Test Automation. Shiva presented “Enabling Transformation through Test Automation.”


What: QAI’s 28th Annual Software Testing Conference:  “The Best of the Best Test Practices”
Where: Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida
When: November 16, 2007
Who: Susan Burgess, Senior Principal Consultant, Keane

Susan Burgess was a keynote speaker, presenting “Ready, Set, Test – Giving Testers the Right Stuff!” at the QAI Testing Conference. The session explored why the quality of the testing function depends on the quality of the inputs to the process. Keane Federal Systems sponsored the event.

 What: Usability Labs:  “User Experience Russia 2007”
Where: Moscow, Russia
When: November 8-10, 2007
Who: Sanzhar Kettebekov, PhD, Senior Principal Information Architect User Experience, Technology Solutions Group, Keane

Sanzhar Kettebekov spoke on the integration of user experience practices for portals and mobile interface design at the “User Experience Russia 2007” conference in Moscow in November. This was the first annual conference in Russia dedicated to usability of information technologies. The conference was devoted to World Usability Day.
 

What: Shared Insights’s and IIR’s “Portals, Collaboration and Content” Conference
Where: West Palm Beach, Florida
When: November 6, 2008
Who: Langdon White, Director of Global Engineering of Architecture Services, Keane

Langdon White presented “Web 2.0: Enabling Your Entire Business” at the conference sponsored jointly by Shared Insights and IIR.


What: Project Management Institute's (PMI) “Global Congress 2007 — North America”
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
When: October 9, 2007
Who: Jeffrey C. Nuding, Senior Principal Consultant, Keane

Jeffrey Nuding presented "A PMP in Iraq: Lessons Learned Training for a Military Mission in Iraq" at PMI’s “Global Congress 2007” for North America in Atlanta, Georgia.

 What: 6th Annual QAI & QAAM Regional Conference:  “How to Manage and Control your IT Projects”
Where: The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
When: September 19–20, 2007
Who: Susan Burgess, Senior Principal Consultant, Keane

Susan Burgess chaired the Quality Assurance Institute’s and the Quality Assurance Association of Maryland’s The 6th Annual Regional Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Keane Federal Systems sponsored the welcoming reception.

What:  Shared Insights Enterprise Architectures Conference
Where:  Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA
When:  March 27-29, 2007
Who:  John Daly, Vice President and General Manager of Global Architecture Services, Keane, Inc.

Since 1997, EAC has successfully helped forge the transformation of enterprise architecture from a pure technology focus to one of overall integration of business processes, core information assets, and technology.  EAC’s conference series focuses on the reality of EA today, bringing together leading visionaries and practitioners discuss issues ranging from strategy to implementation for all levels of maturity and the related concepts of IT Governance, SOA, Portfolio Management and more.

What:  Shared Services Week 2007
Where:  Disney Yacht & Beach Club, Orlando, FL
When:  March 26-30, 2007
This 11th annual event is the largest Shared Services event in the world.   The industry’s top thought leaders will be in attendance, providing best-practice tools and cutting edge knowledge. 

What:  HIMSS07 Annual Conference & Exhibition
Where:  Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA - Keane Booth #5323
When:  February 25–March 1, 2007
This prestigious event features the industry’s largest healthcare IT exhibition and educational forum, attracting close to 25,000 attendees each year.  A long-standing supporter of the event and corporate member of HIMSS, Keane will showcase its products and services at booth 5323.

What:  NASSCOM 2007, India Leadership Forum
Where: Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, India
When:  February 7–9, 2007

Keane is a gold sponsor of the National Association of Software and Services Companies’ (NASSCOM) annual India Leadership Forum - a prestigious event for the IT and ITES industry. The Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will be addressing an audience comprised of IT fraternity, media, analysts, clients, and international delegates. The Forum attracts a wide array of representatives from across the IT industry, and will host over 100 speakers in over 30 sessions during the 3-day event.

Keane, a member of NASSCOM, will be represented by several of our top level executives including:

  • Aurora Coya, senior vice president of global practices

  • Sukant Srivastava – managing director, India 

  • Dr. Harsh Vinayak - senior vice president for Business Process Transformation services

Further details, including the full program and registration form, are available on the NASSCOM website.

What:  Southern California Quality Assurance Association (SCQAA)
Where:  Volt Information Sciences, West Region Corporate Park, Orange, CA
When:  November 21, 2006
Who:  Thomas Cutting, Senior Project Manager, Keane, Inc.

Senior Project Manager Thomas Cutting spoke to the pressures forcing quality assurance professionals to change. In a presentation titled “Avoiding Shock Therapy- Managing Directional Change” Cutting explained how to recognize when change is happening and how to identify the focus points of various management levels.  He also reviewed ways to determine the direction of the QA group and described tactics to keep the delivery team from the “electric chair.”

What:  TiE Global Sourcing Workshop
Where:  Northeastern University, Boston, MA
When:  November 18, 2006
Who:  Imran Sayeed, Vice President, Financial Services of Keane, Inc

Imran Sayeed, Vice President, Financial Services, at Keane, Inc., participated in a panel discussion on outsourcing in the financial services industry at the TiE Global Sourcing Workshop.

What:  Business Process Management Conference
Where:  Intercontinental Hotel, Boston, MA
When:  November 16, 2006
Who:  Philip Day, Director, Business Process Transformation, Keane, Inc. and Adam Nelson, Director of Public Sector Solutions, Keane, Inc.

Philip Day, Director of Business Process Transformation for Keane, discussed the use of a mature BPM framework in driving value from business process outsourcing in his presentation titled, “Managing Outsourced Processes.”  Adam Nelson, Director of Public Sector Solutions for Keane, presentated, “SOX & BPM: The Perception and the Reality,” a discussion of how technology can help achieve, sustain, and automate compliance as companies rely on an integrated governance framework for internal control as part of SOX compliance.

What:  The Technology Professional Services Association 2006 Summit
Where:  Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC
When:  November 13, 2006
Who:  Gregg Blatt, Senior Vice President of Sales, Keane, Inc.

Keane SVP of Sales Gregg Blatt co-presented “New Approaches to Sales Enablement” at The Technology Professional Services Association 2006 Summit in mid-November. Together with Tim Keelan, founder of Chicago-based mobile learning provider StoryQuest, Inc., Blatt illustrated how Keane developed and rolled out a mobile and global sales enablement program in just five months. Read more.

What:  Gartner Healthcare Summit
Where:  The Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, CA
When:  November 12 - 15, 2006
Who:  Kathy Haynes, Managing Director, Keane Healthcare Solutions; Jack Swenson, Managing Partner, Healthcare Vertical for Business Transformation Services, Keane; Ed Meehan, Director of Marketing, Keane Healthcare Solutions 

Kathy Haynes, Managing Director, Keane Healthcare Solutions, co-presented a case study on “Improving Fiscal Performance, Patient Satisfaction, and Patient Administrative Processes: The PACE Project” with Laurie Finigan, Director of Revenue Systems Analysis of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The case study illustrated how MGH, a Keane client partner for more than 20 years, improved fiscal performance and patient satisfaction, as well as simplified patient administrative processes and technology by implementing Patcom Plus, Keane’s revenue cycle management solution.

Jack Swenson, Managing Partner, Healthcare Vertical for Business Transformation Services, Keane, presented a case study on "Process Optimization & Sourcing in the Healthcare Payer Marketplace."  His presentation identified the key drivers for optimization, described the key levers and looked at options for executing an optimization initiative. Additionally, the presentation highlighted real results from a healthcare payer client.

Ed Meehan, Director of Marketing, Keane Healthcare Solutions, co-presented a case study titled “CPOE: Making it a Reality” with Dr. Mark Walker of Oaklawn Hospital, illustrating how Oaklawn worked with Keane to create a CPOE product that met the needs of the hospital.

What:  InfoWorld SOA Executive Forum
Where:  The Roosevelt Hotel, New York, NY
When:  November 7, 2006
Who:  Langdon White, Director of Global Engineering, Keane Architecture Services

Keane’s Langdon White was pivotal to a panel discussion at the InfoWorld SOA Executive Forum on November 7, 2006. The discussion, titled “Enterprise Mash-Ups”, focused on how mash-ups connect Web services using JavaScript and XML to yield browser-based apps whose functionality can rival that of heavy-duty SOA applications.

What:  American Banker 12th Annual Financial Services Technology Forum
Where:  The Ritz Carlton, Pasadena, CA
When:  October 17, 2006
Who:  Imran Sayeed, Vice President, Financial Services, Keane, Inc.

Imran Sayeed, Keane’s Vice President, Financial Services, gave attendees a glimpse of the online needs of banking customers at the American Banker 12th Annual Financial Services Technology Forum on October 17, 2006. Sayeed’s presentation, titled “Online Services Survey – What Customers Want,” focused on how the growth in online banking is creating new challenges for banks that must constantly keep up with their customers' appetites for online financial planning assistance. Read more.