

At ATG Insight Live 2006, you'll find sessions tailored for both business professionals and technologists. Whether you use ATG for e-commerce and marketing, customer service and support, or as your advanced Web platform, you'll find information you can directly apply to your work as soon as you get home.
To see the full agenda at a glance, download the conference schedule PDF.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Monday e-Commerce Sessions
Next Generation e-Commerce
Brian Collins, Product Manager, ATG
Kelly O'Neill, Product Marketing Director, ATG
From Web Analytics to Web Insights: How Intuit Leverages Web Behavior, Outcomes, and Customer Experience
Avinash Kaushik, Senior Manager, Web Research and Analytics, Intuit
Bruce McCarthy, Product Manager, ATG
Delivering Effective Multi-Channel Campaigns - An Evolution of Campaign Management Techniques and Capabilities
Dan Harar, Director of e-business, France Telecom
Jim Aucoin, Product Manager, ATG
Analyst Perspectives on e-Commerce: Forrester Research and Gartner
Gene Alvarez, Research Vice President, Gartner
Tamara Mendelsohn, Analyst, Forrester Research
ATG and NewRoads, a Strategic Partnership Benefiting Merchants: The Power of a Fully Integrated Direct-to-Customer Solution
Craig Tobin, Executive Vice President of Sales, NewRoads
ATG "Searchandising:" New Enhancements in ATG Merchandising and ATG Commerce Search
Brian Collins, Product Manager, ATG
Neiman Marcus: The Power of Personalization - Rewards, Challenges, and the Elusive Quest for the Ultimate Customer Experience
Jimmy Hale, Vice President Systems Development, Neiman Marcus Direct and Online
Don't Disappoint Your Customers: What Every ATG Commerce and Platform Owner Needs to Know About Customer Service and Support
Kelly O'Neill, ATG
Ian Davis, ATG
Paul M. Wlodarczyk, Blast Radius
Measure Your ROI with ATG Reporting
Bruce McCarthy, Product Manager, ATG
Using Personas to Drive Your e-Commerce Strategy: A 4-Step Process
Kelly O'Neill, Product Marketing Director, ATG
Christian Juhl, Avenue A | Razorfish
Monday e-Service Sessions
Transforming Your Service Delivery: How the ATG "Secret Sauce" Redefines Customer Service and Support
Alistair Galbraith, Director of Product Strategy, ATG
Erik Hille, Product Marketing Director, ATG
Manish Barmecha, Product Management Director, ATG
Analyst Perspectives on e-Service: Forrester Research and Gartner
John Ragsdale, Vice President and Research Director, Forrester Research
Esteban Kolsky, Senior Research Analyst, Gartner Research
Discovery and PruHealth: Selling and Servicing, or Just Doing Business?
Trent Rossini, COO International Operations, Discovery Holdings
Knowledge Management and Operational Excellence: Modeling and Realizing Concrete ROI at GENPACT
Mike Walsh, Vice President Business Development, GENPACT
Using ATG to Turn Your Customer Service Center into a Profit Center
Francesco de Marchis, VP of Service Product Development, ATG
Manish Barmecha, Product Management Director, ATG
Monday Platform Sessions
The ATG Platform in 2006 and Beyond
Adam Belmont, Director, Platform Development, ATG
Bruce McCarthy, Product Manager, ATG
Best Practices for Upgrading to ATG 7.x
Benjamin Katz, Vice President Engineering, Professional Access
Bradley Chuminatto, Manager of Application Development and e-Commerce, J. Crew
A High Performance Deployment System for ATG Content Administration
Manny Parasirakis, Software Architect, ATG
Brian Collins, Product Manager, ATG
ATG Developer Tools for Eclipse: Creating a Repository Definition
Patrick Beagan, Senior Developer, ATG
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Tuesday e-Commerce Sessions
American Eagle Outfitters: One Year Later, Implementing the Wisdom Commerce Vision
Lou Pietragallo, Manager, Information Technology, American Eagle Direct
Tom McFadyen, President, McFadyen Consulting
Google: New Realities for the Multi-Channel Marketer
Vince Monical, Head of Merchant Partner Development, Google
American Heart Association: Driving Commerce Through Self-Service
Mary Gerush, American Heart Association
Tuesday e-Service Sessions
Is True KCS Really Possible? A Panel Discussion of the Implementation Realities
David Stanley-Jones, Director Service Quality, ATG
Dave Thorpe, Sun Microsystems
TaraLee Downs, Local Knowledge Manager, Safeco Insurance
Sarah Morse, Verisign
ATG Response Management and Chat: New Version Preview and Discussion
Jim Aucoin, Product Manager, ATG
Tuesday e-Platform Sessions
Using Rich Internet Application Technologies to Differentiate Your Site
Tom Luu, Intuit
Chase Hill, Solutions Director, Allurent
Barry Coleman, VP of Product Strategy, ATG
Tuesday 1/2-Day Migration Workshop
Preparing for Migration to the Wisdom-enabled ATG Service Suite
Linda Lea Larson, Managing Consultant, ATG
Rich Meyer, ATG
Wednesday, April 26
Wednesday e-Commerce Sessions
Intuit: How to Radically Rethink Your Marketing Process
Victor Cho, Vice President of Web Marketing, Intuit
Optimizing the Full Online Marketing Cycle via Behavioral Targeting and Personalization
Speaker TBD
Perry Ellis: Critical Success Factors of e-Commerce Implementations
Jayson Kim, President, Perry Ellis Direct
Wednesday e-Service Sessions
The Value of Analytics in Successful Knowledge Management Programs
David Stanley Jones, Director Service Quality, ATG
ITI: How a High Tech Enterprise Uses ATG Wisdom to Innovate Content Management
Phil Demuth, Assistant Vice President & Knowledge Services Manager, Information Technology, Inc.
Wednesday Platform Sessions
Clarian Health Partners: Uncover Hidden Treasure in the ATG Platform, Implementing ATG Workflow
Ronak Shah, Technical Architect, Clarian Health Partners Inc.
Hands-On Labs
Guided 'hands-on the computer' sessions that will show you how to apply ATG's scenario, personalization, merchandising, or knowledge capabilities to your business.
- Creating ATG Scenarios and Targeting Content to Your Customer Base
- Using ATG Campaign Optimizer to Maximize Site Effectiveness
- Managing Workflows and Security in ATG Knowledge
- Exploring ATG Merchandising
Keynote Speakers
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Bran Ferren |
Brendan Hoffman |
Patricia Seybold |
The Conference At-a-Glance
| Sunday, April 23 | ||
| Registration Desk open | 4:00 - 6:00pm | |
| Welcome to the Kasbah opening reception | 6:00 - 9:00pm | |
| Monday April 24 | ||
| Breakfast in Exhibit Hall | 7:30 - 8:00am | |
| Opening General session | 8:00 - 10:30am | |
| Breakout sessions and labs | 10:45am - 5:00pm | |
| Happy Hour in Exhibit Hall | 6:00 - 7:00pm | |
| Poolside Cabana Party | 7:00 - 10:00pm | |
| Tuesday, April 25 | ||
| Birds - of - a - Feather sessions | 7:00 - 8:00am | |
| Breakfast in Exhibit Hall | 7:30 - 8:00am | |
| General session | 8:00 - 9:45am | |
| Breakout sessions and labs | 10:00am - 12:00pm | |
| Lunch, Activities and Migration Workshop | 12:15 - 5:00pm | |
| ATG Awards Gala, featuring the Blues Brothers | 6:30 - 11:00pm | |
| Wednesday, April 26 | ||
| Birds - of - a - Feather sessions | 7:00 - 8:00am | |
| Breakfast in Exhibit Hall | 8:00 - 9:00am | |
| Breakout sessions and labs | 9:00 - 10:50am | |
| Closing General session | 11:00 - 12:15pm | |
| Box lunch and departure | 12:15pm | |
| Migration Workshop and Education classes begin | 1:00pm | |

