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Optimizing the Worlds Infrastructure
DAY 1: TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMER 2013

 TIME

 

08h00   

Registration & Morning Coffee

09h00 

Welcoming:  

Vetasi Uk : James Prior (Director) 

09h15 

Asset & Facilities Management Turning Opportunity into Outcomes:

IBM Pete Karns Director Product Stratergy, Asset Managment and Smarter Infrastructure 

10h00 

Client Perspectives on Today’s Challenges - The Green Economy & Corporate Carbon Footprint Compliance

IBM Toni Hodge  - Worlwide Partner Lead Smarter Infrastucture 

10h30

Coffee Break

11h00 

World trends: Powering Growth with a Smarter Infrastructure:

IBM Jeff Kurkowski - Growth Market Unit Smarter Infrastuture Executive

11h30 

IBM Asset & Facilities management Strategy & Roadmap:

IBM Michael O'Mara - EAM Team Executive GMU

12h00 

Lunch

13h00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13h45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14h30

 

15h00

 

 

 

 

 

 

15:45

 

 

 

 

 

 

16h30

 

Breakout Session 1

TRACK 1:  Utilities & Cities

Asset and Work Management Trends for Utility Operations: IBM Saif Chowdry - Energy & Utilities Tiger Team 

TRACK 2: Manufacturing, Transportation and Mining

Asset Management World Trends: - Discussion Forum 

 IBM Tim Ricketts - Travel & Transportation Tiger Team / Bombardier Koos Kuneke and Corne Engelbrecht 

- Introduction

- Analytics in Maintenance 

- Gautrain Analytical Case Study

- IBM's Approach to Predictive Analysis 

- Discussion Forum 

TRACK 3: IWM

IBM Smarter Buildings: Overview & Demonstration: - IBM Gene Moran 

Breakout Session 2 

TRACK 1:  Utilities & Cities

Implementing Asset & Work Management Best Practices in a Municipal Utility: - Drakenstein Local Municipality

Drakenstein: Deon Louw - Executive Manager Infrastructure & Services 

TRACK 2: Manufacturing, Transportation and Mining

Asset Management World trends -Panel Discussion Continued   IBM Tim Riketts / Bomardier Koos Kunneke and Corne Engelbrecht

TRACK 3: IWM

Sustainability Benefits of Integrated Workplace Management: IBM Toni Hodge 

Coffee Break

 

Breakout Session 3

TRACK 1:  Utilities & Cities

Smarter Utilities & Cities: Progress & Feedback - IBM Michael Small 

TRACK 2: Manufacturing, Transportation and Mining 

Re-Inventing relationships by delivering a Mobile Enterprise  - IBM Stephen Downey - WW Mobility Executive 

TRACK 3: IWM

Linking Facilities Management & Organizational Strategy: IBM - Pete Karns 

Breakout Session 4

TRACK 1: Utilities & Cities

Compliance Strategies for Infrastructure Asset Management in Local Government : Hester Hermanus -Office of the Accountant General 

TRACK 2: Manufacturing, Transportation and Mining 

Transforming Operations in Mining through EAM: Case Study -Platmin Mine  Jannie Coetzee - General Manager Engineering  

TRACK 3: IWM

Case Study in Integrated Workplace Management - Greenwave Automation - Andy McKay / Vetasi -Steve Botha  

Cocktails & Prize Giving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME

08h00     

09h00 

09h20

10h00

 

10h30

10h40

 

11h20

 

12H00

 

12h45

 

Registration & Morning Coffee

Session Chair: IBM Michael O'Mara - EAM Team Executive GMU 

Introduction to MxUGA Steering committeeMember Registration & Benefits 

IBM Maximo 7.5+ New Features  Product Roadmap: IBM Toni Hodge

Procurement and Inventory Management in Maximo: Utilizing the EAM Maximo Item & Asset Catalogue to optimize stock indentification and deliver first time right procurement processes -  IBM Saif Chowdry Energy & Utiites Tiger Team 
Coffee Break

Leveraging the latst Maximo 7.5 Spatial to drive Utility Business Processes from Helpdesk , Work and Project Planning to Field Force Management  - Vetasi Gerhard Steyn Solutions Architect

Optimizing your Field Force with Smartphones: Dispatching, Tracking, Routing and Reporting made easy-   Vetasi - Gavin Barbier Project Manager for Drakenstein Implementation

Maximo Health, Saftey and Environ 7.5.1. with specific reference to Permit Work and Risk Management

- Toni Hodge, Jeff Kurkowski and Gerhard Steyn 

Light Lunch

 

 

 

 

13h15

14h00

15h15 

16h00

 

 

 

13h15

14h00

14h40

15h15

15h45

TRACK 1Site Visit Hosted by Bombardier SA, (Limited to 30 Visitors)

Board Transport & Travel to Site Visits 

Gautain Workshop Midrand - Bombardier Koos Kunneke MMS Support Manager  (Presentation)

 

Afternoon Refreshments 

Board Transport & Travel back  to Conference venue

 

 

TRACK 2Work Planning & Scheduling Workshop

Presented by Vetasi Tom Du Toit and IBM Toni Hodge, Pete Karns, Jeff Kurkowski 

Maintenance Work Planning & Scheduling Concepts - Vetasi 

Maintenance Work Planning Processes & Controls - Vetasi

Planning& Schedulting Options with Maximo  - IBM 

Afternoon Refreshments

Maintenance Planning Round Table Discussion - Vetasi / IBM 

 
Maximo User Group Africa Forum 
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2013

* Please note this is agenda is subject to change as it is still dependent on speaker availibility and flight booking confirmation.

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