Michael Rudnick
Global Intranet & Portal Practice Leader
Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Michael is an industry pioneer, having developed the first intranet for Xerox in the early 1990s, long before the term was coined. He brings over 25 years of experience, the past 15 years providing intranet, enterprise and HR portal and eCommunications technology consulting and implementation services,to many global corporations.

Michael's experience includes:

• Leading intranet, enterprise and HR portal projects including strategies, roadmaps, governance and operations, business cases, assessments, upgrades and enhancements, product selection and implementations.
• Counselling on the use of "Web 2.0" technology - social media, blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc. to enable collaboration, productivity and communication amongst diverse, global employee populations.
• Deploying Microsoft SharePoint 2003 and MOSS (SharePoint 2007) as an intranet and portal solution.
• Pioneering the use of consumer-grade user experiences for the integration of disparate content and applications to support complex processes such as consumer driven health care, on-boarding, total rewards, life events, etc.

Michael's clients include many of today's leading corporations across a wide variety of industries, including Accenture, American Express, Avon, BellSouth, Citizens Financial Group, Disney, GE, KPMG, Medstar Health, Pfizer, Sprint, Target, Terex, Textron, Tyco Electronics and Wyeth.

Rick Gaffney
Manager Communication Technology
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Rick is responsible for setting strategic direction and establishing governance for the Disneyland® Resort, Walt Disney World® Resort, Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts internal portal sites.

The four sites serve as the single online source for timely, accurate and relevant information for the 90,000+ domestic Cast Members (employees) within the Parks and Resorts business unit.

Rick has been with Disney for 24 years and has extensive experience in Human Resources, Sales, and Operations, as well as Internal Communications.

Mary Owens
Director, Employee Communications
Motorola

Mary is responsible for Motorola's employee communications operations and the employee portal. The portal, which was completely redesigned in 2006, was awarded IABC's 2007 Gold Quill Award for excellence in interactive media design.

Mary leads the intranet content management and user experience team, with members in Europe, Latin America, Asia and the U.S. She also leads the works with IT to match business needs with communication technologies. She developed Motorola's blogging policy and helped launch the first blogs on motorola.com.