There's a fresh (?) face in today's keynoter lineup as Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison takes the stage in the civilized 2:45 p.m. time slot (Hall D). Other names you might recognize today include the ever-fascinating Ray Kurzweil, talking up the Singularity at 5:00 p.m. (Hall D) and Computerworld.com columnist Ira Winkler squaring off against Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras at "Identity Theft and Cybercrime: Where Thieves, Victims, Industry and Government Intersect" (TOWN-204, Green Room 103, 12:15 p.m.).

Elsewhere on Wednesday:

8:00 a.m. sessions

Tough choices early in the day, with many good panels in this spot. AJAX folk should make note of the first of two security panels of interest; the other's on Friday, so your schedule may be better for this morning's "AJAX Security: Smashing Web 2.0 for Fun and Profit," brought to you by Mike Armistead and Arthur Do of Fortify Software Inc. (HT2-201, Green Room 104). Government cybersecurity mavens will convene at 'Protecting U.S. Cyberspace: Coordinating National Response to Cyberattacks" (GOV-201, Burgundy Room 130, and let's all be sure to ask about the Boston Aqua Teen Hunger Force incident). One suspects that the mainstream media will be flocking to the Big Scariness that topic entails, but perhaps some of them will temper their views with Daniel Houser at "Debunking InfoSec Myths and Urban Legends" (EXP-201, Green Room 103). Let's ask him about Aqua Teen Hunger Force while we're at it.

9:10 a.m. sessions