I also found the beginning of the Management RT in the Ballroom a bit
"showy", rehearsed and stilted. By definition, the Management Round
Table implies free access to management in a round table discussion.

Maybe the pre-submitted questions should be answered in writing BEFORE
HPWorld, and made available at the start of the conference, and the live
RT should simply be a Q&A where the answers given can be further
explained (if necessary). If there is time over, this can be used for
ad-hoc questions, or questions arising because of conference
announcements.

Maybe HP management should join this (and other) list(s), and we can
have a perpetual Management Round Table! :)

Neil Harvey