Social media platforms have permeated the enterprise and business leaders across all disciplines are discussing how to leverage these new social media platforms. Organizations not wanting to ride the ‘bleeding edge’ of the social media movement are interested in social’s ability to generate revenue and potentially increase efficiencies. However, with new technologies come new expectations and concerns. Join Andy Warzecha in this discussion around the role CIOs will need to play in this new arena.

Session discovery topics:

• Social technologies making waves in the market today
• How business relationships with customers are changing
• Developing a strategic direction from security to adoption

Improvements in the global business and financial environments have made this year an opportune time for Marathon Petroleum to move forward with the formation of two strong and independent energy companies. For the IT organization at Marathon, separating the two entities is no small task. How has Marathon’s VP and CIO Don Wehrly worked with the business to secure a seamless transition? Where have the struggles been and what has made the IT team successful? Join Wehrly while he shares personal and professional lessons learned about his experience navigating his team through such a major transition.

As organizations adjust to today’s post-PC world, 2012 is proving to be the year the mobile enterprise truly emerges. Today’s CIOs face intense challenges embracing this shift, but they are exploring new technologies, including the cloud, to accommodate today’s BYOD trend in the workplace. While this transition will create short-term challenges for IT departments as they find their footing in a world with more applications and devices to manage than ever before, there is also a long-term upside of significantly reduced system maintenance and a role that is inherently more strategic and dynamic. Learn why mobility is the next great frontier for cloud computing in the enterprise, and why it requires CIOs to meet employees’ demands for simple, intuitive experiences that also support IT needs for security and manageability.

CIOs know there is no ‘silver bullet’ solution to creating a successful IT organization. In this executive discussion, participants are encouraged to add their personal experiences, allowing the collective thought of this intimate group to touch on multiple best-practice successes. Moderators Dan Clark and BIll McCreary will discuss what an effective IT team looks like and how CIOs can put these successful attributes to work.

For the last 10 years, the J. M. Smucker Company has experienced considerable growth through acquisitions. The company has grown from $650M in sales to nearly $5B since 2002 and successfully integrated acquired brands such as Jif, Crisco and Folgers as well as its most recent acquisition of the North American foodservice coffee business of Sara Lee Corporation. The company has developed a set of integration practices to support their business transformation which includes a centralized IT strategy. Platt will discuss some of their strategies around organization and the development of new business processes and integration of information systems.

The biggest threat to the future of the IT profession is young people’s lack of interest and awareness of IT as a viable career option. The resulting future domestic talent shortage will imperil the strategic value that IT can bring to our enterprises. IT leaders must find a way to shift the paradigm that has been created within organizational IT to find a more efficient balance between the talent pipeline, resourcing and the contrasting force of increasing demand. Join Bill Blausey to discuss the mechanisms for skill development and how CIOs can become advocates to incite passion in the IT profession.

We live in a fast paced world where technology is everywhere and the biggest challenge technologists face is the shortening technology lifecycle. IT has become a powerful tool in enabling enhanced service delivery, both in the public and private sectors and CIOs from both realms need to start discussing ways to collaborate and generate innovative thinking. Why recreate the wheel? This executive discussion will bring together CIOs from both the private and public sector to discuss how CIOs can share ideas in today’s rough (but improving) economic climate.

Session discovery topics:

• What challenges need to be addressed with a public/private partnership?
• What are the building blocks to creating a successful partnership?
• Where do we go from here?

How do we secure the Future of America’s IT workforce? The InterAlliance of Greater Cincinnati is a community engagement collaborative of businesses and educators designed to address emerging workforce issues. It utilizes a proven framework for engagement of local employers, universities, and high schools, with the end goal of cultivating, retaining, and attracting top tier young talent to local businesses, and creating a sustainable pool of local talent from IT and Technology. The model utilizes robust programming, including summer career camps; paid summer and school-year internships; technology career fairs and conferences; high tech competitions; programming master classes; in-school career pathway programming; career readiness and mentoring programs; and scholarships. This session will take a deeper look at the model, its impact, and how the CIO community can continue to grow and support the model.

CIOs are standing on a goldmine of business data, but the ability to uncover true intelligence for your business has yet to be realized. For some, the roadblock stands at metrics and measurements, for others the challenge of making sense of Big Data lies with data integrity and performance management. How can you influence and create a culture where data leads to insights? Can you create an ‘analytics workbench’ that is as simple as using standard desktop tools? How do you avoid getting trapped in ‘BI perfection?’ Learn how you can help lead your company from operational business intelligence to a system where strategic analytics can help drive revenue.

Mobile has taken over the enterprise and CIOs must find a way to leverage applications as business tools and support the diversification of devices. With BYOD becoming the single largest drain on IT resources, how can CIOs manage the rising tides of expectations? Greg Simpson joins this year’s agenda to discuss how his IT team at General Electric is managing the influx of user devices. Simpson will discuss what CIOs need to know about security and compliance,
and what kind of IT organization is needed to support an ever-changing, self-serve kind of environment.