The CIO Executive Summits expose me to how others approach technological and leadership challenges. It is this diversity in thinking that drives me to take risks and ultimately improve business performance.
Nicholas Colisto, VP & CIO K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC
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The CIO Executive Summit is really one of the best and most valuable networking and collaborative conferences I attend. My time is well spent learning from both my practitioner peers, thought leaders and best practice providers.
Craig Cuyar, Ph.D., Global CIOCushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Today’s economy has made business leaders ask how they will handle a downturn if it happens. Are they better prepared than last time? Drawing on three decades of global business management, Andreas Kramvis will share his model for how you can systematically transform a business so it achieves high performance when times are good, and really separates itself from the competition when times are bad. Based on proven techniques demonstrated in five different industries, Kramvis’ methods are both transformative and extremely practical, focused on running internal operations more efficiently, making good management decisions consistently and engaging the entire organization. Kramvis will discuss the special role that IT leaders can play in leading transformation by arming their businesses with real-time information and powerful tools that enable timely, sound business decisions.
Tom Fountain is heavily involved in a business transformation to accelerate Bunge Limited’s growth and support its growing global footprint. To maximize the value of IT for this business mandate, Fountain is redesigning his organization based on the evolving business expectations of IT and the changing nature of technology and competition. Fountain will share what he believes are the critical elements of business transformation, inviting fellow CIOs to consider new paradigms for change management, organizational development and value creation.
Session discovery topics:
• Understanding what’s expected — the evolution of IT 1.0 to IT 2.0 • Designing the organization of the future — using head count for breakthrough value • Maximizing leadership — committing to a personal change journey
The new reality of business is that what we know about our customers, and how well-connected we are to them, drives the bottom line. As a business leader, are you harnessing the opportunity created by new collaboration platforms, mobile computing trends and the digital revolution to get a more complete picture of your customer? What are the implications for customer engagement, corporate responsiveness and decision making in this digitally interconnected world? Join these visionary business leaders for a discussion on personalizing the customer experience and designing a more intelligent and intuitive business.
The skills needed in five years time are radically different from the current state, and IT needs to prepare now. According to Corporate Executive Board’s five-year outlook for corporate IT, the expectations and functions of the organization are changing dramatically. The average IT employee is likely to need very different skills, and 30% of today’s IT employees are projected to move to a multifunctional shared service. Given this outlook, IT leaders must now plan which skills are needed for this new organization and how to build them. To shed light on this challenge, David Kingston and Craig Cuyar, Ph.D., will explore the changing skills landscape in IT and the impact on strategic workforce planning.
Cloud computing represents the next major ‘step change’ that will enable IT to continue to transform to better support business innovation and competitive advantage. As the pace of business change continues to accelerate, cloud computing will enable CIOs to better align with the speed and innovation business partners will demand. Mass adoption is not here quite yet. However, the pace of adoption is starting to accelerate. Now is the time to think about how to leverage this new computing paradigm both from a tactical and strategic perspective. Is your organization ready?
Salvatore Bruno, Lead Partner Professional Services from SHI has been part of an SHI cloud initiative that has consumed more than 20 man-years of research, design and development. He will share his experience as part of this initiative and his perspective regarding how cloud computing will enable IT to continue its on-going transformation.
To capitalize on innovation in a competitive global economy, CIOs must react with speed and purpose to opportunities and game-changing technologies. In this conversation, we will share perspectives on what IT can do to enable business growth through targeted innovation efforts. In sharing leadership tactics and lessons learned, we will address ways in which the innovative application of technology, from business intelligence platforms to new channels of social computing, can translate into measurable business results. Looking beyond innovation for innovation’s sake, this boardroom will focus on tactical strategies to transform and differentiate the business.
Competition is fierce in the consumer electronics market, and Gabrielle Wolfson and her team at Panasonic know that they must dramatically transform their role in the business to be a catalyst for growth. To create opportunity in the global economy, Wolfson is redefining how her IT organization delivers value. Using examples from the ongoing transformation at Panasonic, Wolfson will share her approach to the changing role of information services and technology.
Session discovery topics:
• Harnessing emerging technologies — differentiating commodity capabilities from core capabilities • Brainstorming with the business — driving innovation at the ground level • Leveraging unstructured data — prioritizing business analytics and customer facing solutions
For IMG Worldwide, a conglomerate with businesses in sports, fashion and media, outperforming the competition is essential to growth in today’s global consumer market. Aligning IT, business processes and global sourcing in unique ways has proven critical to achieving breakthrough business value. With Rick Smith leading the Global IT organization, IMG launched an IT transformation to achieve these goals by not only aligning IT internally but also by adopting sourcing as a way to help IT be more embedded in the diverse business portfolio. The sourcing journey so far has been evolutionary. Rick Smith shares the impact of this sourcing phase and reveals how to achieve business agility, scalability and lasting value for the enterprise.
As the role of the CIO and the IT organization evolves in response to external business drivers, enterprise leaders must evaluate, elevate and transform their leadership teams. Diversity has been embraced by some as a competitive advantage as it can provide alternative views of business situations and shine a light on opportunities. With this in mind, the Governing Body asks: What are the cultural and organizational issues surrounding the mentoring, recruitment and advancement of women in top technology leadership roles? Join dynamics of organizational leadership expert Dr. Nancy Bauer from the University of Pennsylvania and founder of “Women Matter,” along with a panel of visionary female business leaders, for a discussion that will challenge the way we all think about leadership. As a community, we will ask the tough questions and develop a clear call to action for CIOs looking to secure sustainable competitive advantage through diversity of leadership and talent development.
The social enterprise landscape presents unique challenges for business leaders. Digital tools for marketing and collaboration are being incorporated into channel management strategies, and these new tools feed new regulations. At this nexus of technology, engagement strategy and business process improvement are the IT and marketing organizations. Within GE Healthcare’s Medical Diagnostics business, CIO Margot Sharapova and CMO Steve Carchedi are partnering to accelerate business opportunity. To get the most out of new investments, they work together to fully vet the applications and services that new solutions provide, navigating security and privacy regulations together. In this session, Sharapova and Carchedi will share examples of when it’s necessary to say no to new technologies and how they are collaborating to create value for the business.
From innovative new applications that increase customer engagement, to elevated levels of productivity from a mobile workforce, CIOs are continuing to explore the impact of mobility initiatives on the business. These value-add opportunities can be accelerated with innovative new approaches to risk and change management in the organization. In this boardroom, CIOs will discuss the future of mobile computing, sharing insight on what it takes to optimize connectivity and productivity, while navigating the still undefined privacy and security landscape.
The explosion of information technology propelled IT from the basement to the boardroom. What’s more, it gave rise to a vision of strategic IT and an expectation for a respected and integral role for IT managers and leaders. So, how have we done? Have we indeed become an integral and respected part of our organizations? Judging by the endless stream of surveys, articles and books, the answer seems to be a categorical ‘no’ — at least for most of us. The question of course is why, what’s the missing piece?
Marc J. Schiller explores the human dimensions that hold the keys to success for IT leaders and their teams — chiefly the dimension of influence, and its unique importance to aspiring IT leaders on their professional journey. Expect this presentation to challenge conventional wisdom and inspire a whole new set of conversations within your leadership team.
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