Events

The Center for CIO Leadership connects members to content, ideas and each other through a series of in-person and web-based events and activities.  Live meetings and seminars provide the opportunity for members to interact with peers and Center leaders about the latest research, new thinking, and educational programs.  Web-based seminars and virtual roundtables enable CIO participants around the world to engage with experts and each other real time through ongoing discussions. Visit often to see what’s coming next, and be sure to view our archives for the insights captured from previous events.

CIO CENTER ROUNDTABLE – 8 THINGS WE HATE ABOUT IT: MOVING BEYOND THE FRUSTRATIONS

Tuesday, September 28, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time (New York, USA)

Harvey Koeppel

Harvey Koeppel from the Center for CIO Leadership and Susan Cramm, former CIO and CFO and author of a new book on partnering for business leadership — “8 Things We Hate About IT: How to Move Beyond the Frustrations to form a New Partnership with IT” — are presenting an exclusive Center-sponsored CIO Virtual Roundtable Tuesday, September 28, 2010.

Susan Cramm

At this Roundtable session, you will have a unique opportunity to talk with author and expert Susan Cramm and your CIO peers about how to redefine the IT-business partnership and drive innovation — with a non-traditional IT approach.  At this session “8 Things We Hate About IT: Moving Beyond the Frustrations” you will come away with new perspectives and strategies to uplift technology as an organizational asset.

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IN-PERSON CENTER CIO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN LONDON: THE CHANGING NATURE OF INNOVATION AND THE ROLE OF THE CIO TO DRIVE AND LEAD THE OPPORTUNITY

Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Cranfield University

The Center for CIO Leadership, in collaboration with Cranfield School of Management, is pleased to announce an exclusive, full-day CIO Executive Session on the Cranfield University campus outside of London.  This dynamic program is entitled “The Changing Nature of Innovation and the Role of the CIO to Drive and Lead the Opportunity.”

The one-day program includes panel sessions, breakouts and networking opportunities that will connect you with other industry leaders.  You will come away with practical approaches and techniques that will help you enable your organization to emerge stronger in today’s economy.  Speakers on the agenda include:

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GLOBAL SOURCING FORUM (GSF)

October 13 – 14, 2010, Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, NY

Themed “Managing Growth & Change in the New Relentless Economy”, Global Sourcing Forum (GSF) caters to the needs of senior business and sourcing executives charged with leading their organizations through change during an economic period that has undergone significant structural shifts.

Over the last decade, GSF has become the leading conference for outsourcing and globalization that goes beyond the common issues to provide insights and advice on improving competitiveness and increasing profit margins through strategic outsourcing.

It provides a unique opportunity for decision-makers and management to evaluate strategic options, leverage global sourcing models and gain best practices knowledge from experienced practitioners and thought leaders.

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IN-PERSON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Santa Clara University campus, October 19-21, 2010

The Information Technology Leadership Program (ITLP) helps information systems (IS) professionals develop the necessary skills to be successful in their jobs and advance their career opportunities. This includes skills that will complement their technical skills, such as general management, leadership, strategy, interpersonal communication, relationship-building, effective consulting, and the ability to effectively influence managers outside the IT function and within the organization.

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IN-PERSON CENTER LEADERSHIP SALON: CIO, CEO, CFO EXECUTIVE EVENING EVENT – NEW YORK CITY

Thursday, October 21, 2010, 5:30–8:30 pm, New York, NY

The Center for CIO Leadership is hosting an exclusive executive event in New York City.

Recent IBM studies show that CEOs view technology as a game changer for the future of their businesses; whereas CFOs and CIOs don’t share this perspective.  This session will feature CEOs, CFOs and CIOs who will discuss this gap and will offer their thoughts on the future that technology will enable in their businesses in 2011 – and what CIOs can do differently to seize the opportunity to lead the way.

Join panelists:

Marianne Brown CEO, Omgeo	Jim Metzger CFO and SVP, TM Forum	Lou Trebino CIO, Harry Fox Agency

This exclusive session will also feature other leading CIOs and academics that will lead round table discussions that will focus on the perception of technology in organizations and the role that CIOs can take to enable and drive business growth.

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SIM NEW YORK METRO CHAPTER: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE CIO

Wednesday, May 26, 2010, Cornell Club, New York, NY, USA

Harvey Koeppel, Executive Director of the Center for CIO Leadership, spoke on the thought leadership that drives research and education in support of the changing role of the CIO.  The Center's mission is to advance the CIO profession by identifying and assisting CIOs in acquiring and developing the skills and competencies required to transform their role from that of manager of the IT cost center to one of a true C-Suite partner who leverages IT to drive top-line revenue and sustainable business value.  Highlights from the Center's extensive research findings were presented and then Mr. Koeppel led the group in an open interactive discussion.

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CIO GOVERNMENT SUMMIT

May 23 - May 26, 2010, InterContinental Montelucia Resort, Scottsdale, AZ

The recent CIO Government Summit 2010 was full of innovative presentations. There has been a high demand for access to the CIO Government Summit presentation slides and the Strategic Business Summits division of CDM Media has shared access to the presentations with the Center CIO members.

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MIT SLOAN CIO SYMPOSIUM

May 19, 2010, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA, USA

The 2010 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, “Top Line Growth and Bottom Line Results,” is the premier conference for global CIOs and business executives to explore how innovative technologies and leading-edge academic research help address today’s practical business challenges. The symposium highlights include CEO, Academic and CIO Keynote panels, the Innovation Showcase, where companies demonstrate latest technologies for the enterprise, and the CIO Innovation Award for CIO’s who’ve provided leadership in enterprise business value.

For more information, visit www.mitcio.com.

Center Executive Director, Harvey Koeppel spoke at this event.

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CENTER ROUNDTABLE: THE ROI OF TALENT MANAGEMENT: IMPROVING RETURN AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS

Tuesday, May 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York, USA)

The Center for CIO Leadership and Robert Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Talent Portfolio Solutions hosted an exclusive Center-sponsored CIO Virtual Roundtable Tuesday, May 11, 2010.

The Roundtable session – The ROI of Talent Management: Improving Return and Communicating Results – covered one of the biggest areas under a CIO's watch - measuring and managing the vast portfolio of skills, knowledge and experience of the technology team members.  Center research has shown that CIOs find challenges in managing their talent and building an organization to support business growth.  In his ongoing work with CIOs and technology teams, Robert Davidson finds that the ongoing rebalancing of staff as the business changes, and communicating the rationale for staffing, are particularly trying areas for CIOs, and challenging in volatile parts of the economic cycle.  The better informed the CIO is on how well his team’s skills and competencies are aligned to the business, the more he or she can stay ahead of externally imposed organizational shifts.

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IN-PERSON EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP: DEVELOPING EXCEPTIONAL 21ST CENTURY LEADERS AND TEAMS

Dubai, UAE, 9 May, 2010

The Center for CIO Leadership is pleased to partner with the global leadership consultancy, EWK International to offer a highly targeted in-person Executive Leadership workshop developed specifically for CIOs looking to position themselves as a true business leader in today’s environment.

Past participants received benefits from the workshop.  Here is what they said:

“It was very valuable to be able to spend time reflecting on my leadership style and be challenged with some new techniques that will further develop my leadership skills."

Helen Brunt IT Delivery Manager, Coles Ltd

"The agenda for the day kept us on track and covered the really critical challenges; but the chance to reflect with the other CIOs in the room on the importance of finding the time to develop strategy and promote this, and IT's critical role, to the Executive brought home where the greater emphasis should be in allocating my personal resources."

Glenn Archer, Chief Information Officer, Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

This interactive, in-person Workshop provided participants with practical insights and cutting edge content about what makes CIOs effective business executives, particularly in today’s volatile environment where the expectations of Boards and executive management are increasingly demanding.  Coaches specifically worked on tools to help CIOs deepen their business and communications skills that will help them to:

CIOs left the session with a practical roadmap of detailed cases to help them understand the “how” to set the course for the journey they wish to take.

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CENTER WEBINAR: BEYOND THE CROSSROADS: How Business-Savvy CIOs Enable Top-Performing Enterprises and How Top-Performing Enterprises Leverage Business-Savvy CIOs

Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York, USA)

Harvey was joined by Joe Peppard, Professor of Information Systems, Cranfield School of Management and Director of the Information Systems Research Centre at Cranfield.  Joe furthered the discussion on how CIOs can increase their ability to enable top-performing enterprises by sharing insights from his recent research on “Hi-Impact” CIOs.  Joe offered a perspective on the core characteristics of Hi-Impact CIOs and how these Hi-Impact CIOs are shifting the focus of their conversations with business colleagues along 8 critical dimensions to point to a new agenda for the CIO.

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2010 OPEN GOVERNMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE SUMMIT

March 19, 2010, Albany, New York

The Office of the New York State Chief Information Officer/New York State Office for Technology (CIO/OFT) and the New York State Archives hosted the 2010 Open Government in the Digital Age Summit, bringing together national leaders to address issues of government transparency. More than 200 people attended the day-long program, held in conjunction with national Sunshine Week, which was designed to foster and promote transparency and openness, efficiency and citizen participation in New York State government.

Read the press release of the event

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Center Roundtable: Making an Impact: The C-Suite Perspective on Communicating the Value of Technology with Jean Cholka (for members in Europe and the Americas)

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET (US), (4:00 pm – 5:00 pm CET (Europe))

The Center for CIO Leadership and Jean Cholka, Chief Executive Officer of Freeborders, Inc., led an exclusive Center-sponsored CIO Virtual Roundtable for members in Europe and the Americas, Wednesday, February 24, 2010.

The Roundtable session, Making an Impact: The C-Suite Perspective on Communicating the Value of Technology, was a unique opportunity for Center members to hear directly from one of your C-Suite peers on the CEO’s view of the skills and competencies required from the CIO to drive business growth and value from technology, and secure a key role in leading the business.

CIOs frequently report on the challenges they have in “cracking the code” of the rest of the executive suite and getting their views heard.  This session was an excellent venue for participants to share and discuss with Jean her perspective on what CIOs need to do to be successful as business leaders and how CIOs can focus on increasing their impact with their executive peers and in the organization as a whole.   The conversation provided insight into how the C-Suite perceives the role and the opportunities for CIOs to increase their effectiveness as a member of the executive team, and share ways to integrate themselves into the business more deeply.

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Center Roundtable: Making an Impact: The C-Suite Perspective on Communicating the Value of Technology with Robert Yap (for Asia Pacific region members)

Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (Singapore)

The Center for CIO Leadership and Robert Yap, Senior Vice President for Worldwide Shared Services and Trading Division with the DFS Group based in Singapore, led an exclusive Center-sponsored CIO Virtual Roundtable for the Asia Pacific region, Thursday, February 25, 2010.

The Roundtable session, Making an Impact: The C-Suite Perspective on Communicating the Value of Technology, was a unique opportunity for Center members to hear directly from one of your C-Suite peers on the CEO’s view of the skills and competencies required from the CIO to drive business growth and value from technology, and secure a key role in leading the business.

CIOs frequently report on the challenges they have in “cracking the code” of the rest of the executive suite and getting their views heard.  This session was an excellent venue for participants to share and discuss with Robert his perspective on what CIOs need to do to be successful as business leaders and how CIOs can focus on increasing their impact with their executive peers and in the organization as a whole.  The conversation provided insight into how the C-Suite perceives the role and the opportunities for CIOs to increase their effectiveness as a member of the executive team, and share ways to integrate themselves into the business more deeply.

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CIO VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE:  LEVERAGING THE CLOUD

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET (US)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:00 – 5:00 pm GMT (London)

Mike Hill, Vice President, Enterprise Initiatives, IBM Corporation, led an exclusive Center-sponsored CIO Virtual Roundtable.

The Roundtable session, Leveraging the Cloud, provided CIO members with an opportunity to learn more about the definition of cloud, cloud economics, and the scalability and workload associated with moving to the cloud.

This was an opportunity for members to share and discuss opportunities and challenges associated with moving to the cloud.  The conversation focused on best practices and examples applicable to small, mid-sized, and large enterprise companies.

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CIO VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE:  THE CIO AS CRUCIAL SALES PARTNER

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET, US (4:00 – 5:00 pm CET, Europe)

Center member Günther Ernst, Chief Information Officer at the Siemens Enterprise Communications Group, led an exclusive Center-sponsored CIO Virtual Roundtable.

The Roundtable session, The CIO as Crucial Sales Partner, showcased how one CIO is transforming his group from a traditional IT service provider into a business-IT partnership that drives growth by interacting directly with customers.

This roundtable was an opportunity for members to share and discuss with Günther his success in this challenging arena of partnering for value.  The conversation provided insight into the changes required to partner successfully, the outcomes achieved and the key lessons learned for other CIOs trying to increase their own role in driving value for the organization with external clients.

The CIO Virtual Roundtables are Center-moderated, teleconference-based conversations that enable participants to share ideas, solutions and suggestions and to provide engagement and insight into important topics.

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THE CIO LEADERSHIP SALON: CIOS: LEADERS OF CHANGE, DRIVERS OF INNOVATION

Tuesday, October 6, 2009, Mountain View, CA

The Fisher Center for the Management of Information Technology, Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley

This invitation-only Salon hosted by The Center for CIO Leadership and The Fisher Center for the Management of Information Technology, Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, featured two globally prominent IT thought leaders and visionaries with a set of unique perspectives as keynote speakers: Bruce J. Rogow, previously EVP for Global Research at Gartner, and Hal R. Varian, Google’s Chief Economist and co-author of “Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy”.   This Salon provided participants with a unique forum to discuss the critical aspects of leadership that drive strategic advantage through technology and the keys to advancing innovation in an increasingly demanding and high stakes environment.

In addition to the keynote presentations, there was an interactive panel featuring Robert Fort, former Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Information Technology, Virgin Entertainment Group, North America and Todd Pierce, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Pharma North America, Genentech.  The panel provided additional insight and perspective on leadership and innovation.  This session focused on sharing ideas and applying specific actions for CIOs to address today.

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CENTER WEBINAR: IT VALUE MODEL: WINNING THE BUSINESS ‘BATTLE’ WITH THE RIGHT IT ‘NAILS’

Wednesday, September 23, 2009:  11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT US (North America, EMEA members)

Wednesday, September 23, 2009:  11:00 pm – 12:00 am EDT US (Asia Pacific members)

Now more than ever, value-informed decision making can help executives better contain costs, target investments, accelerate and optimize ROI and drive profitability.  But it can be difficult to align the value of a single information technology (IT) investment with the business at large.  In order to fully exploit each and every element of the IT infrastructure, it is critical to map those components to mission-critical business initiatives.

Mark Ernest, Distinguished Engineer, IT Optimization, IBM Corporation led an exclusive Center-sponsored web presentation.  Mark shared his perspective on a successful approach to making the business value connection and offered proven strategies for CIOs to employ to advance their strategic agenda within their organization.

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