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The Conference
Keynote Speaker Announced!
- Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government
We create The CIO Forum conference program based on research and feedback from our clients, senior level IT executives who, like you, are dealing with critical issues on a daily basis.
Conference sessions are given by industry experts and IT executives who have a clear understanding of the business obstacles inherent in controlling large technology departments and how they can be managed and resolved.
Through small workshops and roundtables, you are able to share best practices, successful case studies, and receive opinions and suggestions from your peers.The entire conference is built around helping you become a more effective executive and opening doors to new perspectives and points of view.
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Opening Keynote
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| Keynote Speaker |
| Jonathan Zittrain |
Jonathan Zittrain is Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government, co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and Professor of Computer Science in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society and is on the board of advisors for Scientific American. Previously, he was Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Forum Fellow of the World Economic Forum, which has named him a Young Global Leader
His research interests include battles for control of digital property and content, cryptography, electronic privacy, the roles of intermediaries within Internet architecture, and the useful and unobtrusive deployment of technology in education.
His book, The Future of the Internet -- And How to Stop It, focuses on the future of the now-intertwined Internet and PC, and he has co-edited two studies of Internet filtering by national governments, including Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering.
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Highlights from Past Conference Programmes
Catch Me if You Can
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| Frank Abagnale, Foremost Authority on Fraud and Identity Theft |
More than 30 years ago, he was known as one of the world’s most famous confidence men, as depicted in his best-selling book, Catch Me if You Can. He cashed $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 foreign countries over a five-year period. Apprehended by the French police when he was 21 years old, he served time in French, Swedish, and US prison systems. After five years, he was released on the condition that he would help the US government, without remuneration, by teaching and assisting federal law enforcement agencies.
Mr. Abagnale has been associated with the FBI for over 25 years. He lectures extensively at the FBI Academy and for the field offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. More than 14,000 financial institutions, corporations, and law enforcement agencies use his programs. |
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Is the Economy / Wall Street Headed Higher or off a Cliff?
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| Todd Buchholz, Global Economist and IT Market Expert |
The go-go days of the 1990s turned into the go-backwards days of the 2000s. What’s next? Can the financial sector recover from the pummeling of the markets and the meltdown in housing values?
How will exports keep the economy from falling into a deep recession? What signs of recovery can we look for in the months ahead? Learn how the “scissors economy” opens up new business and investment opportunities.
By “connecting the dots” of the world economy, Buchholz will help you develop a timely vision for the economy and the stock market. |
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IT Performance Under Pressure: Leadership and Mental Toughness in Financial Services
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Dr. Mark Lowry, Partner, Winning Mind
Marc Sagal, Managing Partner, Winning Mind |
We find ourselves in challenging times. In no place is this challenge more pronounced than in the Financial Sector. Now more than ever, leaders must stay focused and composed despite the increasing difficulty in doing so.
High levels of stress and pressure bring out the best in some and the worst in others. Getting things done, keeping teams motivated, working effectively with business partners and keeping clients happy is challenging in even the best of times. How then do leaders succeed under the toughest of conditions?
Winning Mind. LLC works with leaders and performers who must be at their best under pressure. Borrowing from their work with Fortune 500 Executives, Military Leaders and Elite Athletes, this presentation will help you improve your mental toughness and leadership capacity. You will learn how increasing levels of stress impact your ability to perform; you will get first-hand exposure to techniques for keeping yourself and your team focused on what matters most; and you will walk away with practical approaches for keeping your head in the game no matter how crazy things get.
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The DNA of Malware / Crimeware
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| Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation Computer Crimes Division |
- Gain a deeper understanding of current threats to your company's network
- Examine proper network security incident handling as it relates to law enforcement's need for sound electronic evidence
- Review the future of computer crime and how to plan for unforeseen attacks
- “The aftermath": What do when you realize your company has suffered an attack or been victimized by an intrusion.
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World Class Negotiation Strategies: Achieving Significant Cost Reductions with Solution Providers
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Fred Danback, CIO, Integro
Jon Winsett, Partner, NPI |
Business Problem: In today’s economic climate, the pressure is on for financial services firms to reduce costs. No line item is immune to the scrutiny for ways to cut spending, especially IT. One area deserving focus is on the price paid for products and services for technology. Fact: The great pricing disparity that exists in the technology market has created an environment where no two companies pay the same for technology. With increasing inspection on every IT dollar spent, how can you be sure you are getting a fair price?
Solution: We’ll share what strategies are working (and not working) in leading companies today that can help you navigate ever-changing market conditions, trends, and pricing to ensure you pay a fair price for all your IT expenditures – all the while strengthening your vendor relationships without the usual “roughing up” through the buying process.
- Discover techniques that create additional leverage and control
- Learn opening tactics that lay the groundwork for successful negotiations
- Understand the areas where suppliers are most likely to compromise
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Managing Your Talent Portfolio
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| Robert Davidson, CIO, Exigen Group |
How well do you and your managers know what's inside your talent portfolio?
Perhaps we can identify what everyone's doing today, but how well are we leveraging their broader experience and expertise? What tools and data do you and your managers have to actively manage talent in a changing market?
What actions can be taken to unlock the knowledge and experience of individuals build successful teams, align the teams to the right projects, better balance
headcount and ultimately make better informed project portfolio decisions?
In this contradictory environment, your talent's public Internet profiles (on
MySpace, LinkedIn, Facebook) are available to your competition, but within your firewall, HR policies, regional data protection, and legacy culture often forbid disclosure of personal and even professional details.
We'll discuss the challenges and approaches to building a Talent Portfolio Strategy during this "2.0" phase of the information age, including employee/consultant mix, global workforce issues, and the feasibility of a remote (work from home) |
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Putting It All Together: Trends in Business Intelligence
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| Dr. Claudia Imhoff, Intelligent Solutions |
- Operational BI - Business intelligence (BI) applications are playing an ever increasing and important role in driving and optimizing daily business operations. This trend is leading to major changes in both the functionality and the usability of BI-related technologies and products. Developing an operational BI strategy in this dynamic and constantly changing environment is not a simple task. Dr. Imhoff will cover how you can extend the traditional business intelligence environment to include operational BI capabilities. The result is an operational BI environment that enables companies to build a smart and flexible business decision making environment for optimizing operational business processes.
- Data Warehouse Appliances - Data warehouse appliances have caught the interest of many BI implementers with their promise of scalability, low cost, and ease of maintenance. This section will examine the objectives of a data warehouse appliance and the benefits gained from their usage. It discusses where appliances fit into a mature BI architecture and how they are being used by customers.
- BI Software as a Service (SaaS) - SaaS has evolved significantly to deliver software functionality in a cost-effective manner that supports all forms of business models. SaaS consists of blended software, infrastructure and business services across multiple usage and delivery platforms and business models. SaaS vendors must focus not only on cost-effective software delivery but also on helping users transform their business workflow and processes, i.e., the way they do business. Companies thinking of using SaaS technology for their BI environments must understand its benefits and drawbacks as well as the challenges to this new type of BI offering.
- Open Source BI – Another interesting sector of BI technology is the growth of open source vendors. This section will discuss what open source is, its pros and cons for BI, and why it is worth looking into. Finally we will discuss getting started with open source BI and guidelines to its usage.
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The New Art of Technology Leadership
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Susan Andros, SVP, Business Solutions Management, Citigroup, NA
Raymond Dury, Formerly CIO, Fifth Third Bank |
The role of the CIO is evolving dramatically. Providing technology services and products no longer suffice, you are now required to have the skills and knowledge to run your organization as a business. The profile of the successful CIO now demands active participation in setting strategy, defining company direction and leading your peers.
We will address:
- How do you recognize the change required of your leadership?
- Do you have the skills and knowledge to run your organization as a business?
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