Over the years, the CIO's role has changed in many ways, from a focus on governance and back-office systems to efficiencies and business processes to leveraging the power of information.
Innovation and business leadership are poised to be the next steps in the continuing evolution of the CIO. Leveraging technology to foster innovation and positioning (and delivering) information technology that not only supports, but grows, the company are critical components of the next stage CIO.
The 2011 NEOSA CIO Symposium features content that offers insight into how successful IT executives are building innovative organizations, leveraging new technologies and making IT a critical component of a successful enterprise.
This year's agenda features a plenary session of CIOs and select vendors, facilitated roundtable discussions among IT executives, stimulating breakout sessions, thought-provoking keynote presenters and numerous networking opportunities with peer executives.
Opening Plenary Session
A View to the Near Future – featuring CIOs and Vendors
As the pace of advances in technology continues to quicken, leveraging new technologies can be a challenge as well as an opportunity. Advances in mobile technologies, open source applications, collaboration platforms and more provide IT executives with wide-ranging tools to foster IT innovation in the enterprise.
But what are prominent technologies being deployed or coming on the horizon? And how are CIOs innovating in their organization with new technologies?
This opening session features successful CIOs and prominent vendors sharing their vision of "the near future". Confirmed panelists include Bill Blausey, CIO-Eaton Corporation; Greg Kall, CIO-Summa Health Systems; Jim DesPres, Regional Manager, Google Enterprise; and Terry Quinn, District Sales Manager, Hewlett-Packard.
Breakout Sessions
Evolution of the CIO
The evolving role of the CIO has been recounted for years, from keeping the servers running to managing email to minimizing software costs to incorporating new technologies and on and on. Now more than ever, the role of the CIO is evolving into even more of a business partner role. In fact, Harvard Business Review paints a new look for the CIO: Chief Infrastructure Officer, Chief Integration Officer, Chief Intelligence Officer, and Chief Innovation Officer.
This session will explore how CIOs are managing these disparate facets of their position to maximize the impact of information technology on their organization. Panelists: Leslie Pochaukas, CIO-Electronic Merchant Systems, Bob Gerardi, CIO-RSM McGladrey, Bruce Michelson, National Lifecycle Manager-Hewlett-Packard, Paul Stefunek , CEO-Paul-Lawrence Associates.
Innovative Uses of "New" Technologies
Oftentimes, technology is deployed in the enterprise to help improve efficiencies and cut costs. Both of these results are admirable and certainly worthwhile. However, as technological improvements, enhancements, and new products come faster and faster, it's important to recognize top-line opportunities are also available.
This session will feature presentations by CIOs, IT executives and technology companies sharing their real-world experiences innovatively deploying "new" technologies to help grow their businesses. Panelists: John O'Neill Sr., CIO – Molded Fiber Glass, Darin Haines, Group President – MCPc, Chris Anderson, CIO – Schumacher Homes.
Social Media for the Enterprise
The landscape for social media and social networking is changing as quickly as any technology currently in the market. Facebook (for business), Twitter, LinkedIn, and other tools can be used for communication and collaboration, not just with your own team, and not just with your clients, but among your clients too.
Learn how your peers are leveraging social networking tools to build communities of staff and clients to get better connected, grow your company and tap directly in to your client's mindset. Panelists: Lance Hill, CEO – Within3, Jim Despres, Regional Manager – Google Enterprise, Tim Zonca, Director of Product Marketing, Jive Software.
Mobile Technology for Fun and Profit
Smart phone sales are exploding, the market for tablet computers is growing faster than any technology introduction in recent memory and 100s of mobile apps are introduced every day for different systems. Managing the adoption of these technologies, leveraging their creativity, deploying custom or off-the-shelf apps can be extremely challenging. And don't forget about the security issues too!
This session will feature a panel of your peers sharing their specific stories on how their company manages this opportunity and ensures they're getting the most value for their organization. Panelists: Kris Snyder, CEO – Vox Mobile, Steve Cencula, Founder – The Form Group, Dan Weiss, President - Adatasol, Jennie Zamberlan, CEO – Avantia.
The Art of Possibility: IT as an Innovator
Innovate: to introduce something new; make changes in anything established. Technology changes so rapidly, that the status quo is definitely not an option. While "the IT department" is often viewed as a support function of the organization, more and more opportunities are arising for IT to be the innovation leader in the company. From deploying new software to integrating leading edge hardware to unleashing creativity, IT can lead the way to a robust innovation environment.
Our panelists will share their insight into how they successfully changed the mindset about IT at their company and how they've led their organization to be truly innovative. Panelists: Jim Sage, CIO-The University of Akron, Doug Wenger, CIO-Omnova Solutions, Richard Hutchinson, Progressive Insurance.
Data, Data, Data: It's not how much you have, but how it's used that counts!
What is data and what is information? Software and systems are rife with opportunities to generate reams and reams of data. So much that at times it's easy to suffer from information overload. How do you ensure your organization is collecting the right data and more importantly, how do you ensure that information is used to make better business decisions?
Our panel of seasoned executives will share their stories on deploying systems, tools and processes that led to quantifiable better decision making by their companies. Panelists: Sasi Pillay, CTO – NASA, Christine Rouse, CEO – Incisive Analytics, Rick Hawkins, Director – Target Systems, The Timken Company.
