We're proud to present our 3rd Annual CIO Summit. The IDC CIO Summit is an invitation-only two day event which provides practical, strategic insight and peer-driven solutions to the challenges you need to overcome to be a successful CIO. Learn how your peers have interfaced business and technology to keep their organizations on the cutting-edge, and how you can put those solutions to work for you.

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CIO SUMMIT PRELIMINARY AGENDA
Summit Co-Chairs:
John Gantz, Chief Research Officer, IDC
Crawford Del Prete, Senior Vice President, IDC

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
7:30 am - 9:00 am

CIO Summit Registration & Continental Breakfast

Participate in the "What's on your Agenda?" Interactive Breakfast Sessions
Bring the most critical challenges on your agenda and receive expert/peer analysis and insight
Moderator: Larry Bonfante, CIO, United States Tennis Association (USTA)

9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
Patrick J. McGovern, Founder & Chairman, IDG

9:15 am - 10:15 am KEYNOTE SESSION: The New Leadership Basics in a "2.0" World
Frank Gens, Senior VP of Research, IDC

10:20 am - 11:00 am Pulling Ahead of the Pack: IT Strategies for Continual Enterprise Transformation
John Gantz, Chief Research Officer, IDC

11:00 am - 11:45 am Opening of the Exhibit Hall, Networking Break & One-to-one Analyst Meetings

11:45 am - 12:25 pm How to Encourage Innovation in Your IT Organization
Norm Fjeldheim, Senior VP & CIO, Qualcomm, Inc.

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Exclusive CIO Summit Lunch & Roundtables and One-to-One Analyst Meetings

1:45 pm - 2:15 pm Dessert in the Exhibit Hall

2:15 pm - 2:55 pm Business Continuity: CIOs Take Charge
Larry Bonfante, CIO, USTA

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

3:30 pm - 4:10 pm Business and IT Alignment at Randstad
Larry Clark, CIO, Randstand USA

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.KEYNOTE SESSION: When Beer Comes First, Where
Does IT Fit In?

Frank Wiggins, Director of IT, Boston Beer Company

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Casino Night-Themed Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall


Thursday, June 5, 2008
7:45 am - 8:30 am Participate in the "What's on your Agenda?"
Bring the most critical challenges on your agenda and receive expert/peer analysis and insight

8:30 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall & One-to-One Analyst Meetings

9:00 am - 9:50 am KEYNOTE SESSION: Panel Discussion: Technology Innovations and Challenges Across Industries
IDC Insights Companies’ Executives

10:00 am - 10:40 am The Good Enough Principle: What CIOs Can Learn from Non-Profits
Edward Granger-Happ, CIO, Save the Children

10:45 am - 11:45 am Break in the Exhibit Hall & One-to-One Analyst Meetings

11:45 am - 12:25 pm Data Center of the Future
Larry Clark, Managing Director & CIO, Randstad North America
William Cross, CIO, Seminole Electric Cooperative
William Homa, CIO, Hannaford Bros. Co.
David Walsh, CIO, Catholic Charities of Boston

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Sponsor Spotlight Luncheons and One-to-One Analyst Meetings

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm KEYNOTE SESSION: Leadership, Teamwork, and Innovation - What I Learned on My Journey to the Moon
Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 Astronaut


Bring Your Staff And Colleagues - Registration is Complimentary

Registration is complimentary for your staff and colleagues once your application for the CIO Summit has been approved. Bring your organization up to speed on the most pressing challenges facing the enterprise, the hottest technology solutions and the latest shifts in the IT and business landscape, by having your staff and colleagues attend multiple tracks while you're at the CIO Summit. Look out for these complimentary passes when your exclusive invitation arrives in the mail or email gkabongo@idc.com for more details.

IDC CIO SUMMIT REGISTERED ATTENDEES

Our CIO Summit attendees represent IT executives from leading enterprises including:
  • ADP
  • AIG, Inc.
  • Arch Coal, Inc.
  • Bally Total fitness
  • Barcardi-Martini
  • CarQuest
  • Cole Haan
  • Countrywide Home Loans
  • Dick's Sporting Goods
  • Dow Jones & Company
  • Estee Lauder Companies
  • Exxon Mobil
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • KB Toys
  • Kraft Foods
  • Limited Brands
  • Marine Corps
  • Mitsubishi International Corp.
  • Monster.com
  • National Nuclear Security Administration - DOE
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Novartis Consumer Health
  • NYU Hospitals Center
  • Pfizer
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Royal Caribbean International
  • Smith & Nephew
  • Southern Company
  • Starwood Hotels & Resorts
  • Staples
  • Sunoco
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • The Turner Corporation
  • Timberland Company
  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • Univision
  • UPS
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • Wachovia Bank
  • Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company